Synthetic Biology: Student Team Gives Dangerous E. Coli a New Role as Bacteria Detective
A gold-medal winning entry into the iGEM synthetic biology competition could change the way we look at Esherichia coli, the bacteria better known as E. coli.
A gold-medal winning entry into the iGEM synthetic biology competition could change the way we look at Esherichia coli, the bacteria better known as E. coli.
This past weekend, one of the most notorious hacker organizations in the world, Hacking Team, was hacked by some unknown organization. The Hacking Team is an Italian company that sells it software and services to companies and governments (yes, my rookie hackers, there are legitimate companies who sell their services to governments—Vupen, being one of the most famous and lucrative).
So you've fallen for many pranks on April Fool's day and surely you feel like a "fool" well it's time to dust yourself off and start pulling pranks of your own on those that got you earlier. Here are 5 pranks you can set up on your enemies on April Fool's Day.... Most require the use of household items which you might already have. Check out the video tutorial provided for further instructions!
Everyone loves cupcakes. And it is so much fun to grab a cupcake bite when watching your favorite FIFA match. After all what is a match without some munchies? So this FIFA, cheer away with your team's cupcakes. They're great to win over a bet or just celebrate your team's win.
EXPAND YOUR VISION: So many people don't achieve their goals and dreams in life because they don't have a big enough vision for themselves. The biggest enemy lies within. Picture and see yourself achieving your goals, becoming financially independent, making yourself more valuable to the market place, or losing that excess weight that you have always wanted to lose.
Bon voyage is French for good trip, but since we don't really care for the French, it pretty much means adios mother@@%##. But you guys already know what this is really about—the "Bon Voyage" schievement in BioShock: Infinite. This trophy is relatively easy and asks you to kill 20 enemies by knocking them off Columbia.
To unlock the "Bolt from the Blue" achievement in BioShock: Infinite, you will need to kill 5 enemies with a head shot while riding a Sky-Line. Sky-Lines are riddled throughout the game, so there is no need to go searching for one.
I took trap and skeet my senior year of college and couldn't have felt any more badass. Hitting a little orange disc as it flies across the sky may not sound that legit, but trust me, it is very much so. In honor of the age-old shooting game, BioShock: Infinite has the "Skeet Shoot" achievement.
Play an ice phoenix as your League of Legends champion! Here's a tutorial that shows you how to build Anivia the Cryophoenix to maximize her damage capability. She's not fast, but she can hit hard and ensure victory for your team on the Fields of Justice.
You wanna play too? It'll be fun! This is a video which explains the best way to play the rather creepy nuker Annie, the Dark Child. Achieve victory for your team by making sure you've optimized her abilities, spells and items!
Vladimir the Crimson Reaper makes a good champion when you want a tank/caster hybrid. When he casts, he draws on health. His health and ability points are also symbiotic, improving one as the other goes up. Here are few tips on runes, masteries and strategy to make Vladimir a terror in battle.
Batting a ball back and forth while you're barefoot on the beach is a fun way to get some exercise. Get started with these basic rules. Watch this video to learn how to play beach volleyball.
Hello, my name is Nicole Valentine and on behalf of Expert Village, I'm here to talk to you about how to coordinate birthday games for a birthday party. Now we're going to discuss another birthday game and this one also happens to be an oldie but goodie. And this game is called connect the dot. This is a perfect game if you want the kids in your birthday party to kind of calm down. Let's say after they've eaten, or even the birthday cake. But you want to draw about 4 lines of dots containing ...
Play the Sad Mummy as your champion! This video goes into strategies and tips when you play the League of Legends character Amumu the Sad Mummy. Watch Amumu in play and see the best way to use his unique and passive abilities to ensure victory for your team!
After winning the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the USA Women's National Soccer Team is ready to defend its title in the 2019 tournament.
Months ago, we showed you some of the powers of Spatial, the HoloLens app that allows groups of workers to collaborate in augmented reality using 3D avatars.
With all the hype around Magic Leap's recent launch, it's easy to forget that augmented reality hardware is still very much in its infancy. While we marvel at what is available now, researchers are still finding ways to design and produce more sophisticated components for next-generation wearables.
With the World Cup in Russia fast approaching, you're probably wondering how to keep track of your country (unless that country is the USA). While there are a ton of apps that do just that, there's one that stands above the rest if you're looking for World Cup coverage — and it's not ESPN, Yahoo, or CBS.
