TECH

Here’s why your future Internet could come through your lightbulb aka Li-Fi

The tungsten lightbulb has served well over the century or so since it was introduced, but its days are numbered now with the arrival of LED lighting, which consume a tenth of the power of incandescent bulbs and have a lifespan 30 times longer. Potential uses of LEDs are not limited to illumination: smart lighting products are emerging that can offer various additional features, including linking your laptop or smartphone to the internet. Move over Wi-Fi, Li-Fi is here. Wireless communication with visible light is, in fact, not a new idea. Everyone knows about using smok

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TECH

Nobel Prize awarded for pioneering discoveries in parasite-fighting drugs

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists who discovered treatments for three of the most devastating parasite-borne diseases. Irish-born scientist William C. Campbell and Japanese scientist Satoshi Ōmura were jointly awarded half the prize for their discovery of a therapy to treat infections caused by roundworm parasites. Chinese scientist Youyou Tu received the other half for her discovery of a new therapy for Malaria. Campbell and Ōmura discovered the drug Avermectin, a modified form of which has dramatically reduced cases of

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TECH

Here’s how to make perfect diamonds in the microwave

Right now, odds are that one in every four diamonds on sale around the world is ablood diamond - mined in a war zone and sold to finance armed conflict and civil war. And for those wanting to steer clear of such a commodity, it’s becoming nearly impossible to figure out the difference between a clean and a dirty diamond. Which is why the market for lab-made diamonds is slowly but surely growing, offering a cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and ethically sound option that looks just as pretty as its natural counterpart. "To a modern young consumer, if they get

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NEWS

President Obama has a Few Things to Say about Kanye West’s Aim at the White House for 2020

Guys he means business! By now everyone knows that rapper Kanye West has every intention to run for President in 2020. He made the announcement at the VMAs and the world has been left wondering just how serious he is ever since. Now, the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama weighed in on the situation – with a little advice for Kanye. President Obama gave Kanye some advice about running for president in 2020 during a speech at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in San Francisco on Saturday, October 10. The event featured a performance by the rapper.

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