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Will a New Glass Battery Accelerate the End of Oil?: New low-cost, non-flammable, high-capacity, rapid-charging, solid state

Will a New Glass Battery Accelerate the End of Oil?: New low-cost, non-flammable, high-capacity, rapid-charging, solid state battery could pose threat to the internal combustion engine
Source: ieee.org

The Trick Smoothies Play on the Stomach

The Trick Smoothies Play on the Stomach
Source: theatlantic.com

Care Quality Commission warns online doctor services may pose risk to public - Hospital Dr

Care Quality Commission warns online doctor services may pose risk to public - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Out of Africa: Notes from a visit to Kenya - John Kay: Financial services for a developing economy need to be established

Out of Africa: Notes from a visit to Kenya - John Kay: Financial services for a developing economy need to be established from the bottom up, not the top down.
Source: johnkay.com

Are ChatBots the missing link in online education?: Create a valuable, location independent learning experience

Are ChatBots the missing link in online education?: Create a valuable, location independent learning experience
Source: chatbotsmagazine.com

Mobile-assisted Language Learning Using WeChat Instant Messaging: China has a long-standing problem in second-language education,

Mobile-assisted Language Learning Using WeChat Instant Messaging: China has a long-standing problem in second-language education, that is, the lack of communicative learning opportunities. This study attempts to solve the problem by introducing mobile-assisted language learning with WeChat instant messaging....
Source: online-journals.org

WHO: 12 Bacteria Families Urgently Require New Antibiotics: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH The

WHO: 12 Bacteria Families Urgently Require New Antibiotics: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH The World Health Organization has listed 12 families of bacteria that "pose the greatest threat to human health" because of resistance to … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

These Smart Glasses Automatically Adjust to Your Eyes: Flexible lenses and piezoelectric pistons in these smart glasses

These Smart Glasses Automatically Adjust to Your Eyes: Flexible lenses and piezoelectric pistons in these smart glasses keep the world in focus
Source: ieee.org

South Africa may be the epicenter of a geomagnetic pole reversal in progress

Evidence suggests that the planet may be in the opening strains of a geomagnetic chicken dance, the likes of which we haven't seen for almost a million years. Don’t start running around like your hair’s on fire, but this might actually matter. The Earth’s magnetic field is so discombobulated over...
Source: extremetech.com

If you do one online course this year make it this one. Calling Bullshit. A course for students at University of Washington

If you do one online course this year make it this one. Calling Bullshit. A course for students at University of Washington but all materials will be online. Live and archived videos of lectures will be made available. "The world is awash in bullshit. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science...
Source: callingbullshit.org

Health care to comprise 20% of the US economy by 2025 « Healthcare Economist

Health care to comprise 20% of the US economy by 2025 « Healthcare Economist
Source: healthcare-economist.com

How World War I Advanced Medicine: Advances during the “first mass killing of the 20th century” have saved countless

How World War I Advanced Medicine: Advances during the “first mass killing of the 20th century” have saved countless lives since.
Source: theatlantic.com

Four out of ten European doctors working in the NHS are considering leaving - Hospital Dr

Four out of ten European doctors working in the NHS are considering leaving - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Why Did People on Medicaid Vote for Trump?: A new report explores why those who benefitted from Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion

Why Did People on Medicaid Vote for Trump?: A new report explores why those who benefitted from Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion supported the man who promised to reverse it.
Source: theatlantic.com

High performance communication by people with paralysis using an intracortical brain-computer interface: People with various

High performance communication by people with paralysis using an intracortical brain-computer interface: People with various forms paralysis not only have difficulties getting around, but also are less able to use many communication technologies including computers. In particular, strokes, neurological...
Source: elifesciences.org

Supply, Demand, and the Subscription Model in Scholarly Publishing - An Analysis - The Scholarly Kitchen: An overview of

Supply, Demand, and the Subscription Model in Scholarly Publishing - An Analysis - The Scholarly Kitchen: An overview of usage trends across libraries and journals indicates that usage is generally stable or up, archives remain of interest, and consumption doesn't align with authorship or funding.
Source: sspnet.org

The LMS Market is Quickly Losing Ground: Technological advancements have created a unique set of expectations for modern

The LMS Market is Quickly Losing Ground: Technological advancements have created a unique set of expectations for modern workers. And now, learning management systems, the undisputed Goliath of the corporate learning world, are having their lunch eaten by David.
Source: clomedia.com

Healthcare Quality Indicators: Wales 'in line' with UK average - BBC News: NHS Wales is doing as well as - and in some areas

Healthcare Quality Indicators: Wales 'in line' with UK average - BBC News: NHS Wales is doing as well as - and in some areas better than - other UK nations in a range of health quality indicators.
Source: bbc.co.uk


Source: arstechnica.com

Thousands of spills at US oil and gas fracking sites - BBC News: Up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells

Thousands of spills at US oil and gas fracking sites - BBC News: Up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill liquids each year, according to new data.
Source: bbc.co.uk