ARMONK, N.Y. – 10 Apr 2017: Aditya Birla Online Fashion (abof), leading online fashion retailer and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new shopping experience to deliver a personalized and convenient shopping experience powered by IBM Watson and Cloud. (more…)
At the age of 20, Karan Jerath has already invented a device that could prevent oil spills, became the youngest member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Energy list, and been selected as a UN Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals. (more…)
Formation occurred 4.51 billion years ago, millions of years earlier than previously believed
A UCLA-led research team reports that the moon is at least 4.51 billion years old, or 40 million to 140 million years older than scientists previously thought. (more…)
Uhren im Wechselspiel zwischen zwei fundamentalen Theorien moderner Physik
PhysikerInnen der Universität Wien und der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften um Časlav Brukner haben herausgefunden, dass die Genauigkeit der Zeitmessung fundamental eingeschränkt ist: Je genauer eine bestimmte Uhr arbeitet, umso mehr “verwischt” sie den Zeitfluss, den benachbarte Uhren messen. Infolgedessen ist die Zeit, die die Uhren anzeigen, nicht länger klar definiert. Diesen Nachweis erbrachten sie, indem sie Aspekte der Quantenmechanik und Einsteins Allgemeiner Relativitätstheorie kombinierten. Ihre Ergebnisse veröffentlichen die ForscherInnen in “PNAS”.
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Asbestos is a natural mineral known to cause a variety of life-threatening health concerns and illness. However, as dangerous as exposure to asbestos can be, asbestos remains a commonly unknown substance to many, as it does not receive the precautionary attention it deserves. Today asbestos use is not yet banned in the United States and remains in use in the production of many products and is housed in buildings and homes built prior to 1980.
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ANN ARBOR — A new study finds evidence that the last time Earth was as warm as it is today, cold freshwater from a melting Greenland ice sheet circulated in the Atlantic Ocean as far south as Bermuda, elevating sea levels and altering the ocean’s climate and ecosystems. (more…)
54M Americans Wait Until Last Minute to File Taxes; Cybercriminals Poised to Exploit Tax Deadline to Cash in on Refunds
CAMBRIDGE, MA – 05 Apr 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security today released a new report taking a closer look at the techniques and motivations of cybercriminals targeting taxpayers in the United States. Between December 2016 and February 2017, IBM X-Force researchers saw a 6,000 percent increase in tax-related spam emails. The researchers see this increase and other factors as evidence that cybercriminals are not slowing down their attacks in the days leading up to Tax Day 2017. (more…)
Saiga-Antilopen waren deutlich flexibler als gedacht.
Senckenberg-Wissenschaftler haben herausgefunden, dass die heute vom Aussterben bedrohte Saiga-Antilope in der Vergangenheit sehr viel flexibler bei der Wahl ihres Lebensraumes und ihrer Nahrung war als bisher vermutet wurde. Die Wissenschaftler verglichen anhand von Kohlenstoff- und Stickstoffisotopen im Kollagen der Antilopenknochen die Ernährung fossiler und heutiger Saigas. (more…)
