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Apr 3, 2024

Virtual colonoscopy lets you skip the scope. Here’s what to know about the colorectal cancer screening Mark Cuban says saves time and money

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, economics, health

Whereas traditional colonoscopy involves snaking a camera called a colonoscope through your colon and rectum, a CT colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, consists of X-rays and a computer creating 3D images of these organs.

If you’re between the ages of 45 and 85, you should have a colorectal cancer screening routine in place, per the American Cancer Society (ACS). But a colonoscopy —in which your doctor uses a special camera to look inside your colon and rectum in search of abnormal growths called polyps —isn’t the only option to take charge of your gastrointestinal health.

You can choose from noninvasive screening methods: computed tomography (CT) colonography and/or a stool-based test. Billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban tells Fortune he enjoys the relatively low cost and simplicity of the former, also called virtual colonoscopy. In short, it’s an X-ray exam that doesn’t require sedation or anesthesia.

Apr 3, 2024

Kentucky declares state of emergency after tornadoes sweep area

Posted by in category: climatology

A destructive storm system spawned new tornadoes and heavy rain as it moved east pummeling multiple states. Kentucky’s governor has declared a state of emergency after three confirmed tornadoes. NBC’s Maggie Vespa reports and TODAY’s Al Roker tracks the latest forecast.

Apr 3, 2024

Corning Willow Glass

Posted by in category: futurism

https://youtube.com/watch?v=UamFgixecF0

Learn about Corning Willow Glass, an ultra-thin, conformable, flexible glass fusion-formed for an incredibly smooth, flat surface, virtually free of defects.

Apr 3, 2024

Intel to Build Next-Generation Chips Using ‘Glass Substrate’

Posted by in categories: materials, robotics/AI

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The new manufacturing method deals with the packaging substrate, the material to which chip dies are bonded. Intel and others have long used plastic (also known as organic) substrates, but the material can shrink or warp during the chip-making process, leading to defects.

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Apr 3, 2024

Make Way for Flexible Silicon Chips

Posted by in category: computing

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We need them because thin, pliable organic semiconductors are too slow to serve in tomorrow’s 3‑D chips.

Apr 3, 2024

AI and Physics: A Coming Revolution?

Posted by in categories: physics, robotics/AI

The recent development of AI presents challenges, but also great opportunities. In this clip I will discuss the topiv in general.
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Apr 3, 2024

Boeing Can’t Seem to Stop Delaying Its First Astronaut Launch

Posted by in category: space

The first crewed test launch of Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft has been delayed yet again.

This time, however, it’s seemingly not about the aerospace giant’s massive technical difficulties in getting its astronaut shuttle off the ground — with or without a crew on board.

“Following a review of the International Space Station operations, NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test now is targeting no earlier than Monday, May 6, for Starliner’s first launch with astronauts to the orbital complex,” reads an official NASA update. “The date adjustment optimizes space station schedule of activities planned toward the end of April, including a cargo spacecraft undocking and a crew spacecraft port relocation required for Starliner docking.”

Apr 3, 2024

Astrophysicist Explains Science Behind Once-in-a-Lifetime Nova Outburst that will Light up the Sky this Year

Posted by in categories: physics, science, space

The total solar eclipse isn’t the only reason to keep your eyes to the sky this year. For the first time in 80 years, a star system 3,000 light years away will be visible to the naked eye thanks to a once-in-a-lifetime nova outburst.

NASA announced that the nova, which will create a “new” star in the night sky, will light up the night sky some time between now and September and be as bright as the North Star. One of only five recurring novae in our galaxy, it will be visible for a week before it fades back down.

Jonathan Blazek, an assistant professor of physics at Northeastern University, says this is an exciting moment for amateur astronomers and astrophysicists alike. It’s not technically a new star, just a star that is now bright enough for people to see more clearly, Blazek says, but it provides an opportunity to see and understand the cosmos in a new way.

Apr 3, 2024

Sustainable Plastics from Agricultural Waste

Posted by in categories: food, sustainability

Scientists have developed a sustainable method to make high-performance plastics from agricultural leftovers, turning them into valuable materials.

In our rapidly industrialized world, the quest for sustainable materials has never been more urgent. Plastics, ubiquitous in daily life, pose significant environmental challenges, primarily due to their fossil fuel origins and problematic disposal.

Now, a study led by Jeremy Luterbacher’s team at EPFL unveils a pioneering approach to producing high-performance plastics from renewable resources.

Apr 3, 2024

Severe Lung Infection during COVID-19 can cause Damage to the Heart

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the heart even without directly infecting the heart tissue, a study has found. The research, published in the journal Circulation, specifically looked at damage to the hearts of people with SARS-CoV-2-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a serious lung condition that can be fatal. But researchers said the findings could have relevance to organs beyond the heart and also to viruses other than SARS-CoV-2.

Scientists have long known that COVID-19 increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, and Long COVID, and prior imaging research has shown that over 50% of people who get COVID-19 experience some inflammation or damage to the heart. What scientists did not know was whether the damage occurs because the virus infects the heart tissue itself, or because of systemic inflammation triggered by the body’s well-known immune response to the virus.

“This was a critical question and finding the answer opens up a whole new understanding of the link between this serious lung injury and the kind of inflammation that can lead to cardiovascular complications,” said Michelle Olive, Ph.D., associate director of the Basic and Early Translational Research Program at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of NIH. “The research also suggests that suppressing the inflammation through treatments might help minimize these complications.”

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