Peer into the eyes of Cyberdog
When someone mentioned to me that Xiaomi was launching its own “robot dog,” my mind immediately went to Sony’s Aibo. And honestly, it would have been difficult to be more wrong. Now that the news has been out for a few days, the company’s hea.....»»
Shifting toward "open peer review"
Twenty years ago, it was difficult to find information about local restaurants, except from the restaurants themselves. Now, thanks to the Internet, independent evaluations are easy to find. It's past time we make that the case for scientific researc.....»»
Environmental DNA: How a tool used to detect endangered wildlife ended up helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic
Imagine discovering an animal species you thought had gone extinct was still living—without laying eyes on it. Such was the case with the Brazilian frog species Megaelosia bocainensis, whose complete disappearance in 1968 led scientists to believe.....»»
Teco eyes PM generators in offshore wind farms
Teco Electric & Machinery has signed cooperative framework agreements with international offshore wind farm developers and makers of PM (permanent magnet) generators for supply of stators and rotors, according to Teco......»»
NASA eyes weather forecast for SpaceX’s crewed launch on Thursday
SpaceX and NASA will send another four astronauts to the International Space Station early Thursday, so long as the weather is fine. So what's the forecast?.....»»
Acer Aspire 5 (2021) review: Not easy on the eyes
It's slow, and has mediocre battery life and the worst display I've ever tested......»»
Vingroup eyes second VinFast car plant in central Vietnam, report says
The planned factory would be on a 3,700-acre plot in the northern central province of Ha Tinh, Reuters reported, citing documents filed with local authorities......»»
Cyber-firm Darktrace eyes "£3bn" London share listing
Boss Poppy Gustafsson says London is a "logical choice" despite Deliveroo's flop flotation......»»
Nike throws tradition out the window with bold, new Boston Red Sox uniforms
No red. No sox. But a lot of hometown pride. Close your eyes, and conjure the Boston Red Sox. You probably see a pair of red socks, of course, and possibly a blue Boston “B.” For one of the most storied teams in baseball, these are tim.....»»
A discovery that "literally changes the textbook"
The network of nerves connecting our eyes to our brains is sophisticated and researchers have now shown that it evolved much earlier than previously thought, thanks to an unexpected source: the gar fish......»»
Signal Tests Payments Feature To Let Users Send Cryptocurrency
Signal announced on Tuesday it's now testing a new peer-to-peer payments system in the beta version of its apps. From a report: Appropriately called Signal Payments, the new feature right now supports only one protocol: the MobileCoin wallet and its.....»»
How preprints accelerated science communication during the pandemic
During the early phase of the pandemic, approximately 40% of the COVID-19 literature was shared as preprints—freely available manuscripts that are shared prior to peer-review. In a new study publishing in the open access journal PLOS Biology, resea.....»»
Google Eyes Return To Office, Celonis, IBM and Red Hat Partner up & More News
Google considers a return to the workplace, EmailToolTester calls out the video conferencing tool winners, mmhmm expands its enterprise offering and more news. Continue reading........»»
The "one who causes fear"—new meat-eating predator discovered
Research published today in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology describes a newly discovered species of dinosaur—named the 'one who causes fear', or Llukalkan aliocranianus......»»
Daily Crunch: Amazon makes PR push ahead of union vote
Amazon pushes back against unionization, WeWork eyes the SPAC route and there’s new spyware on Android. This is your Daily Crunch for March 26, 2021. The big story: Amazon makes PR push ahead of union vote Workers at Amazon’s fulfillment.....»»
Searching for hints of new physics in the subatomic world
Peer deeper into the heart of the atom than any microscope allows and scientists hypothesize that you will find a rich world of particles popping in and out of the vacuum, decaying into other particles, and adding to the weirdness of the visible worl.....»»
Acer Group eyes smart city business
The Acer Group via its four affiliates - AOpen, Acer Being Communication, Acer ITS and Altos Computing - is eyeing the business opportunities from smart city development particularly applications for buildings, traffic and water resource management,.....»»
How James Webb will peer through a dusty cloud to study supermassive black hole
NASA has shared a glimpse into the work the James Webb telescope will perform in a profile of research to be conducted on the nearby galaxy Centaurus A......»»
Zoom"s New Research on Remote Work, Box Cozies Up to Microsoft Teams & More News
In this newsbyte, eyes the return the physical workplace, Box and Microsoft deepen their partnership for Teams, Fuze protects Teams data and more. Continue reading........»»
Is grant review feedback perceived as fair or useful?
An important function of the grant peer review process is to provide constructive feedback to applicants for their resubmissions. However, little is known about whether review feedback achieves this goal......»»
Neuroscientists Unveil Tech for the Vision Impaired: Bionic Eyes, Textured Tablets and More
Devices shift away from Robocop-like wearables to simpler, more accessible assistive solutions There are many, many wearable and portable devices aimed at improving life for the blind and visually impaired (in some cases, even restoring vision).....»»