Lab Leak Most Likely Caused Pandemic, Energy Dept. Says
The conclusion, which was made with "low confidence," came as America's intelligence agencies remained divided over the origins of the coronavirus.
How The Last of Us Cherishes a Bygone World
Us Ellie Riley Joel
This story contains spoilers for The Last of Us Season 1, Episode 7. An abandoned mall at the end of the world is not a pretty sight. Stores, looted and left in disarray, offer only broken mannequins and empty shelves. Glass shards blanket the floors. Fluorescent bulbs flicker. A place once known as a center of commerce has become a dirt-strewn husk of its former self. Yet when The Last of Us 's
Advarsel om cocktaileffekt: PFAS forstyrrer kroppens stofskifte og hormonproduktion
PLUS. PFAS i samspil med hinanden er farligere for folkesundheden, end kemikalierne er hver for sig, konkluderer et nyt amerikansk studie.
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Brightest planets Jupiter and Venus to convene in south-west sky
Two jewel-like planets will reach a close conjunction on 2 March before beginning to separate As promised last week, the two brightest planets in the night sky, Jupiter and Venus, have been closing in on each another. This week, the two jewel-like planets will meet in a close conjunction on 2 March. The chart shows the view looking west-south-west from London at 6pm GMT on 2 March. Venus will be
Ice Sheet Collapse at Both Poles to Start Sooner Than Expected, Study Warns
"We would witness a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale."
In The Uninhabited Space Between North And South Korea, Rare Plants And Animals Thrive
Newly released photos reveal a 'wildlife haven'.
Lockdown forced London's peregrine falcons to eat more parakeets
Pigeons are usually the preferred prey of peregrine falcons in London, but during the covid-19 lockdown in 2020, the falcons caught more starlings and parakeets instead
Scientists Boost The Efficiency of a Cheap And Promising Solar Panel Material by 250%
A cheaper alternative to silicon.
Physicists Levitated a Glass Nanosphere, Nudging It Into The Realm of Quantum Mechanics
This is where things get weird.
The numbers that couldn't be ignored
Penny Chisholm picked up Nancy Hopkins in the cancer center an hour before their appointment with the dean on August 11, 1994. They walked across the street to collect Lisa Steiner and Mary-Lou Pardue in the biology department, then to the main campus to pick up JoAnne Stubbe and Sylvia Ceyer. The six MIT professors from the School of Science walked as a band across the shady expanse of Eastman C
Laser printed microelectronics
Nature Communications, Published online: 27 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36722-7 Printed organic and inorganic electronics continue to be of large interest for several applications. Here, the authors propose laser printing as a facile process for fabricating printed electronics with minimum feature sizes below 1 µm and demonstrate functional diodes, memristors, and physically unclonable
Allometry reveals trade-offs between Bergmann's and Allen's rules, and different avian adaptive strategies for thermoregulation
Nature Communications, Published online: 27 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36676-w Bergmann's and Allen's rules are speculated to describe alternative strategies of thermal adaptation. Here, Frӧhlich et al. explore global variation across avian species to show that the way in which relative length of beaks and tarsi co-vary with ambient temperature depends on body mass and vice versa.
Thermodynamics of diamond formation from hydrocarbon mixtures in planets
Nature Communications, Published online: 27 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36841-1 This study combines computational chemistry and machine learning to provide insight on whether diamonds can form inside ice giants. This can help explain the dichotomy of Uranus and Neptune.
Red light-driven electron sacrificial agents-free photoreduction of inert aryl halides via triplet-triplet annihilation
27 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36679-7 The functionalization of aryl halides via photocatalysis typically involves the use of blue light…. Here, the authors report the photoreduction of aryl halides enabled by red light; the method does not require a sacrificial electron donor.
Texas is planning to make a huge public investment in space
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Can regrowing teeth happen? I've been reading comments here and there and some people are claiming addtl sets of teeth?
