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Saturday, August 9, 2014

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News


Photo editing algorithm changes weather, seasons automatically in your shots

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 09:40 AM PDT

A computer algorithm enables users to instantly change the weather, time of day, season, or other features in outdoor photos with simple text commands. Machine learning and a clever database make it possible.

Violent solar system history uncovered by WA meteorite

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 08:19 AM PDT

Planetary scientists have shed some light on the bombardment history of our solar system by studying a unique volcanic meteorite recovered in Western Australia. Captured on camera seven years ago falling on the WA side of the Nullarbor Plain, the Bunburra Rockhole Meterorite has unique characteristics that suggest it came from a large asteroid that has never before been identified.

Still hot inside the Moon: Tidal heating in the deepest part of the lunar mantle

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 08:07 AM PDT

Scientists have found that there is an extremely soft layer deep inside the Moon and that heat is effectively generated in the layer by the gravity of the Earth. These findings suggest that the interior of the Moon has not yet cooled and hardened, and also that it is still being warmed by the effect of the Earth on the Moon. This research provides a chance to reconsider how both the Earth and the Moon have been evolving since their births through mutual influence until now.

Pictures in five seconds: Digital x-ray imaging

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 08:07 AM PDT

Wanting to replace the medical equipment for taking X-rays, experts in Mexico have created a system of digital x-ray imaging, which replaces the traditional plaque by a solid detector, which delivers results in five seconds. Analog equipment take six minutes to develop the traditional film.

New Test Predicts Individual's Risk of Second Kidney Stone

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 03:03 PM PDT

A new tool uses 11 questions to accurately calculate the probability that a patient will have another symptomatic kidney stone at 2, 5, or 10 years after the first stone. Kidney stones are common and affect approximately 6% to 9% of the population. The greatest concern of patients who have experienced a kidney stone is whether this excruciating painful event will ever happen again. Certain dietary recommendations and medications can help prevent another kidney stone from forming, but these can be burdensome, expensive, or cause side effects.

Structure of molecular machine that targets viral DNA for destruction determined

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 12:41 PM PDT

Scientists have described the molecular blueprint of a surveillance 'machine' that protects bacteria from viral infections.

To eat or not to eat: New disposable biosensor may help physicians determine which patients can safely be fed following surgery

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 12:40 PM PDT

A disposal, plastic listening device that attaches to the abdomen may help doctors definitively determine which post-operative patients should be fed and which should not, an invention that may improve outcomes, decrease healthcare costs and shorten hospital stays, according to a study. The device could also be used to help diagnose irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease, in addition to helping obese people learn by the sounds from their gut when they should or shouldn't eat to help them lose weight.

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