A
smartphone could become a remote weather station to help improve storm
forecasts. Researchers have created an app that uses a feature in the
newest smartphones to monitor air pressure readings. The real-time data
could help forecasters pinpoint the movement of weather fronts. Source Link
Besides
keeping you alert, that coffee habit could help you fend-off type 2
diabetes. A study found that drinking four cups of coffee a day reduces
your risk for type 2 diabetes by 50%. Caffeine and other compounds in
coffee can prevent damage to the building blocks of diabetes-preventing
proteins. Source Link
The
kind of mixer you add to that alcoholic drink could determine how fast you
reach the legal limit. A new study found that when diet sodas were
mixed with alcohol, subjects had higher blood alcohol levels in
breathalyzer tests. Researchers think higher-calorie sodas act much like
food and slow down the body's absorption of alcohol. Source Link
