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Pocket wallets vs. smartphones: Can we replace cash with digital currencies?

The more than a decade-long history of cryptocurrency has clearly demonstrated that the world is keen on the new form of money. The crypto frenzy has even prompted leading central banks to work on...

Researchers Suggest Previous Studies On Smartphone Addiction May Be Flawed

Researchers are now suggesting the there are some serious flaws in a large majority of studies and surveys that have been conducted in recent times which examines the impact on the psychological...

Myth Of Positive Health Impact Of Moderate Drinking Debunked In New Study

Earlier studies which had given rise to the notion that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke have been negated in the results of a major genetic study which has also claimed a very...

Vodafone, And Hutchison Will Announce Merger In The UK Very Soon

Beijing Receives A Promise From Citigroup CEO To Continue China Expansion

Streaming Firms Outperform As Amazon Leads Falls In The Discretionary Segment

Taiwan's Acer Exports Computer Equipment To Russia Even After Announcing A Business Halt

Brown-Forman, Manufacturer Of Jack Daniel's Whisky, Exceeds Sales Projections Driven By Increasing Prices And Consistent Demand

Amid Friction Between China And The US, South Korea Pledges Support For Its Chip Industry

GM Adopts Tesla's EV Charging Technology, To The Delight Of Wall Street

Innovation

Consistency and dramatic evolutions: the banknotes’ manufacturing history

Paper money is used so frequently that it seems to us that it does not change at all and its appearance remains the same as five or ten years ago. Yet, banknotes do change even though we may not notice it. Every few years, manufacturers add new features to protect bills from counterfeiters, ensure...

Signs Of Eye Damage In Tears Can Be Detected By Color Changing Sensors

A gel laden with gold nanoparticles has bene developed by a group of researchers at the University of Illinois (UI). The nanoparticles react with a teardrop which has containing ascorbic acid that is released from a wound to the eye to change color of the gel. The study has been newly...

Officially The World's Fastest Supercomputer Is IBM's Summit

IBM's supercomputer Summit is now officially the world's fastest supercomputer. This ranking was announced on Monday by a biannual ranking of the world's 500 fastest supercomputers, or the Top500. The Summit overtook China's Sunway TaihuLight to gain the top spot. A statement for...

People With Cornea Problems Now Have Hope In 3D-Printed Artificial Corneas

The manner in which stem cells or human corneal stromal cells taken from the cornea of a healthy donor can be mixed along with alginate and collagen for creating a solution which is printable and is called a ‘bio-ink’ has been shown in the proof-of-concept research which was published as a report...

New Era of Food and Beverage Packaging to be offered by GE Digital and SIG

A wide range of digital innovation in food and beverage packaging will be offered by a joint collaboration between GE Digital and SIG - a firm dealing in packaging systems and solutions dedicated for the food and beverage industry. The companies say that new possibilities, intelligent...

World's First Commercial Transaction Using Blockchain Done By It: Clams HSBC

The first successful commercially viable trade finance transaction with the help of blockchain technology in the world was conducted by HSBC, the bank claimed on Monday. A letter of credit was issued on behalf of U.S. food and agriculture firm Cargill by the bank. A shipment of soybeans...

Fake Star Launch Into Earth’s Orbit By A Space Company Angers Astronomers

A satellite that is linked to a giant disco ball was secretly sent into orbit by a New Zealand space company that is privately owned. And this act has drawn the criticism of astronomers across the world. A remote sheep and cattle farm on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand was used for the...

The First Completely Transparent Decentralized Blockchain Lottery Is Fire Lotto

It was in December that the Ethereum protocol was used to built and launch an international Blockchain lottery named Fire Lotto. The growth of digital economy has created multiple challenges for the lottery industry. But experts are of the view that innovation of the global...

