Enjoy Concrete Explode As Researchers Probe Weird Phenomenon
Little known fact: Concrete can explode. And now scientists know why. In a new study, researchers from Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, heated concrete up to 600 degrees Celsius (1,112 degrees Fahrenheit) and watched it go kaboom. The reason for the explosions, the researchers found, was the way tiny amounts…
5 Reasons You Need To Be Thrilled About Apple Watch 4’s...
On September 12, 2018, Apple’s COO Jeff William announced that the Apple Watch Series 4 would contain an FDA-cleared ECG sensor. This immediately triggered a mixed-bag reaction in the digital health community, from healthy skepticism to an outcry about its effect on the already overwhelmed cardiac care ecosystem. Apple announced three separate but related features,…
4 Dark Matter Searches to See in 2019
2018 was a big year for dark matter. As usual, astronomers didn't actually find any of the stuff, which is invisible to all our telescopes but appears to make up at least 80 percent of the universe by mass. There were reports of a dark matter hurricane, but we can't actually see it. A galaxy…
Northern lights might appear in New york city and other US...
People who wouldn't usually expect to see colorful northern lights may get a chance to experience the night sky show on Saturday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued a moderate geomagnetic storm watch alert on Friday, saying that the storm watch is in effect for Saturday. According to…
Archaeology Discoveries to Expect in 2019
A new hoard of 1,400 tablets from a lost city in Iraq, new clues to a massive void in the Great Pyramid and the discovery of an ornately decorated Easter egg that belonged to the Russian royal family are just some of the cool archaeological discoveries that we might see in 2019. Great Pyramid void…
UnitedHealthcare has actually included Apple Watch to its wellness strategy (UNH,...
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence "Digital Health Briefing" subscribers hours before appearing on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. UnitedHealthcare, the US' largest insurer, has incorporated the Apple Watch into its wearable-based workplace wellness program, dubbed Motion, that's designed to reduce healthcare costs. UnitedHealthcare announced the collaboration…
The Stanford professor who rejected one in every of Elizabeth Holmes’...
Dr. Phyllis Gardner, a Stanford Medical School professor, was used to being approached by entrepreneurial students looking to make a dent in the biotech world. So when Elizabeth Holmes approached her after arriving at Stanford in 2002 with an idea to build a patch that would scan the wearer for infections and release antibiotics as…
View the Bell V-280 Valor ace its efficiency tests video
The Bell V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft has met the US Army's requirements for low-speed agility.
Samsung simply exposed the Galaxy Watch Active, its brand-new opposition to...
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Watch Active, the newest smartwatch in the company's expanding line of wearable tech. Pre-orders for the Galaxy Watch Active will start at $199, and the smartwatch will be available in stores on March 8th 2019. The Galaxy Watch Active comes in a single size with a 1.1-inch display and a…
Watch this wild 3D-printed lung air sac breathe
This 3D-printed air sac acts like one from a lung. Jordan Miller/Rice University Human tissues and organs are complicated structures, but scientists are working hard to figure out how to replicate them. Earlier this year, we saw the first 3D-printed heart made from human tissue. Now we can marvel at a 3D-printed lung-like air sac.…
