May, 2020 - Nasni Consultants

Gene therapy for color blindness passes first phase of human testing

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 4, 2020
Post category:Science and Technology
Post last modified:May 4, 2020

The results of a first human trial testing a gene therapy for complete color blindness have been published. The data suggests the experimental gene therapy is safe, and potentially efficacious, opening the door to larger human trials in the future.

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Experimental chronic pain treatment looks to first human trials

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 4, 2020
Post category:Science and Technology
Post last modified:May 4, 2020

New research describes the successful results of animal studies testing a novel experimental peptide designed to inhibit the receptors responsible for chronic neuropathic pain. The research is now moving towards initial human trials.

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Box impact – by the numbers

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 4, 2020
Post category:IT/Technology General
Post last modified:May 4, 2020

How exactly does Box transform businesses?

Research by Forrester Consulting lays out the answer in solid metrics. Read The Total Economic Impact™ of Box to discover the potential return on investment of our single, secure content management platform.

Among the highlights, those Box customers with a headcount of 8,000 achieved:

405% ROI with Box — with full investment returns in less than 2 months
$2.4M in IT savings by retiring storage and legacy enterprise content management
20% efficiency increase with smarter ways to work
$3M saved from potential data losses with stronger security and compliance

Get the full study to learn how teams keep work secure and get more done with Box.

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Heavenly designs in Agora’s best architecture photography

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 3, 2020
Post category:Science and Technology Technology
Post last modified:May 3, 2020

Agora's latest photography contest concentrates on the built environment, spanning everything from ancient historical sites to incredible modern skyscrapers, with a spectacular shot of Vietnam’s iconic Golden Bridge winning the popular vote.

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Asteroid has close encounter with geosynchronous satellite

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 2, 2020
Post category:Science and Technology
Post last modified:May 2, 2020

A small asteroid came within a cosmic hairbreadth of the ring of communications satellites circling the Earth in geosynchronous orbit at an altitude of about 35,000 km this week, passing the nearest satellite at a distance of about 1,200 km.

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Karma EREV van previews the plug-in hybrid camper van we need now

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 1, 2020
Post category:Science and Technology
Post last modified:May 1, 2020

Why jump to low-range e-motorhomes when plug-in hybrids offer practical performance in the present? Fully electric vans are getting there, but plug-in hybrids are there now. Karma previews an even larger, roomier breed of PHEV van and camper van.

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5 bike saddles that take a “no buts” approach to comfort

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 1, 2020
Post category:Science and Technology
Post last modified:May 1, 2020

While cycling is certainly a good way of getting around, there's one thing that keeps many people from doing it … butt pain. We've seen many saddles designed to address that problem, and here are five that struck us as being particularly innovative.

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OpenAI unveils neural network capable of creating music and releases debut mixtape

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 1, 2020
Post category:Information Technology
Post last modified:May 1, 2020

Training Jukebox involved creating a dataset of more than one million songs including LyricWiki lyrical information and metadata, the research lab says. The artificial intelligence research organization, OpenAI, made headlines…

Microsoft catches cybercriminals adding malware to “John Wick 3,” “Contagion” torrents

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 1, 2020
Post category:Information Technology
Post last modified:May 1, 2020

In a Twitter thread, Microsoft warned people in Spain and South America to watch what they torrent. More about cybersecurity With everyone spending a lot more time in front of…

MIT tech uses muscle signals to control a drone

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 1, 2020
Post category:Science and Technology Technology
Post last modified:May 1, 2020

If you've ever piloted a drone, you'll know that utilizing a joystick-style controller takes some getting used to. MIT scientists have developed what they claim is a more intuitive control system, that reads the operator's muscle signals.

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