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Briefing om Andreas Mogensens nye rumtur: 'En helt anderledes mission'
Få et indblik i træningen med at flyve det nye Dragon-rumfartøj og øve rumvandringer i vand, når den danske astronaut Andreas Mogensen er gæst i Ingeniørens online-briefing i marts.
Danmarks elmiks live: Se produktionen time for time og uge for uge
PLUS. Hvor kommer energien i vores elnet fra? Det kan du nu følge på daglig og ugentlig basis i et værktøj, som Ingeniørens Udviklingsafdeling har bygget. Graferne viser, hvor stor en del af vores elproduktion, der kommer fra blandt andet sol og vind, fossile brændsler, biomasse og affald.
Tim Peake: 'I do not see us having a problem getting to Mars'
As billionaires promise space tourism, the British astronaut thinks missions should benefit life on Earth
Quest for a cable brings a quantum network to life
Nature, Published online: 27 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00490-7 Newly developed connectors allow scientists to link five quantum modules into a functional network.
Tony And His Crew Discovery Jaw Bones While Digging! | Gold Rush | Discovery
Tony and his crew discovery jaw bones while digging and have to pause their operation to bring in a team of paleontologists! #discoveryplus #goldrush Stream Full Episodes of Gold Rush https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/gold-rush About Gold Rush: Motivated by a depressed economy, hard-working gold miners get to work both in America and across the globe in an attempt to strike it rich. Subscribe to
Is it normal to misspell homophones in the mid 40's ("save" instead of "safe") that I never did before or is this a sign of mild cognitive impairment?
With homophones I mean using the wrong word… for example, meaning to write "you are safe with me" it turns into "you are save with me". I never had issues with basic words like that… but recently when typing very fast I will sometimes catch myself writing "save" instead of "safe" and it's happening more than once. However, I catch it within one second and fix it immediately! Is this a normal
Cognitive Neuroscience/Science at Uni of Edinburgh and/or UCL
hi! is anyone here a graduate/currently studying for an MSc in cognitive (neuro)science at either of the universities mentioned above? can a student with a bachelor's in psychology with 40 credits worth of comp science courses have a decent chance at securing a spot in these programmes? submitted by /u/AnshikaJ [link] [comments]
Our Genomes Are Full of 'Junk DNA' That Could Be Way More Important Than We Realized
A mutational 'buffer'.
Calm Down. There is No Conscious A.I.
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Iron Shortage Threatens Southern Ocean's Ecosystem and Climate
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A four-day workweek pilot was so successful most firms say they won't go back
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Wormholes Bend Light Like Black Holes Do — and That Makes it Possible to Find Them, New Study
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US 'develops' AI-powered facial recognition tech for military robot drones – The drones are to be tasked with expeditionary roles, including special operations, to "open the opportunity for real-time autonomous response by the robot."
US AI Drones Recognition
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Astronomers Have Detected Signs of The Largest Magnetic Fields in The Universe
An epic discovery.
The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones of 2023
Noise-canceling headphones have forever altered the way that we work, consume media, and enjoy music while sharing space with others. Unlike traditional headphones, which function as basic wearable drivers that deliver sound privately to users' ears, noise-canceling headphones employ built-in microphones and a little bit of physics to capture environmental sound and replay it to the wearer with t
US Departments Now Divided on COVID Lab Leak Theory, Says White House
"There is not a definitive answer."
New method creates material that could create the next generation of solar cells
Penn State New Generation
Perovskites, a family of materials with unique electric properties, show promise for use in a variety fields, including next-generation solar cells. A team of scientists has now created a new process to fabricate large perovskite devices that is more cost- and time-effective than previously possible and that they said may accelerate future materials discovery.
Excess weight, obesity more deadly than previously believed
New research finds that overweight populations have a 22% higher mortality risk than those of healthy weight, while obese populations have as much as double the risk. The study counters prevailing wisdom that excess weight impacts mortality only in extreme cases and sheds light on the pitfalls of using Body Mass Index (BMI) to measure health outcomes.
