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Bioengineering students develop add-on pad to make defibrillators more effective
The skin presents a formidable barrier to life-saving defibrillators, but a team of students from Rice University believes it has found a way around...
3-D printed active metamaterials for sound and vibration control
Researchers have been pushing the capabilities of materials by carefully designing precise structures that exhibit abnormal properties that can control acoustic or optical waves.
However,...
The Secret to Being Cool: Try Smiling
For many people, one of the unspoken rules for being cool is maintaining an emotionally inexpressive attitude.
This message is reinforced through advertisements where...
Sitting is Bad for Your Brain, Not Just Your Heart or Metabolism
Sitting too much is linked to changes in a section of the brain that is critical for memory, according to a preliminary study by...
People Who Claim Superior Beliefs Exaggerate Their Own Knowledge
No one likes smug know- it-all friends, relatives or co-workers who believe their knowledge and beliefs are superior to others.
But now these discussions at...
Sexual Objectification Influences Visual Perception
It has been suggested that sexually objectified women or men are visually processed in the same fashion of an object.
Far from being unanimously...
Teaching Computers How to Analyze Brain Cells
In the early days of neuroscience research, scientists painstakingly stained brain cells and drew by hand what they saw in a microscope.
Fast forward...
Widely Prescribed Diabetes Drug Improves Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
Metformin, the most widely used medication for diabetes, has also been shown to help treat dementia and some cancers.
New research from the Perelman...
Night owls have higher risk of dying sooner
Night owls" -- people who like to stay up late and have trouble dragging themselves out of bed in the morning -- have a...
Hacker Can Steal Data from Air-Gapped Computers through Power Lines
Do you think it is possible to extract data from a computer using its power cables?
If no, then you should definitely read about this...
Hackers can takeover & control emergency alarm system with a $35 radio
Researcher Identifies Emergency Alert Systems Vulnerable To Exploitation Due To SirenJack Flaw – Critical Military And State Infrastructure At Risk Of Attacks By Malicious Hackers.
Warning systems are...
Cittadini arabi che sostengono Israele e condannano Hamas, Assad e Iran
Sui social network la retorica ufficiale cede il passo ad autentici sentimenti di indignazione e precise attribuzioni di responsabilità
Un post sulla pagina Facebook in...
Specific bacteria in the small intestine are crucial for fat absorption
Although the vast majority of research on the gut microbiome has focused on bacteria in the large intestine, a new study—one of a few...
Offshore wind farm: First of 11 turbines goes up in Scotland initiative
Scotland is making wind energy news with an offshore wind project carrying high ambitions. The spotlight is on the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre...
Leap Motion taking headset journey called Project North Star
David Holz, co-founder and chief technology officer at Leap Motion, is staring down a big challenge in technology today. "We believe that the fundamental...
