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Placing insects into CO2-induced suspended animation allows for live micro-CT scanningLondon, Canada (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 Until now, insects have been too wriggly to make good subjects for scientists wanting to understand more about insect innards. But an interdisciplinary team of biologists and imaging specialists from Western University has worked out a novel micro-imaging solution that's leading to unprecedented new ways of viewing insect development. The team has managed to create spectacularly detailed, three-dimensional views of insects' insides - without harming them in any way - by using carbon dioxide ... read more |
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 Tidally locked exoplanets may be more common than previously thought Studying the sun's atmosphere with the total solar eclipse of 2017 Exotic quantum states made from light Envistacom wins $10M Army communications contract Russia's S7 group plans to resume Zenit lunches from Sea Launch platform NASA: let's say something to Voyager 1 on 40th anniversary of launch | .. |
 End of an era as typewriting tests phased out in India The unmistakable chatter of typewriters outside courthouses and government offices will soon fall silent in India's financial capital Mumbai as stenography colleges on Friday hold their final manual exams. ... more | .. |
 Japan gives world-beating fidget spinner a whirl One company in perfectionism-obsessed Japan is claiming it has developed a fidget spinner that whirls longer than any rival on the market - 12 minutes and counting. ... more | .. |
 Facebook rolls out video shows, in new challenge Facebook is rolling out a new video service offering professionally produced shows in a challenge to rivals such as YouTube, and potentially to streaming providers like Netflix. ... more | .. |
 Smartphone screen maker Japan Display cutting 30% of workforce Japan Display said Wednesday it would slash 3,700 jobs, or about 30 percent of its workforce, as the struggling smartphone screen maker's chief executive warned it was the "last chance" for a turnaround. ... more |
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 US trade commission probing Qualcomm iPhone complaint The US International Trade Commission on Tuesday said it will look into Qualcomm's complaint that Apple is violating its patents in some iPhones. ... more | .. |
 Disney empire strikes back, sort of, with new streaming plan Walt Disney Co. has the potential to shake up the television sector with its plan to offer direct-to-consumer streaming services and take on Netflix on its own turf. ... more | .. |
 Technique enables printable and rewritable color images A chemical process that allows color images to be printed on specially coated paper and then erased so that different images can be printed on the same paper has been developed by researchers at Ric ... more | .. |
 Never too old to code: Meet Japan's 82-year-old app-maker When 82-year-old Masako Wakamiya first began working she still used an abacus for maths - today she is one of the world's oldest iPhone app developers, a trailblazer in making smartphones accessible for the elderly. ... more |
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Department of Defense to start issuing tablets for classified documents The Defense Information Systems Agency has initiated a pilot program to allow senior officials to access classified documents on specially secured tablets. ... more | .. |
 Contemporary art boom is 'historic change' in art market The art market is entering a "new era of prosperity" driven for the first time by rising prices for contemporary art, the world's biggest art market index said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Apple's China problem highlights conundrum for tech sector Apple's decision to bow to Chinese officials by removing apps to sidestep online censorship underscores the dilemma faced by US tech companies seeking to uphold principles while expanding their business. ... more | .. |
Apple, Huawei, Amazon gain in sluggish tablet market Apple, Huawei and Amazon boosted tablet sales over the past quarter, despite the ongoing slump in the overall market for the devices, surveys showed Thursday. ... more |
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 Smartphone sales slip as top vendors consolidate market share Global smartphone sales saw a modest decline in the second quarter of 2017, as market leaders Samsung and Apple consolidated their positions, a survey showed Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Apple beats profit estimates, boosting shares Apple on Tuesday reported stronger-than-expected results for the past quarter, with higher revenues and profits, delivering a boost to its share price. ... more | .. |
 Amazon sales surge, but spending bites into profit Internet colossus Amazon on Thursday reported its profit shrank in the recently ended quarter despite surging sales as it poured money into growth. ... more | .. |
 Broadband light sources with liquid core The researchers pumped a hybrid waveguide with an ultrafast, intense laser pulse and produced a very broad light spectrum in the near and mid-infrared range (1.1 um to 2.7 um) not visible to the hum ... more |
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 Balloons and drones and clouds China, Russia push talks as N. Korea steps back from missile launches US says open to talk if North Korea ready to disarm Iran can quit nuclear deal if US keeps adding sanctions: Rouhani Chinese scientists aim to launch more quantum satellites Iran chief of staff in Turkey for talks on Syria, Iraq | .. |
 Twitter dives, growth stall highlights contrast with Facebook Twitter shares were hammered Thursday after the company reported no gain in its user base in the past quarter, raising fresh fears about the future of the service as it loses more ground to Facebook. ... more | .. |
 Trump hails $10 bn investment from Apple supplier Foxconn President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a $10 billion US investment by Apple supplier Foxconn to build a plant in Wisconsin. ... more | .. |
Facebook profit jumps as user ranks grow Facebook on Wednesday reported a surge in profits in the past quarter, fueled by strong growth in money-making ads to its more than two billion users. ... more | .. |
Chinese writers navigate censors to earn cash via apps When outspoken professor Qiao Mu posted his resignation letter on a popular Chinese messaging app, sympathetic readers tapped their phone screens to send him money, leaving him with a 20,000 yuan ($3,000) payday. ... more |
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Amazon pushes into SE Asia with Singapore launch Amazon launched its express delivery service in Singapore on Thursday, the US online retail giant's first foray into Southeast Asia and a move that puts it in direct competition with China's Alibaba. ... more | .. |
 India's top court considers whether privacy is a right India's Supreme Court began hearing submissions Wednesday to determine whether Indians have a constitutional right to privacy in a challenge to the government's massive biometric database, which critics argue violates that right. ... more | .. |
 Colorizing images with deep neural networks For decades, image colorization has enjoyed an enduring interest from the public. Though not without its share of detractors, there is something powerful about this simple act of adding color to bla ... more | .. |
 Alphabet profit hit by EU fine on Google Google parent Alphabet on Monday saw shares slide as the market reacted to a massive fine by the European Commission and word that success in mobile, cloud and YouTube is coming with higher costs. ... more |
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