Scientists inserted a gene into odor sensing neurons in mice that could drastically increase their ability to smell TNT.
Mice have been genetically modified by scientists in hopes of increasing their ability to smell TNT with 500 times the sensitivity of normal mice. If successful, the mice could provide a cheap and effective way to sniff out landmines and other explosive devices that haunt nations all over the world.
Airbnb is a social website that connects people who have space to spare with those who are looking for a place to stay.
We have gotten pretty used to the disruption that the rise of the social web has created in the media industry, where it has upended traditional business models and allowed creators of content to connect directly with their audience. But that same wave of socially-driven disruption is now moving through the rest of the economy too — particularly in services that can be easily socialized, such as the hotel business, the taxi industry or the education market. As that wave progresses, we’re seeing companies like Airbnb and Uber and Coursera run into more and more regulatory hurdles, but the writing is already on the wall: service businesses that don’t use social features to lower barriers and increase efficiency will likely not survive long.
Protected bike paths are safer.
Researchers have found that bike lanes separated by planters, posts or parked cars aren’t just more popular and less stressful than bike lanes or back-road bike routes, an important new study shows. They’re safer – far safer.
Continue reading… “Protected bike lanes are safer than just paint: Study”
The new technology is known as coded TCP.
Wireless bandwidth has been improved by academic researchers. They didn’t do this by adding base stations, tapping more spectrum, or cranking up transmitter wattage, but by using algebra to eliminate the network-clogging task of resending dropped packets of data.
Continue reading… “A little algebra promises to boost bandwidth on wireless networks tenfold”
Extreme Closeup of a Graphene Nanotube Chip
I.B.M. scientists are reporting progress in a chip making technology that is likely to ensure the shrinking of the size of the basic digital switch at the heart of modern microchips for more than another decade.
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Did you know that every year there are approximately 60,000 trampoline injuries in the United States, and on average, women blink twice as often as men, and smokers lose an average of two teeth every ten years. I didn’t think so.
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Your proctologist called. He said you’re doing it wrong!
Quote of the Day: “The secret of how to live without resentment or embarrassment in a world in which I was different from everyone else, was to be indifferent to that difference.” – Al Capp
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Sleep helps eliminate fear.
We can reset our brains and calm our emotions by sleeping. Perhaps it can do more, though: if sleepers are exposed to odors they associate with bad memories, it appears they can lose the fear those memories bring.
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Almost half of all US internet users stream TV content through an internet-connected device.
Marketers are familiar with cord cutters—consumers who have traded in their cable TV packages for internet-steamed TV and video content but they should also be aware of “cord frayers.” Cord frayers make up a segment of consumers who have downgraded their cable TV packages instead of cutting the cord completely. Not surprisingly, doing so has affected cord frayers’ TV and online video viewing behavior.
Continue reading… “‘Cord Frayers’ cut back on cable TV but up digital video viewing”
Megathread is an intuitive plug-in that can be applied to any blog, forum, discussion platform, or social network, without changing anything about the existing site. Our proprietary process uses an ethical, 3rd-person approach to recognizing the social influence and relevance of key contributing factors, such as keywords, people, posts, discussions, groups, communities, and more.
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Study reveals gender bias with female job applicants.
A new study in the U.S. has found that researchers assessing the employability of early-career scientists subconsciously favour male students over females. The bias, which was seen to exist in both male and female physicists and was also exhibited by chemists and biologists, is thought to be a contributing factor towards the underrepresentation of women in physics.
Continue reading… “Physicists show gender bias against female job applicants: Study”
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