3D printing makes its way into the human body. Many printers are already capable of creating biological tissues that can help heal wounds, and some are even capable of recreating bone structures. Now, the lines of research are entering another world: biomimetic languages. They are silicone devices that allow food testing or, as their creators point out, help in therapies for diseases of the mouth. Researchers from the University of Leeds have succeeded, through 3D printing, in reproducing a tongue that mimics the shape, elasticity and wettability of the human organ. “Recreating the surface of an average human tongue brings unique architectural challenges ,” says Dr. Efren Andablo-Reyes,…
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The world of video games has become a gold mine for many brands, video game firms and even young people. FIFA games between friends and are now followed by thousands of people. The hours lost in games with friends are now a gold mine. This is corroborated by the numbers of Twitch, the main video game streaming platform that, according to the TwitchTracker website, has gone from 1.35 million viewers in January to 1.41 in February; 1.63 in March; 2.48 in April and 2.55 in May. A figure that continues to grow. But in this industry you have to differentiate two Anglo-Saxon concepts: gamer and…
In the absence of knowing the exact items of the 2021 General State Budgets PGE «Public accounts as explained by the minister will boost competitiveness through innovation research and knowledge of emerging areas In this sense they represent an unprecedented effort in R D i and digitization areas that will receive 12344 million euros explains Moncloa However the scientific world led by the Spanish Association of Biocompanies AseBio the Spanish Association for Cancer Research Aseica and the Alliance of Severo Ochoa Centers and María de Maeztu Units of Excellence SOMM Excellence Alliance which brings together 53 research centers in which…
Loot boxes are in the crosshairs of many governments including that of Spain In 2018 different regulators of gambling regulations from 15 European countries and the state of Washington USA have signed a joint declaration with one objective to begin to delimit ambiguity between gambling and other forms of digital entertainment A problem that has not stopped and has caused a new sanction and in this case to Electronic Arts Blizzard already had to remove the loot boxes from its Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm game in Belgium The creators of FIFA tried to rename these loot boxes to perpetuate this…
Of all the ways that technology makes it possible to transmit a message from one place to another calling on the phone has become one of the least popular In Spain users have less and less telephone conversations and use instant messaging applications more according to the report La Sociedad Digital en España by the Fundación Telefónica Although the pandemic has revived the use of video calls most users prefer to communicate through written messages despite the fact that listening to the voice of the other makes us feel more connected and understood At least that is the conclusion reached by two University…
The objective was to unseat Netflix and everyone bet on it Movie stars awardwinning producers gigantic companies cuttingedge technology A new competitor was ready to compete for the crown with the king of new television and had decided to bypass Amazon Prime HBO and Disney Plus to get it But Quibi knew he was entering the race with an injury so severe it seemed fatal So it was Six months later the company pulled down the blind Its managers blamed the pandemic But among the reasons for failure experts add price communication and lack of vision This was Quibis journey in the complex streaming market The proposal was risky and thats why it attracted…
Facebook, WhatsApp and Netflix, among the most used for ‘phishing’. A recent report by the cybersecurity company Kaspersky revealed which applications are most targeted by attackers to commit cyber attacks, mainly ‘phishing’. The analysis indicates that a large number of employees use applications during their working hours and that the platforms that they access the most during this period of time are related to social networks, email and instant messaging such as Facebook, Google Drive , Gmail, WhatsApp and Youtube. Among these are some of the applications that receive the most malicious attacks, according to the report that includes information…
The global mobile phone market posted a 1.3% drop year-over-year, according to the most recent IDC report. Find out how the list of the main brands was. The South Korean company Samsung has once again regained the top position as the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, followed by Huawei, Xiaomi and Apple. In general, during the third quarter of 2020, the world mobile phone market has counted a total of 353.6 million ‘smartphones’ shipped , representing a decrease of 1.3% year after year, according to a study by International Data Corporation (IDC). Between the months of April and June 2020, the Chinese company…
For the new AirPods Pro, Apple wants the earbuds to be more compact by eliminating the short pole that currently sticks out from the bottom. Apple plans new versions of its AirPods headphones next year, in an attempt to capitalize on the success of a product that has become a major source of growth. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant is working on two new models: the entry-level third-generation AirPods and the second version of the AirPods Pro headphones. The models will join other new audio devices from Apple, such as the HomePod mini and the upcoming headband headphones. The company has…
Facebook, Google and Twitter must appear before the Senate Commerce Committee of that country to answer for the way they moderate online content, a thorny and complicated issue that does not offer a single solution. This Wednesday, the CEOs of Google, Twitter and Facebook will testify before the United States Senate, virtually. It is normal if this generates a slight deja vu, because this has perhaps been the most intense (and tense) year in the relations that the large technology firms have with the Congress of that country. In July, representatives of some of these companies had already appeared before the…