Faster and sharper whole-body imaging of small animals with deep learning
A research team presents technology that enhances photoacoustic computed tomography using a deep-learning approach.
Healing the brain: Hydrogels enable neuronal tissue growth
Synthetic hydrogels were shown to provide an effective scaffold for neuronal tissue growth in areas of brain damage, providing a possible approach for brain tissue reconstruction.
Using the power of artificial intelligence, new open-source tool simplifies animal behavior analysis
A team has developed a new software tool to help researchers across the life sciences more efficiently analyze animal behaviors.
Insomnia tied to greater risk of heart attack, especially in women
Insomnia Risk Heart
People who suffer from insomnia were 69% more likely to have a heart attack compared to those who didn't have the sleep disorder during an average nine years of follow-up, according to new research. In addition, when looking at sleep duration as an objective measure of insomnia, researchers found that people who clocked five or fewer hours of sleep a night had the greatest risk of experiencing a h
Faster and sharper whole-body imaging of small animals with deep learning
A research team presents technology that enhances photoacoustic computed tomography using a deep-learning approach.
Healing the brain: Hydrogels enable neuronal tissue growth
Synthetic hydrogels were shown to provide an effective scaffold for neuronal tissue growth in areas of brain damage, providing a possible approach for brain tissue reconstruction.
Fastest laser camera films combustion in real time
Fastest Laser Camera
A research team has developed one of the world's fastest single-shot laser cameras, which is at least a thousand times faster than today's most modern equipment for combustion diagnostics. The discovery has enormous significance for studying the lightning-fast combustion of hydrocarbons.
Fastest laser camera films combustion in real time
Fastest Laser Camera
A research team has developed one of the world's fastest single-shot laser cameras, which is at least a thousand times faster than today's most modern equipment for combustion diagnostics. The discovery has enormous significance for studying the lightning-fast combustion of hydrocarbons.
Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units
Citing costs, many hospitals are closing labor and delivery wards, expanding so-called maternity care deserts.
How the design of autonomous weapons is changing the rules of war
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Telsa Model 3 now cheaper than average new ICE car in USA
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Why space companies want to make solar cells from lunar dirt
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'We have made science fiction come true!' Scientists prove particles in a quantum system can be rejuvenated
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Opinion: Mining on the moon is no longer a loony idea, and Canada can capitalize on it
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Biorevolution May Advance Human Longevity, Enable Biological Attacks: In-Q-Tel
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The ultimate solar panels are coming: perovskites with 250% more efficiency
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2023 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #8
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Feb 19, 2023 thru Sat, Feb 25, 2023. Story of the Week Podcast: Goodbye to blue skies? The trouble with engineered solutions Humanity has created a lot of ecological problems, and many of the proposed solutions come with giant price tags — or the things lost can even be priceless, lik
Filling an editorial policy hole
"Mind the gap." A short while ago we published a blog post discussing the rate of modernization of our energy supply with updated, superior replacements for fossil fuel combustion. Given the point of the piece it attracted a good deal of attention and careful scrutiny. That review process exposed a material error, now corrected. The sequence of events illustrates the virtues of "peer review" (pee
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #8 2023
Open access notables Another update on attitudes and beliefs in of US residents is delivered by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication working in concert with George Mason University's Center for Climate Change Communication. Climate Change in the American Mind February 2023 extends a continuous year-on-year sampling, key information for assessing the United States' capacity to deal wit
The Problem with Percentages Errata
An Error Caught by the Skeptical Science Peer-Review Process In a recent post (read here ) I compared electricity generated from fossil fuels and renewable energy, and incorrectly compared energy into fossil-fueled power plants with energy out of renewable-energy electric plants. I should have compared electricity generated by both fossil-fueled plants and renewable-energy sources. I will explain
At a glance – What were climate scientists predicting in the 1970s?
