Technology News
NASA's 'Green' Fuel Satellite Passes Its First Test
SPACE.com - 8 Jul 2019 22:19
The future of space travel is looking green.
Scam 'Updates for Samsung' app pulled from the Google Play Store
The Verge - 8 Jul 2019 20:36
Last week, a report from the CSIS Security Group pointed ZDNet (and the rest of us) to a very shady app on the Google Play Store called "Updates for Samsung." It offered to provide system-level Android updates to phones ...
6 months using only an iPhone camera leaves pro photog inspired
Cult of Mac - 8 Jul 2019 19:03
Photographer Noe Alonzo gave himself a challenge that some people called ridiculous: He worked exclusively with his iPhone 7 Plus for six months. The results proved stunning. Even more surprising to Alonzo, his project l...
Dynapak MKI Presets And Profiles Aim to Enhance M4/3 RAW Files
The Phoblographer - 8 Jul 2019 21:00
Have you ever wished that you could eek-out just that little bit more from your Micro Four Thirds RAW files? Do you ever wish if you could have just that little bit more control over dynamic range, and overall colors? If...
Sony is making a foldable, rollable tablet ready for late 2019
Slash Gear - 8 Jul 2019 04:50
It’s not just Samsung and Huawei who are getting into the foldable phone bandwagon. Almost everyone is doing it, including OPPO and Xiaomi and even Microsoft. The ones you don’t expect to be making one are those who ...
Huawei says own OS to be faster than Android, likens privacy to Apple
Slash Gear - 8 Jul 2019 04:09
Huawei’s problems are far from over. The US seems to be pretty ambiguous about whether it will continue to ban Huawei from US goods and to what extent. Other countries are following in the US footsteps as well, looking...
Knowing BRCA status associated with better breast cancer outcomes even without surgery
Science Daily - 8 Jul 2019 19:11
Women who knew their BRCA+ status were diagnosed with earlier stage breast cancer, needed less chemotherapy, less extensive surgery, and had greater overall 5-year survival (98 percent vs. 74 percent).
British Airways Faces $230 Million Fine for 2018 Breach
SecurityWeek - 8 Jul 2019 16:03
UK ICO Shows its Teeth in Fining BA £183 Million for 2018 Breach
How to work with container backups
TechRepublic - 8 Jul 2019 15:51
Containers require different backup procedures than traditional servers or even virtual machines, but it's going to take a while for the new ways to be sorted out.
Report makes case for space-based asteroid tracking telescope
Space News - 8 Jul 2019 00:41
A report last month has buoyed the efforts of scientists seeking a dedicated mission to search for near Earth objects, although NASA has yet to commit to funding that mission. SpaceNews.com
New anticancer agents may better control tumor growth in nearly every cancer type
Science Daily - 8 Jul 2019 23:24
Researchers have discovered a novel set of MYC promoter G-quadruplex stabilizers that have demonstrated anticancer activity in human cancer cell cultures.
Pneumonia patients get too many antibiotics -- especially as they leave the hospital
Science Daily - 8 Jul 2019 23:24
A million times a year, pneumonia sends American adults to the hospital. And while antibiotics help save lives, a new study shows two-thirds receive more antibiotics than they probably need. It's not the care that happen...
New probe could help surgeons more accurately remove tumours
Science Daily - 8 Jul 2019 23:24
A new study has the potential to help surgeons more accurately remove tumors and detect cancer in lymph nodes during surgery.
Gadolinium deposition occurs in early MS
Science Daily - 8 Jul 2019 23:24
A commonly used imaging linear contrast agent, gadodiamide, does accumulate in the brain early in MS but there is no discernible clinical impact.
Killing the seeds of cancer: A new finding shows potential in destroying cancer stem cells
Science Daily - 8 Jul 2019 23:24
When doctors remove a tumor surgically or use targeted therapies, the cancer may appear to be gone. However, evidence suggests a tiny subpopulation of adaptable cancer cells can remain and circulate through the body to s...
Ridehailing services may be driving up traffic deaths
Science Daily - 8 Jul 2019 21:41
The arrival of ridehailing is associated with an increase of approximately 3 percent in the number of motor vehicle fatalities and fatal accidents, according to new research.
Ancient molar points to interbreeding between archaic humans and Homo sapiens in Asia
Science Daily - 8 Jul 2019 21:40
An analysis of a 160,000-year-old archaic human molar fossil discovered in China offers the first morphological evidence of interbreeding between archaic humans and Homo sapiens in Asia.
Eggshells can help grow, heal bones
Science Daily - 8 Jul 2019 20:00
Eggshells can enhance the growth of new, strong bones needed in medical procedures, a team of researchers has discovered.
Combining antibiotics, researchers deliver one-two punch against ubiquitous bacterium
Science Daily - 8 Jul 2019 20:00
By combining two well-established antibiotics for the first time, a scientific team has delivered a 'double whammy' against the pervasive Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a potentially deadly form of bacteria that is a major sour...
Indications why older people are more susceptible to Alzheimer's disease
Science Daily - 8 Jul 2019 19:59
The risk of developing Alzheimer's disease increases with age. Medical researchers have uncovered a possible cause for this connection: Certain molecules involved in the disease, termed tau-proteins, sp
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Effective drug combination against uveal melanoma
Science Daily - 8 Jul 2019 19:12
Researchers have identified a new drug combination that is effective against metastatic uveal melanoma cells in preclinical studies.