Computer science Ph.D. student Kun Woo Cho is the lead author of a study on mmWall, a new device that steers higher-frequency 5G signals, or mmWave signals, to get around…
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Turning Gray: Stuck Stem Cells Turn Hair Gray
Summary: A new study sheds light on why we tend to go gray as we age. Researchers found melanocyte stem cells get stuck as we grow older, losing the ability…
Microsoft looks to buy $50m Foxconn parcel in Wisconsin
The Microsoft company logo is displayed at their offices in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Local leaders have approved plans for a massive Microsoft data center in a…
Mapping the Psyche of Extreme Altruists
Summary: While more altruistic people can be distinguished from typical adults by their unselfish traits and actions, they are generally not different in other ways. Altruistic people are no more…
Canada public broadcaster CBC quits Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label
The CBC said Twitter’s new label for the Canadian broadcaster puts into question its ‘impartial and independent’ journalism. Canada’s public broadcaster CBC and its French-language version Radio-Canada said Monday they…
How High Blood Pressure Affects Mental Health
Summary: Researchers have discovered high blood pressure, depression, and emotion-related brain activity are linked to the development of hypertension. Source: Max Planck Institute Our mental health and that of our…
Europe’s largest nuclear reactor enters service in Finland
Europe’s largest single reactor is expected to remain operational for “at least the next 60 years”, according to site operator TVO. Hours after Germany closed out its atomic era by…
