Category: Biz Tech

A major challenge for bioengineers is the recreation and regeneration of human tissues and organs. Techniques such as 3D printing advances research in a certain way, but still, it cannot recreate the complexities of the human body especially when it comes to the intricate design of the human vascular system. Now, scientists are closer to success with the help of a humble gift from nature — a spinach leaf. Turning To Nature A research team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Arkansas State University-Jonesboro,

Wells Fargo revealed Monday that it will soon allow customers to initiate ATM transactions using NFC-based mobile wallets such as Apple Pay.

The recent report on Arctic sea ice levels underlines the grave impact of global warming on marine creatures that depend on the polar ice cap for survival. Rising temperatures in the far north give way to a rapidly reducing ice cover, and when the sea ice is threatened, so is the phytoplankton it sustains. Shrinking sea ice means the microscopic algae have less and less room to grow, and the inevitable plankton shortage takes its toll on the rest of the ecosystem, affecting

For this week's column, I asked one of my staff, Carolina Milanesi, to weigh in on the movie Hidden Figures and how it points to the future of AI. She also brings a woman's perspective to a subject I feel is important to the story and the AI Connection. This essay first ran on our blog. - Tim Bajarin This weekend, I finally watched Hidden Figures. I took my 9-year-old daughter with me to witness how instrumental women of color were

A Beijing court has overturned a ruling that Apple's iPhone 6 violated a patent owned by local manufacturer Shenzhen Baili, the South China Morning Post has reported.The Beijing Intellectual Property Office ruled last May that the

Following a car accident involving one of its self-driving cars, Uber is officially pulling out its autonomous testing program in Arizona, in addition to pausing its Pittsburgh test bed. This is the latest for a company currently facing a diverse set of controversies: from workplace sexism to Kalanick's perceived lack of leadership to pressing accounts of its noxious office culture. Uber's Self-Driving Car Crashes In a photo first posted on Twitter, one of Uber's autonomous Volvos is shown half-capsized, on its side, beside

The Australian government's National Broadband Network (NBN) company is linking up rural residents to satellite services even where towns have existing fixed-line communications infrastructure, according to the Northern Territory government, which has also criticised the

As the March 29 official announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus draw near, leaks regarding the upcoming smartphones have been filling up the rumor mill. While recent reports have left almost nothing to the imagination regarding the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, the most recent leak has spoiled all the official details regarding the devices, along with the official press images that will be used by Samsung. The information and press images, acquired by German tech website

The federal government has tasked Innovation and Science Australia (ISA) with developing a plan that will put Australia in a position as a leading "innovation nation" by 2030.

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California is taking matters into their own hands when they voted Friday to keep their stricter auto emission standards despite the Trump administration's loose hold on the matter. Thanks to the state's longstanding waiver under the Clean Air Act, California has made their boldest move yet in their resistance to Trump's policies. 'Assault On The American Auto Industry' Just last week, the president vowed to loosen the regulations on auto emissions that held the auto industry firm on following strict emission standards. The

The Australian government has signed a formal "Dialogue on Innovation" agreement with China that will see both countries exchange ideas between government representatives, business, and the research sector.Under the arrangement, both countries will contribute up to

As part of a government initiative to address the growing incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the country, several U.S. states have reportedly started giving away free baby boxes to parents of newborn babies. What Is A Baby Box? The baby box initiative originally started in Finland in the later 1930s. During this period, one of out 10 Finnish babies died in their first year. A sturdy, compact, cardboard box with SIDS-proof beddings — a firm foam mattress and tightly fitted sheets

You may want to look up at the sky and observe a little more because the World Meteorological Organization just added 11 new clouds to the International Cloud Atlas, the world's definitive guide and database for cloud classification. World Meteorological Day last March 23 also marks the publication of the new edition of the International Cloud Atlas. In this latest publication, the strange-looking, turbulent meteorological phenomenon asperitas is added to the list along with 10 other cloud formations. Though many have seen and

MyRepublic has said that retail service providers (RSPs) cannot offer gigabit-speed services on Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) for anything less than AU$300 thanks to the connectivity virtual circuit (CVC) charge.The comments came in response to

Oklahoma-based OK Food, Inc., which produces ready-to-eat-chicken including Wal-Mart's Great Value brand, issued a recall of nearly 1 million pounds of its breaded chicken following reports from consumers of metal objects found inside the meat. Inspection at the processing plant revealed that the objects were from a metal conveyor belting. No case of injury or illness from eating the product has been reported so far but five customers have filed complaints. "The problem was discovered on March 21, 2017 after OK Foods

