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How to Get Someone to Stop Reclining Their Seat On a Flight
Life Hacker - 31 Oct 2019 15:30
In recent weeks, we here at Lifehacker HQ have had several important debates over the correct etiquette on flights, like which passenger has the right to close the window shade, access to the first-class bathroom, and th...
It's Time to Slow Down, Explore and Shoot Without Expectations
The Phoblographer - 31 Oct 2019 15:00
Landscape photography is really one of the most enjoyable genres of photography to practice. There's nothing better than heading out into the great outdoors, connecting with nature, and then being able to capture all of ...
Halloween PSA: Vampires Suck!
Motherboard - 31 Oct 2019 22:10
These insatiable bloodsuckers have the dead spinning in their graves.
Court rules police don't have to pay for a house they basically blew up to capture a suspect
BGR - 31 Oct 2019 21:11
It was like a scene out of a movie. A shoplifting suspect in Colorado, armed with a gun, steals a few clothing items from a Denver-area Walmart store, then flees the scene. He breaks into a home, barricades himself there...
MIT's bipedal robot mimics human balance when running and jumping
Slash Gear - 31 Oct 2019 13:39
The future may have big things in store for robots that will help humanity. Goals for robots include helping to rescue humans from a burning building, helping with chemical spills, and helping with any disaster that make...
Don't pull a Rudy Giuliani: Here's how to prevent butt-dialing - CNET
CNET - 31 Oct 2019 13:00
Pocket-dialing is embarrassing -- no ifs, ands or butts about it.
Every Tech Special Section We've Published So Far
Life Hacker - 31 Oct 2019 22:00
We published a ton of stories at Lifehacker, no question there. And while I always appreciate those with a strong Google game, you shouldn't have to bust out your geek skills on a search engine to find the most important...
'The Social Network' writer Aaron Sorkin rips Mark Zuckerberg in open letter
Mashable - 31 Oct 2019 16:43UQ's supercomputer makes AI training for digital pathology hundreds of times faster
ZDNet - 31 Oct 2019 03:41
The university wants to use AI to 'revolutionise' pathology laboratories across Australia.
Android malware Xhelper makes the case for Google Play yet again
Slash Gear - 31 Oct 2019 02:38
It’s no longer really surprising to hear about yet another malware on the rise on the Android platform. Sometimes, their threat can be genuinely frightening, especially when they manage to get past Google’s automated...
Hackers plead guilty to extorting Uber, LinkedIn - CNET
CNET - 31 Oct 2019 02:13
The men demanded money from companies in exchange for agreeing to delete data they had stolen.
Thanks to a new SiriusXM integration, Google Assistant just got even more useful
BGR - 31 Oct 2019 01:37
The satellite radio provider SiriusXM has been making a push in recent years to expand outside the car, which when you think about it is a smart move to diversify itself away from just those moments when you happen to be...
A Physics Magic Trick: Take 2 Sheets of Carbon and Twist
The New York Times - 31 Oct 2019 01:07
The study of graphene was starting to go out of style, but new experiments with sheets of the ultrathin material revealed there was much left to learn.
Developing new delivery tools for gene editing
Science Daily - 31 Oct 2019 23:46
Scientists are using simple peptides to deliver gene-editing tools into notoriously hard-to-access lung and airway cells with the goal of creating new treatments for people with diseases like cystic fibrosis, COPD, and a...
A new hazelnut has cracked its competitive marketplace
Science Daily - 31 Oct 2019 23:46
'PollyO' is a new hazelnut variety from the Oregon State University Breeding Program that combines a high level of resistance to eastern filbert fungal blight along with high nut yield.
Are we 'brainwashed' during sleep?
Science Daily - 31 Oct 2019 23:46
A new study illustrates that the brain's cerebrospinal fluid pulses during sleep, and that these motions are closely tied with brain wave activity and blood flow. It may confirm the hypothesis that CSF flow and slow-wave...
Socket for 1mm pitch BGA socket operates at bandwidths up to 27 GHz
Medical Design Technology - 31 Oct 2019 23:29
Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high-performance BGA socket for 1mm pitch BGA 937 pin BGA. The CG-BGA-4028 socket is designed for 35X35mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 27 GHz with less ...
Do yourself a favor and listen to RL Grime's annual Halloween mix
The Verge - 31 Oct 2019 22:58
My truth: I don't like Halloween. I think it's fun, sure, and I do love any excuse to party or eat candy, but there's something about the ritual of it that gets to me -- something about pretending to be someone or someth...
Measles Leaves Us Vulnerable to Infections Both Old and New, Study Finds
Discover - 31 Oct 2019 22:52
A measles infection can wipe our immune system's memory and even leave us weaker against new infections. (Credit: infohay/Shutterstock) As the number of measles cases rises in the U.S, research reveals a new way the dise...
Energy harvesting eval board includes Arduino-compatible interface
Medical Design Technology - 31 Oct 2019 22:32
Renesas Electronics Corporation has introduced its RE Family, which encompasses the company's current and future lineup of energy harvesting embedded controllers. The RE Family is based on Renesas' proprietary SOTB (Sili...
Resettable PPTC fuses optimized for automotive apps
Medical Design Technology - 31 Oct 2019 21:52
Bel Fuse-Circuit Protection announces their 0ZRS Series of radial resettable PPTC fuses for automotive applications. These AEC-Q compliant fuses have an operating range of 500mA - 10A, a max. current of 100 A and continu...
Complex cellular machine visualized to yield new insights in cancer
Science Daily - 31 Oct 2019 21:49
Cellular machines that control chromosome structure, such as the RSC complex, are mutated in about one-fifth of all human cancers. Now, for the first time, scientists have developed a high-resolution visual map of this m...