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

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

Completely paralyzed man voluntarily moves his legs, UCLA scientists report | KurzweilAI

Completely paralyzed man voluntarily moves his legs, UCLA scientists report | 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

Life expectancy climbs worldwide but people spend more years living with illness and disability | KurzweilAI

Life expectancy climbs worldwide but people spend more years living with illness and disability | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

The first satellite powered entirely by ion engines is online | ExtremeTech: No combustion needed -- ABS-3A only needs electricity

The first satellite powered entirely by ion engines is online | ExtremeTech: No combustion needed -- ABS-3A only needs electricity and inert xenon to maintain its orbit.
Source: extremetech.com

Google officially launches new NFC payment service Android Pay | ExtremeTech: Google is trying NFC payments again with Android

Google officially launches new NFC payment service Android Pay | ExtremeTech: Google is trying NFC payments again with Android Pay, but you might not be able to use it yet.
Source: extremetech.com

How to capture and convert CO2 from a smokestack in a single step | KurzweilAI

How to capture and convert CO2 from a smokestack in a single step | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Magnetic solitons may lead to more energy-efficient computing | KurzweilAI

Magnetic solitons may lead to more energy-efficient computing | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Newquay Airport's £5 'development' fee to be scrapped - BBC News

Newquay Airport's £5 'development' fee to be scrapped - BBC News
Source: bbc.co.uk

McDonald's cage-free egg pledge pressures farmers, squeezes supply: This month's pledge by McDonald's Corp to phase out

McDonald's cage-free egg pledge pressures farmers, squeezes supply: This month's pledge by McDonald's Corp to phase out eggs laid by caged hens in its North American restaurants will increase competition for limited supplies of cage-free eggs.
Source: reuters.com

Brains not brawn is the key to success in international rugby

Brains not brawn is the key to success in international rugby
Source: theconversation.com

IBM’s upcoming blockchain release could change the internet | ExtremeTech

IBM’s upcoming blockchain release could change the internet | ExtremeTech
Source: extremetech.com

Day 29 - #thecrapartist. Daisies in pen.

blog post image Day 29 - #thecrapartist. Daisies in pen.

Day 1 - #thecrapartist - Agreed to go on a painting holiday with Clare so thought I'd better start drawing. This is my attempt.

blog post image Day 1 - #thecrapartist - Agreed to go on a painting holiday with Clare so thought I'd better start drawing. This is my attempt. Had done shading in the distant past but not drawn a bowl really or a spoon.

Vitamin D and Health

Although heavy going at times I attended an interesting update on Vitamin D at Truro today. Basically Vitamin D seems ... well ... vital not only for bones but for soft tissues as well(1). It would be interesting to explore the relationship with diabetes, Type 1 in particular, in more detail. I had been...