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3-D-printed minifactories
There will soon be nothing that cannot be produced with 3D printing. However, the materials used for this process are still "dead matter" such...
Here’s the NSA Employee Who Kept Top Secret Documents at Home
A former employee—who worked for an elite hacking group operated by the U.S. National Security Agency—pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally taking classified documents home,...
Facebook new captcha wants users to upload a clear photo of them
The social media giant Facebook is testing a new captcha feature that asks users to upload a clear photo of their face so it can verify...
Israeli ‘fat-melting’ injection claims to help battle obesity
The key to fighting obesity is through diet and lifestyle, experts agree. But a new “fat-melting” injection developed by an Israeli startup may help...
Fish Oil Component Preconditions Vision Cells to Survive Future Injury or Disease
A team of LSU Health New Orleans scientists discovered that a component of fish oil not only protects cells critical to vision from potentially...
Wearable computing ring allows users to write words and numbers with thumb
With the whirl of a thumb, Georgia Tech researchers have created technology that allows people to trace letters and numbers on their fingers and...
Breakthrough process for directly converting methane to methanol
The direct oxidation of methane -- found in natural gas -- into methanol at low temperatures has long been a holy grail.
Now, researchers at...
New software can verify someone’s identity by their DNA in minutes
In the science-fiction movie Gattaca, visitors only clear security if a blood test and readout of their genetic profile matches the sample on file.
Now,...
How to Safely Store Cryptocurrency
$10,000. That’s the valuation achieved by Bitcoin on November 28, 2017! This is living testimony to the success and the value of cryptocurrencies. Alas! Like...
AU estimates at least 400000 African migrants now in Libya
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants are living in camps in Libya, often under “inhuman” conditions, the chairman of the African...
Gene Variant That Protects Against Alzheimer’s Identified
Research published Wednesday in Genome Medicine details a novel and promising approach in the effort to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Brigham Young University professors Perry Ridge and John...
Injectable gel helps heart muscle regenerate after heart attack
In mammals, including humans, the cells that contract the heart muscle and enable it to beat do not regenerate after injury.
After a heart attack,...
Lifespan prolonged by inhibiting common enzyme
The lifespans of flies and worms are prolonged by limiting the activity of an enzyme common to all animals, finds a UCL-led study.
The enzyme...
ISIS Calls for Attacks on American Kids
ISIS is calling for attacks on American children in revenge for U.S. airstrikes that killed Syrian children, Newsweek reported.
Communicating on the encrypted messaging app...
HP Silently Installs Telemetry Bloatware On Your PC
Do you own a Hewlett-Packard (HP) Windows PC or laptop?
Multiple HP customers from around the world are reporting that HP has started deploying a...