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project . This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal versions and serves as a "bump" for our ask. This week features " What were climate scientists predicting in the 1970s? ". More w
Climate change is increasing the risk of a California megaflood
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters A sequence of nine atmospheric rivers hammered California during a three-week period in January 2023, bringing over 700 landslides , power outages affecting more than 500,000 people, and heavy rains that triggered flooding and levee breaches. On a statewide basis, about 11 inches of rain fell; 20 deaths were blamed on the weather, wi
2023 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #7
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Feb 12, 2023 thru Sat, Feb 18, 2023. Story of the Week Revealed: The Science Denial Network Behind Oxford's 'Climate Lockdown' Backlash A traffic filter scheme in Oxfordshire has been "weaponised" by the anti-climate lobby, according to disinformation expert Jennie King. Not Our Futur
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #7 2023
Fossil-captured CCS debunked Our weekly collection of freshly published research on anthropogenic climate change is a continuation and evolution of Skeptical Science volunteer Ari Jokimäki's AGW Obeserver , started in 2010 and migrated to Skeptical Science in 2012. Over intervening years the format has evolved a bit. Late in 2021 Marc Kodack kindly signed on to add a new feature, our government/N
The Problem with Percentages
India Energy Pakistan
This paper demonstrates the peer review process that occurs at Skeptical Science. Several commenters in the comment thread pointed out an error in the analysis and made other suggestions. Whereas I suggest that renewables are likely to only contribute 30% of the near-term growth of electric-energy demand, in fact, renewables are likely to makeup all of the near-term growth in electric-energy dema
Skeptical Science News: The Rebuttal Update Project
We are pleased to announce that a major new project is well underway at Skeptical Science. The work involves not only updating our popular rebuttals for the most-used climate myths but also adding entry-level sections to each topic, thereby widening the accessibility of the resource to as many folk as possible. And we want you, the readers, to join in with the project. Some context Why was Skepti
Dana Nuccitelli wins environmental journalism award
This is a re-post from the CCL blog Dana Nuccitelli was honored this week with the 2022 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award . In addition to being a valued member of CCL's research team, Dana writes for Yale Climate Connections. His stellar work for that outlet — including pieces on clean energy permitting reform , the Inflation Reduction Act , and carbon dioxide removal by healthy forests and ot
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #6 2023
Open access notables In this week's government/NGO section, a bit of a smack in the face. Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2023 comes via the CLICC center at Universität Hamburg, authored by a powerhouse team. With a comprehensive look at our state of natural and human affairs, the report's main payload is quick to read: Reaching worldwide deep decarbonization by 2050 is currently not plausible, g
Climate change is increasing the risk of a California megaflood
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters Asequence of nine atmospheric rivers hammered California during a three-week period in January 2023, bringing over 700 landslides , power outages affecting more than 500,000 people, and heavy rains that triggered flooding and levee breaches. On a statewide basis, about 11 inches of rain fell; 20 deaths were blamed on the weather, wit
Clean energy permitting reform needed to boost economy, protect climate and burn less coal
Originally published by The Hill After decades of failure to pass major federal climate legislation, Congress finally broke through last year with the Inflation Reduction Act and its close to $400 billion in clean energy investments. Energy modeling experts estimated that these provisions would help the U.S. cut its carbon pollution about 40 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, bringing the Biden a
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #5 2023
Open access notables Via PNAS, Ceylan, Anderson & Wood present a paper squarely in the center of the Skeptical Science wheelhouse: Sharing of misinformation is habitual, not just lazy or biased . The signficance statement is obvious catnip: Misinformation is a worldwide concern carrying socioeconomic and political consequences. What drives its spread?. The answer lies in the reward structure on s
SpaceX Dragon crew to blast off for ISS
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is to blast off early Monday for the International Space Station carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and the second Emirati to voyage to space.
The achilles heel of the influenza virus: Ubiquitin protein may be an approach for future medicines
Influenza viruses are becoming increasingly resilient to medicines. For this reason, new active ingredients are needed. Important findings in this regard have been provided: for the virus to proliferate, the polymerase of the influenza A virus has to be modified many times through enzymes in the host cells. The team of researchers was able to produce a comprehensive map of types of modification. M
Identification of disease-causing proteins leads to new potential treatments for diseases like diabetes
New research has identified hundreds of proteins that might contribute to the onset of common, chronic metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, and consequently pathways to potential treatments.
