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The Apple “Core Technology Fee” for EU app developers will stand, but Apple caved and announced concessions based on feedback from its app developers. It will no longer require that corporate entities sign up for the new DMA terms, and it…

We've all heard that the blue light from our smartphones and tablets could affect our circadian rhythm. Health professionals warn us about eye damage and worse. Screen filters and blue light dimmers are available to reduce our exposure to…

The list of items that contain PFAS - "forever chemicals" - is long and frightening: our clothing, food packaging, firefighting foams, nonstick cookware, building products, and makeup, among many others. (Even our dental floss has "forever…

Researchers from MIT invented a device that operates without a battery, plug, or dirty energy. According to Daniel Monagle, MIT graduate student and study lead author, “We have provided an example of a battery-less sensor that does…

Virtual Incision was granted marketing authorization by the FDA for the MIRA Surgical System (MIRA). MIRA becomes the first miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery device in the world approved for adult colectomy procedures. FDA authorization…

MIT researchers just announced a 3-D printable tissue adhesive that can form fast tissue adhesion in surgical settings. Until now, existing adhesives involved time-consuming and skill-dependent application and patient discomfort. The new…

This is just cool. Researchers can explore complex neuroimaging data by “seeing” it in audiovisual format. The video below, with its accompanying musical soundtrack, demonstrates and interprets what goes on in the brain when performing…

Researchers at the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST have achieved a significant milestone in solar energy by creating the world's most efficient quantum dot (QD) solar cell. The team utilized an innovative ligand exchange…

Imaging uses a direct line of sight, which can be challenging. Some applications, including rescue, archeological expeditions, and infrastructure evaluations, don’t lend themselves well to line of sight. John Murray-Bruce, a computer…

Out of West Palm Beach, there’s news of EarliPoint technology, a device that uses eye-tracking technology to help pinpoint if a child as young as 16 months is on the autism spectrum. A typical diagnosis can come as late as five years old.…