Researchers Find Mosquitos Can Recall Human Smells As Well As Swats

It may seem quite startling to know that mosquitoes have the ability to quickly learn and remembers the odor of their hosts which can also help them to remember an unsuccessful swat for a long time. This was published in a study in the journal Current Biology on January 25 which...

Coffee Tradition Of Santiago De Cuba To Be Used By Authorities To Gain Profits

A different form of attention is being accorded to coffee plantations that are grown on the slopes of the Sierra Maestra Mountains in Cuba. The place lies about 500 meters above sea level. The Santiago de Cuba wants to make the coffee plantations a tourist attraction and for this purpose,...

Doctors Being Helped to Stay Fit And Prevent Burnouts by Physician Vitality Institute

A unique health institute that is meant to keep the doctors healthy is gaining popularity. The Physician Vitality Institute (PVI), which was founded by Dianne Ansari-Winn, is focused on helping the doctors who heal the world by aiding doctors to stay fit and healthy in mind, body and...

Life Of Internal Combustion Engine Set To Be Extended By New Nissan Engine

The message that gasoline-fueled engines are yet to die will be given by Nissan Motor Co at the Los Angeles auto show next week. This despite the fact that the Japanese car maker was an early mover in the electric vehicle market. The development of the internal combustion technology will...

Lifestyle

Pocket wallets vs. smartphones: Can we replace cash with digital currencies?

Researchers Suggest Previous Studies On Smartphone Addiction May Be Flawed

Myth Of Positive Health Impact Of Moderate Drinking Debunked In New Study

Vodafone, And Hutchison Will Announce Merger In The UK Very Soon

Beijing Receives A Promise From Citigroup CEO To Continue China Expansion

Streaming Firms Outperform As Amazon Leads Falls In The Discretionary Segment

Taiwan's Acer Exports Computer Equipment To Russia Even After Announcing A Business Halt

Brown-Forman, Manufacturer Of Jack Daniel's Whisky, Exceeds Sales Projections Driven By Increasing Prices And Consistent Demand

Amid Friction Between China And The US, South Korea Pledges Support For Its Chip Industry

GM Adopts Tesla's EV Charging Technology, To The Delight Of Wall Street

Consistency and dramatic evolutions: the banknotes’ manufacturing history

Signs Of Eye Damage In Tears Can Be Detected By Color Changing Sensors

Officially The World's Fastest Supercomputer Is IBM's Summit

People With Cornea Problems Now Have Hope In 3D-Printed Artificial Corneas

New Era of Food and Beverage Packaging to be offered by GE Digital and SIG

World's First Commercial Transaction Using Blockchain Done By It: Clams HSBC

Fake Star Launch Into Earth’s Orbit By A Space Company Angers Astronomers

The First Completely Transparent Decentralized Blockchain Lottery Is Fire Lotto

Researchers Find Mosquitos Can Recall Human Smells As Well As Swats

Coffee Tradition Of Santiago De Cuba To Be Used By Authorities To Gain Profits

Doctors Being Helped to Stay Fit And Prevent Burnouts by Physician Vitality Institute

Life Of Internal Combustion Engine Set To Be Extended By New Nissan Engine

World

UN Food Agency Informs Hike In Global Food Prices - A First Time In Nine Months

IMF's Chief Says Ukraine Is Just "Weeks" Away From Receiving Full Support Program

UN Concerned About Not Much Time Being Left With Surge In Greenhouse Gases

With Extensive New Export Regulations, US Hopes To Cripple China's Chip Industry

Experts Urge WHO And Governments To Take Stronger Action Against Monkeypox

People

The Way Bankman-Fried Of FTX Obtained A $250 Mln Bail

Majority Of Elon Musk’s Twitter Followers Do Not Want Him As Twitter Chief, Shows A Musk-Conducted Pool

Elon Musk Looses Position As The World's Richest Individual

Reasons Why One Should Use A New Login, Passwords Quickly Following Microsoft’s Latest Data On Hacks

Lee Newman, Dean of IE Business School