How To: Play challenging bowling patterns
Team USA member Derek Eoff and USBC Senior Technician Tim Robben discuss the strategies for playing the more challenging patterns.
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News: Nickelodeon Producing Animated Series 'Meet the Voxels' for AR & VR
Cable TV network Nickelodeon is looking to break new ground with a new series that will be experienced in virtual and augmented reality.
News: Magic Leap Teases Cross-Platform Augmented Reality Experiences with iOS Developer Job Posting
Why would Magic Leap, a company preparing to launch its first augmented reality headset this year, need a developer for iPhone and iPad apps? It's not as crazy as it sounds.
How To: Do senior yoga in a chair
Yoga is a meditative practice that strengthens the body and helps alleviate stress. Learn some helpful yoga stretches with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free video series.
News: Nvidia Researchers Have Developed a 3D-Printed Prototype Near-Eye Display for AR Headsets
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.
How To: Flatter your figure with strategic clothing choices
One size does not fit all, at least when it comes to selecting what clothes flatter your figure. Despite what Hollywood actors and actresses try to make us believe - ie. that we're all size zeros with cheese grater abs, big boobs, and heavenly faces - each of us is created a little different.
How To: Select the perfect jacket for your body shape
Not all body shapes are created equal, just as not all jacket cuts are created equal. A trapeze jacket, which flares out at the bottom like a bell, can look phenomenol on your size 0, petite friend, but on your feminien curves it can just make you look pregnant.
News: Scientists See Bacteria Responding Electrically to Physical Stimuli for the First Time
Scientists know that bacteria create their own energy, get nutrients to run their cellular processes, and multiply. But, bacteria haven't been shown to respond to external mechanical stimulation or signals in a way that's similar to how our bodies respond to touch, until now.
Space 'Shrooms: NASA Identifies What Kind of Fungi Could Grow in a Mars Habitat
Wherever there are people, the party is sure to follow. Well, a party of microbes, at least. That is what scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have found after a 30-day microbial observation of the inflatable lunar/Mars analog habitat (IMAH).
News: Mysteriously, a Huge Study Finds a Drop in Antibiotic Resistant (MRSA) Infections
For once there is good news — surprising news, but good news — in the fight against antibiotic-resistant organisms. A recent study found that Staphylococcus aureus bacteria is becoming more sensitive to some key drugs used to treat it.
News: The Scariest LiDAR Vulnerability We've Seen Yet
A vulnerability in the design of LiDAR components in driverless cars is far worse than anything we've seen yet outside of the CAN bus sphere — with a potentially deadly consequence if exploited.
News: How Gut Bacteria Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
The evidence is mounting and is becoming indisputable: Gut bacteria play a role in strokes and heart attacks. The link may seem a little far-fetched, but cardiovascular disease may have less to do with what we eat and more to do with what chemicals gut bacteria make from the food we eat.
News: Infections During Pregnancy Could Impact Baby's Brain; Genital Herpes Linked to Increased Autism Risk
Maternal infection with genital herpes, or other pathogens, during early pregnancy could increase risk of autism, or other neurodevelopmental disorders, says a new study.
How To: You’ve Been Taking Pills Wrong Your Entire Life—Here’s How You Should Be Swallowing Them
It's a rare person who enjoys swallowing pills—and equally rare to find those who can toss a pill back easily and effortlessly without gulps of water and coughs. The transition from liquid medicine to pills, tablets, and capsules can be a rough one, and some of us still struggle well into our adult lives. Yet the reason your pills are getting caught in your throat may not be the medication's fault—it's all in how you swallow.
How To: Earn the "Skeet Shoot" Achievement in BioShock: Infinite
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.
News: News Clips - July 4
» Homeland Security Report Lists ‘Liberty Lovers’ As Terrorists. A new study funded by the Department of Homeland Security characterizes Americans who are “suspicious of centralized federal authority,” and “reverent of individual liberty” as “extreme right-wing” terrorists. » British police get battlefield weapons.
How To: Master exercises for seniors
Learn exercises for seniors, including chair exercises, to strengthen muscles and increase flexibility in this free online video series.
News: Sealed with a Kiss — Can Zika Be Transmitted Through Saliva?
A new study shows the Zika virus is present in saliva — but it may not be enough to make you sick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes there is "no evidence that Zika can be transmitted through saliva during deep kissing." Given the results of research published in the journal, Nature Communications," the agency may need to revise its guidance.
News: Magic Leap Releases Series of Video Sessions from Inside the L.E.A.P. Conference
Magic Leap's recent L.E.A.P. conference was free to all who registered in time, but if you weren't able to make the trip to Hollywood, the company just released video of some of the sessions that took place over the course of two days.
News: Niantic Plugs Its Real World Platform into Deutsche Telekom's 5G Network & MobiledgeX Servers
When Pokémon GO developer Niantic launches its Real World Platform for augmented reality gaming, it will run over 5G speeds courtesy of T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom and the edge servers of its MobiledgeX subsidiary, the companies announced today.
News: Magic Leap Shows Off New Software Demo, Teases Release This Summer
After weeks of teasing what many hoped might be a live, on-device demo of Magic Leap software to go along with the hardware glimpse we got last month, it turns out that all we got was a bit of new demonstration video footage.
News: In the Ultimate Irony, Zika Virus May Cure Brain Cancer
A deadly type of brain tumor and Zika-related brain damage in developing fetuses are devastating brain conditions that, at first glance, may seem unrelated. However, thanks to new research, their paths seem to cross in a way that could benefit patients. A new study has shown that Zika kills brain cancer stem cells, the kind of cells most resistant to treatment in patients with glioblastoma, a deadly brain tumor diagnosed in about 12,000 people in the US each year.
