Samsung pulls the pin on the Galaxy Note 7 but will not likely suffer permanent damage
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Samsung has finally called a halt to its production of the Galaxy Note 7. Following on from its earlier problems with the devices spontaneously setting alight, it seems that the replacement also suffered from the same problem. Samsung has clearly not found out the exact cause of the original cause for the batteries to overheat, even though there was some suggestion that the replacement phones may have been affected by a different issue from their predecessors.
Cosmological mystery solved by largest ever map of voids and superclusters
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A team of astrophysicists at the University of Portsmouth have created the largest ever map of voids and superclusters in the universe, which helps solve a long-standing cosmological mystery.
Cultural response could improve Maori financial literacy
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A report on the spending habits of Māori women has identified that a culturally-responsive community model could help improve financial literacy among Māori. The research project, which was conducted by the Westpac Massey fin-Ed Centre and funded by the SkyCity Auckland Community Trust, asked Māori women to complete a spending diary for six to 12 weeks and/or take part in focus groups and financial health check surveys.
Sony tapping virtual reality with PlayStation headset
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Sony is set to launch its new virtual reality headset, joining Facebook, Samsung and Google in a market that analysts say could boost the global gaming sector.
Sneaky male kiangs and their shifty courting strategy
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Wild equids such as Spanish Mustangs and wild Burroughs captivate and delight people around the world. To many, these animals represent freedom and adventure. However, these iconic animals are often persecuted because they compete with livestock for limited forage and water. Researcher Prameek M. Kannan, a Master's graduate from Pace University's Environmental Science Program (ENS), travelled to some of the harshest terrain on Earth in order to study the behavior of the most elusive and unknown of all wild equids—the Tibetan wild ass of the Trans-Himalayas. While attempting to estab...más »
How and why researchers revised the genetic recipe for E. coli
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esearchers in the laboratory of George Church, Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and a core faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard, are working to produce the most modified bacterial genome to date. The researchers believe the method they developed will help others who are trying to make many edits at once to any organism's genome.
Image: Fires overtake landscape in the Mississippi Valley
Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories - Hace 9 horas
The Mississippi Valley (and total Southeast U.S. including the Plains) actually sees more fires every fires season than the Western States which tend to receive a lot of national attention. The main difference is that the fires in the Southeast are smaller and less intense than the monster fires of the West. Dozens of fires can be seen in this image stretching across the Mississippi Valley into the Plains.
Encrypting medical photos with chaos
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Chaos and confusion could be used to encrypt colour photos and protect them from prying eyes, according to computer scientists in Algeria. Writing in the International Journal of Information and Computer Security, the team describe a new algorithm that generates pseudo-random sequences that change a plain image into a ciphered image in a single step leading to a file that cannot be cracked.
Localitzen un cadàver dins d'un cotxe després de buidar el canal de Seròs
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El cadàver d'un jove de 21 anys de Sunyer (Segrià) va ser localitzat dimarts al migdia a l'interior d'un cotxe que va quedar al descobert durant el buidatge del canal de Seròs que està fent la companyia Endesa aquests dies per tasques de manteniment. Els Mossos d'Esquadra han obert una investigació per determinar les causes de la mort i confirmar si la víctima hauria caigut a l'aigua dissabte passat amb el cotxe després de tenir un accident de trànsit a l'alçada de Montoliu de Lleida.
Google presenta Curio-cité, proyecto para conocer rincones ocultos de las ciudades
Seguimos con los experimentos en Realidad Virtual que Google está realizando, y lo hacemos ahora con el nuevo Curio-cité. Se trata de un proyecto de Google Arts & Culture que nos permite ver rincones de diversas ciudades de una forma diferente. Mostrarán vídeos en 360 grados aproximándonos a zonas no tan turísticas, a lugares ocultos
Salut xifra en 3 milions el cost de blindar per llei la salut universal
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Al voltant de 3 milions d'euros. Aquest serà el cost pel Govern de blindar per llei l'accés universal a la salut, sense restriccions, a qualsevol resident a Catalunya. La xifra, davant d'un pressupost que supera els 9.000 milions, no és gaire elevada perquè, a la pràctica, aquesta atenció ja es produïa. Així ho ha explicat aquest dimecres el conseller de Salut, Toni Comín, durant una visita amb el vicepresident del Govern i conseller d'Economia, Oriol Junqueras, al servei d'urgències de l'Hospital Sant Pau de Barcelona.
Mohammed, de refugiat sirià anònim a heroi alemany
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Mohammed té 36 anys i és un refugiat sirià resident a Alemanya. El seu gest de delatar un presumpte jihadista l'ha convertit en l'heroi del moment, en l'home que ha evitat que el país patís una tragèdia similar a les de París o Brussel·les. A Mohammed el va moure, explica, "l'agraïment" cap al poble que l'ha acollit en fugir de la violència de l'Estat Islàmic i la guerra del seu país.
‘Astral’, la història del veler de rics que salva la vida als pobres
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Fins a la primavera passada, Astral era un veler de luxe on se celebraven festes per a uns quants privilegiats. Davant el drama dels refugiats, però, el seu propietari, Livio Lo Monaco, va cedir-lo a l’ONG badalonina Proactiva Open Arms perquè el transformés en un vaixell de vigilància i salvament. En assabentar-se d’aquest fet, l’equip de Salvados va decidir convertir la història de la nau en una pel·lícula documental que avui arriba a més de 130 sales de cinema d’arreu de l’Estat.
Survey to expose exploitation of temporary workers
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Foreign workers in Australia are being asked to detail their experiences amid growing concerns over their possible exploitation by unscrupulous employers engaged in what researchers describe as "wage theft".
New lab mimics the sound of any room
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Researchers at Aalborg University, in conjunction with Bang & Olufsen in Denmark, have developed a sound laboratory that can reproduce the acoustics of any environment from cars to concert halls. One goal is better design of sound systems for cars.
Video: On the cutting edge of composite product development
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University of Maine wood scientists and engineers are evaluating the performance of cross-laminated timber (CLT) made from solid-sawn and composite lumber from trees grown in Maine and the northeastern U.S. In the 1990s, CLT was developed in Austria as an alternative to stone and concrete.
¿Puede este espeluznante vídeo de YouTube estar vinculado con la desaparición de una adolescente?
En octubre de 2009, un usuario llamado *Hi Walter! Its me Patrick!* (“¡Hola, Walter! ¡Soy yo, Patrick!”) subió un vídeo a YouTube titulado *Hi Walter! I got a new gf today!* (“¡Hola, Walter! ¡Hoy he conseguido una novia nueva!”). Read more...
Western Digital renueva sus discos duros My Passport y My Book
Wester Digital ha presentado una renovada gama de discos duros portátiles en dos formatos diferentes: My Passport (en imagen inferior) con unidades de 2,5” y My Book, con discos duros de 3,5”. Leer noticia completa en Western Digital renueva sus discos duros My Passport y My Book
Ancient wingless wasp, now extinct, is one of a kind
Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories - Hace 10 horas
Researchers have identified a bizarre, parasitic wasp without wings preserved in 100-million-year-old amber, which seems to borrow parts of its anatomy from a range of other insects but actually belongs to no other family ever identified on Earth.
Scientists observe first Sun-like magnetic cycle on another star
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An international team of scientists led by the University of Göttingen has observed a Sun-like magnetic cycle on another star for the first time. The Sun's magnetic field drives the Sun's spots and flares and fuels the Solar wind – a torrent of material that streams off our star into space. The discovery is important not only for stellar physics, but also to understand and predict how the Sun affects the Earth and our technological society through its magnetic activity. The results were published in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
