by Jerry Tucker | Dec 7, 2019 | American, Releases
(CNN)An American graduate student, who had been held for three years in Iran on suspicion of being a spy, has been freed and is undergoing a medical evaluation at an American Army hospital in Germany before eventually traveling back to the US. Chinese-born X… Read... 
by Jerry Tucker | Dec 6, 2019 | Health
If that sounds like a mouthful, just call it SCUTTLE – the open-source mobile robot designed at Texas A&M University. SCUTTLE is a low cost (under $350) robot designed for teaching Aggies at the Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology (MXET) program, where it is... 
by Jerry Tucker | Dec 6, 2019 | Paris, travel
More than 200 miles of roads in and around Paris were reported to be clogged with traffic jams Friday as a general strike aimed at President Emmanuel Macron‘s plans to overhaul the country’s pension system continues to wreak havoc on commuters and tourists. For... 
by Jerry Tucker | Dec 6, 2019 | PSP Hacks
36Kr, a Chinese news and data website that tracks startups, fell 10% in its Nasdaq debut on Friday. The disappointing debut followed 36Kr’s decision to slash the size of its offering from 3.6 million shares to 1.4 million and pricing its shares at $14.5, the bottom of... 
by Jerry Tucker | Dec 5, 2019 | PSP Hacks
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mada Masr is Egypt’s last major independent media outlet (file photo) The office of Egypt’s last major independent media outlet has been raided by plainclothes security officers, its editors say. On Facebook, Mada... by Jerry Tucker | Dec 3, 2019 | Health
The wing of a carpenter bee fluoresces from quantum dots attached to pollen. Credit: Corneile Minnaar Ecosystems and modern agriculture hinge on the movement of pollen, yet the process is not very efficient. Only about 10% of pollen from any given flower finds its way... 
by Jerry Tucker | Dec 3, 2019 | Cyber, Monday
Shopping Tips and Deals Updated Dec 02, 2019;Posted Dec 02, 2019 Alex Pulaski Expedia is offering discounted international roundtrip flights to London, Paris, Beijing, Oslo, among others. (Alex Pulaski/The Oregonian) The snow has arrived, which may make the desire to... 
by Jerry Tucker | Dec 2, 2019 | Health
Infinity mirrors have been gaining in popularity recently, thanks in no small part to the availability of low-cost RGB LED strips to line them with. Generally such pieces are limited to wall art, or the occasional table build, which is what makes these infinity mirror... 
by Jerry Tucker | Dec 2, 2019 | PSP Hacks
Today, more than 60 percent of people around the world speak and consume news across two or more languages. Finding articles in these languages can be challenging, since it requires you to search for topics across various apps and websites. To help solve this problem,... 
by Jerry Tucker | Dec 1, 2019 | Disruption, Weather
Parts of California are blanketed in snow after a powerful Thanksgiving storm, with more snow expected in parts of the state over the weekend. Lee Stockwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Lee Stockwell/AP Parts of California are blanketed in snow after a powerful...
