Locked-in syndrome and the misplaced presumption of misery
Surveys suggest most LIS patients are happy. Researchers want that more widely understood. Enlarge (credit: Amy DiLorenzo | Getty Images) In 1993, Julio Lopes was sipping a coffee at a bar when he had a stroke. He fell into.....»»
A mysterious satellite hack has victims far beyond Ukraine
The biggest hack since Russia’s war began knocked thousands of people offline. Enlarge (credit: bjdlzx | Getty Images) More than 22,000 miles above Earth, the KA-SAT is locked in orbit. Traveling at 7,000 miles per hour, in.....»»
Best Nintendo Switch Adapters
Every Nintendo Switch comes with an AC adapter, but that doesn't mean that is all you will need.. There's a chance you'll need a replacement if the AC Adapter were to break, get misplaced, or get stolen.Sometimes, it's convenient to b.....»»
Get $100 to spend at restaurants across the country for only $18
TL;DR: As of March 19, you can take 82% off a $100 gift card to Restaurant.com, so you'll get it for just $18.Along with gas, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and just about everything else, eating out is getting more expensive. But after being locked in the h.....»»
How to lock cells in Excel
You might want the cells on your Microsoft Excel worksheet to be locked for some projects. Check out our article to learn how to do just that......»»
Mercedes gives dealers digital flexibility
Dealers will no longer be locked into working with a factory-chosen intermediary for digital marketing......»»
Converting plastic waste into porous carbon for capturing carbon dioxide
Besides climate change, which is mostly the result of our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, plastic pollution stands as one of the most critical environmental concerns of this decade. The sheer quantity of discarded and misplaced plastic is dealing irr.....»»
Vehicles play important role in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus transmission
In the battle against disease transmission, pork farmers have to look out for more than just sick pigs. Researchers from North Carolina State University have modeled nine different potential transmission routes for porcine reproductive and respirator.....»»
Game industry unites behind call to cut off Russian market
Ubisoft, Take-Two, EA, Activision, Epic, and more join a growing corporate movement. Enlarge / Locked out. (credit: Sean Gladwell / Getty Images) Last week, the Ukrainian government put out a public call to "all game developme.....»»
Double locked: Polymer hydrogels secure confidential information
The development of highly secure but simple and inexpensive encryption technology for the prevention of data leaks and forgeries is decidedly challenging. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research team has introduced a "double lock" based on therm.....»»
How to change your character and armor appearance in Elden Ring
You can alter your physical appearance and certain armor pieces, but both are easily missed, and one is even locked behind a boss encounter......»»
Colossal black holes locked in dance at heart of galaxy
Locked in an epic cosmic waltz 9 billion light years away, two supermassive black holes appear to be orbiting around each other every two years. The two giant bodies each have masses that are hundreds of millions of times larger than that of our sun,.....»»
A "hot Jupiter"s" dark side is revealed in detail for first time
MIT astronomers have obtained the clearest view yet of the perpetual dark side of an exoplanet that is "tidally locked" to its star. Their observations, combined with measurements of the planet's permanent day side, provide the first detailed view of.....»»
Want a GPU from Best Buy? Get ready for a $200 paywall
Best Buy locked its recent Nvidia RTX 30-series graphics card drop behind a $199 paywall. Customers needed a yearly Totaltech subscription to buy a new GPU......»»
Bacteria"s hidden weapon: Toxins locked inside a capsule secured by a cork
The microbiome is home to an estimated 100 trillion bacteria, existing as a dense colony of many different strains and species. Similar to all organisms, bacteria must also compete with one another for space and resources, engaging in "warfare" by re.....»»
How to hide sensitive photos and videos in Google Photos
This tutorial explains how you can set up Locked Folder to hide photos and videos in Google Photos. The post How to hide sensitive photos and videos in Google Photos first appeared on Phandroid. Google Photos is a handy tool to store your p.....»»
Pulsed electromagnetic energy, ultrasound “plausibly” explain Havana syndrome
Expert panel says other popular hypotheses, like mass psychogenic illness, are unlikely. Enlarge / Picture of the US embassy in Havana, taken on September 29, 2017, after the United States announced it was withdrawing more than half it.....»»
Millennials locked out of Australian housing market by older generations
Contradictory government policies are creating intergenerational inequity as new research from the University of South Australia shows that the housing market is failing to concurrently cater for both older and younger generations......»»
"Pulsed Electromagnetic Energy" Could Cause Havana Syndrome
An intelligence panel investigating the cause of a spate of mysterious incidents that have struck dozens of US officials across the globe has said that some of the episodes could "plausibly" have been caused by "pulsed electromagnetic energy" emitted.....»»
Astronomers Find a New Asteroid Sharing Earth"s Orbit
Astronomers have discovered a captive asteroid shadowing Earth in its orbit. From a report: The asteroid, known as 2020 XL5, is only the second of its type ever seen, shepherded by Earth's gravity into an orbit that is locked in synchrony with our pl.....»»
Research finds little genetic basis for some sea stars staying healthy amid deadly wasting syndrome
Healthy-looking ochre sea stars have minimal genetic difference from those displaying symptoms of sea star wasting syndrome, say Oregon State University researchers who examined whether genetic variation was the reason some animals went unaffected du.....»»