New study: How to save a seabird
In the 1990s, the endangered status of the short-tailed albatross catalyzed efforts to reduce the number of birds accidentally killed as bycatch in Alaska, home to the country’s biggest fisheries. (more…)
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IBM Debuts Self-Service AI-Powered Ad Experience to Enable Conversations Between Brands and Consumers
Watson Ads Builder Can Bring the Power of DIY Conversational Design to Brands
NEW YORK, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the launch of Watson Ads Builder, a self-service advertising solution that harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) designed to empower creative agencies and developers to help them build engaging, one-on-one conversations between brands and consumers across any digital property. (more…)
Hohlräume in 3D
Freiburger Forschenden gelingt es, Kanalstrukturen in Glas zu drucken
Quarzglas ist das bevorzugte Material für Anwendungen, die eine langfristige Nutzung erfordern, da es hohe chemische und mechanische Stabilität sowie hervorragende optische Eigenschaften aufweist. (more…)
How the Xbox Adaptive Controller is helping VA medical centers support veterans
For active duty military members, playing video games can help release stress, build camaraderie and offer comforting familiarity in foreign environments. For veterans returning from combat, gaming can reduce isolation, renew connections with fellow service members and provide therapeutic benefits. (more…)
How children, teens die in America: Study reveals widespread, persistent role of firearms
ANN ARBOR — America lost 20,360 children and teens in 2016—60 percent of them to preventable injuries, a new study shows. (more…)
Major Ocean Carriers CMA CGM and MSC to Join TradeLens Blockchain-Enabled Digital Shipping Platform
COPENHAGEN, Denmark and ARMONK, N.Y., May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) today announced they will join TradeLens (www.tradelens.com), a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) and IBM (NYSE: IBM). (more…)
Spinal Cord Injury Could Throw Off Body’s Internal Clock, Study Shows
AUSTIN, Texas — Although paralysis is the most noticeable result of a spinal cord injury, a new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin suggests such injuries could throw off the internal clock of the entire body’s daily activities, from hormones to sleep-wake schedules. (more…)
Ein Sternenstrom in kosmischer Nachbarschaft
AstrophysikerInnen entdecken riesige Sternenpopulation in Sonnennähe
Ein Sternenstrom in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft zur Sonne ist die neueste Entdeckung von ForscherInnen am Institut für Astrophysik der Universität Wien. Sie untersuchten die Bewegung von hunderten Millionen Sternen in unserer Heimatgalaxie. Dabei stießen sie auf 4000 Sterne, die sich seit ihrer Geburt vor etwa einer Milliarde Jahre geschlossen auf der gleichen Bahn durch die Milchstraße bewegen. (more…)