Technology News
New chip for waking up small wireless devices could extend battery life
EurekAlert! - 12 Nov 2019 07:00
(University of California - San Diego) A new power saving chip could significantly reduce or eliminate the need to replace batteries in Internet of Things (IoT) devices and wearables. The so-called wake-up receiver wakes...
Goodbye, Phone Calls. Hello, Loneliness
Scientific American - 12 Nov 2019 16:00
Can you really “reach out and touch someone” via text? --
Why only some post-stroke survivors can 'copy what I say'
Science Daily - 12 Nov 2019 23:02
Researchers report that the left lateral temporal cortex must be intact in stroke patients with aphasia if they are to have their speech entrained. In speech entrainment, stroke survivors practice fluent speech productio...
How zero-touch provisioning simplifies IoT links to cloud
Medical Design Technology - 12 Nov 2019 21:42
Zero-touch provisioning eliminates the manual labor needed to connect devices to a network and allows these devices to be provisioned and configured automatically. It's especially critical for small and mid-size companie...
FPGAs target edge computing and acceleration
Medical Design Technology - 12 Nov 2019 21:32
Efinix announced the rollout of Trion T120 FPGAs, featuring a small, high-density fabric, a hardened DDR memory controller and hardened MIPI CSI-2 and PHY interfaces. Built on SMIC's 40nm process, Trion T120 FPGAs are de...
Cells control their dance of death
Science Daily - 12 Nov 2019 21:29
Researchers have revealed for the first time how white blood cells control the final moments of their death, helping their own removal from the human body.
Google signs healthcare data and cloud computing deal with Ascension
Reuters - 12 Nov 2019 04:15
Alphabet Inc's Google has signed its biggest cloud computing customer in healthcare to date, in a deal giving it access to datasets that could help it tune potentially lucrative artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
Ransomware attack at Mexico's Pemex halts work, threatens to cripple computers
Reuters - 12 Nov 2019 03:49
A ransomware attack hit computer servers and halted administrative work on Monday at Mexican state oil firm Pemex, according to employees and internal emails, in hackers' latest bid to wring ransom from a major company.
Use of locum doctors rising despite limited evidence on quality and safety
Science Daily - 12 Nov 2019 03:47
There is little hard evidence to support the widely held perception that locum doctors present a greater risk of causing harm to patients.
Lower IQ, family history tied to treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Science Daily - 12 Nov 2019 03:47
Those with a family history of schizophrenia and men with lower IQ are more likely to struggle with treatment resistant schizophrenia than others with the mental disorder, according to a new study. The researchers say th...
Science says you shouldn't yell at your dog
BGR - 12 Nov 2019 03:36
Anyone who has adopted a puppy knows that they can be a handful. There are many ways to go about correcting negative behaviors and promoting positive ones, but in recent years, antiquated "aversive" training has been out...
Facebook's annoying red notification dots can now be disabled
Slash Gear - 12 Nov 2019 03:30
Facebook is full of red dots that appear over various parts of the app whenever something new is posted. For most people, these dots appear in random places in which the user has little interest, resulting in either a pi...
Project leak claims Google is collecting millions of health records
Slash Gear - 12 Nov 2019 02:26
A new leak alleges that Google is collecting millions of health records on Americans under a partnership with Catholic healthcare chain Ascension under an initiative dubbed ‘Project Nightingale.’ The report claims th...
Microsoft Pledges to Follow California's Privacy Law in All States
The Mac Observer - 12 Nov 2019 01:22
Microsoft has pledged to abide by California's privacy law in the rest of the United States, saying it is a strong supporter for the law.
Balluff inductive couplers for discrete sensors
Medical Design Technology - 12 Nov 2019 23:28
Balluff's inductive couplers connect up to eight discrete sensors across a small air gap, eliminating hardware failures that can occur when slip rings, connectors, or other electromechanical connections wear out. The M18...
Flame-retardant exposure increases anxiety, affects social behaviors in prairie vole
Science Daily - 12 Nov 2019 23:02
New research shows that early life exposure to a commonly used flame-retardant mixture increases anxiety and affects socioemotional behaviors in prairie voles, particularly in females.
Three-phase BLDC driver integrates power loss brake
Medical Design Technology - 12 Nov 2019 21:56
Allegro MicroSystems announced the launch of the world's first three-phase BLDC driver IC with integrated power loss brake (PLB) features. The A89331 code-free, sinusoidal sensorless fan driver is designed to improve the...
Why You Should Avoid Choosing an Oscilloscope Based on Bandwidth Alone
Medical Design Technology - 12 Nov 2019 21:50
By Kaitlyn Franz, Digilent Test & Measurement Manager When choosing an oscilloscope, it is critical to make sure that you find the perfect balance of quality and performance. Considering the massive spectrum in the price...
Study reveals 'bug wars' that take place in cystic fibrosis
Science Daily - 12 Nov 2019 21:29
Scientists have revealed how common respiratory bugs that cause serious infections in people with cystic fibrosis interact together, according to a new study.
Good noise, bad noise: White noise improves hearing
Science Daily - 12 Nov 2019 21:29
White noise is not the same as other noise -- and even a quiet environment does not have the same effect as white noise. With a background of continuous white noise, hearing pure sounds becomes even more precise, as rese...
Widespread misinterpretation of gene expression data
Science Daily - 12 Nov 2019 21:09
Reproducibility is a major challenge in experimental biology. New research identifies a frequent technical bias in data generated by RNA-seq technology, which allows in a single test the simultaneous measurement of the e...
With Mars methane mystery unsolved, Curiosity serves scientists a new one: Oxygen
Phys.org - 12 Nov 2019 20:57
For the first time in the history of space exploration, scientists have measured the seasonal changes in the gases that fill the air directly above the surface of Gale Crater on Mars. As a result, they noticed something ...