When browsing online stores with the Virtusize app enabled, simply find an item of clothing you like and click the logo button this opens your personal virtual wardrobe (complete with saved sizes or tagged styles you've entered previously), meaning you can place the design on top of existing items to compare the fit, from arm length to waistline. .
The field of genomics is now in a situation where large data sets can be produced with small effort and cost compared to previously, meaning that the challenge has shifted towards analyzing and understanding the data produced.
New research published in the journal Science on Thursday found that polar bears have metabolic rates 60percentt higher than scientists previously thought, meaning the animals require more food to survive their harsh Arctic environment than was previously known. .
Using a specially designed car game called NeuroRacer, the team of researchers suggested the ageing brain is more "plastic" than previously thought, meaning it retains a greater ability to reshape itself in response to the environment and could therefore be improved with properly designed games.
Another official pointed to the latest growth estimates from Athens, which show the economy contracting by 7% this year rather than the 5% previously forecast, meaning that the debt burden is only increasing in relation to GDP. "Nothing has been done in Greece for the past three or four months," said the official, referring to the delays caused by the two elections held since May.
In what may prove to be a fatal blow for the Istanbul-based National Coalition – which already beset with infighting and allegations of corruption – the new coalition includes a number of rebel groups with which it was previously associated, meaning a depletion of its military as well as political strength.
Fujitsu also reports that this new method will charge a device in 1/150th of the time previously required, meaning it may also be more efficient.
Ringwoodite could hold 10 times as much water as previously thought – meaning there could be oceans of water still sitting in the mantle rocks beneath us.
If the FT's economics editor, Chris Giles, is right, the OBR is also likely to tell him (again) that the structural hole in the public finances is larger than previously thought, meaning even more austerity is required, well into the next parliament.
OO Fossil Fuel Industry's Methane Emissions Far Higher Than Thought - up to 60% greater than previously estimated, meaning current climate prediction models should be revised, new research shows.
Donato, J. Boone Kauffman, D. Murdiyarso, S. Kurnianto, M. Stidham, and M. Kanninen The Gist: More carbon is stored in the soils of mangrove forests than was previously believed, meaning that the destruction of mangroves is an important — and relatively unrecognized — manmade source of CO2 to the atmosphere.
