Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google Inc., has renamed its experimental laboratory and life sciences division as the company is starting to restructure. The division that was originally named "Google Life Sciences" is getting a new name: Verily.
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BMW Steps In Augmented Reality (AR) World Through Intelligent Helmet
The recently concluded CSE 2016 has witnessed demo of a smart motor cycle helmet by BMW Motorrad that is capable of displaying certain information. The helmet will run with two replaceable batteries with a life time of five hours in operation. It is expected to hit the market within a few years and thus BMW approaches to the world of augmented reality.
Scientists can take fingerprints of people from the 12th to the 14th centuries
Researchers from the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom will examine fingerprints and palm prints of people who lived in the 12th to the 14th centuries through a project called Imprint.
Lenovo Partners Google for AR Smartphone
Lenovo starts its partnership with Google in project Tango. Qualcomm Technologies also work along with both companies in the project.
Mexico's effective tax increase on sugary drinks inspires Britain, Canada
A study by the British Medical Journal shows that Mexico’s 10% tax on sweetened drinks implemented in 2014 led to 12 percent reduction in sales. Now, Britain and Canada are planning to follow suit.
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Liquid metal particles created by researchers have shown that they can send chemotherapy drugs directly to cancerous cells and also allow doctors to find cancerous areas.
Scientists at the Unversity of California have created malaria-resistant mosquitoes to eliminate the insects' ability to transmit the disease to humans. Using a gene-editing technology, they also ensure the mosquitoes pass on that resistant gene as they reproduce.
Researchers at Linkoping University Sweden have created the analog and digital circuit inside living plants. Using the vascular system of a living rose as the model, they made the key elements of an electronic circuit inside the living rose and light up ions inside the flower's leaves.
A new study has found that deforestation could lead to the extinction of up to half the species of trees in the Amazon. According to the Washington Post a new study published Friday in the Journal Science Advances has found that 36 to 57 percent of all species of trees in the Amazon are at risk of extinction if deforestation continues.
Specialists from Portugal are utilizing a neutron beam to ponder the molecular changes that happen when a bone burns. The examinations, under way at Isis Lab in Oxfordshire, are aimed at solving an issue for archaeologists and forensic scientist. When bones get hot, they start shrinking, making the age, sex and size of their real owner much more hard to build, as reported by BBC.
Researchers at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Industrial Science Japan have created a new type of glass that is ultra-hard and equals in strength with cast iron. This glass will be available to use in buildings, cars, and even gadgets like smartphones and tablets.
The U.S. space agency NASA claimed that the mass gain for Antarctic ice is greater than the loss suffered from melting. The latest study of NASA doesn't deny that ice mass in Antarctica is melting at an increased rate as a result of global warming but suggests ice mass gains outweigh the losses.
Rumors about the Vivo Xplay 5S have surfaced online again. According to new speculations, it will be released sometime next year with some upgraded rumored specifications than those previously reported.
United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture floated by Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, has bagged a contract worth $882million for launching satellites for the US Air Force with Delta IV and Atlas V rockets. The contract is effective from 1 October and includes launch capability, mission, integration, base and range support, maintenance, depreciation on equipment, mission assurance, program management, systems engineering and launch site and range operations during the 2016 fiscal year, according to US Defense Department. The usage of Atlas V rockets will enable the US Defense Department to compete for military and spy satellite launch contracts. ULA is poised for its latest launch this week and this is its 100th mission this week.
