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Retired US astronaut and the second man to walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin, was recovering after his medical evacuation from Antarctica but is not yet able to return home, his manager Christina Korp said Sunday. “He still has some congestion in his lungs so has been advised not to take the long flight home to the States and to rest in New Zealand while it clears up,” Korp said in a statement. Aldrin, 86, […]
Virtual reality employs technology to fully immerse users into a virtual world, cut off from reality. To experience virtual reality, users need to wear accessories like headsets and motion tracking systems. https://youtu.be/bm3K_RwlWZ8
PARIS, France (AFP) — Amputees who played computer games using a virtual, on-screen arm, experienced relief from the phantom pain that often afflicts people who have lost a limb, scientists said Friday. Fourteen amputees who took part in a trial reported dramatic pain reduction after 12 sessions which saw them “using” their missing arm in virtual reality. Patients reported a near 50-percent reduction in pain duration, frequency and intensity, according to a study published in The […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — A new device from UE Live Sciences has the potential to drastically reduce the cost of breast cancer screenings for women around the globe. The iBreast Exam earned top honors at the Hitlab Innovators Summit, a healthcare and technology conference and competition, at Columbia University in New York on Wednesday (November 30th). “The iBreast Exam is a breast cancer screening device targeted at the developing world. It’s very small, […]
by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — An unmanned cargo ship travelling to the International Space Station burned up in the atmosphere shortly after launch on Thursday, Russia’s space agency said. “According to preliminary information, as a result of an abnormal situation, the cargo ship’s loss occurred some 190 kilometers (110 miles) above the remote, unpopulated mountainous territory of (Russia’s) Tuva region, and most fragments burned up in dense layers of the atmosphere,” Roscosmos said […]
SEATTLE, USA (Reuters) — A group of students and graduates from Seattle’s University of Washington have developed a device that can generate electricity when exposed to an open flame. Their target market is the 600 million people in the developing world who have cellphones but no electricity at home to charge them. The developers, drawn from the university’s engineering department and business school, have launched a start-up company called JikoPower. The first part of its […]
IN SPACE (Reuters)– Though they may be more than 200 miles away from earth and far away from family this holiday, that wasn’t going to stop astronauts aboard the International Space Station from enjoying a ‘spacegiving feast’ of rehydrated foods with all the fixings. NASA published a photo of their meal, which included rehydrated turkey, stuffing, potatoes and vegetables. It also included a cherry blueberry cobbler for dessert, NASA Commander Shane Kimbrough said in a […]
KATOWICE, POLAND (Reuters) — Scientists develop pollution-detecting drones to increase precision of measurements in one of Poland’s most polluted regions. Polish engineers have developed what they have called a “flying laboratory” – a drone-based platform to test air pollution in one of Poland’s dirtiest areas. Dust, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide concentrations can be measured remotely through the device. Engineers at the Central Mining Institute in Katowice say it can measure even the smallest concentration […]
SAN FRANSCICO, United States (AFP)- Facebook has built a tool for geographically censoring posts at the leading social network as it seeks a path back into China, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. The New York Times cited three current and former Facebook employees, who asked for anonymity, as saying that the tool could filter news feeds at the social network in specific places. “We have long said that we are interested in China, […]
LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (Reuters) — Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a growing phenomenon in which the majority of worker bees abandon a hive, is partially caused by neonicotinoid pesticides used by farmers. Scientists say CCD could potentially wipe-out large numbers of the pollinating insect, causing catastrophic damage to world food supplies. A British team of scientists believe they have an answer – treating bees with inexpensive long-wavelength light therapy. The team at University College London (UCL), […]
INDIA (Reuters) — An origami-inspired ophthalmic testing device could help democratize eye care for people in isolated communities and developing countries. The Folding Phoropter consists of just two sheets of card and two small lenses. Following simple instructions, the pieces of card are folded together into two oblong boxes that slide into one another, with the lenses then attached at each end. Resembling a telescope, a patient looks through one end of the phoropter towards […]
Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station, carrying a European, a Russian and an American astronaut for a six-month mission at the orbiting outpost. https://youtu.be/7fXZimysuto