When I booted up my second Sega Forever title, I wasn't sure what to expect. Sonic 1 was fun, but the controls weren't great. Touch screen controls can be excellent when the game is designed for them, but retrofitting a game designed for a physical controller to be played on a smartphone, well, sometimes is a bit disastrous.
The Disney Research Lab is using projector-based illumination to paint actors' faces during live performances. You know what that means? Disney just took Halloween to a whole new level.
In an early morning blog post, Microsoft announced the expansion of the Microsoft HoloLens Agency Readiness Partner Program. This announcement comes on the tail of an expanded HoloLens release over the last few months to many countries outside the initial US and Canada.
You don't need a football team of makeup artists to look great (not that we'd say no to our our styling team). While most celebrities swear by their makeup artists and get primped and prodded by them any moment they're not in front of the camera, all you really need to look good is three things: Good skin, shiny lips, and big eyes.
If you're a fan of the Oklahoma City Thunder, then you must be a fan of Kevin Durant (previously of the Seattle SuperSonics). And since you're a fan of Kevin Durant, you should try putting your art skills to test and attempt to draw a nice portrait of this great basketball player in his Team USA uniform.
In this tutorial, we learn how to play baseball with Goofy. First, you will need to play in a ball park and have players for each team. The pitcher will throw the ball and the hitter will hit the ball, then run to the different bases. The uniform will be loose fitting so it's easier for the player to run around on the field. Players will also have to practice holding the bat and playing against other teams so they know how to get along with other players. After the pitcher throws the ball, if...
The spread offense is the newest, most exciting offense to come out of college football. It creates a lot of exciting big plays and confounds more old-fashioned defensive formations and coaching. This video explains some of the basic formations and techniques of the spread offense so that you can use it to improve the performance of you 11-12 year old's football team. If Jim Tressel can't figure out how to stop it, the opposing coach that you are facing in your youth's league probably won't b...
If you're wondering what FoWsc stands for in Guild Wars and what it's all about, here's your lesson. Dooom Box teaches us everything we need to know when it comes to Fissure of Wo Speed Clear: The basics, the parts, the teams, and more.
Learn how to play "Now Or Never" from High School Musical 3, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here:
The scenario: The Super Bowl. The stakes: Humiliation. The results: Incredibly satisfying. Learn how to plot the most humiliating sports bet ever. You will need someone to bet against, your team's jersey, face paint, coasters, a razor, a poker game, and an (optional) bikini wax.
Play lacrosse? This instructional video shows you how to dye your lax head and make it stand out from the rest of your team's. Easy to make and looks great.
Learn how to demonstrate proper pivoting to your basketball team with the help of this jump shot drill.
Learn how to practice going from slow to fast with perfect technique. Try these Turn-on drills for your track team's next practice.
Learn how to use a simple drill to help develop receiving fundamentals for the whole football team.
Few things are more important than being well-versed in data analytics and interpretation when it comes to succeeding in today's increasingly data-driven world. As a data scientist, these skills are the key to a high-paying career. For hackers, there's no better way to defeat the enemy than to become the enemy.
PUBG is currently taking the mobile world by storm, and it's easy to see why. The game has breathed much-needed life to the multiplayer shooting genre, primarily by adding an element of sheer terror as you scavenge for weapons in a hostile environment. With new players continually joining in on the fun, many players are looking for ways to gain an edge.
Facebook may have shamelessly copied Snapchat and its camera effects for faces (as well as its World Lenses), but it might beat its social media competitor to virtual body augmentation.
Ever since the planet went crazy trying to find augmented reality creatures in Pokémon GO, we've been waiting for the next virtual object game capable of delivering a similar hit. And now, we might finally have one coming, direct from the magical world of Harry Potter.
Microsoft Research has published a technical paper reviewing their work with near-eye displays for virtual and augmented reality to project phase-only holograms.
In Bhopal, India, a place nestled in between the royally pink city of Jaipur and the dry (i.e., alcohol forbidden) state of Gujarat, is a team of developers determined to make a fully driverless car suitable to the complexities of Indian traffic. An algorithm elaborate enough has yet to be made by any other company, but is the fundamental key to handling the intuitive habits of Indian drivers, the often intense and gridlocked traffic, and the country's vast expanse of jarring roads.
Augmented reality upstart DAQRI announced today that it has strengthened their in-house talent by recruiting renowned physicist Seamus Blackley and acquiring a team of 15 engineers and scientists from Heat Engine, LLC.
Super Mario Run has been one of the most insidiously addicting iOS games to come out in recent years for iPhone. And now, as of March 22, Android users can get in on the fun, too.