I also appreciated the many small design details that went into making the Pure Cool easier to use. In addition to the thoughtful, un-lose-able remote, the LED on the fan's base dims at night so that it doesn't wake you. You can switch from forward airflow to a backward, diffuse air flow mode if you don't need cooling. I imagine that the Pure Cool would be perfect for a bedroom with a very small infant, since it's so quiet, the airflow is so gentle, and putting a fan in a baby's room is correlated with a lower risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).

“Vibration is the most complex testing we do. The bigger the product the more complicated it becomes. Testing at higher frequencies is also harder. You have to do in-depth analyses of the fixture you are connecting the product to.”

“Are you sure about those?” a voice by my elbow says as I eye up 30 25p cans of beans. A polite stranger looks up, worried. “They’re completely flavourless,” she says. 

Registered dietitian and nutritionist Rachel Paul, founder of College Nutritionist, agrees that glass is the way to go “to eliminate any potential plastic chemicals. Lock-lids are best, as well, to keep food at its freshest and to prevent leaking and spilling of liquids.” This set of glass containers (all safe for microwave, dishwasher, oven, and freezer) includes everything you’ll need to store a variety of dishes.

From left, Kiko Kostadinov presents during London Fashion Week Men's on January 6, 2019, a model walks the Iceberg Fall/Winter 2019-2020 fashion show on January 5, 2019, a model walks the runway at Charles Jeffrey Loverboy Fall/Winter 2019-2020 show. Gender fluidity has taken the runway once again—see all the gowns and skirts at Art School, for example, the belted miniskirts at Charles Jeffrey, or the long patchy numbers at Iceberg. It’s been about seven years since Kanye West and Diddy last wore skirts. So it’s been a long time coming, but will this trend, after so many years of gestating, actually finally take hold? Has the era gotten the clothes it deserves, finally? There haven’t been many major proponents in recent months. But A$AP Rocky at least put babushka chic on the map when he dressed like a grandmother in a Gucci headscarf this fall, before following it with a lacy button-down at the Dior Homme show at the end of November Perhaps gender and age fluidity is the future.

Thin, soft wearable sensors that intimately integrate with the human body offer unique capabilities in continuous, clinical quality recording of vital physiological parameters, with potential to transform modalities for health and performance monitoring (1–3). Recent advances in materials engineering (4), mechanics (5), and electronics (6) establish the foundations for stretchable (7, 8) and flexible (9) sensors that can conform to the complex, textured surface of skin. The results enable high precision sensing through an intimate skin interface, without irritation or discomfort. Much research in this area focuses on monitoring of physiologic and kinematic parameters related to body movements (10), oxygen saturation (11), biopotentials (12), surface pressure (13), temperature and thermal transport properties (14), stress/strain and elastic modulus (15), blood flow (16), and hydration (17). Comparatively less emphasis is on real-time and noninvasive measurements of chemical biomarkers (18–21). Recent reports demonstrate that the collection and chemical analysis of sweat can provide noninvasive means for tracking physiologically relevant electrolytes, metabolites, and small molecules (20, 21). Studies suggest that sweat lactate is an indicator of physical stress and can help to identify transitions from aerobic to anaerobic states (22–24) and that sweat glucose can serve, at least qualitatively, as a means for tracking blood glucose levels (25–27). Similarly, sweat chloride (28), pH (29), and average sweat rate (30) provide important insights into electrolyte balance, hydration status, and overall health. Each of these parameters can therefore separately define certain specific conditions of the human body. However, simultaneous analyses of all parameters can offer improved insights into the physiological state. In addition, the pH of sweat can affect the signals of enzyme-based electrochemical sensors. Hence, the integrated pH sensor can inform adjustments in interpreting the response of the enzymatic sensors to accurately quantify sweat glucose and lactate.

If you use creams or ointments, apply those AFTER using the heating pad. Heat can help with chronic (ongoing) pain. For acute (sudden) injuries, did you know that ice usually is better?

It might seem obvious, but remember to pack your cell phone. Cell towers are likely to work — at least for sending text messages, if not for making calls — in all but the worst disaster situations. Be sure to pack two ways to charge it, plus a backup battery and solar/hand-cranked charger. Even better, pack a hand-crank emergency radio as most of these include a flashlight and built-in battery for charging your gadgets.

The summer of sleaze reached its peak in August when its Polaris, Jonah Hill, attended Jonah Hill Day, the sweaty fashion-bro answer to SantaCon. After the great pendulum swung from dirtcore, those Pradagonia, Ritalin-rattled kids needed to land somewhere. So now it’s 2019 and Scumbros 2.0: The Boys Scrub Up has arrived with the onslaught of prep.

There is some disagreement about how long scientists must wait before they can be certain a new artifact's mass is stable. So, NIST and NRC Canada designed the massive new experiment to help resolve this issue.

The bare root season is short, lasting only from January until early February, so take advantage of this opportunity before it’s too late! (If you miss local bare root offerings, you might still find some plants by mail order through growers in colder climate areas of the country.)

While she said that the fan undergoes heavy abuse in its product testing—for example, dropping it on the floor from heights—I wasn’t necessarily concerned about my son damaging the fan. I was more worried about the fan damaging my son. Granted, he can't hurt his fingers by sticking them into exposed blades, the way he might with a regular fan. But that doesn't help anyone if the whole thing falls on him. With this in mind, I kept the Dyson in my bedroom rather than risk it.