Time in nature may help older adults with improved health, purpose in life
Researchers found that fostering social connections around nature-based activities may be connected to improved health and quality of life for elders.
Values and Attitudes Toward Psychological Symptoms Study (Parents of Children Ages 8-17, US)
Hello, I am a member of the SOAR Lab Research Team at Case Western Reserve University. We are conducting a study to explore the attitudes and values towards psychological symptoms. The study will involve participating in an online survey. Participants will be asked questions about their levels about preferences for therapy, and references anxiety and depression. The goal of this study is to exami
"The reach of our explanations is bounded only by the laws of physics. Therefore, anything that is physically possible can be achieved given the requisite knowledge."
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Extinct-in-the-wild species in conservation limbo
For species classified as "extinct in the wild", the zoos and botanical gardens where their fates hang by a thread are as often anterooms to oblivion as gateways to recovery, new research has shown.
Imagination Makes Us Human. When Did Our Species First Acquire This Ability?
You can easily picture yourself riding a bicycle across the sky even though that's not something that can actually happen. You can envision yourself doing something you've never done before—like water skiing—and maybe even imagine a better way to do it than anyone else. Imagination involves creating a mental image of something that is not present for your senses to detect, or even something that
Extinct-in-the-wild species in conservation limbo
For species classified as "extinct in the wild", the zoos and botanical gardens where their fates hang by a thread are as often anterooms to oblivion as gateways to recovery, new research has shown.
Discovery suggests new way to prevent common causes of vision loss
UVA New Way Vision
Scientists have discovered an unknown contributor to harmful blood vessel growth in the eye that could lead to new treatments for blinding macular degeneration and other common causes of vision loss.
Deadly waves: Researchers document evolution of plague over hundreds of years in medieval Denmark
Scientists who study the origins and evolution of the plague have examined hundreds of ancient human teeth from Denmark, seeking to address longstanding questions about its arrival, persistence and spread within Scandinavia.
Common pregnancy complications may slow development of infant in the womb, study finds
Newborns exposed to two common pregnancy complications were biologically younger than their chronologic gestational age. The infants' biological or 'epigenetic' age is based on molecular markers in their cells.
Head injuries could be a risk factor for developing brain cancer
Head Risk Brain Cancer
Previous studies have suggested a possible link between head injury and increased rates of brain tumors but evidence has been limited and often inconclusive. A team has now identified a possible mechanism to explain this link, implicating genetic mutations acting in concert with brain tissue inflammation to change the behavior of cells, making them more likely to become cancerous. Although this st
New study reveals biodiversity loss drove ecological collapse after the 'Great Dying'
By exploring the stability and collapse of marine ecosystems during the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, researchers gain insights into modern biodiversity crisis.
Research captures and separates important toxic air pollutant
A series of new stable, porous materials that capture and separate benzene have been developed.
Where Would SNL Be Without Kenan Thompson?
It wasn't exactly a scene-stealing moment—just a physical gag executed seamlessly. Kenan Thompson played Kevin, a man who was braggadociously excited to ride the amusement-park attraction Mission Slingshot , which promised to shoot riders up 400 feet in three seconds. Strapped in beside his more timid friend (played by five-time host Woody Harrelson), Kevin quickly succumbed to the staggering hei
Research captures and separates important toxic air pollutant
A series of new stable, porous materials that capture and separate benzene have been developed.
Drake the type of mf to spy on his arch nemesis by hiding in a bush and peering through using a pair of binoculars
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Could Dr. Suess be the answer to global warming?
Remember the movie The Lorax? In the film, a company builds artificial trees that purify the air. What if that is the technology we need to rapidly pull emissions and carbon from the atmosphere? They will never stop cutting down trees until there are none left to cut. They will keep polluting the oceans because let's face it, no one gives a f about whales and dolphins unless they are at Seaworld.
