Cashing in on additive manufacturing

Three-dimensional printing, 3-D printing, has developed steadily over the last three decades or so. It has become, if not commonplace, then more well-known and utilized in wide-ranging industries, it is. It has been something of a long-term technological revolution changing the way low-demand objects are designed and produced. So much so that it is often referred to as additive manufacturing.

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Japan's renewable energy sector seeks carbon-neutral windfall

Japan needs to boost renewable energy by reforming outdated policies on land use and the national grid if it is to meet a new goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, industry players and experts say.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2020-12-japan-renewable-energy-sector-carbon-neutral.html

Musk: Apple CEO didn't take meeting about buying Tesla

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he once considered selling the electric car maker to Apple, but the iPhone maker's CEO blew off the meeting.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2020-12-musk-apple-ceo-didnt-tesla.html

Lyft to offer 60 million free and discounted rides to vaccination sites

Lyft announced it would provide 60 million rides to and from vaccination sites for low-income, uninsured and at-risk communities as vaccines roll out.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2020-12-lyft-million-free-discounted-vaccination.html

Can we be manipulated into sharing private info online? Yes, says study

Online users are more likely to reveal private information based on how website forms are structured to elicit data, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have determined.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2020-12-private-info-online.html

It's electrifying! This is how Earth could be entirely powered by sustainable energy

Can you imagine a world powered by 100% renewable electricity and fuels? It may seem fantasy, but a collaborative team of scientists has just shown this dream is theoretically possible—if we can garner global buy-in.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2020-12-electrifying-earth-powered-sustainable-energy.html

Google, Facebook, coordinated antitrust response: report

Google and Facebook worked together to help fend off an antitrust investigation into the two tech giants which dominate digital advertising, according to a media report citing a draft of a state lawsuit.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2020-12-google-facebook-antitrust-response.html

Cornell University to extract energy from manure to meet peak heating demands

Cornell University is developing a system to extract energy from cattle manure to meet the campus's peak demands for heat in the winter months. In the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, scientists involved with the project give a detailed analysis of the issues required to make this work, including scientific, economic, and energy policy considerations.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2020-12-cornell-university-energy-manure-peak.html

The first endovascular technology that can explore capillaries

At EPFL, Lucio Pancaldi, a Ph.D. student, and Selman Sakar, an assistant professor, have harnessed hydrokinetic energy (mechanical energy resulting from the motion of liquids) to get an instrument into places in the human body without resorting to invasive methods. "Large proportions of the brain remain inaccessible because the existing tools are unwieldy, and exploring the tiny, intricate cerebral vascular system without causing tissue damage is extremely difficult," says Sakar.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2020-12-endovascular-technology-explore-capillaries.html

Common brain malformation traced to its genetic roots

About one in 100 children has a common brain disorder called Chiari 1 malformation, but most of the time such children grow up normally and no one suspects a problem. But in about one in 10 of those children, the condition causes headaches, neck pain, hearing, vision and balance disturbances, or other neurological symptoms.

Brain imaging predicts PTSD after brain injury

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma. How its symptoms, including anxiety, depression and cognitive disturbances arise remains incompletely understood and unpredictable. Treatments and outcomes could potentially be improved if doctors could better predict who would develop PTSD. Now, researchers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have found potential brain biomarkers of PTSD in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

10th Annual Learning! 100 Award Postponded for 2021 - Award Program Recognizes Top 100 Global Learning Organizations

It was announced today that the 2021 Learning! 100 Awards will be rescheduled for 2021. The annual award program honors public and private sector organizations for innovation, collaboration and learning culture that drives performance. Previous Learning! 100 honorees include Amazon Web Services, AT&T, American Heart Association, Salesforce, NASCAR, New York Life and Defense Acquisition University. [PR.com]

Vocal Star Music Showcase Brings Hope and Inspiration to the Music Industry at the End of a Very Difficult Year for Artists

George Caceres’ “Vocal Star” hosted by James Maslow - Big Time Rush, Kim Caldwell and Justin Guarani - American Idol Finalists, unites and inspires talent from around the world with the 2020 Vocal Star Virtual Music Showcase, tele-streaming live on KNEKT.tv Vocal Star, the first multi-talent music agency of its kind, dedicated to providing all the tools, exposure, connections, and actions necessary to [PR.com]

ARMotors Launched Land Rover Services and Maintenance

Along with luxury super sports cars, ARMotors have included Land Rover into their service list. ARMotors is an independent garage in UAE specialized in the service of European Car brands. They have more than 12 years of experience in the industry. [PR.com]

Ripples in space-time could provide clues to missing components of the universe

There's something a little off about our theory of the universe. Almost everything fits, but there's a fly in the cosmic ointment, a particle of sand in the infinite sandwich. Some scientists think the culprit might be gravity—and that subtle ripples in the fabric of space-time could help us find the missing piece.

Ripples in space-time could provide clues to missing components of the universe

There's something a little off about our theory of the universe. Almost everything fits, but there's a fly in the cosmic ointment, a particle of sand in the infinite sandwich. Some scientists think the culprit might be gravity—and that subtle ripples in the fabric of space-time could help us find the missing piece.

source https://phys.org/news/2020-12-ripples-space-time-clues-components-universe.html

Popular Black Male Youtuber Has the #1 Book on Amazon in Gender Studies - New Releases

Author & Dating Coach Alan Roger Currie has released a new eBook and paperback titled "No FREE Attention" that is bound to attract a lot of attention from both single women and single heterosexual men. The new book is actually an updated revised edition of Currie's popular 2012 book titled "The Possibility of Sex: How Naïve and Lustful Men are Manipulated by Women Regularly." Currie was once voted as the Best Dating [PR.com]

China ramps up virus controls to head off winter wave

Temperature checks, queues for tests and inspections at airports—Chinese authorities have stepped up health checks to snuff out the threat of a coronavirus resurgence.

China orders Ant Group to return to online payment roots

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has been ordered by regulators to drastically change its business model and return to its roots as a payment services provider, as the state squeeze continues on the once unbridled empire of tech tycoon Jack Ma.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2020-12-china-ant-group-online-payment.html

China orders Ant Group to return to online payment roots

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has been ordered by regulators to drastically change its business model and return to its roots as a payment services provider, as the state squeeze continues on the once unbridled empire of tech tycoon Jack Ma.

Atlanta Actress Mia Rio Creates Animated Christmas Movie Using Nothing But an Animation Snapchat Filter

Atlanta-based actress, singer and writer Mia Rio (Greenleaf, Vanderpump Rules, Vida) has put the social media app Snapchat to work in an unusual way, utilizing the app's "Cartoon" filter to create a twenty-minute animated Christmas short film, "Last Christmas on Earth: The Short Story" illustrates the journey of Sapphire, a girl trying to find answers about her recurring dream of the end of the world happening on [PR.com]

Local Santa Barbara Investment Advisor, Kipley Lytel CFA Awarded "Wealth & Finance Elite 2021"

RIA Founder of Montecito Capital Management, Kipley J. Lytel CFA, recognized as “Best Wealth Manager 2021” by Corp Today for Southern California region. [PR.com]

Mallard to go? Dig of Pompeii fast-food place reveals tastes

A fast-food eatery at Pompeii has been excavated, helping to reveal dishes that were popular for the citizens of the ancient Roman city who were partial to eating out.