Soft tissue destruction and lower back pain
Back pain affects many people at some point in their lives, and a common cause is damage to the squishy discs or flexible, rubbery tissues of the spine. However, observing this damage at an early stage is difficult with current imaging methods. Now,.....»»
iPad pricing brings even more pain to European buyers [U: AirTags and accessories too]
Base-level iPad pricing got a steep rise yesterday, as Apple updated the $329 iPad 9 to the $449 iPad 10. But things are even worse for European buyers, with a £499 starting price in the UK, and euro pricing starting at €579 or €589, depending.....»»
Adidas made solar-powered headphones that sound like the future
At first, the Adidas RPT-02 SOL headphones sound too good to be true: Self-charging Bluetooth headphones powered by...light? Give me a break. But they're real and they're pretty incredible. And they're a surprising solution to a very familiar pain po.....»»
The unique way this virus sneaks into a cell"s nucleus could advance the study of cancer-causing pathogens
Viruses are tiny packets of destruction and there are more of them than any other biological entity on the planet......»»
Nvidia’s last-minute 12GB RTX 4080 rebrand will be a pain for GPU makers
Nvidia will shoulder at least some of the costs of rebranding all of the GPUs. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Late last Friday, Nvidia decided that it was "unlaunching" the lower-end 12GB version of its upcoming GeForce RTX 4.....»»
Net zero emissions: FUTEX outlines a sustainability vision
Environmental destruction and excessive use of fossil fuels have increased the average global temperature. The world is experiencing unusual but frequent El Nino and La Nina events, melting glaciers of the North and South poles. Even worse, droughts,.....»»
"Smart plastic" material is step forward toward soft, flexible robotics and electronics
Inspired by living things from trees to shellfish, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin set out to create a plastic much like many life forms that are hard and rigid in some places and soft and stretchy in others. Their success—a first,.....»»
Simple, rapid and robust method makes mouse whole organs transparent for imaging
The adage "Seeing is believing" was front of mind for Dr. Chih-Wei Logan Hsu and Dr. Joshua D. Wythe at Baylor College of Medicine as they and their colleagues developed an innovative technology called EZ Clear. This new tissue clearing method has si.....»»
Lab-Grown Human Brain Tissue Works in Rats
Tiny cell clusters called organoids integrated with the animals’ own tissue, a step toward developing sophisticated mini-models of the brain......»»
Plastics causing multi-organ damage in seabirds
New research shows that the presence of plastics in seabirds can induce multiple organ and tissue damage affecting the entire body in a multitude of ways, not just limited to the stomach as previously assumed......»»
Hurricane Ian destroyed their homes. Algorithms sent them money
Google's AI scanned satellite imagery to identify the worst-hit neighborhoods. Enlarge (credit: Joe Raedle / Getty) When Hurricane Ian churned over Florida in late September, it left a trail of destruction from high winds and.....»»
Team develops biocompatible adhesive applicable to hair transplants
Medical adhesives are materials that can be applied to various uses such as wound healing, hemostasis, vascular anastomosis, and tissue engineering, and they are expected to contribute greatly to the development of minimally invasive surgery and orga.....»»
AI satellite mapping can quickly pinpoint hurricane damage across an entire state to spot where people may be trapped
Hurricane Ian left an extraordinarily broad path of destruction across much of South Florida. That was evident in reports from the ground, but it also shows up in satellite data. Using a new method, our team of spatial and environmental analysts was.....»»
"Sirens" review: A touching tale of an Arab adolescence I never thought I"d see on screen
When taking on intimate topics like sexuality, trauma, or mental health, the lines between meta function and exploitation are arguably thin. So thin that it’s easy to tread into romanticized renditions of pain with one misstep. Rita Baghdadi&rs.....»»
‘Pain and pleasure, indivisible:’ Looking back at the queer horror classic Hellraiser
In addition to a Hulu remake, Clive Barker's horror classic Hellraiser turns 35 this year and has tons of queer and sexualized undertones throughout it......»»
Black women started living the soft life. Then came quiet quitting.
Before quiet quitting took corporate America by storm, Black women were quietly quitting their arduous lifestyles. They dubbed it the soft life: An online aesthetic movement that emerged in 2021 that called for Black women to let go of the astro.....»»
Childhood diet may contribute to impacted wisdom teeth, research shows
Have you ever wondered why so many people end up with impacted wisdom teeth, which cause discomfort, pain and infection, and often require expensive surgical removal? A University of Saskatchewan (USask) graduate student researcher says your childhoo.....»»
Dictionary.com adds "antiwork" because it, too, does not dream of labor
For those who dream of a four-day workweek, Dictionary.com feels your pain. And to give you the language to express your woes, it's added a slew of work related terms — plus a few internet faves, climate terms, and accurate Ukrainian endonyms......»»
Review: Courant MAG:2 offers a minimalist sculptural take on an iPhone and AirPods charger
Luxury Apple accessory maker Courant recently launched its newest charger as the follow-up and bigger brother to MAG:1. MAG:2 features MagSafe compatibility with a minimalist sculptural metal and leather or soft-touch plastic and cloth design. Her.....»»
Microsoft Teams updates are about to become less of a total pain
A new version of Microsoft Teams will make installing updates manually far more straightforward......»»
Pain relief without side effects and addiction
New substances that activate adrenalin receptors instead of opioid receptors have a similar pain relieving effect to opiates, but without the negative aspects such as respiratory depression and addiction......»»