Gadget of the week
NASA’s 3D-printed Mars Habitat competition doles out prizes to concept habs By Devin Coldewey From TechCrunch A multi-year NASA contest to design a 3D-printable Mars habitat using on-planet materials has just hit another milestone — and a handful of teams…
Student: Medical bankruptcies may not be as common as thought
Medical bills can push patients over the financial cliff, but a new study says this may not happen as often as previous research suggests. Hospitalizations cause only about 4 percent of personal bankruptcies among non-elderly U.S. adults, according to an…
Experts will use 3D imaging technology to assess art damage
By Mallory Locklear From engadget They’ll use it to monitor harmful soap buildup in Georgia O’Keeffe paintings. Preserving and restoring art is a very tricky business. Trying to maintain the balance between original work and repairing damage is difficult and…
Big law lessons in Amazon’s workplace jungle
By Steven J. Harper, From The Am Law Daily Amazon’s founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, hates the recent New York Times article about his company. He says it “doesn’t describe the Amazon I know.” Rather, it depicts “a soulless, dystopian…
