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,.....»»
Detailing a disastrous autumn day in ancient Italy
Volcanic eruptions evoke images of lava, fire, and destruction; however, this is not always the case. The Plinian eruption of Mount Vesuvius around 4,000 years ago—2,000 years before the one that buried the Roman city of Pompeii— left a remarkabl.....»»
Monster Hurricane Ian hammers Florida
Heavy winds and rain pummelled Florida on Wednesday as Hurricane Ian intensified to just shy of the strongest Category 5 level, threatening to wreak "catastrophic" destruction on the southern US state......»»
Your medical implant or food wrapper could someday be made of CBD
With the legalization of hemp cultivation, products containing cannabidiol (CBD) have become popular. Many of these oils and creams claim to alleviate pain and other conditions, and now, new research reported in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces sug.....»»
Competitive shooter The Finals will make rivals ‘panic,’ devs say
The Finals' server-side destruction system is currently unmatched, and developer Embark Studios thinks it will make other developers panic......»»
Apple Watch Ultra is quite durable, but it’ll be a pain to repair
The Apple Watch Ultra is Apple’s most rugged wearable made to date. The device is a bigger variant of the Apple Watch Series 8, featuring a brand new design and various new capabilities catered to specific use cases. The durability improvements are.....»»
A New Island Just Appeared In The Pacific Ocean: Here"s How
Volcanoes may be capable of epic destruction, but they can create, too. Scientists have spotted a whole new island in the Pacific Ocean, with explosive origins. Volc.....»»
To encrypt or to destroy? Ransomware affiliates plan to try the latter
Ransomware gangs are planning on trying out a new tactic, and it involves the destruction of the victims’ data. Targeting the data Researchers from Symantec, Cyderes and Stairwell have recently analyzed a new version of the Exmatter data exfilt.....»»
Apple Music sponsoring NFL"s Super Bowl half-time show
Back in the 1980s, Apple poached John Sculley from Pepsi. Now for 2022, Apple Music is replacing the soft drink firm as sponsor of what the NFL claims is "the most-watched musical performance of the year."In February 2022, Pepsi pulled out of sponsor.....»»
Soft Robot Biodegrades Inside Body
Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong have developed a magnetic soft millirobot that can grab and release objects, and move around by rolling. The device can be controlled using magnetic fields, and consists of a biodegradable gelatin and i.....»»
Email-based threats: A pain point for organizations
In this Help Net Security video, Igal Lytzki, Incident Response Analyst at Perception Point, discusses a recent Remcos RAT malware campaign and more broadly, the threat that email-based threats and phishing pose to organizations. To extract credentia.....»»
More than one-tenth of the world"s terrestrial genetic diversity may already be lost, study says
Climate change and habitat destruction may have already caused the loss of more than one-tenth of the world's terrestrial genetic diversity, according to new research led by Carnegie's Moises Exposito-Alonso and published in Science. This means that.....»»
New endoscope uses bendable GRIN lens for 3D microscopy
Researchers have created a flexible needle-like endoscopic imaging probe that can acquire 3D microscopic images of tissue. The bendability is possible thanks to a new flexible graded index (GRIN) lens developed by the researchers......»»
Soft devices, powered by "stressed" algae, glow in the dark when squished or stretched
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed soft devices containing algae that glow in the dark when experiencing mechanical stress, such as being squished, stretched, twisted or bent. The devices do not require any electroni.....»»
Strengthening Hurricane Fiona heads north toward Bermuda
Hurricane Fiona continued its slow and devastating march northward after slamming the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday and leaving a trail of destruction in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic......»»
A Recent Supreme Court Ruling Will Help People In Pain
By ruling in favor of two doctors accused of running pill mills, SCOTUS is clarifying opioid prescription practices.....»»
Self-assembled liquid crystal architectures for soft matter photonics
"Soft matter" was first proposed by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes in his Nobel acceptance speech in 1991. The term describes materials between aqueous substances and ideal solids......»»
Tattooing could be pain-free thanks to new needle tech
Depending on your tolerance for pain, getting a tattoo can be an uncomfortable experience. But new technology developed by scientists looks set to change that......»»
Genetic discovery could lead to better treatments for common tumor in dogs
Newly discovered genetic commonalities and differences among the most prevalent types of canine soft tissue sarcomas, a common and potentially deadly tumor, could pave the way for more accurate diagnosis and better treatments in the future......»»
Tiny robots made of “galinstan” can run faster than a (scaled down) cheetah
Most soft robots are slow, but these feel the need for speed. Enlarge (credit: Mao et. al.) Scientists at Johannes Kepler University (JKU) have created steerable soft robots that are capable of running, swimming, and jumping a.....»»
High-performance 937-nm laser lets scientists see deeper with lower power
Two-photon microscopy (2PM) plays a reliably efficient role in noninvasive deep-tissue imaging in biomedical investigation. Since the invention of the two-photon microscope at the end of the 20th century, there has been a steady flow of related resea.....»»