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Jan 25 2025TECHNOLOGY

Seagate’s New 36TB Hard Drives: A Giant Leap in Storage

Imagine storing almost 40, 000 movies or a lifetime of memories on a single hard drive. Well, that’s what Seagate’s latest 36TB hard drive aims to do! They’ve cracked the code with heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology, making storage denser than ever. These drives are built on the Moza

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Jan 25 2025EDUCATION

Learning Chemo Administration: Students Love VR Training

Imagine learning how to administer chemotherapy without any real-world risks. That's what a group of nursing students did, thanks to a smartphone virtual reality (VR) training program. This study looked into how well nursing students accepted this new way of learning. The VR training was designed t

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Jan 25 2025SCIENCE

Fighting Worms: Can Nanotech Help Tackle Resistant Parasites?

Strongyle worms are a big problem for farms. They cause huge losses, and current medicines like Ivermectin aren't working as well as they used to. Scientists are trying something new by creating tiny dots of carbon called Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) and adding copper to some for extra power, making t

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Jan 25 2025SPORTS

The Physical Toll on Soccer Referees in Top-Tier Matches

Soccer referees face significant physical demands during high-level matches. This isn't just about running around; it's about how their bodies respond to the intense activity. Interestingly, this topic is the second most researched area in sports officiating. Accurate decisions depend on how well re

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Jan 25 2025HEALTH

Two Surprises: What Happened When We Looked at Skulls

Imagine exploring a bunch of skulls, just doing your everyday job. That's what this team was up to when they stumbled upon something unusual. Normally, the optic canal, which is like a tiny tunnel in your skull, carries important stuff like the optic nerve and ophthalmic artery. But this time, they

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Jan 25 2025SCIENCE

Growing GaAs Nanowires on Silicon: A Closer Look

Growing III-V nanowires (NW) on silicon (Si) substrates is a tricky task. Scientists often rely on guesswork and different interpretations of important steps, like preparing the sample and forming the Au-Si alloy in the growth reactor. To make high-performance electronic devices that combine the bes

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Jan 25 2025TECHNOLOGY

Steam Deck's Sales Dip in the Wake of Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement

Have you ever wondered how big events in the gaming world can affect sales? The recent announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 seems to have had just that effect. Despite the Steam Deck being a hit among PC gamers, its sales took a brief dive after Nintendo's big reveal. For a week, the Steam Deck dro

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Jan 25 2025BUSINESS

Breaking Real Estate Barriers with Crypto Innovations

Growing up in the Arctic Circle, you wouldn't expect to end up revolutionizing real estate with cryptocurrency in Hawaii. Yet, that's exactly what happened. The journey started with a fascination for technology in a cold, remote town. From there, it evolved into a drive to challenge old systems and

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Jan 25 2025BUSINESS

Blockchain in Real Estate: What Drives Adoption?

Ever wondered what makes real estate professionals switch to blockchain technology? A recent study in China looked into this, surveying 311 buyers and sellers. They found that how useful and easy-to-use blockchain seems, plus concerns about data privacy, really matter. Also, if blockchain fits well

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Jan 25 2025HEALTH

Virtual Health Programs: A New Way to Tackle Heart Health

In 2021, Seven Oaks General Hospital's Wellness Institute (WI) launched an online cardiometabolic risk reduction program to help people improve their heart health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program included virtual health coaching and lifestyle education. The goal was to see if people liked t

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