Facebook is revamping its photo album feature with the ability to add videos, check-ins, text posts to albums, follow friends’ albums so you’re notified when they’re updated and display “featured” albums
Day: June 1, 2017
Almost a quarter of adolescents in Austria are currently suffering from a mental health problem
This study is not only the first to cover the whole of Austria but also unique in its range: For the first time in the world, 27 mental health problems
LIGO detects gravitational waves for third time
The newfound black hole, formed by the merger, has a mass about 49 times that of our sun. This fills in a gap between the masses of the two merged
Steep declines in Kauai’s seabird populations, radar reveals
To assess the population trends and distribution of the birds in recent decades, André Raine of the Kauai Endangered Seabird Recovery Project and his colleagues examined past and contemporary radar
2017 hurricane season follows year of extremes
Lead author Jennifer Collins, PhD, associate professor in the School of Geosciences at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL, writes “Overall 2016 was notable for a series of
Big fish in big trouble in Europe
Marine fish play an important role in marine ecosystems, but are also a major food source for marine animals and humans. The new study published in Nature Ecology Evolution found
How flattening our dimension can bring better graphics into the fold
In order to create 3-D models in the field of computer graphics, thin sheets of material are layered together to create a single object. Dr. Scott Schaefer, professor in the
Scientists slash computations for deep learning
Ryan Spring (left) and Anshumali Shrivastava. Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Rice University computer scientists have adapted a widely used technique for rapid data lookup to slash the amount of computation—and
How flattening our dimension can bring better graphics into the fold
In order to create 3-D models in the field of computer graphics, thin sheets of material are layered together to create a single object. Dr. Scott Schaefer, professor in the
Possible correlation shown between the partial meltdown at TMI and thyroid cancers
Three Mile Island (TMI), located near Harrisburg, Pa., had a partial meltdown accident on March 28, 1979. During the accident, radiation was released into the environment, which the United States
Possible correlation shown between the partial meltdown at TMI and thyroid cancers
Three Mile Island (TMI), located near Harrisburg, Pa., had a partial meltdown accident on March 28, 1979. During the accident, radiation was released into the environment, which the United States
Making prosthetic limbs feel more natural
This type of system could help to reduce the rejection rate of prosthetic limbs, which is around 20 percent. “We’re talking about a dramatic improvement in patient care,” says Hugh
Making prosthetic limbs feel more natural
This type of system could help to reduce the rejection rate of prosthetic limbs, which is around 20 percent. “We’re talking about a dramatic improvement in patient care,” says Hugh
Making prosthetic limbs feel more natural
This type of system could help to reduce the rejection rate of prosthetic limbs, which is around 20 percent. “We’re talking about a dramatic improvement in patient care,” says Hugh
In a cosmic hit-and-run, icy Saturn moon may have flipped
While combing through data collected by NASA’s Cassini mission during flybys of Enceladus, astronomers from Cornell University, the University of Texas and NASA have found the first evidence that the