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Plastic problems | Chemistry World

Plastic problems | Chemistry World
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WHO sees scientific consensus on Zika as cause for disorders: Researchers around the world are now convinced the Zika virus

WHO sees scientific consensus on Zika as cause for disorders: Researchers around the world are now convinced the Zika virus can cause the birth defect microcephaly as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that can result in paralysis, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
Source: reuters.com


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SRI's Micro Robots Can Now Manufacture Their Own Tools: These tiny robots can reconfigure themselves in a custom tool shop

SRI's Micro Robots Can Now Manufacture Their Own Tools: These tiny robots can reconfigure themselves in a custom tool shop that's just a few square inches in size
Source: ieee.org

Colombia doctor reports first case of Zika-linked microcephaly: The first case of birth defect microcephaly linked to the

Colombia doctor reports first case of Zika-linked microcephaly: The first case of birth defect microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus has appeared in Colombia, a doctor said on Friday, although the national health institute said it had no information on the case and could not confirm it....
Source: reuters.com

Windows 10 now shows ads on the lock screen — here’s how to kill them | ExtremeTech: Microsoft has begun using the Windows

Windows 10 now shows ads on the lock screen — here’s how to kill them | ExtremeTech: Microsoft has begun using the Windows 10 lock screen to advertise content -- but while the game it chose is excellent, some people won't like the precedent this sets.
Source: extremetech.com

The rise of the robots Excellent read but of a gloomy dystopian future where robots and software take over manual tasks

The rise of the robots Excellent read but of a gloomy dystopian future where robots and software take over manual tasks (as they already have done) and also skilled labour displacing even highly skilled jobs in time. Healthcare might survive a little longer but physicians assistants empowered by...
Source: amazon.co.uk

Microsoft To Provide New Encryption Algorithm For the Healthcare Sector - Slashdot. "The new algorithm is dubbed SEAL (Simple

Microsoft To Provide New Encryption Algorithm For the Healthcare Sector - Slashdot. "The new algorithm is dubbed SEAL (Simple Encrypted Arithmetic Library) and is based on homomorphic encryption"
Source: slashdot.org

Tangerine: IPhone movie shows Hollywood's unseen side - BBC News: Micro-budget comedy drama Tangerine, the story of two

Tangerine: IPhone movie shows Hollywood's unseen side - BBC News: Micro-budget comedy drama Tangerine, the story of two transgender prostitutes in Los Angeles, is remarkable not just because it shows a side of Hollywood rarely seen in the cinema, but because the whole film was shot using iPhones.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Chemicals did not help disperse BP’s oil spill, hurt oil-degrading micro-organisms – study: Chemical dispersants

Chemicals did not help disperse BP’s oil spill, hurt oil-degrading micro-organisms – study: Chemical dispersants applied from a plane onto the Gulf of Mexico spill removed oil from the water’s surface but did not help fully degrade it, a new study claims. Scientists also found the dispersants...
Source: www.rt.com

Facebook Strives to Bring Cheap Wi-Fi to Rural India: On a rooftop at the Shri Kunjapuri temple, located a mile high in

Facebook Strives to Bring Cheap Wi-Fi to Rural India: On a rooftop at the Shri Kunjapuri temple, located a mile high in the foothills of the Himalayas, a metal tower with five microwave relay dishes pokes a bit further into the sky. It does not look like much, and neither the resident monkeys nor the...
Source: nytimes.com

Infographic on microlearning - e-Learning Feeds: Over the past few months, in Snackson we have specialized in how to apply

Infographic on microlearning - e-Learning Feeds: Over the past few months, in Snackson we have specialized in how to apply microlearning in organizations effectively. Thanks to this task and the studies m
Source: elearningfeeds.com

Microsoft Now Uses Windows 10's Start Menu To Display Ads - Slashdot

Microsoft Now Uses Windows 10's Start Menu To Display Ads - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

‘99.99 percent air’: Boeing releases video of revolutionary lightweight metal : Boeing has released a video of its groundbreaking

‘99.99 percent air’: Boeing releases video of revolutionary lightweight metal : Boeing has released a video of its groundbreaking microlattice metal, which is “the world’s lightest material,” scientists say.
Source: www.rt.com

China creates gene-edited ‘micropigs’ to satisfy an emerging fringe pet market | ExtremeTech: The Beijing genomics institute

China creates gene-edited ‘micropigs’ to satisfy an emerging fringe pet market | ExtremeTech: The Beijing genomics institute is now offering genetically-modified 'micropig' pets in a variety of different flavors to the discriminating swine enthusiast.
Source: extremetech.com

As mobile changes the way we communicate, Microsoft Office has had its day: According to Microsoft, the future of work hinges

As mobile changes the way we communicate, Microsoft Office has had its day: According to Microsoft, the future of work hinges on the sorts of collaboration that come from using a package of software like Microsoft Office. This has been especially embodied in its latest version…
Source: theconversation.com

Developing a website in Comic Sans - a dyslexia-friendly site consistent with equality and diversity training. Thanks for

Developing a website in Comic Sans - a dyslexia-friendly site consistent with equality and diversity training. Thanks for the challenge Simon! Here is the work in progress. It turns out that Comic Sans is not entirely web friendly (who'd have thought) but the team at www.comicneue.com have sorted out...
Source: wikipedia.org

3D-printed swimming microrobots can sense and remove toxins | KurzweilAI

3D-printed swimming microrobots can sense and remove toxins | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular

Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular outcomes and intensive glycemic control was hotly debated after the publication of landmark trials like ACCORD, ADVANCE, and VADT. The only benefits seem to come from intervening...
Source: hindawi.com

Microsoft thinks you’ll love Windows 10 so much, it downloads it for you — without asking | ExtremeTech: Microsoft is

Microsoft thinks you’ll love Windows 10 so much, it downloads it for you — without asking | ExtremeTech: Microsoft is so confident you'll upgrade to Windows 10, it's downloading it for you -- and possibly installing it, too.
Source: extremetech.com