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Aprender a Sobrevivir Emergencias de Vuelo, con Prepare for Impact (iOS, Android)

Arturo Goga en arturogoga - Hace 11 horas
Nadie, absolutamente nadie, quiere estar presente en una emergencia durante un vuelo. Aterrizajes forzosos, posibles incendios, demasiada turbulencia y otras emergencias son poco comunes, pero lamentablemente, siempre una posibilidad. Prepare for Impact, es una aplicación para iPhone y Android que nos permite simular una variedad de posibles accidentes. La idea? Mostrarnos una diversidad de escenarios […] El artículo Aprender a Sobrevivir Emergencias de Vuelo, con Prepare for Impact (iOS, Android) apareció primero en arturogoga. arturogoga - tecnologia para todos. Smartphones, t... más »

Researchers use electron microscope to reveal how semiconductor nanowires grow

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S. has used a transmission electron microscope to discover the secrets behind how nanowires used to make semiconductors grow. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the team describes their microscopic study of gallium arsenide nanowires during their growth phase and what they learned about the process. Anna Fontcuberta i Morral with École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland offers a News & Views Perspective piece on the work done by the team in the same journal issue outlining the p... más »

VLA shows earliest stages of planet formation

New images of a young star made with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) reveal what scientists think may be the very earliest stages in the formation of planets. The scientists used the VLA to see unprecedented detail of the inner portion of a dusty disk surrounding the star, some 450 light-years from Earth.

Methodology for authenticating canned tuna species within 24 hours

AZTI-Tecnalia, the R&D centre based on marine and food research, has developed a new method to authenticate canned tuna, which allows you to check if a product is albacore tuna, yellowfin or bigeye tuna, and others tuna species within 24 hours.

Replacement for silicon devices looms big with new discovery

Two-dimensional electronic devices could inch closer to their ultimate promise of low power, high efficiency and mechanical flexibility with a processing technique developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Fears of increased IT competition from accession countries are exaggerated, says report

A report by a Singapore-based IT company International Data Group (IDG) has addressed the speculation in the present member states on the impact that enlargement will have on the Union's economic and business climate. According to IDG, 'some companies [are] looking forward to fresh opportunities and others fear that they will have to scramble against the mounting competition.'

Europe must do more to cut e-waste, report finds

Europe must do more to improve the collection and recycling of electronic waste, according to a new report for the European Commission by a United Nations University (UNU)-led consortium.

Microbes protect plants with plant hormones

Researchers from the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at University of Copenhagen have for the first time demonstrated that the production of a plant hormone by a beneficial microbe is protecting a plant from a pathogenic microbe by inducing plant resistance. The application potential within integrated plant protection strategies is significant. The findings are published in Scientific Reports.

El fre de Colau a la reforma del Paral·lel fa aflorar les tensions veïnals

Ara.cat - Portada - Hace 11 horas
Empresaris i veïns i comerciants del barri del Poble-sec de Barcelona verbalitzaven la setmana passada en aquest diari la seva "indignació" perquè la reforma del Paral·lel, que, després d'anys de discussió, va començar a tirar endavant el govern de Xavier Trias, havia quedat aturada per l'equip d'Ada Colau. En concret, Barcelona en Comú va anunciar, a l'octubre, que obria un procés participatiu "real" per veure què feia amb la part pendent de reformar: els dos extrems de l'avinguda.

La fiscalia determina que 13 de les 16 denúncies per abusos sexuals contra Benítez han prescrit

Ara.cat - Portada - Hace 11 horas
La Fiscalia considera que 13 de les 16 denúncies per abusos sexuals contra el pederasta confés Joaquin Benítez han prescrit. Així ho sosté en resposta al Jutjat d'instrucció 6 de Barcelona, que va demanar a les parts del cas pronunciar-se sobre si les acusacions havien prescrit, segons recull Europa Press. Els delictes d'abusos sexuals a menors -com la majoria, amb excepcions com el terrorisme- prescriuen.

Un grup armat kurd reivindica l'últim atemptat amb cotxe bomba a Ankara

Ara.cat - Portada - Hace 11 horas
El grup armat Falcons de la Llibertat del Kurdistan (TAK, en les seves sigles en kurd) ha reivindicat aquest dijous l'atemptat suïcida amb cotxe bomba que diumenge passat va causar 37 morts a Ankara, segons el recompte oficial. En un missatge difós a la seva web i recollit per diversos mitjans i agències, el grup justifica l'atemptat com una "acció de venjança" per les operacions militars de les forces turques al sud-est del país, on es reuneix la majoria kurda.

L'Hospital Vall d'Hebron unifica els seus centres per guanyar pes internacional

Ara.cat - Portada - Hace 11 horas
Després d'anys en què la tendència era la contrària i l'Hospital Vall d'Hebron va crear diferents satèl·lits per dur a terme projectes concrets, el centre ha anunciat aquest dijous la creació d'una nova marca que, coincidint amb el 60è aniversari del centre, serveixi per unificar-los. En una presentació en què han estat presents els màxims responsables de l'hospital, el més gran de Catalunya i on treballen prop de 9.

Hope for veterans with an overlooked form of post-traumatic stress disorder

Veterans with subclinical PTSD not only respond to evidence-based therapy but respond better than those with full PTSD, a new study concludes. Just like patients with full PTSD, those with subclinical PTSD have experienced a traumatic event and are regularly re-experiencing it, often in nightmares or flashbacks.

Vegans may lack essential nutrient intake, study reports

The health benefits of a plant-based diet is well-known, but the question remains: Could vegans be at risk for deficiency of essential nutrients? A retrospective review indicated that vegans should ensure adequate intake of a few nutrients.

Genomic profiling helps provide targeted therapy options for hard to treat cancers

Research examining difficult to treat tumors through genomic profiling shows that tumors with alterations in a signaling pathway responsible for cell regulation may respond to targeted therapy regardless of where the tumor originated in the body.

Identifying priorities for surgical disparities research

Identifying research and funding priorities for addressing health care disparities -- which encompass differential access, care, and outcomes due to factors such as race/ethnicity -- is the topic of a new study.

Una alianza estratégica de Intel puede ayudar a Apple a llevar Siri al escritorio

Rosalía Rozalén en Silicon - Hace 11 horas
La incorporación de características de reconocimiento de voz en el sistema de chips (SoC) de Intel simplificará a los fabricantes de PC, tabletas y smartphones activar funciones de voz.

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