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Improve Your Daily Life By Stimulating Your Senses
By Staff Reporter | Dec 02, 2019 01:22 PM ESTWe hope you feel ready to take on these simple steps and start to feel the benefits of stimulating your senses. It makes a difference to our overall mood, our experience of the world, and keeps us sharp and more open to the delights of life.
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That New Yarn? -- Wearable, Washable Textile Devices Are Possible With MXene-Coated Yarns
By Staff Reporter | Oct 10, 2019 11:52 PM EDTProducing functional fabrics that perform all the functions we want, while retaining the characteristics of fabric we're accustomed to is no easy task.
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Controlling superconducting regions within an exotic metal
By Staff Reporter | Oct 10, 2019 11:44 PM EDTSuperconductivity has fascinated scientists for many years since it offers the potential to revolutionize current technologies. Materials only become superconductors - meaning that electrons can travel in them with no resistance - at very low temperatures.
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Army Bio-Inspired Theoretical Research May Make Robots More Effective On The Future Battlefield
By Staff Reporter | Oct 10, 2019 12:48 AM EDTIn an effort to make robots more effective and versatile teammates for Soldiers in combat, Army researchers are on a mission to understand the value of the molecular living functionality of muscle, and the fundamental mechanics that would need to be replicated in order to artificially achieve the capabilities arising from the proteins responsible for muscle contraction.
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Graphene Substrate Improves The Conductivity Of Carbon Nanotube Network
By Staff Reporter | Oct 10, 2019 12:42 AM EDTTransparent conductive films (TCFs) have many applications in touch screens, organic light emitting diodes and solar cells. These applications need materials that are strong, energy efficient and stable, which is why companies and researchers are interested in carbon-based materials.
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Threshold-Dependent Gene Drives In Wild Populations
By Staff Reporter | Oct 10, 2019 12:36 AM EDTThe BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. By altering the heritability of certain traits, gene drive technologies have the potential to spread desired genes through wild populations. In practice, this could lead to mosquito populations that, for example, bear traits making them resistant to the spread of malaria. Despite the huge potential for improving human well-being, concern exists that gene drives could fail in the wild or, perhaps more concerning, spread beyond their intended target populations.
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How Reliable are Wearable Medical Monitoring Devices?
By Ernest Hamilton | Sep 23, 2019 08:55 AM EDTDue to the growing demand from consumers who want to take control of their health, wearable medical monitoring devices are becoming more and more popular throughout the world. There are various types of devices on the market which collect data about your health and fitness, but how reliable are they? Read on to find out.
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Top Reviewer Asks Questions Regarding PureVPN No-Log Audit!
By Ernest Hamilton | Sep 09, 2019 04:32 PM EDTWe see many VPN services claiming to keep No Logs of user data. This term has been heavily marketed by all of these VPN brands for so many years. Apparently, this was done in response to allegations made by Tor and other cyber security enthusiasts who have been wary regarding the reliability of VPN brands.
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5 Ways To Shop In An Eco-Friendly Way
By Ernest Hamilton | Sep 09, 2019 04:33 PM EDTIt is a crucial time to help make changes towards the environment and try to lower the carbon footprint. We have already polluted our oceans, affected our environment and have caused global warming.
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Microsoft 70-533 Exam Replacement: Important Details to Know
By Ernest Hamilton | Aug 19, 2019 09:42 AM EDTThe need to replace outdated technologies has led Microsoft to update its certifications. This is because the company saw it necessary to go with the pace of evolving technologies. This has led to the retirement of some exams.
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5 Benefits Of Laser Eye Surgery
By Hannah Smith | Jul 31, 2019 09:21 AM EDTLaser eye surgery is costly. Many who need it are unsure that it is worth it because of the price. There is also that small detail of all the post-surgery care that is required.
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How AI is Finding New Cures in Old Drugs
By Staff Reporter | May 05, 2019 10:44 PM EDTWith the rapid pace of changes in medicine and treatments, keeping up with these continuously evolving changes is often not possible. This is where AI steps in.
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How IBM Watson Underdelivered On AI Healthcare
By Staff Reporter | May 05, 2019 10:42 PM EDTBloomberg mentions that AI might be considered the most significant transformative technology that mankind currently has access to.
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Researchers test new imaging method for first time on human patients
By Staff Reporter | Apr 05, 2019 10:41 AM EDTA new study by biomedical engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas could significantly improve methods for detecting and diagnosing congenital heart disease in infants and small children.
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See-through fish aid scientists in autism-related breakthrough
By Staff Reporter | Feb 07, 2019 11:53 AM ESTUniversity of Miami researchers have discovered a clue in the humble zebrafish's digestive tract that, one day, could help people on the autism spectrum alleviate one of the most common yet least studied symptoms of their disorder: gastrointestinal distress.
