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City, University of London's Dr Martin White and professor Naser Sayma win IMechE Award
EurekAlert! - 24 Jul 2020 06:00
(City University London) Dr Martin White and Professor Naser Sayma are the winners of the UK's Institution of Mechanical Engineering (IMechE) Geoffrey Soar Award (2019) for their paper titled, 'A Generalised Assessment o...
How to share passwords privately with AirDrop
Digital Trends - 24 Jul 2020 04:35
There's a super easy and private way to share Apple passwords: AirDrop. We show you how it's done in iOS 13.
Big Brains and Dexterous Hands
Neuroscience News - 24 Jul 2020 23:24
Primates with larger brains can solve much more complex tasks using their hands than smaller-brained primates. However, improved dexterity comes at a cost. In humans and other large-brained primates, it takes longer for ...
TikTok Creator Fund earmarks $200m to support US creators
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2020 03:40
Controversial video app TikTok has launched a new Creators Fund that is kicking off with $200 million for video creators in the United States. The fund is intended to help support users on the platform, giving them a way...
MIT engineers may have solved one of the coronavirus pandemic's biggest problems
BGR - 24 Jul 2020 03:08Samsung Galaxy Buds Live reportedly cost $169: New leak spills the beans
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2020 22:38
The second major Samsung Galaxy Buds Live leak today seems to have spilled the remainder of the beans. The price of the release date level hardware seems to be just above the price of the most recent most expensive pair ...
Microsoft's Remote Web Access feature is down for small-business users working from home
ZDNet - 24 Jul 2020 16:06
Some small-business users attempting to connect remotely through Windows Server Essentials have been reporting connectivity issues since July 23.
The internet turned credit card fraud into a business. Brett Johnson turned it into an empire.
Mashable - 24 Jul 2020 16:04Jewish doctors in Nazi-occupied Poland stopped an epidemic in its tracks. Here's how.
Live Science - 24 Jul 2020 21:37
Despite overcrowding, exposure and starvation, community efforts in Poland's Warsaw ghetto spared thousands of people from being sickened by typhus.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond Shares a New Teaser and Details About Its Characters
Gizmodo - 24 Jul 2020 23:11
Fans of The Walking Dead have been waiting for its latest spin-off since it was announced last year, an anticipation that's only grown since a couple of intriguing trailers dropped. Then, The Walking Dead: World Beyond's...
Democratic Party voices support for NASA in 2020 platform
SPACE.com - 24 Jul 2020 18:24
The Democratic Party has voiced their support for NASA, a continued presence on the International Space Station and crewed missions to the moon and Mars.
Rapid COVID-19 test developed to detect neutralizing antibodies with high specificity and sensitivity
Science Daily - 24 Jul 2020 16:41
A unique and rapid SARS-CoV-2 surrogate virus neutralisation test (sVNT) may be the much needed boost to current COVID-19 investigations to determine infection rate, herd immunity, predicted humoral protection, and vacci...
Google reportedly taps data collected by Android to boost its own apps - CNET
CNET - 24 Jul 2020 16:04
The search giant reportedly has an internal program called Android Lockbox.
Nature study identifies 21 existing drugs that could treat COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 24 Jul 2020 06:00
(Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute) A Nature study authored by a global team of scientists and led by Sumit Chanda, Ph.D., professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, has identified ...
Dana-Farber to offer first CAR T-cell therapy for mantle cell lymphoma after FDA approval
EurekAlert! - 24 Jul 2020 06:00
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Today's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the first CAR T-cell therapy for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) represents a key advance for patients with relapsed or treatment-resistant...
Monthly vaginal ring advances toward potential approval as new HIV prevention method
EurekAlert! - 24 Jul 2020 06:00
(Microbicide Trials Network) With a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency, a vaginal ring intended to be used for a month at a time moves closer to potentially becoming a new HIV prevention method for cisge...
Spectacular Ultraviolet Flash May Finally Explain How White Dwarfs Explode
SpaceRef - 24 Jul 2020 05:02
For just the second time ever, astrophysicists have spotted a spectacular flash of ultraviolet (UV) light accompanying a white dwarf explosion....
These TV Companies' Comic-Con Livestreams Went Dark Thanks to Their Own Copyright Claims
Gizmodo - 24 Jul 2020 03:50
It wouldn't be a virtual event without a few technical difficulties. Though I can't imagine the media giants showcasing at San Diego Comic-Con's online event were worried about copyright violations affecting their panels...
Tech CEOs' antitrust showdown with Congress looks set to be postponed
Digital Trends - 24 Jul 2020 03:30
The decision was prompted by the scheduling of a memorial service for John Lewis
Antibodies might also fuel coronavirus reinfection, says a puzzling theory
BGR - 24 Jul 2020 00:29
Coronavirus antibodies are a hot topic, as more and more studies look at COVID-19 immunity, and how it can be achieved with the help of vaccines and other drugs. A team of researchers published a theory in BMG Global Hea...
NASA to Provide Coverage of Astronauts' Return from Space Station on SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight
NASA Breaking news - 24 Jul 2020 23:25800 Million Years Ago, it Was Raining Asteroids on the Earth and Moon
Universe Today - 24 Jul 2020 22:43
Natural processes here on Earth continually re-shape the planet’s surface. Craters from ancient asteroid strikes are erased in a short period of time, in geological terms. So how can researchers understand Earth’s hi...