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A team of researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, the ETH Zurich, have produced artificial beta cells for the treatment of diabetes. Artificial Beta Cell Production The artificial beta cells produced by ETH Zurich researchers are capable of performing all the functions of typical pancreatic cells. It is noted that the cells have the ability to measure the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream and produce […]

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Donald Trump has picked Andrew Liveris, the chief executive of Dow Chemical, to lead his advisory council on manufacturing, giving him a connection to the new administration at a time when he is trying to secure approvals for a complex $130bn merger with DuPont. Mr Liveris previously served in a similar advisory role for President Barack Obama.  At a rally in an arena in Michigan on Friday […]

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It was previously reported that Samsung could be releasing an update that will permanently disable the remaining units of the recalled Galaxy Note 7 that are still out in the wild on Dec. 15. Samsung has confirmed that such an update is on its way to stubborn users in the United States who are still holding on to the device despite the risk of its battery exploding and […]

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Current biomedical imaging and sensing technologies include computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, optical coherence tomography, spectroscopy, and ultrasound. These technologies are at the intersection of the physical sciences, mathematics, computer science, and engineering. Now researchers are using biomedical imaging and sensing to study everything from the development of artificial vision systems to bone biomechanics. (via WSJ)

Data — or lack of the right data — may be the Achilles Heel of the digital movement. Successfully making the move to digital nirvana requires data — lots of it, and in the right places, available to the right people and systems at the right time. Photo: HubSpot Unfortunately, organizations still do not have a handle on the data challenge. As expressed in a new McKinsey […]

Screens from the Starbucks mobile app. At its annual meeting with investors on December 7, Starbucks executives outlined a bevy of initiatives involving new store formats, expanded food offerings, and new premium coffee beverages — but the other big story to come out of the coffee giant’s corporate hobnobbing was how the company’s use of technology has turned the brand into a digital innovation machine. Starbucks, which […]

“When we took the land in Dubailand and talked about our plans to launch a sustainable project, many thought we were just bluffing. Today, when people come and see our project they are simply amazed,” says Faris Saeed, sitting in his temporary office in one of the solar-powered villas in The Sustainable City. Ironically, the new city is the result of a failed development called The Lagoons, […]

By Peter Gosnell Australian theme park Dreamworld reopened on Saturday having been closed since the end of October following the deaths of four people on its now-shuttered Thunder River Rapids ride. Craig Davidson, chief executive of theme parks at Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure Group, said reopening the park on the Gold Coast in the eastern state of Queensland was a poignant moment. “Today the smiles of Dreamworld […]

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signs legislation that establishes comprehensive regulations for the testing, use and eventual sale of autonomous vehicle technology at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Mich., on Friday Dec. 9, 2016. The package of bills signed into law Friday comes with few specific state regulations and leaves many decisions up to automakers and companies like Google and Uber. It also allows automakers and […]

Submitted by Steven Horowtiz via The Foundation for Economic Education, The headlines tell us that the Dow Jones is up around 1,000 points since Donald Trump won the election on November 8th. The conventional wisdom is that this shows how much confidence people have in Trump’s ability to generate a healthy American economy. The argument is that if people are willing to buy stock in American firms, […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for December 9, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Tennis event Take part in the ZSC Academy Tennis Festival, a fun way to experience and learn more about the sport. There will be lessons for children ages 2 and older, tennis […]

Dropbox is often the choice solution for file storage in the cloud, but the problem is that as smartphones proliferate the market, widespread internet coverage is slow to follow suit, so accessing the cloud is not always an easy feat when physically moving from place to place. In this case, cloud-based file storage basically becomes useless on a smartphone. Dropbox previously enabled a solution for this by allowing […]

I don’t know if it’s an age thing, but when someone says Chevrolet Malibu, my grey matter automatically conjures up images of a 1968 Chevelle coupé with a burbling 350-cubic-inch V8. But what was reality in the Swinging 60s is no longer true, because the Malibu has had to evolve to survive. The modern-day Malibu has a four-cylinder motor sitting east-west across the engine bay. Said power […]

China’s Fujian Grand Chip Investment said it had dropped its offer for Aixtron, the German chip equipment maker, six days after President Barack Obama blocked the deal on national security grounds. Fujian’s takeover vehicle Grand Chip Investment said its offer had lapsed because it had failed to gain regulatory approval from the US Committee on Foreign Investment. Aixtron’s shares fell more than 4 per cent to €3.73 […]

Engineers have developed a nanomaterial that could lead to optical chips and circuits. The researchers believe they are the first to rewrite a waveguide, which is a crucial photonic component and a building block for integrated circuits, using an all-optical technique. (via WSJ)

Submitted by MiddleEastEye.net via TheAntiMedia.org, Saudi authorities banned journalist Jamal Khashoggi from writing in newspapers, appearing on TV and attending conferences, the Alkhalij Aljadid reported in Arabic. This came after Khashoggi’s remarks during a presentation he made at a Washington think-tank on 10 November in which he was critical of Donald Trump’s ascension to the US presidency. Two weeks ago, an official Saudi source was cited by […]

Sony Researchers have discovered backdoors in Sony IPELA Engine IP cameras which could affect as many as 80 models. Cybersecurity firm SEC Consult said on Wednesday that the security flaw allows attackers to remotely execute code, hijack vulnerable cameras, disrupt device functionality, and spy on users. In addition, the backdoor grants attackers the opportunity to add compromised Sony IP cameras to botnets as slave nodes, in the […]

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Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have invented a novel live-cell imaging method that could someday help biologists better understand how stem cells transform into specialized cells and how diseases like cancer spread. The Photonic Crystal Enhanced Microscope (PCEM) is capable of monitoring and quantitatively measuring cell adhesion, a critical process involved cell migration, cell differentiation, cell division, and cell death. “Our approach is important […]

By Asad Hashim | ISLAMABAD ISLAMABAD Pakistan on Thursday mourned the 47 victims of its deadliest plane crash in four years, among them a famed-rockstar-turned-Muslim evangelist, two infants and three foreigners, as officials sought to pinpoint the cause of the disaster.     Engine trouble was initially believed responsible, but many questions remain, stirring new worries about the safety record of money-losing state carrier Pakistani International Airlines. […]

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