Technology News
Nanotechnology applied to medicine: The first liquid retina prosthesis
EurekAlert! - 29 Jun 2020 06:00
(Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IIT) Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia has led to the development of an artificial liquid retinal prosthesis to counteract the effects of diseases such as retinitis pigment...
International Space Station Transits The Sun
SpaceRef - 29 Jun 2020 03:52
This composite image, made from six frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of five on board, in silhouette as it transits the Sun at roughly five miles per second, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, from Frede...
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 Mobile Workstation runs on an Intel 10th-generation processor
The Gadget Flow - 29 Jun 2020 13:00
Get the speed you need with the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 Mobile Workstation. Upgraded to the latest 10th-generation Intel processor, this Lenovo laptop promises power and speed. With a 15.6-inch display, this lap...
Attention shifts to implementation of new commercial remote sensing regulations
Space News - 29 Jun 2020 13:45
As revised commercial remote sensing regulations win widespread approval, the industry is turning its attention to how those new rules will be implemented. SpaceNews.com
ASUS ZenBook 14 UM425 Compact Laptop is easy to take with you anywhere
The Gadget Flow - 29 Jun 2020 13:00
When you have the ASUS ZenBook 14 UM425 Compact Laptop, you get an easy gadget you can take anywhere. Running on the AMD Ryzen 4000 series mobile processors, this new ZenBook delivers powerful on-the-go performance. In f...
Facebook announces election changes, hate speech fight as advertisers pull out
ZDNet - 29 Jun 2020 04:23
The changes are listed as providing authoritative information on voting during the pandemic, implementing additional steps to fight voter suppression, creating a higher standard for hateful content in ads, and labelling ...
SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule looked 'pretty awesome' in spacewalk, astronaut says
SPACE.com - 29 Jun 2020 22:50
During last Friday's spacewalk (June 29), NASA astronauts got a "pretty awesome" view of SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle docked with the International Space Station.
Array of radio telescopes reveals explosion on the surface of a hot dead star
Phys.org - 29 Jun 2020 22:07
An international group of researchers observed a source of variable gamma rays identified in 2010 by the NASA satellite Fermi. They used a technique called VLBI, that combines data from several radio telescopes on Earth,...
Genomic variation causing common autoinflammatory disease may increase resilience to bubonic plague
Science Daily - 29 Jun 2020 18:02
Researchers have discovered that Mediterranean populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory disease called familial Mediterranean fever because of evolutionary pressure to survive the bubonic plague epidemi...
Giant star spots likely cause of Betelgeuse dimming
Phys.org - 29 Jun 2020 15:38
Betelgeuse, the bright star in the constellation of Orion, has been fascinating astronomers in the recent months because of its unusually strong decline in brightness. Scientists have been discussing a number of scenario...
Hackensack Meridian CDI scientists uncover signposts in DNA for cancer, disease risk
EurekAlert! - 29 Jun 2020 06:00
(Hackensack Meridian Health) The most strongly disease-relevant genetic variants can be hard to localize in widespread scanning of the genome -- but by zooming in on key genetic locations associated with DNA methylation ...
'Don't talk': How to stay safe from COVID-19 inside elevators
Live Science - 29 Jun 2020 21:20
The confined spaces could be risky for viral spread.
Space junk: Astronomers worry as private companies push ahead with satellite launches
SPACE.com - 29 Jun 2020 18:29
Since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, the lower orbit around the Earth has become an increasingly congested environment.
Delaying IVF by three months doesn't seem to affect success rates
New Scientist - 29 Jun 2020 13:01
The coronavirus outbreak has put fertility treatments on hold for many, but an analysis of pre-pandemic data suggests a short delay won't affect eventual success rates
An accurate simulation of high-pressure plasma for an economical helical fusion reactor
EurekAlert! - 29 Jun 2020 06:00
(National Institutes of Natural Sciences) In order to realize fusion energy, it is economically desirable to confine higher pressure plasma with the same strength of the magnetic field. A research team of fusion scientis...
To safely explore the solar system and beyond, spaceships need to go faster--nuclear-powered rockets may be the answer
SPACE.com - 29 Jun 2020 18:30
There are a lot of reasons that a faster spaceship is a better one, and nuclear-powered rockets are a way to do this.
Ladder falls have long-lasting consequences for older men
Science Daily - 29 Jun 2020 18:02
In the world's first study of long-term impacts from ladder falls, researchers have found half of fallers experience a deterioration in their psychological well-being for at least six months after the incident.
At-risk twin pregnancies benefit from an intervention called cerclage
Science Daily - 29 Jun 2020 18:01
New evidence upturns long-held medical practice, showing the efficacy of an intervention to prevent premature labor and miscarriage for mothers carrying twins.
Researchers employ antennas for angstrom displacement sensing
Phys.org - 29 Jun 2020 16:12
The Micro-nano Optics and Technology Research Group led by Prof. Lu Yonghua and Prof. Wang Pei from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) realized nanometric displa...
Hey guys: Stop snuggling with your cats (at least in photos) if you want a date
Live Science - 29 Jun 2020 13:40
Can posing with a pet help men find dating success? Not if it's a cat, scientists say.
Casting a wider net: New system measures brain activity of several zebrafish concurrently
EurekAlert! - 29 Jun 2020 06:00
(DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)) For a wide variety of reasons, zebrafish are one of the most widely used animal models for drug-testing related to neurological disorders. In a breakthrough s...
Racial bias is baked into algorithms doctors use to guide treatment
Live Science - 29 Jun 2020 20:33
Biased algorithms wrongly adjust patients' risk scores based on race.