- World first: surgical robot performs precision-injection in patient with retinal vein occlusion http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/2017/surgical-eye-robot-performs-precision-injection-in-patient-with-retinal-vein-occlusion 3 comments science
- You would think we knew the human body by now, but Belgian scientists have just discovered a new ligament in the knee http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/2013/new-ligament-discovered-in-the-human-knee 7 comments science
- You would think we knew the human body by now, but Belgian scientists have just discovered a new ligament in the knee http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/2013/new-ligament-discovered-in-the-human-knee 114 comments science
- Rocky planets may be habitable depending on their 'air conditioning system': Scientists have run 165 climate simulations for exoplanets that permanently face their ‘sun’ with the same side. They discovered that two of the three possible climates are potentially habitable. http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/2015/rocky-planets-may-be-habitable 11 comments science
- 145 of the top 10,000 websites secretly track your device fingerprint using Flash or hidden Javascripts http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/2013/several-top-websites-use-device-fingerprinting-to-secretly-track-users 4 comments privacy
- 145 of the Internet’s 10,000 top websites use hidden scripts to extract a device fingerprint from users' browsers. The findings suggest that secret tracking is more widespread than previously thought. http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/2013/several-top-websites-use-device-fingerprinting-to-secretly-track-users 582 comments technology
- Researchers have successfully converted sawdust into building blocks for gasoline. Using a new chemical process, they were able to convert the cellulose in sawdust into hydrocarbon chains. These hydrocarbons can be used as an additive in gasoline, or as a component in plastics. http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/researchers-turn-sawdust-into-gasoline 164 comments science
- Electronic cigarettes offer smokers a realistic way to kick their tobacco smoking addiction. In a new study scientists report that e-cigarettes successfully reduced cravings for tobacco cigarettes, with only minimal side effects. http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/e-cigarettes-significantly-reduce-tobacco-cravings 2699 comments science
- Why fruit flies love beer (x-post /r/beer) http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/why-fruit-flies-love-beer 4 comments science
- Share button may share your browsing history, too: 1 in 18 of the world’s top 100,000 websites track users without their consent using a previously undetected cookie-like tracking mechanism embedded in ‘share’ buttons. http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/share-button-may-share-your-browsing-history-too 28 comments technology
- Promising medication counteracts constipation caused by opioid painkillers: Once-a-day pill could flush out bothersome side effect for many patients taking opioids like Vicodin, OxyContin and Percocet http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/promising-medication-counteracts-constipation-caused-by-opioid-painkillers 3 comments science
- Students who sleep seven hours per night during the exam period score an average of 1.7 points higher (on a scale of 20) on their exams than peers who get only six hours of sleep. http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/for-better-marks-get-a-good-nights-sleep 198 comments science
- New ligament discovered in knee (=major role in anterior cruitiate ligament damage) http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/new-ligament-discovered-in-the-human-knee 40 comments soccer
- New ligament found in knees for football players to tear. http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/new-ligament-discovered-in-the-human-knee 101 comments nfl
- You would think we knew the human body by now, but Belgian scientists have just discovered a new ligament in the knee http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/new-ligament-discovered-in-the-human-knee 732 comments science
- A new study by KU Leuven-iMinds researchers has uncovered that 145 of the Internet’s 10,000 top websites track users without their knowledge or consent. The websites use hidden scripts to extract a device fingerprint from users’ browsers. http://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/several-top-websites-use-device-fingerprinting-to-secretly-track-users 406 comments technology