Future of recruitment
Companies have open portals for public surveys They post surveys about topics that are not subject to trademarks and trade secrets Random people give ideas Best ideas get those people hired Does it exist? If not why? submitted by /u/shanoshamanizum [link] [comments]
how could the future be for young people ?
Hi , i have 15 years old and during some months I've searching and reading in this subreddit and others, to be clear nothing seems to good , the ai , climate change and more , I'll be writing down some of my thoughts on every topic but i want to see a more open perspective and different opinions Possible collapse : for what is happening this seems very possible , i could handle live some "hard" t
Citizen State Weekly – News That Inspires
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The CNIO participates in a large European project to detect pancreatic cancer when it is still incipient through a blood test
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Their future is AI, not ours.
I was reading a few posts on AI. Particularly about children's books using AI artwork. This one post really caught my eye. It was a post about a children's book called Niko and Kai by Ahmet Khalil. A commenter wrote, "stop promoting AI." I thought what's the big deal about this AI artwork? It seems to rattle a few nerves when brought up. I have a 5 and 7-year-old so I bought the book from Barnes
Large language models generate functional protein sequences across diverse families
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Jobs With the Lowest Risk of Automation by Artificial Intelligence and Robots
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Solar Paint: The Next Big Thing in Renewable Energy?
Solar Panels Years
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Insect bite marks show first fossil evidence for plants' leaves folding up at night
Plants can move in ways that might surprise you. Some of them even show 'sleep movements,' folding or raising their leaves each night before opening them again the next day. Now, researchers offer convincing evidence for these nightly movements, also known as foliar nyctinasty, in fossil plants that lived more than 250 million years ago.
Marine heatwaves decimate sea urchins, molluscs and more at Rottnest
Researchers believe rising sea temperatures are to blame for the plummeting number of invertebrates such as molluscs and sea urchins at Rottnest Island off Western Australia, with some species having declined by up to 90 per cent between 2007 and 2021.
Making engineered cells dance to ultrasound
A team has developed a method for selectively manipulating genetically engineered cells with ultrasound.
Scientists unlock key to drought-resistant wheat plants with longer roots
Scientists Drought Wheat
Growing wheat in drought conditions may be easier in the future. Researchers found the right number of copies of a specific group of genes can stimulate longer root growth, enabling wheat plants to pull water from deeper supplies.
Making engineered cells dance to ultrasound
A team has developed a method for selectively manipulating genetically engineered cells with ultrasound.
Covid-19 likely came from lab leak, says news report citing US energy department
Updated finding comes with 'low confidence' and is a departure from previous studies on how virus emerged, Wall Street Journal reports The virus that drove the Covid-19 pandemic most likely emerged from a laboratory leak but not as part of a weapons program, according to an updated and classified 2021 US energy department study provided to the White House and senior American lawmakers, the Wall S
Exercise more effective than medicines to manage mental health
Researchers are calling for exercise to be a mainstay approach for managing depression as a new study shows that physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counseling or the leading medications.
Scientists identify new mechanism of corrosion
It started with a mystery: How did molten salt breach its metal container? Understanding the behavior of molten salt, a proposed coolant for next-generation nuclear reactors and fusion power, is a question of critical safety for advanced energy production. The multi-institutional research team, co-led by Penn State, initially imaged a cross-section of the sealed container, finding no clear pathway
Effort to help pollinators shows successes, limitations
A three-year effort to conserve bee populations by introducing pollinator habitat in North Carolina agricultural areas showed some positive effects, as bee abundance and diversity increased in the studied areas. But results of a study examining the program's effectiveness also showed that the quality of the habitat played a key role in these positive effects, and that habitat quality could be impa
Heterostructures support predictions of counterpropagating charged edge modes at the v=2/3 fractional quantum Hall state
Researchers have tested models of edge conduction with a device built on top of the semiconductor heterostructure which consists of gold gates that come close together. Voltage is applied on the gates to direct the edge states through the middle of the point contact, where they are close enough that quantum tunneling can occur between the edge states on opposite sides the sample. Changes in the el
Psyllium fiber protects against colitis by activating bile acid sensor, biomedical sciences researchers find
Psyllium fiber protects against ulcerative colitis and suppresses inflammation by activating the bile acid nuclear receptor, a mechanism that was previously unrecognized, according to a new study.
