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More Industries Using More Robots: What Experts Say About the Next Decade’s Manufacturing

11Dec

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More Industries Using More Robots: What Experts Say About the Next Decade’s Manufacturing

Robotics have been a staple of the automotive industry for some time, but a new report has found that automation is moving into other sectors of the economy, as well. In countries with the highest use of robotics -- Japan, Germany and the United States -- the International Federation of Robotics reports that the density of robots in the automotive sector is seven times that in all other industrial areas. Japanese automakers use about 1,520 industrial robots for every 10,000 of their human employees, leading the way in the industry. Other industries in Japan, Germany and the U.S. use only around 214 robots per 10,000 workers -- but that number is slowly climbing. The newest industrial robots are poised to enter other, undeveloped parts of the manufacturing industry. The International Fed...

Why Teeth Whitening Can Sometimes Be Too Much of a Good Thing

10Dec

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Why Teeth Whitening Can Sometimes Be Too Much of a Good Thing

The $1.4 billion that Americans spend each year on tooth whitening products and procedures might be doing more harm than good in some cases. In fact, bleaching one's teeth too much -- an increasingly common habit as Americans yearn for that perfectly pearly set of teeth -- might actually make teeth appear darker, in addition to a number of other less-than-desirable effects. According to a November 24 Daily Mail article, teeth that have been whitened too much will appear darker because over-whitening makes them more transparent, meaning that the mouth's dark shadows show through them. It's not just the appearance of teeth that is compromised by over-bleaching. The Daily Mail reports that over-bleaching results in brittle, hypersensitive teeth, receding gum lines and even the permanent lo...

Why Americans Are Not Annuitizing — and Why They Should

9Dec

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Why Americans Are Not Annuitizing — and Why They Should

Retirement is something that almost every working American looks forward to and depends on, but that future isn't so secure for many Americans -- and they know it. One in four Americans think that they will have to work until the age of 80 -- well past the traditional retirement age of 65 -- to be able to retire comfortably. Part of the problem, it seems, is that Americans are more attracted to large lump sums than ensuring that they have a steady stream of income in retirement. According to Time, an academic panel hosted by Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA), two professors -- Michael Finke of Texas Tech and Stephen Zelde of Columbia University -- discussed why Americans are not annuitizing and why they should. Though annuities haven't been favored in ...

The Mystery of the Missing Brains Has Seemingly Been Solved

9Dec

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The Mystery of the Missing Brains Has Seemingly Been Solved

If you had a bunch of brains floating in jars, you probably wouldn't lose them too easily. However, that's precisely what the University of Texas in Austin did over 10 years ago. Luckily, the mystery of the missing brains has seemingly been solved. Apparently, about 100 of them were accidentally destroyed. From the 1950s through to the 1970s, a resident pathologist at the Austin State Hospital, which was formerly known as the Texas State Lunatic Asylum, began collecting the brains of deceased patients in jars of formaldehyde. This was during a time when surgical lobotomies and electroshock therapy were quite common. When Dr. Coleman de Chenar -- the pathologist collecting the specimens -- died in 1985, he'd amassed about 200 brains. Rumor had it that one of the brains in the collection w...

Mobile Apps and Websites Aim to Transform How Apartments Are Advertised

8Dec

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Mobile Apps and Websites Aim to Transform How Apartments Are Advertised

For a long time, apartment hunting was quite the ordeal, and anyone seeking a new place to live had to drive around looking for yard signs, sort through cryptic classified ads, and play phone tag with landlords and property managers.Thankfully, the times are a changin'.Mobile app startup companies, online real estate heavy hitters, and even good ol' local listing firms are preparing to streamline the fragmented business of apartment advertising and hunting, hoping to make it more reliable for landlords and property managers as well as more user-friendly for prospective tenants. The goal is to transform a thriving business -- nearly 2.3 million households rent apartments, rather than own their home, in Los Angeles and Orange Counties -- into a modern, successful marketplace, making the p...

