"Smart" coffee table packs in the techy features

You may think that the humble coffee table is something that couldn’t be subjected to a high-tech makeover, but … yeah, you’d be wrong. The currently-crowdfunding Coosno is equipped with a mini fridge, voice control, Google Home and mo… Continue reading "Smart" coffee table packs in the techy features→

Prawn aquaculture could provide income – while stopping disease-spreading snails

Killing up to 200,000 people annually, schistosomiasis is one of the most deadly parasitic diseases in the world, second only to malaria. Soon, however, prawn aquaculture could be used to control the snails that spread it – and to provide rev… Continue reading Prawn aquaculture could provide income – while stopping disease-spreading snails→

Radio beacon-guided drone has a nose for toxic gases

In settings such as disaster sites, toxic gas leaks can pose a real risk to rescue teams. With that in mind, Spanish researchers have outfitted a small drone to go into buildings and check for such gases, before anyone enters…
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Smell of CO2 boosts mosquitoes' ability to visually track targets

The LED "flight simulator" used to test the mosquitoes

In order to better trap or evade malaria-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, it helps if we know more about the manner in which they track their victims. New research now indicates that it’s a matter not just of smell, but also enhanced visual processing that’s triggered by smell.

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Paleo diet may increase risk of heart disease

Also known as the “caveman diet,” the increasingly-popular paleo diet is claimed to be good for weight loss, gut health, blood pressure control, and other factors. According to new research, however, it may also boost the risk of heart diseas… Continue reading Paleo diet may increase risk of heart disease→

It's official – a warm bath about 90 minutes before bed should help you sleep

The ideal temperature range is said to be 104 to 109 ºF (40 to 43 ºC)

It’s already commonly thought that a warm bath before going to bed helps improve your sleep. A new meta-study has apparently confirmed this to be the case, however, and has even come up with exact figures regarding the best times and temperatures.

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Learning from photos, a deep neural network identifies deepfakes

They’re known as deepfakes – photos or videos that have been very convincingly manipulated to depict people saying or doing things that they never actually said or did. They’re potentially quite the problem, so an experimental new deep neural… Continue reading Learning from photos, a deep neural network identifies deepfakes→

Study shows that dropped cigarette butts harm plants

Although many smokers apparently don’t realize it (or just don’t care), cigarette butts are very much a form of litter – in fact, they’re the world’s most common type of litter. And they’re not just an eyesore, as new research now indicates t… Continue reading Study shows that dropped cigarette butts harm plants→