HEADLINES ARCHIVE
"Gaming Disorder" to be Added to WHO's List of Diseases
Expect excessive video-game playing will be recognized as a mental health disorder come 2018, when it is added to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) official list of diseases.
Using 'Living Shorelines' to Protect Against Storm Damage
After suffering $50 million in damages during Superstorm Sandy, Earle Naval Weapons Station in New Jersey is following the lead of other U.S. military bases steeling themselves against future storms using oysters.
Team Hopes to Improve Health Care Access in Tanzania with Ambulance Carts
Hospitals and other medical facilities are often located far from rural villages in Tanzania, complicating matters for anyone experiencing a health crisis, particularly expectant mothers.
White Noise May Improve Learning, According to Study
According to researchers, white noise — background noises at the same volume but different frequencies, for instance, the sound of a passing jetliner or the ocean — can enhance learning performance.
Eco-Friendly Behavior Considered Feminine Behavior by Both Men and Women
According to a report based on seven different studies, researchers are suggesting that the reason fewer men practice eco-friendly behaviors like recycling may be because those behaviors are often, in the minds of both men and women, associated with being feminine.
Delivery of the First Bombardier CS300 Aircraft Successful
Pratt & Whitney and Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., celebrated the successful delivery of the first Bombardier CS300 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine.
Turning Human Urine into Environmentally Friendly Fertilizer
Commonly used in industrial fertilizers, nitrogen and phosphorous are typically manufactured through processes requiring significant amounts of energy. However, removing these same ingredients from human urine would be a low-energy alternative, which is what inspired the research team to develop the system.
Obsessive Selfie-taking May be a Mental Condition, According to Study
Are you constantly posting selfie after selfie on social media? Answering yes may mean that you suffer from an obsessive disorder.
Introverts Did Not Catch as Many Pokémon as Extroverts, According to Study
Driving people into the streets in search of Pokémon last year, the video game Pokémon Go inspired scientists from the University of British Columbia to determine whether or not the game helped players with social anxiety.
Parkinson's Patients Improve Stability Through Robotics
Researchers at Columbia University used a robotic system to study the impact of Parkinson's on balance disturbances, and to increase patient stability while walking.
Watch How Drones Detail Post-natural Disaster Debris Volume
Debris volumes are measured using drones, and the data are used to develop an information-based model to determine cleanup cost.
Degrading Coral Reefs Mean Bad News for Commerical Fishing
However, the study modeled how those factors would affect coral reef communities, food webs and, subsequently, fishery productivity.
Parents in STEM Fields May Influence Girls' Pursuit of Science Degrees
According to the research, having a parent working in a STEM field increased the chances of girls majoring in STEM-related subjects by 11 percentage points. And that number increased by 25 percentage points when researchers expanded the STEM definition to include life, social and physical sciences.
Study Shows More People Calling Uber Instead of Ambulances
Examining ambulance rates in 766 U.S. cities in 43 different states between 2013 and 2015, researchers determined that Uber might reduce ambulance use by as much as 7 percent.
Smartphone App Uses AI to Identify Lost Animals
Using a combination of computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI), Brazilian company SciPet is working on developing an app to identify animals.
Smartphone App to Monitor Cancer Patient Recovery
Relying on smartphone sensors and an algorithm, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center have developed a smartphone app for remotely monitoring the symptoms of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
New Occupancy Detection Device Designed to Detect Stationary Individuals, Cut Energy Usage
Smart thermostats that control heating and cooling based on building occupancy can help reduce both energy use and costs.
Researchers Locate Unconventional Sites for Future Solar Farms
The University of California, Riverside, and the University of California, Davis, set out to locate alternative and unconventional sites throughout California’s Central Valley for future solar panel installations that would not encroach on land suitable for growing crops.
Facebook Rolling Out New Facial Recognition Features
Facebook announced this week that they will be offering new facial recognition technology meant to protect user privacy and to prevent catfishing of its users.
Embedded Vision System Equipped with Quad Core Processor
A rugged embedded vision system equipped with Intel® N3160 4 cores Braswell processor suits up as an ideal machine vision platform with built-in PWM lighting control.