New York Attorney General Launches App to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure Scams

8Dec

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New York Attorney General Launches App to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure Scams

A new web-based app, designed to help New Yorkers determine the legitimacy of foreclosure rescue offers, was launched on Tuesday by New York State's attorney general. The goal of the new app is to make it easier for New York homeowners to identify foreclosure scams. As the basis for the new app, called AGScamHelp, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman organized a network of 86 counseling and legal services who have agreed to provide free help to struggling homeowners in the state. "While my office is committed to cracking down on scam operations that target struggling New Yorkers, the most powerful tool against these frauds is to ensure that consumers are informed and aware of the free services that are available to them," said Schneiderman, according to News 10 NBC. With the app, homeowne...

New Ultrasound Technology Lets Users See and Touch 3D Shapes in Thin Air

6Dec

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New Ultrasound Technology Lets Users See and Touch 3D Shapes in Thin Air

Haptics, or touch feedback technology, has changed rapidly over the course of the past few years. Now, the Bristol Interaction and Graphics group has developed technology that can create an invisible 3D haptic shape using ultrasound, which can be both seen and felt. The research paper, which has been published in the current issue of ACM Transactions on Graphics, describes how a new device sends out complex patterns of ultrasound waves. By focusing the ultrasound waves and creating air disturbances, the device creates haptic feedback in mid-air. The system also generates an invisible 3D shape. In other words, the new device is a projector that can create floating, 3D shapes, which can also be touched. The researchers believe that this new device could change the way people use 3D shapes...

Baz Luhrmann Designs Barney’s Holiday Party At the Zoo

5Dec

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Fashion

Baz Luhrmann Designs Barney’s Holiday Party At the Zoo

If there's anyone that knows how to throw a holiday party, it's Baz Luhrman. The famed director of such spectacles as Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby has quite a grandiose vision, which he is able to bring to life offscreen as well. This year, Barney's hired Luhrman to helm the decoration of their holiday windows, which were revealed in grand style on November 13. In true Luhrman style, the unveiling involved ice dancers, step-troupers, opera singers, a-cappella warblers and two break-dancing elves. The spectacle continues through the Christmas holiday, with opera singers appearing every now and again on the Barney's balconies for brief performances. After the unveiling, guests adjourned to the Central Park Zoo, for a holiday dinner party hosted by Barney's and designed by Lu...

Women Experience 50 Bad Skin Days Every Year

4Dec

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Women Experience 50 Bad Skin Days Every Year

It's no secret that women worry about their skin. There is an entire industry built on creating products to fix or cover up facial imperfections. The question is, just how much of a problem is problem skin causing us in our daily lives? Well, as a new study by Superdrug shows, the average woman suffers through 50 bad skin days over the course of one year. However, the problem extends well beyond those 50 days, as women spend a great deal of time and energy worrying about the appearance of their skin. Two thousand adult women were polled, and found that one in three women avoid talking to people because they are so insecure about the state of their skin. One in 20 will avoid speaking to the opposite sex if they are having a "bad skin" day. It's more serious than just insecurities, howeve...

New Battery Belt is the Solution for All Your First World Problems

3Dec

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New Battery Belt is the Solution for All Your First World Problems

Arguably the biggest "first world problems" that modern day young people suffer from are their smart phone batteries dying, and their skinny jeans falling off of their hips. Fortunately, there's a new product that can solve both of those problems. The new XOO Belt is not just a belt -- it's also a battery charger. The XOO Belt contains a 1,300mAh lithium ceramic polymer flexible battery that is sandwiched between the leather in the belt itself. The buckle is an additional 800mAh battery (giving you 2,100mAh total). The buckle does even more than that, though. It acts as a ratchet to tighten the belt around the waist. It's a plug that you can connect your USB adapter to. There is a set of five LED lights along the base of the buckle that tells you how much charge is left in the belt batte...