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Sony SA-Z1 High-Resolution Speaker System offers enhanced near field performance
The Gadget Flow - 12 Sep 2019 07:00
Using near field power, the Sony SA-Z1 High-Resolution Speaker System plays anything you listen to with meticulous detail. This series of hi-res speakers plays audio from a connected music player, laptop, or music-specif...
Afterglow of Colliding Neutron Stars Would Outshine Our Sun
SPACE.com - 12 Sep 2019 21:00
A new, hours-long Hubble study of the collision site revealed never-before-seen details of the neutron-star merger
Gargantuan 'Bubbles' of Radio Energy Spotted at the Center of Our Galaxy. How'd They Get There?
SPACE.com - 12 Sep 2019 13:07
Two huge bubbles of radio energy swirling out of the Milky Way's middle could be evidence of an ancient cosmic explosion -- or maybe the start of a new one.
Accel and Sequoia seed Middesk with $4M to background check businesses
TechCrunch - 12 Sep 2019 15:00
Middesk helps financial entities identify business and regulatory risk in their customer base.
Most powerful electric eel yet puts all other electric eels to shame - CNET
CNET - 12 Sep 2019 01:06
We're talking 860 electrical volts here.
Yelp adds predictive wait times and a new way for restaurants to share updates
TechCrunch - 12 Sep 2019 15:08
With a new feature called Yelp Connect, Yelp is allowing users to go beyond customer reviews and see “what the restaurants have to say for themselves.” That’s according to Devon Wright, Yelp’s general manager of ...
Act surprised: iPhone 11 Pro obliterates Note 10+ and every other Android phone in performance tests
BGR - 12 Sep 2019 14:17
We've now one day away from seeing Apple open up preorders for its next-generation iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max smartphones. The new iPhone lineup was finally unveiled earlier this week, putting an end...
Engineers develop multimaterial fiber "ink" for 3-D-printed devices
MIT - 12 Sep 2019 05:59
Filaments with embedded circuitry can be used to print complex shapes for biomedical and robotic devices.
Disney+ on Android launches early for the Netherlands
Slash Gear - 12 Sep 2019 03:31
At long last, Disney finally announced its long-rumored video streaming service to rival Netflix and other VOD businesses last month. It’s still quite a while before it formally launches to initial markets, which leave...
Can We Forecast Caldera Collapses?
Scientific American - 12 Sep 2019 15:00
The formation of cauldron-like volcanic depressions is enormously destructive—but it may also be predictable --
Detecting patients' pain levels via their brain signals
MIT - 12 Sep 2019 06:00
System could help with diagnosing and treating noncommunicative patients.
Windows 10 May 2020 will carry a better Cortana experience for more users
Slash Gear - 12 Sep 2019 05:40
If you’re looking for new Windows 10 features to get excited about, you might want to look past this year’s second major update. Currently dubbed the 19H2 update based on when it’s expected to roll out, the next Wi...
WeWork loses its chief communications officer ahead of planned IPO
TechCrunch - 12 Sep 2019 03:13
It could just be a better job offer, but WeWork’s top communications executive, Jennifer Skyler, has announced to her contacts that she is leaving the co-working giant to become the chief corporate affairs officer at A...
Two black holes are feasting more frantically - and one is close to Earth
Slash Gear - 12 Sep 2019 02:58
Scientists have detailed two different studies this week involving black holes, one that focuses on the black hole located at the center of our galaxy, another that is located in the center of a galaxy located millions o...
Japanese cargo mission to ISS scrubbed after fire
BGR - 12 Sep 2019 02:09
Sending stuff to space is very, very difficult. It can be easy to forget that, especially with the seemingly constant stream of rocket launches we see these days, but for as many successful launches as there are, there a...
Have Astronomers Just Spotted Another Interstellar Object?
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2019 00:21
An amateur astronomer may have detected an object from outside our solar system, according to an announcement from the Minor Planet Center.
Role of nuclear glycogen in non-small cell lung cancers
Science Daily - 12 Sep 2019 19:43
Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery that solves a mystery long forgotten by science and have identified a potentially novel avenue in pre-clinical models to treat non-small cell lung cancers.
Adrenaline Doesn't Actually Cause the Fight-or-Flight Response, New Study Says
Discover - 12 Sep 2019 23:49
When you're overcome with fear, it's not adrenaline making you want to fight or flee. (Credit: Master1305/Shutterstock) A thrilling high when you're faced with danger, a boost of energy when you're going for an intense r...
Abnormal gut bugs tied to worse cognitive performance in vets with PTSD and cirrhosis
Science Daily - 12 Sep 2019 22:51
A study involving military veterans with PTSD and cirrhosis of the liver points to an abnormal mix of bacteria in the intestines as a possible driver of poor cognitive performance -- and as a potential target for therapy...
Smart sleepwear: Introducing 'phyjama,' a physiological-sensing pajama
Science Daily - 12 Sep 2019 22:25
Scientists expect that in the future, electronically active garments containing unobtrusive, portable devices for monitoring heart rate and respiratory rhythm during sleep, for example, will prove clinically useful in he...
How breast cancer uses exosomes to metastasize to the brain
Science Daily - 12 Sep 2019 21:34
In breast cancer, metastases to the brain often spell a death sentence; many women survive for less than a year after diagnosis. A new study reveals how the cancer is able to cross the blood-brain-barrier: by sending out...
This Ancient Belt Buckle Retrieved from 'Russian Atlantis' Looks Like a Bedazzled iPhone Case
Live Science - 12 Sep 2019 20:32
Around 2,100 years ago, a woman was buried in a site now known as the "Russian Atlantis" with an unusual accessory resembling a modern iPhone.