A new research center based at the University of Glasgow is setting out to develop the ‘cognitive’ cities of the future which will revolutionize urban life. The Centre for Integrated Sensing and Communication Enabling Cognitive…
Ariane’s 5’s seventh launch this year
[caption id="attachment_11017" align="alignright" width="305"] Ariane 5 liftoff[/caption] An Ariane 5 lifted off this evening to deliver two telecom satellites, Star One-D1 and JCSat-15, into their planned orbits. Arianespace announced liftoff at 20:30 GMT (17:30 local…
From outer space to inner eyes
Contact lenses, spectacles and eye implants are now being made more accurately thanks to research instruments flying on the International Space Station. With the competitive lens market offering increasingly complex products such as varifocal and…
Stabilizing evolutionary forces keep ants strong
Hokkaido University researchers are finding evidence of natural selection that maintains the status quo among ant populations. [caption id="attachment_11005" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Credit: Hokkaido University[/caption] A type of natural selection, called “stabilizing selection”, is thought to…
Digital Health Consumer Trends in 2016
Rock Health, a venture fund dedicated to digital health, has put out its second annual national survey on how consumers use digital health. The nationally-representative, 4,000 person survey looks at a variety of aspects, from adoption of…