Researchers have demonstrated the efficacy in mice of a new therapy that addresses the main manifestation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The researchers developed an antibody that reduces the number of TDP-43 protein aggregates in the brains of mice with ALS, resulting in significant improvements in their cognitive and motor performance.
Scientists to create new ‘chemical noses’ to rid the environment of industrial pollutants
Scientists from five European countries have joined forces to develop next-generation ‘chemical noses’ to remove industrial pollutants from the environment.
HP is making a new VR headset with a super high resolution
HP is planning a comfortable, high-resolution headset for Microsoft’s virtual reality (technically, “Windows Mixed Reality”) platform. Road to VR published a preview of the headset, which is codenamed “Copper” and has no official price or release date. It doesn’t look much like other Windows Mixed Reality devices, including HP’s first-generation headset, which launched in 2017.
The Copper headset features a resolution of 2160 × 2160 pixels per eye. That doesn’t beat Pimax’s 8K headset or Google and LG’s super high-resolution display prototype, both of which are closer to 4,000 pixels per eye. It’s still a huge jump from first-generation VR headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, or even from the upgraded Vive Pro, which offers 1440 x…
‘Hard To Love’ Offers Tribute To Life’s Many, Varied Relationships
Author Briallen Hopper takes us into her unusually expansive love life, complete with knotty familial relationships, deep friendships, and emotional investment in the fictional and material worlds.
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How to Figure Out a Drone’s Angular Field of View
If you have a drone, you can use this trick to figure out the size of an object captured on camera.
The Onion’s 2019 Grammy Predictions
On Feb. 10, the 61st Grammy Awards will honor some of the music industry’s most talented artists and many others. Here are The Onion’s picks for this year’s Grammy winners.
Study Finds Sedentary Lifestyle Puts Millions Of Americans At Risk Of Becoming Beautiful Just The Way They Are
WALTHAM, MA—Providing new insights into the aesthetic implications of general inactivity among adults, a study published Monday at Brandeis University revealed that increasingly sedentary lifestyles, when combined with a decline in recreational exercise and a national diet trending ever higher in fats and starches,…
There’s No Good Reason to Trust Blockchain Technology
Opinion: Cryptocurrencies are useless. Blockchain solutions are frequently much worse than the systems they replace. Here’s why.
This Birdlike Robot Uses Thrusters to Float on Two Legs
Leonardo the lanky robot can sort of hover-walk on two legs—and that could land it on Mars one day.
With Its New 911, Porsche Improves the Unimprovable—Again
The evolution of the 911 has always relied on key incremental advances, and the eighth generation continues the tradition of striving for perfection.