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A new ultra-stretchy OLED brings glowing, wearable displays and real-time health sensors one step closer to reality. The same organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology used in flexible smartphones, curved computer monitors, and modern televisions may soon find a new role as wearable, skin-mounted sensors. These future devices could display real-time changes in body temperature, blood […]Technology,Drexel University,LEDs,Materials Science,OLED#Flexible #OLED #Screen #Stays #Bright #Stretched1768407246
It’s been one week since a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since then, the city has been in tumult.Thousands of protestors—from young students to elderly residents—have taken to the streets, setting up memorials for Good and facing off with ICE agents. Dozens have been arrested.More than 2,000 ICE agents have been deployed to Minneapolis, with another 1,000 on the way. Local leaders have decried ICE’s continued, aggressive tactics. “It feels like our community is under siege by our own federal government,” Minnesota state representative Michael Howard told…
For the past year, security researchers have been urging the global shipping industry to shore up their cyber defenses after a spate of cargo thefts were linked to hackers. The researchers say they have seen elaborate hacks targeting logistics companies to hijack and redirect large amounts of their customers’ products into the hands of criminals, in what has become an alarming collusion between hackers and real-life organized crime gangs. A delivery truck of stolen vapes here, a suspected lobster heist there. One little-known and critical U.S. shipping tech company has spent the last few months patching its own systems following…
The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy approach that focuses directly on pain-processing regions of the brain while avoiding the addiction risks associated with narcotic drugs. The advance could eventually benefit […]Health,Biotechnology,Chronic Pain,Gene Therapy,Opioids,University of Pennsylvania#Opioids #Gene #Therapy #Relieves #Pain #Addiction1768403583
Many years ago, my brother-in-law was renovating an 18th-century house in New Orleans. As I spent the day searching through piles of moldy copies of Peanuts comics, I found a (still working!) 1950s-style fat-jiggler machine. From the Remington Beltmaster to the classic Shake Weight, many gimmicky fitness devices over the years have tried to capitalize on the concept of dynamic inertia to help us get toned and lose weight.Most human beings don’t like to move, even though moving is how you maintain your muscle mass and, you know, how you stay alive. A vibrating device offers you a mystical promise:…
Meta is laying off 10% of staff in its Reality Labs division, which is core to developing the company’s VR and metaverse products, the New York Times reported. The publication noted that Reality Labs had roughly 15,000 employees, and the job cuts could impact over 1,000 people. Separately, CNBC reported that the company plans to shut down studios such as Armature Studio, Twisted Pixel, and Sanzaru, along with a technical unit called Oculus Studios Central Technology, which was working on VR titles. Business Insider reported that the company’s CTO and head of Reality Labs, Andrew Bosworth, called for the “most…
A University of Missouri scientist develops a cancer “flashlight” that helps identify which patients are most likely to respond to targeted therapies. To better understand which patients may respond to targeted cancer therapies, a University of Missouri researcher is developing a new way to make tumors visible at the molecular level. In a recent study, […]Health,Cancer,Molecular Biology,Oncology,University of Missouri-Columbia#Cancer #Flashlight #Reveal #Benefits #Targeted #Treatments1768399908
How to Sit Properly at a DeskAccordionItemContainerButtonIt’s not just about finding a chair you like. We’ve rounded up several tips on how to set up your desk properly here, and how to avoid tech neck, but here are a few highlights.Sitting for too long in a day is not good for your health, no matter what chair you use. It increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. The best thing you can do is get up and move every half hour. If you can, a 40-minute walk per day can, according to a recent study, make…
Nicholas Leonard and Derek Caneja wanted to build AI voice agents, but when they went to build the product, they felt many of these voice agents had design flaws. Some of these agents were being built with no-code tools, meaning shipping to production was fast, but the quality of the product was often low. Other agents were being made by companies that had the time and resources to spend months building specialized tools. “Developers and enterprises needed an alternative,” Leonard told TechCrunch, adding that he and Caneja also realized that the future of software would be “coded, validated, and optimized…
FAQs and TipsHow Do We Test and Choose Blenders?AccordionItemContainerButtonBlenders are asked to do a lot; hot and cold, fibrous and crunchy, butters and milks. So we tested all of that. We of course tested each blender’s ability to make a uniform smoothie, filtering the results through a sieve to see how much fine pulp remained.In the most recent round of testing, I made peanut butter, first attempting a two-ingredient (salt and nut) version with no oil—then tested the slightly easier version with a bit of peanut oil. I tested the blender’s ability to power through dense substances like nut butter…
My journey on TikTok Shop started out with a search for “hip hop jewelry.” It’s an innocuous search query multiple users have likely typed in, hoping to find something to wear. While browsing the cheap jewelry, I was struck by what TikTok’s algorithm repeatedly suggested that I might also be interested in: jewelry with blatant Nazi symbolism.TikTok continues to struggle with moderation as its in-app ecommerce store gains traction with younger users. Last year, the social media platform removed multiple antisemitic products from its store. Most recently, many users who were scrolling through videos on their For You pages expressed…
There are thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth, and an increasing number of them are able to capture all types of images in near real time. It used to be a somewhat cumbersome process to access those images. But Austin-based startup SkyFi has built a platform that acts as a sort of “Getty Images” for more than 50 geospatial imagery partners that has proven popular in the worlds of finance, defense, infrastructure, and insurance — to name a few. That popularity escalated as SkyFi began offering more analytics and insights to its customers through its website and mobile app, along…
Suunto recently made the surprise move into launching headphones and decided that bone conduction would help it stick to its more outdoor-centric roots. While the Sonic wasn’t its first pair or its most feature-rich model, it hit the sweet spot for price, performance, and providing another option outside of the more established names.The Sonic’s design is an unoriginal neckband one, which at just over 1 ounce is nice and light. They’re ideal for running for a few hours without suffering from wear fatigue. The built-in physical controls make it a breeze to adjust volume or intercept a call from your…
Drug development is producing more data than ever, and large pharmaceutical companies like AstraZeneca are turning to AI to make sense of it. The challenge is no longer whether AI can help, but how tightly it needs to be built into research and clinical work to improve decisions around trials and treatment.That question helps explain why AstraZeneca is bringing Modella AI in-house. The company has agreed to acquire the Boston-based AI firm as it looks to deepen its use of AI across oncology research and clinical development. Financial terms were not disclosed.Rather than treating AI as a supporting tool, AstraZeneca…
Research from Cleo AI indicates that young adults are turning to artificial intelligence for financial advice to help them manage their money and develop more sustainable financial habits.The study surveyed 5,000 UK adults aged 28 to 40 and found that the majority are saving significantly less than they would like. In this context, interest in AI-driven money management tools is rising. One in five respondents describe themselves as curious about using AI to manage their finances, while a further 12% say they are excited by the prospect.Yet despite the interest in using AI in this context, confidence in personal financial…
Google Workspace is the modern business world’s de facto productivity suite, and it’s only gotten better over the years. There’s the centralization of Google Docs, Drive, and Gmail, of course, but Google has bolstered its productivity suite with an AI infusion via Gemini, as well as simplified its offerings to work for massive corporations all the way down to individual users. If you want to get the best price, you need a Google Workspace promo code.Thankfully, you’ve landed in the right spot. Google is offering Workspace discounts until the end of 2026, allowing you to save up to 14 percent…