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Formlabs goes unicorn with latest funding roundWith its latest funding round, Formlabs has achieved unicorn status. The Massachusetts-based 3D printing startup just raised another $15 million. The latest

Optical fibers that can 'feel' the materials around them(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) EPFL researchers have developed an optical fiber capable of detecting what sort of material or liquid

Inflammation inhibitor delivered directly to kidneys reverses course of destructive nephritis(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Using a manmade version of a human antibody to directly deliver

E-cigarettes and tobacco product use linked to increased risk of oral cancerAt the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction with the IADR Pan

Browser maker Opera successfully begins trading on NASDAQOpera is now a public company. The Norway-based company priced its initial public offering at $12 a share — the company initially expected to price

How A Group of Imprisoned Hackers Introduced JPay to the WorldOver the last 15 years, JPay has quietly been moving into prisons across the country—connecting family members through email, at a cost.Source:

How to Watch Friday’s Super-Long Lunar Eclipse OnlineThis so-called blood moon will be visible from every continent on Earth *except* North America.Source: of the US Electric Grid Could Go the Way of the

Equifax's Security Overhaul, a Year After Its Epic BreachNearly a year after hackers stole the personal data of 147 million people from Equifax, the company details how it's overhauling security.Source:

Why Trump Won't Stop Talking About the Carter Page WiretapThe FISA court's secrecy and complexity make it a perfect punching bag for Trump and his defenders.Source: to Secure Your Accounts With Better

How to Secure Your Accounts With Better Two-Factor AuthenticationTwo-factor authentication is a must, but don't settle for the SMS version. Use a more secure authenticator app instead.Source: Privacy,

Data extraction via metadata puts images’ security at risk Do you think that your images and photo albums are safe online? Are privacy settings enough to avoid... The post Data extraction via metadata

Data extraction via metadata puts images’ security at risk Do you think that your images and photo albums are safe online? Are privacy settings enough to avoid... The post Data extraction via metadata

Now you’re journaling with power! (with this Mario-branded Moleskine gear)Although this isn't a stationery news site (how I should like that!), the latest collection from Moleskine is Mario-related, so

Uber Faces Federal Investigation Over Alleged Gender DiscriminationAccording to The Wall Street Journal, Uber is being investigated by U.S. authorities over a complaint about gender discrimination (Warning:

Developing intricate workflows is a cakewalk with Apache Spark! The most common and traditional data processing applications are becoming insufficient in handling a great volume of data... The post Developing

Summer road trip tech essentials and extrasMakula Dunbar Contributor Makula Dunbar is a writer with Wirecutter. More posts by this contributor Gear for making outdoor fitness more enjoyable Gadgets and

Can ultrashort electron flashes help harvest nuclear energy?(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) EPFL physicists have now demonstrated experimentally the ability to coherently manipulate the wave

Breakthrough in construction of computers for mimicking human brain(Frontiers) A computer built to mimic the brain's neural networks produces similar results to that of the best brain-simulation supercomputer

Teen crash risk highest during first three months after getting driver's license(NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) Teenage drivers are eight times more

Mystery of phase change in sub-nanosecond-octahedra structure motif(Science China Press) Phase change memory has been successfully applied in next-generation computer as storage class memory. However,