With Microsoft porting Office 365 to Chromebooks, a big reason to stick with Windows has gone out the door. …read more Source:: Linux
Day: December 13, 2017
Electricity, eel-style: Soft power cells could run tomorrow’s implantables
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•Inspired by the electric eel, a flexible, transparent electrical device could lead to body-friendly power sources for implanted health monitors and medication dispensers, augmented-reality contact lenses and countless other applications. …read more Source:: Science
East Antarctic Ice Sheet has history of instability
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•The East Antarctic Ice Sheet locks away enough water to raise sea level an estimated 53 meters (174 feet). It’s also thought to be among the most stable, not gaining …read more Source:: Science
The oldest plesiosaur was a strong swimmer
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•Plesiosaurs were especially effective swimmer. These long extinct ‘paddle saurians’ propelled themselves through the World’s oceans by employing ‘underwater flight’ — similar to sea turtles and penguins. The find comes …read more Source:: Science
Protein structure could unlock new treatments for cystic fibrosis
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•Biochemists have used cryo-electron microscopy to determine the detailed architecture of the chloride channel TMEM16A. This protein is a promising target for the development of effective drugs to treat cystic …read more Source:: Science