Monthly Archives: April 2014

Why embracing convergence is crucial for the media business (Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard) – Video

Posted: April 7, 2014 at 8:40 am


Why embracing convergence is crucial for the media business (Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard)
This is a short excerpt from a recent speaking engagement on th future of media, explaining why convergence is finally here, and what it means for a media co...

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will.i.am has a self-designed smart watch ready to launch soon

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Rapper, producer, Black Eye Pea and all round tech-loving futurist tech-head will.i.am has designed his own smart watch which will be ready for launch in the coming months. The music titan has, apparently, self-designed and self-funded a project which should lead to a release in July. Very little is known about the device at the moment, but it has made a few appearances on TV screens that give an intriguing glimpse of what's to come. Unlike other wearables, this one looks like it will not require tethering to a smartphone -- it will stand on its own two feet.

It's worth pointing out for non-UK residents that product placement (endorsements, 'support from', 'promotional consideration' or however you want to view it) does not really exist in the UK in the same way as in the US and some other countries. But that said, will.i.am has been spotted on more than one occasion, "subtly" interacting with a device strapped to his wrist. Viewers of The Voice in the UK (yeah, sorry, I've been known to dip into it from time to time) will probably have noticed him fiddling with his wrist, and reference has been made to his actions on a couple of occasions.

During the live final of The Voice, he used his watch to make a phone call (which, amusingly, didnt go particularly well), and he also appeared on the chat show, Chatty Man, hosted by Alan Carr. During the course of his interview Mr Am tinkered with a black, bracelet-like watch, interacting with it using familiar swipes. Little snippets of information that have been dropped into various TV appearances reveal that there is Bluetooth support, as well as the ability to use services like Twitter and Facebook.

will.i.am has referred to the device on Twitter, saying that more information will be available soon:

Yes, it is really real @emily...I will definitely share more info with you soon...http://t.co/yat2Gax1WJ

will.i.am (@iamwill) April 4, 2014

Check out the video below where you can see snippets of the watch in action.

Is this the smart watch that will sway my opinion of wearable tech? I doubt it, but it looks like a step in the right direction.

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Luca Parmitano for UNICEF: a message from space against child malnutrition – Video

Posted: April 6, 2014 at 2:44 am


Luca Parmitano for UNICEF: a message from space against child malnutrition
Luca Parmitano, 37 y.o., is an Italian astronaut selected from the European Space Agency (ESA) since 2009. In May 2013 he started a long-duration mission to ...

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Gravity – Clip (11/12): Ryan Enters the Chinese Space Station – Video

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Gravity - Clip (11/12): Ryan Enters the Chinese Space Station
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Space Station Live: Hybrid Training – Video

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Space Station Live: Hybrid Training
Space Station Live commentator Dan Huot interviews JAXA #39;s manager for ISS Life Science Mission Integration, Dr. Masaki Shirakawa, regarding the Hybrid Traini...

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Asteroidcycle – Video

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Asteroidcycle
A better use for asteroids than a space station. Music: Amazing Plan Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0...

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Space Station 13: Episode 3 Soap – Video

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Space Station 13: Episode 3 Soap
In this episode, all manner of things happen. Ever wanted to know how to setup the singularity? Well TOO BAD we got rid that thing along with all the other a...

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Space to Ground – 4/4/2014 – Video

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Space to Ground - 4/4/2014
NASA #39;s Space to Ground is your weekly update on what #39;s happening aboard the International Space Station. Got a question or comment? Use #spacetoground to talk to us.

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Genetic Engineering Biology Project – Video

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Genetic Engineering Biology Project
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Genetic Screening For Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Cancer

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April 5, 2014

April Flowers for redOrbit.com Your Universe Online

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects more than 176 million women and girls worldwide, according to the Endometriosis Foundation of America. Despite being one of the most common gynecological disorders, there is no definitive consensus on the cause of endometriosis. To add insult to injury, some women who have endometriosis are also predisposed to ovarian cancer.

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI) reveals that genetic screening could someday help clinicians to know which women are most at risk.

The research team will present their results on the first comprehensive immune gene profile exploring endometriosis and cancer on Monday at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2014.

A small subset of women with endometriosis go on to develop ovarian cancer, but doctors have no clinical way to predict which women, said Anda Vlad, MD, PhD, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at MWRI. If further studies show that the genetic pathway we uncovered is indicative of future cancer development, then doctors will know to more closely monitor certain women and perhaps take active preventative measures, such as immune therapy.

Endometriosis is a painful condition that is often misdiagnosed for years before some form of correct treatment is attempted. As redOrbit reported in February, it is called a disease of theories, because so little is known about how it works, or who it will strike.

We know there is a genetic component, we know there is an environmental component, and we know there is an inflammatory component. But its very difficult to say for individual patients what particular sequence of events led to particular symptoms, Michael Beste, a postdoc in MITs Department of Biological Engineering, said.

It is the genetic component, and its association to cancer, that Vlad and her team are focused on finding.

Vlad and her team screened tissue samples from women with benign endometriosis, women with precancerous lesions and women with endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer. This allowed the researchers to identify the complement pathway, which refers to a series of protein interactions that trigger an amplified immune response, as the most prominent immune pathway that is activated in both endometriosis and endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer.

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