Wearable technology is generally thought to be used by millennials, teens, and early adopters, but a new fall detection waistband developed at the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain could help prevent fall injuries in older individuals. FallSkip is an Android device with an accompanying app that can be used to assess the likelihood of a […]
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Cockroaches are fascinating. They originated 280 million years ago, they can survive being submerged underwater for 30 minutes, and they can even live for seven days without their head. But thanks to researchers from Johns Hopkins University, cockroaches are going to help… robots? According to ZME Science, researchers are using cockroaches to inspire the future […]
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For years, Florida has been home to one of the largest populations of senior citizens. Millennials are starting to break that trend, however, and Florida’s age range looks like it’s going to shift toward a much younger demographic. Senior citizens or not, 63% of Americans plan to work after retirement age — and many of those jobs […]
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About 80% of adults in the United States own laptops or desktop computers, and if you’ve been on the internet at all over the past few months, you’ve certainly read all about the struggles Puerto Rico, Texas, and Florida are facing. Three massive hurricanes made landfall in these areas in the fall of 2017, and […]
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February 14 is coming up fast, so there’s not much time to waste. If you’ve been procrastinating on finding gifts for your loved ones (don’t act like you don’t relate), we’ve got you covered. Don’t expect to see anything hackneyed and over-hyped here. While 99% of people say that a person who gives flowers is thoughtful, you […]
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The USDA is proposing a new rule to lift the caps on line speeds in meat processing plants. This new rule would allow individual plants to determine how quickly their pork will be processed on site. The proposed rules under the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS) would […]
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