Skin cells derived from autistic donors grew faster than those from control subjects, and activated their genes in distinct patterns, scientists report. Genes related to cell growth were unusually active, …read more Source:: Science
Day: August 26, 2016
3-D-printed structures ‘remember’ their shapes
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•Engineers are using light to print three-dimensional structures that ‘remember’ their original shapes. Even after being stretched, twisted, and bent at extreme angles, the structures — from small coils and …read more Source:: Science
Mozilla launches free website security scanning service
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•By Lucian Constantin In order to help webmasters better protect their websites and users, Mozilla has built an online scanner that can check if web servers have the best security settings in place. <a class="colorbox" …read more Source:: OpenSource
CrossOver for Android promises Windows app compatibility, but only on Intel
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Codeweavers, maker of the CrossOver app that allows Windows applications to run on Mac OS X and Linux, has announced a preview program of the new …read more Source:: OpenSource
Hiding in plain sight: Vast reef found hiding behind Great Barrier Reef
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•Scientists working with laser data have discovered a vast reef behind the familiar Great Barrier Reef. High-resolution seafloor data provided by LiDAR-equipped aircraft have revealed great fields of unusual donut-shaped …read more Source:: Science
Scientists discover a ‘dark’ milky way
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•Using the world’s most powerful telescopes, an international team of astronomers has found a massive galaxy that consists almost entirely of dark matter. …read more Source:: Science
Linux survival guide: These 21 applications let you move easily between Linux and Windows
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•If you need to navigate regularly between Linux and the Windows world, there are many applications that can make your job easier. We spotlight 21 quality applications that will pave …read more Source:: Linux
Linux at 25: A pictorial history
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•By Katherine Noyes A momentous milestone Aug. 25 marks the 25th anniversary of Linux, the free and open source operating system that’s used around the globe in smarphones, tablets, desktop PCs, servers, supercomputers, and …read more Source:: OpenSource