Android Application Development Now Customized

Android applications are going on becoming more and more popular just because of its characteristics such as reliability and toughness. In the market one will find many mobile phones with the Android platform. One of the major reasons for this is that the Android is open source and having accesses to it and using it … Read more

Strenuous 8-Year Effort to Replicate Key Cancer Research Finds an Unwelcome Surprise

The replicability of scientific studies is under the microscope like never before: scientists are increasingly examining just how many studies can be repeated with the same results a second or third time around.   If a study doesn’t pass the so-called replication test, that casts some doubt over the findings; newly published investigations are now indicating … Read more

Why OpenCart Is Ideal For Your Online Ecommerce Business

The themes, plug-ins, extensions, and tools provided by ecommerce platforms make it easier for enterprises to take their businesses online. You have option to choose from several ecommerce platforms according to your precise needs and objectives. Unlike other ecommerce platforms, OpenCart is open source and free. Hence, you can use this online store management system … Read more

Werner Heisenberg | Famed for his quantum uncertainty principle

It might seem an obvious statement that there are limits to what we know, but the principle first expounded by the German physicist Werner Heisenberg in 1927 takes things to a new and weird level. Think of a football. If you kick a football, knowing where it is doesn’t stop you knowing where it’s going, … Read more

Elisabeth Bik: I scanned thousands of research images by eye to expose academic fraud

Science consultant Elisabeth Bik is on a mission to detect duplicate images in scientific papers, exposing either genuine mistakes or signs of fraud. Humans 19 February 2020 , updated 2 December 2021 Voyagerix/Getty Images Microbiologist Elisabeth Bik has spent years searching for duplicated and manipulated images within scientific papers, scouring for clues as to whether … Read more

Ada Lovelace | Mathematician and first computer programmer

Acclaimed as a mathematical genius, Ada Lovelace is said to have understood the potential of the first computer blueprints better than their inventor. A serendipitous friendship with the mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer Charles Babbage brought her in contact with his early ideas for mechanical calculators and a preliminary prototype for a general-purpose computer. … Read more

Magnificent photos from the sharp end of historical adventure

By Gege Li Photos Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) MAGNIFICENT adventures are captured in this selection of images from the ongoing Lights and Shadows exhibition, organised by the Royal Geographical Society in London. The scenes from travels and expeditions on display are taken from the society’s historic image collection, and reveal the marked progress of … Read more

Living robots: Xenobots made from frog cells can self-replicate in a dish by pulling cells into clumps

Swarms of tiny “xenobots” can self-replicate in the lab by pushing loose cells together – the first time this form of reproduction has been seen in multicellular organisms Life 29 November 2021 By Carissa Wong Swarms of tiny living robots can self-replicate in a dish by pushing loose cells together. The xenobots – made from … Read more

Social Engineering Fraud: Is Your Business Insured Against Spear Phishers With Good Aim?

What is Social Engineering Fraud? You may not think you know, but you do. In fact, you’ve already been targeted repeatedly and recently, probably even today. Social Engineering Fraud is a leading cause of data breaches and has resulted in billions of dollars being stolen. So, what exactly is it? According to Interpol, that’s right, … Read more