Category: Science & Technology
What They Left Behind: Legacies of the Recently Departed
Some gems from the life’s work of people remembered in obituaries in The New York Times.
Gene Wolfe, Acclaimed Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 87
His four-book series “The Book of the New Sun” is considered one of the major works of the genre.
Brain Restoration System Explores Hazy Territory between Being Dead or Alive
An experiment that restored cellular function to pigs’ brains hours after death holds the potential for advancing neuroscience research
— Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Notre Dame’s Architectural Legacy
This religious center, cultural icon and UNESCO World Heritage Site is also an engineering marvel
— Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
‘Invisible Women’ spotlights a gaping and dangerous gender data gap
‘Invisible Women’ explains how neglecting to collect or use data on women harms their health and safety.
A scientist used chalk in a box to show that bats use sunsets to migrate
A new device for investigating bat migration suggests that the flying mammals orient themselves by the setting sun.
Pain Patients Get Relief from War on Opioids
U.S. agencies warn doctors not to abruptly cut off the medications for long-time users
— Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The herbal supplement kratom comes with risks
The supplement kratom can cause heart racing and agitation.
Lightweight IoT Command and Control: setting up an AWS SimpleQueue for C&C of a Raspberry Pi
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Have anyone tried one of this IOT platforms ? How was your experience ?
AWS IoT Google IoT Azure IoT Thinger.io DeviceHive Are you using any other alternative or know of one? I have experimented AWS IoT, Thinger.io and DeviceHive, but I wanted to have some more opinions on these before choosing one. &#…