A new MIT study finds “health knowledge graphs,” which show relationships between symptoms and diseases and are intended to help with clinical diagnosis, can fall short for certain conditions and patient populations. The results also suggest ways to boost their performance. Health knowledge graphs have typically been compiled manually by expert
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The most powerful rocket ever built has emerged from its hanger and has been loaded onto a barge for transport from Louisiana to Mississippi for testing. The core rocket stage of the so-called 'Space Launch System' (SLS) was constructed at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. It will be shipped in the
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Tiny mealworms may hold part of the solution to our giant plastics problem. Not only are they able to consume various forms of plastic, as previous Stanford research has shown, they can eat polystyrene containing a common toxic chemical additive and still be safely used as protein-rich feedstock for other animals,
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A molecular engineer, Julia Ortony performs a contemporary version of alchemy. “I take powder made up of disorganized, tiny molecules, and after mixing it up with water, the material in the solution zips itself up into threads 5 nanometers thick — about 100 times smaller than the wavelength of visible light,” says Ortony,
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The Nigerian Communications Commission and a consortium of infrastructural companies say they will raise N265bn for the development of broadband infrastructures across the country in the next four years. Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta, who said this on Thursday, disclosed that the commission would raise N65bn subject
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Boeing Co and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have confirmed that they are reviewing a wiring issue that could potentially cause a short circuit on the grounded 737 MAX. Boeing spokesman Gordon Johndroe said recently that the US plane maker, “identified this issue as part of that rigorous process, and we
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Aside from economic considerations, geopolitical tensions also give rise to cybersecurity risks. It’s why the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued a note to businesses advising they revisit their cybersecurity plans in light of the tensions with Iran. “Review your organization from an outside perspective and ask the
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Women have made some of the world’s most remarkable scientific breakthroughs. Their stories aren’t celebrated nearly enough, but it takes only a little research to find women who’ve excelled in science, technology, engineering, and math. When I first realized at a young age that women were not being encouraged to
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In 2020, Earth and Mars will align. Every 26 months, a launch window for a low-energy “Hohmann” transfer orbit opens between the two. This July, no fewer than four missions are hoping to begin the nine-month journey. ExoMars 2020 A joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos, the Russian
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To borrow or not to borrow. That’s a question only you will know the answer to. When setting up a new business, it can be hard to know where the money will come from in those tricky early days, or how much cash you’ll have to kick off your operations. Luckily, there
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