Some people are using old books to create works of art, including sculptures. They can change the shape of a hardcover book so it becomes 3D. The resulting sculpture has not only a length and width, but depth. The process can be very simple, and the result is often beautiful.

There are many kinds of book folding. Artists fold, bend, and sometimes, cut a book’s pages while keeping them together. The art works can be hung on a wall or placed on a table. “They look impressive on the wall,” says writer Candice Caldwell. “A group of six of these on the wall together can look really beautiful, and they’re just really simple folds.”

In 2003, Caldwell started making clocks from old books when she saw plans for a simple book-folding project in a do-it-yourself magazine. She has since taught several friends and her mother how to create wall from books.

Caldwell operates a blog. She writes about reshaping everyday objects like books for uses other than what they were designed for.

Clare Grey has written a book called Folded Book Art. He says book folding is easy. From his home in England, he told the Associated Press by email that “it looks as if it is complex and unachievable, but it is really easy to do. You just don’t tell anyone how easy it is and they will be amazed at your creations.

Grey began making art from book pages several years when he saw pictures of folded books at the website Pinterest. com. He also watched some videos on YouTube that tell how to create art from books.

Grey suggests folding cooking recipe and photography books. He says that “If it’s really visual and really colorful when you start to fold them, you get a whole new look on the wall.”

Pet and animal-related apps are creating cybersecurity risks to their owners, new research has shown. While being able to keep track of your cat and dog may be an attractive benefit to many pet owners as it can provide peace of mind, allowing a third party to track your movements may be much less attractive.

Computer scientists at Newcastle University and Royal Holloway, University of London have exposed multiple security and privacy issues by evaluating 40 popular Android apps for pets. The results show that several of these apps are putting their users at risk by exposing their login or location details.

Password vulnerability (漏洞) was one of the areas exposed by the team. They identified three applications that had the user’s login details visible in plain text within non-secure HTTP traffic. This means that anyone is able to observe the internet traffic of someone using one of these apps and will be able to find out their login information. In addition to login information, two of the apps also showed user details, such as their location that may enable someone to gain access to their devices and risk a cyber-attack.

Another area of concern identified in the study was the use of trackers. All but four of the applications were found to feature some form of tracking software. A tracker gathers information on the person using the application, on how they use it, or on the smartphone being used.

Scott Harper is a PhD student at Newcastle University’s School of Computing and the lead author of the study. He said: “Pet tech such as smart collars and GPS trackers for your cat or dog, is a rapidly growing industry and it brings with it new security, privacy, and safety risks to the pet owners. We would urge anyone using these apps to take the time to ensure they are using a unique password, check the settings and ensure that they consider how much data they are sharing or willing to share.”

Scientists are studying whether a drug known as talazoparib could offer a new treatment to people with secondary breast cancer（SBC）that has spread to the brain, where it becomes incurable.

The new experiment, supported by the charity Breast Cancer Now, will see researchers study whether talazoparib could help those with secondary breast cancer by preventing cancer cells from restituting, forcing them to die.

“Our previous research has shown that, in many cases, secondary breast cancer tumors（肿瘤）in the brain have changes in the way they repair their DNA. So next we will experiment to see whether the tumors can be easily hurt by drugs like talazoparib,” said Professor Leonie Young. Experts will use tumors and breast cancer cells donated by patients to see whether talazoparib is effective in treating secondary breast cancer in the brain. Further tests will examine the drug in mice, as well as models that imitate the brain’s protective system.

Natalie Woodford who was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer welcomed the launch of the research. “It’s really encouraging to learn about the new secondary breast cancer research happening,” she said. “I hope that this study will be a success and lead to new treatments for women like me in the future.”

Dr Simon Vincent, director of the research, added, “About 35,000 people in the UK are living with incurable secondary breast cancer as well as the fear and uncertainty around, because this deadly disease will cut their lives short. We are eager to prove the effectiveness of the new drug to treat this incurable disease, especially those whose breast cancer has spread to the brain and who have very limited treatment options.”