General Electric is planning to launch products based on what it calls a Digital Ghost, a combination of its digital twin efforts and industrial control technologies, to thwart cyberattacks.This effort, which is likely to be commercialized

The first charter flight that flew close to the Antarctic Circle from New Zealand returned on Friday with excited passengers having a close look at the Aurora Australis phenomenon in green hues, also known as Southern Lights. Buoyed by the good response, the organizer is looking to plan more fights in the future. The initiative was taken by Ian Griffin, an Otago museum director and astronomer himself. Having flown in a NASA observatory plane as a guest, he was keen to revisit the

I am blessed to write about smartphones here on ZDNet and tend to overspend on the high end flagships because of how much time I spend using phones every day. However, after 10 days with my T-Mobile SIM in the new Moto G5 Plus, it will be very difficult to justify spending more than $300 on a smartphone again.The Moto G4 Plus, check out my review from

Orcas or killer whales breathe out good bacteria, salmonella, and fungi, a new study has found. Data that may shed light on the role of infectious diseases in the endangered Puget Sound orca population also suggested that human waste could be contaminating their marine environment and causing the "bad breath." Breathing Out A Range Of Bacteria In their analysis over a four-year period, researchers followed whales swimming in Washington state waters, waiting for them to surface and then exhale. While on boats, they

(Image: file photo)Microsoft has quietly removed a feature on its document sharing site Docs.com that allowed anyone to search through millions of files for sensitive and personal information.Users had complained over the weekend on Twitter that

Elon Musk has finally shut down rumors that his own company, SpaceX, will greatly benefit from President Donald Trump's latest bill for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA. This is despite the unbelievable fact that the President just made human exploration to Mars a federal law. Elon Musk Not Happy Responding to a tweet by Kara Swisher, the cofounder of independent tech news website Recode, which implied that somewhere the business magnate is "smiling" about the news, Musk said: @karaswisher I am not. This bill changes

It's a little weird to think of India and China as buddies.There has been at least a half-century of rank hostility between the two most populous nations in the world, ostensibly kicking off when India gave

I've been asked several times over the past few days about how to wipe an iPad ready for resale (presumably because Apple has a new iPad out). Instead of repeating myself over and over, I

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the highly anticipated Tesla solar roof tiles will be available to order starting in April. As global warming poses increasingly worrisome threats, the race is on to find cleaner energy solutions to reduce the carbon footprint and protect the environment. Tesla is among the most avid clean energy supporters and it's been making notable efforts in the field, aiming to deliver environmentally friendly products ranging from cars to renewable energy solutions. The company even managed to power

Apple's drawings show an iPhone-like device docking where you usually find a touchpad on a laptop, with its touchscreen facing up to act as the touchpad.

The Moto G5 Plus has yet to make its way to the United States, but will finally arrive later this month. The handset made its debut back in February at the Mobile World Congress 2017 and it already launched in some markets, with the United States slated for a spring release. The Moto G5 Plus makes an enticing proposition, packing good specifications and the latest software - Android 7.0 Nougat, Google Assistant, and more - on a budget. It aims to compete

Martin Fink's vision starts with petabyte-scale memory systems.One of the keynotes at the recently concluded Non-Volatile Memory Workshop 2017 was given by Martin Fink, a 31-year HP veteran and newly appointed CTO of Western Digital.

Fused deposition modeling printing is the most common printing method used in 3D printing. The two key words are "deposition" and "fused". Basically, what an FDM 3D printer does is heat up plastic, extrude it

It's very likely that many still find the idea of an unmanned retail store as something that's a little too futuristic and unnerving. It is happening right now, though. Companies are already tackling the idea of various unique shopping experiences for their customers from drone delivery to quick home shopping. The most popular of which is Amazon Go. They, however, could find themselves in a battle with a pretty savvy Swedish start-up that has now set up a store in Shanghai. What Is

The slowness of OneDrive that some Linux users experienced has been traced back to a failure in a browser component designed to speed up background processing.

Using immortal stem cells, scientists have developed a method to produce unlimited supply of red blood cells. The process is costly but the artificial blood may help patients with rare blood types and in cases of emergency when there is shortage of donated blood supply. Earlier approaches involve producing red blood cells that rely on various sources of stem cells that can currently only produce limited quantities. Jan Frayne, from the University of Bristol, said that the new approach, offers a more

Bitly was constantly ordering new servers and replacing failed hard drives until it moved its infrastructure to the cloud in 2016. Here's a breakdown of how it's paying off. (via PCMag)