The capsule contains an absorbent hydrogel within a resin shell. The bacteria that are present in a person's gastrointestinal tract can reveal a lot about their health. A newly developed capsule could provide even more information, by gathering bacteria from specific locations within that tract.Ordinarily, doctors will analyze a patient's feces to see what sorts of bacteria are living in their...

Gamers are logging millions of hours a day on Roblox. The platform, popular with tweens, allows developers to cash in on its success.AMID THE economic devastation wrought by covid-19, video games are a rare bright spot. This year, the shares of Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard, two big games publishers, have risen by 33% and 42%, respectively. Capcom, a Japanese video-game maker, is up b...

U.S. household debt decreased by $34 billion to $14.27 trillion in the second quarter of 2020, marking the first decline since the second quarter of 2014. While many may have expected debt levels to rise amid the pandemic, the drop-off in consumer spending during the lockdown actually resulted in an unprecedented drop in credit card debt, which more than made up for a $63-billion increase in mo...

The media’s ongoing quest for those holy grail skincare products turns up some interesting ingredients along the way. One such ingredient is snail mucin, known more colloquially as snail slime. Snail mucin is widely used in Korean skincare, and it’s lauded for its intensely hydrating and regenerative properties. Plus, no snails are harmed in the harvesting of their mucin, though interested sk...

Bill Gates is no Steve Jobs. He’s not a charismatic showman or messianic artist-technologist. He’s something arguably better than that: He’s an action hero. Who else but a comic-book superhuman could claim credit for saving nearly six million lives? Such is the argument made by a handsome infographic created by Frugaldad.com called “Redefining Action Hero: Bill Gates is Better than Batman....

Global Information Security Survey.There is a divide that threatens to keep cybersecurity teams from being effective at addressing the next generation of cyber threats. This year’s survey discusses how and plots the journey of the ‘Next Generation CISO.’Cybersecurity leaders, boards, and C-suites are not fully aligned or engaged to confront evolving risks posed by cyber threats and emerging...

Burberry releases face mask in signature check pattern on antimicrobial fabric. If wearing face masks out in public will be a part of our standard operating procedure for the foreseeable future, we might as well do it in style. We've been matching our masks to our makeup and matching our masks to our looks. Several designers started making reusable masks early on the pandemic. Now Burberry has...

Existing U.S. home sales reached another record high last month.Why it matters: July's surge beats last month's record as the largest recorded monthly increase in previously owned home sales since 1968, when NAR began collecting data.What they're saying: “The housing market is well past the recovery phase and is now booming with higher home sales compared to the pre-pandemic days,” Lawrence Y...

The sensor, designed to support smart home technology, can run on a 9-volt battery.Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology relies on fast, precisely timed laser pulses – a useful application for various kinds of sensors, including those that support the Internet of Things (IoT). However, many current sensors that rely on LiDAR are expensive, bulky, heavy, and power hungry.One group of r...