News: Artificial Viruses Provoke the Immune System to Fight Cancer
Cancer cells do a pretty good job of flying under the radar of our immune system. They don't raise the alarm bells signaling they are a foreign invader the way viruses do. That might be something scientists can change, though.
News: Rate of Dangerous Recurring Diarrhea Infection Skyrocketing by Almost 200%
Killing more than 29,000 people each year, infection with Clostridium difficile (C. diff or CDI) is the most common healthcare-associated infection in the US. In a disturbing development, new research reveals recurring cases of the infection are soaring.
News: Researchers Find 'MasterPrints' That Can Bypass Your Phone's Fingerprint Scanner
Hackers are good at what they do—some can even use the way you move your phone to guess a 4-digit PIN in five attempts or less. That's why most of us with compatible hones use the fingerprint scanner. It's just much more secure. Or is it?
News: One Magic Leap Mystery Solved—Former Senior Dev Paul Reynolds Confirms Unity & Unreal
After many months of endless speculation over the mysterious augmented reality platform Magic Leap, software engineers worldwide have been waiting for any news of what development environment this amazing technology might use. Thanks to Paul Reynolds, the former Magic Leap Senior Director of SDKs and Apps, we no longer have to guess. Just like existing mixed, augmented, and virtual reality platforms, developers will be able to use their experience with Unity and the UNREAL engine.
How To: 5 Ways Learning a New Language Benefits Your Brain
Though many students spend four years of high school learning a foreign language, most of us probably retained very little. Chalk it up to the carelessness of youth, but chances are you've since been in situations or places that left you wishing you paid more attention in class or had continued practicing long after you graduated.
How To: Use open-ended research questions in research papers
Research questions are to be written with one of the four 'W' words which are who, what, when and where or any variation of the 'H' word- how. For example, how much, how so etc. Once a good research question is made, the question should tell the researcher what exactly it is that he/she is looking for.
How To: Create a triple braid
You don’t have to live in the Swiss Alps or know how to yodel to wear this cute braided style. Learn how to create a triple braid with these hair braiding tips. You will need at least medium length hair, a comb, bobby pins, and an elastic band. Did you know? Researchers have linked braiding hair too tightly to hair loss in women and children, so go easy.
How To: Wash your hair scientifically (and perfectly)
It's no joke: British researchers spent six months shampooing 500 volunteers until they perfected the precise technique for lustrous locks. Learn how to wash your hair perfectly. You will need a shower, a thermometer, shampoo, measuring spoons, a stopwatch, conditioner, a wide toothed comb, and a towel.
News: Starve E Coli of Copper to Cure Aggressive UTIs
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) drive over eight million people to seek medical attention every year. Almost all — as many as 90% — of those infections are caused by Escherichia coli. Copper can kill bacteria, but E. coli has found a way to capture the copper, preventing its antibacterial action. Now, researchers have found that, in a cruel irony, the bacteria use the copper it grabs as a nutrient to feed its growth.
News: Bacteria-Based Fuel Cell Aims a One-Two Punch at Global Warming
About a third of the methane released into the environment comes from the production and transport of natural gas. The gas leaks as it moves along the transport chain from gas wellheads to market.
News: Defective Sugar-Loving White Blood Cells Could Be Why Cardiac Patients Get More Viruses, Like Shingles
People who have heart disease get shingles more often than others, and the reason has eluded scientists since they first discovered the link. A new study has found a connection, and it lies in a defective white cell with a sweet tooth.
The Good Stuff: Breastfeeding Delivers Beneficial Bacteria to Baby
Breastfeeding is the ultimate in farm-to-table dining. It is sustenance prepared just for the baby and delivered with a very personal touch. Along with bonding, breastfeeding provides powerful protection to infants and young children in the form of beneficial bacteria, hormones, vitamins, protein, sugar, and antibodies manufactured on site to support infant health.
News: Fighting Nightmare Bacteria Is Like a Game of Whack-a-Mole—It Keeps Popping Up in Unexpected Places
The pathogen referred to as a "nightmare bacteria" is quietly adapting and spreading faster than anticipated.
How To: Stop sudden unintended acceleration by your Toyota
Popular Mechanics' Senior Auto Editor Mike Allen shows you how to safely stop your car if you become the victim of sudden unintended acceleration.
How To: Use your math skills in unexpected careers
Just as English majors get tagged as being word junkies who will go on to become college professors or writers and nothing else, Mathematics majors get tagged as nerdy smart alecks who will also either become college professors or work at MIT as a researcher.
News: Google Researchers Have Developed an Augmented Reality Microscope for Detecting Cancer
Augmented reality might not be able to cure cancer (yet), but when combined with a machine learning algorithm, it can help doctors diagnose the disease.
News: Disney Has Figured Out How to Make AR Content React to Real-World Obstacles
Researchers at Disney have demonstrated the ability to render virtual characters in augmented reality that are able interact autonomously with its surrounding physical environment.
News: This Genetic Defect Could Be Why Typhoid Mary Never Got Typhoid Fever
Whether or not a microbe is successful at establishing an infection depends both on the microbe and the host. Scientists from Duke found that a single DNA change can allow Salmonella typhi, the bacteria that causes typhoid fever, to invade cells. That single genetic variation increased the amount of cholesterol on cell membranes that Salmonella and other bacteria use as a docking station to attach to a cell to invade it. They also found that common cholesterol-lowering drugs protected zebrafi...