🔗 Articles: Friday 26.Apr.2024
AppleInsider: Surgeons embrace Apple Vision Pro for advanced medical procedures
Following examples in the US of the Apple Vision Pro being used in surgeries, a new example has come to light from Brazil. The headset was used in a shoulder arthroscopy procedure dealing with a rupture of the rotator cuff.
The operation, reported on by MacMagazine, was performed in Jaragu do Sul in Santo Domingo. Dr. Bruno Gobbato and his team typically peform this type of operation looking at a screen anyway, using a camera inserted into the injured area.
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He has posted a video of the surgery on YouTube, with the procedure highly sped-up to demonstrate the perspective of a surgeon using the Apple Vision Pro. Gobbato was able to clearly see his notes, the patient’s x-rays, and the live camera all at the same time.
BBC: The ex-flight attendant who became the first female boss of Japan Airlines
When Mitsuko Tottori was named as the new boss of Japan Airlines (JAL) in January, it sent a shockwave across the country’s corporate sector.
Not only was Ms Tottori the carrier’s first female boss, she had also started her career as a member of cabin crew.
The headlines ranged from “first woman” and “first former flight attendant” to “unusual” and “no way!”
Federal government and Ontario announce $15-billion Honda EV deal
25.April.2024
Honda Motor Co. HMC-N has announced a landmark $15-billion deal to make electric vehicles and their batteries in Ontario, backed by up to $5-billion in federal and provincial subsidies.
Touted by the two governments as the largest single investment in the history of Canada’s auto sector, the deal also makes Ontario the epicentre for the Japanese automaker’s North American rollout of EVs.
The bulk of Honda’s investment will be at its existing auto-manufacturing site in Alliston, Ont. That will include a vehicle-assembly facility there, scheduled to open in 2028 and eventually have the capacity to build 240,000 vehicles annually, and a new EV battery factory.
BBC: Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned in New York
25.April.2024
The New York Court of Appeals said prosecutors in the pivotal #MeToo case called witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges against him.
The court said that meant he was unfairly tried for past behaviour, and ordered a new trial.
Weinstein, 72, remains in prison. He was separately convicted of rape in LA.
BBC: Japan comes face to face with its own space junk
A satellite operated by Japanese company Astroscale has chased down a 15 year-old piece of space junk and taken an up-close image of it.
The object is a discarded rocket segment that’s about 11m by 4m (36ft by 15ft), with a mass of three tonnes.
It’s the first time anyone has managed to rendezvous with so big a piece of space debris.
Astroscale is developing a business that would offer to remove others’ redundant hardware from orbit.
BBC: Voyager-1 sends readable data again from deep space
23.Apr.2024
The US space agency says its Voyager-1 probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth after months of spouting gibberish.
BBC: There’s no need to shower every day – here’s why
Is washing ourselves very frequently necessary? Some experts believe that everyday showering is based more on a ‘social contract’ than actual need.
A few years ago, I stopped taking daily showers. Pandemic-induced work from home, moving in with a partner who showered less than me and pure, middle-age laziness pushed me to abandon an almost three-decades-long habit: So long as I don’t exercise, I now shower only around three times a week. Some of my friends shower as little or even less – a few just once a week in winter, occasionally because of skin problems or a dislike of having wet hair – but others fail to align with me, or are even icked out. “I can’t wake up properly without my morning shower,” they say. “Every day has to start with a shower and a cup of tea.” “There’s no way I’ll lay in my bed [unshowered] after commuting in London.” “Three times a week? Yuck.”
BBC: How a traditional craft became a Gen-Z statement
Embroidery is enjoying a resurgence as a new generation taps into its potential – both for upcycling clothes and for making an empowering declaration. Here’s our DIY guide to embroidering your own clothes.
Technology Review: How scientists traced a mysterious covid case back to six toilets
When wastewater surveillance turns into a hunt for a single infected individual, the ethics get tricky.
Last Updated: 26.Apr.2024 14:59 EDT