Malaria infection harms wild African apes
Scientists conducted a study that reveals the first evidence of harm caused by malaria infection among wild African apes. They discovered that bonobo populations differ in a key immune trait depending on the presence of malaria infection. Infected populations have a higher frequency of an immune variant that protects against developing severe disease, a pattern that mirrors what is observed among
Researchers create E. coli-based water monitoring technology
Irvine Coli Based Water
People often associate Escherichia coli with contaminated food, but E. coli has long been a workhorse in biotechnology. Scientists have now demonstrated that the bacterium has further value as part of a system to detect heavy metal contamination in water.
MoBIE enables modern microscopy with massive data sets
High-resolution microscopy techniques, for example electron microscopy or super-resolution microscopy, produce huge amounts of data. The visualization, analysis and dissemination of such large imaging data sets poses significant challenges. Now, these tasks can be carried out using MoBIE, which stands for Multimodal Big Image Data Exploration, a new user-friendly, freely available tool. This means
Reaching like an octopus: A biology-inspired model opens the door to soft robot control
Octopus arms coordinate nearly infinite degrees of freedom to perform complex movements such as reaching, grasping, fetching, crawling, and swimming. How these animals achieve such a wide range of activities remains a source of mystery, amazement, and inspiration. Part of the challenge comes from the intricate organization and biomechanics of the internal muscles.
MoBIE enables modern microscopy with massive data sets
High-resolution microscopy techniques, for example electron microscopy or super-resolution microscopy, produce huge amounts of data. The visualization, analysis and dissemination of such large imaging data sets poses significant challenges. Now, these tasks can be carried out using MoBIE, which stands for Multimodal Big Image Data Exploration, a new user-friendly, freely available tool. This means
Reaching like an octopus: A biology-inspired model opens the door to soft robot control
Octopus arms coordinate nearly infinite degrees of freedom to perform complex movements such as reaching, grasping, fetching, crawling, and swimming. How these animals achieve such a wide range of activities remains a source of mystery, amazement, and inspiration. Part of the challenge comes from the intricate organization and biomechanics of the internal muscles.
Unusual atom helps in search for Universe's building blocks
An unusual form of caesium atom is helping a research team unmask unknown particles that make up the Universe.
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New Study Reveals Yet Another Surprising Function of Telomeres
A secret protein production factory.
Florida Scientists Concerned About Army of Invasive "Jesus Christ" Lizards
Jesus Christ Superlizard Yet another invasive species is causing a stir in Florida. And this time, the critter's name evokes a certain holiness. The brown basilisk, commonly known as the "Jesus Christ Lizard" for its ability to run on water, has cometh — and according to scientists, Floridians should not wanteth. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural (UF IFA) Sciences Extension
VR Startup Working on Tech to "Replay" Memories
Playback The dystopian TV show "Black Mirror" is one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to a virtual reality startup that's allowing users to "replay" their memories in the exact locations where they've already happened. In a video demonstration of the technology, startup Wist Labs brags that its forthcoming software will let users access precious moments "how [they] remember them" by repla
Scientists Say They Can Make Delicious Lab-Grown Fat, Weave It Into Fake Bacon
Meat Heads If humans are going to transition away from eating animals, we'll need to make the alternatives a lot tastier for the countless among us who will still have meat on their brains. While the plant-based meat industry is floundering , and lab-grown meat still appears many years away from becoming a practical reality , a hybrid solution might be the ideal path forward: combining cultivated
Spotify Launching OpenAI-Powered "DJ" That Talks About Songs Between Tracks
Spotify AI DJ CarPlay
Streaming giant Spotify, arguably a horseman of the distilling-music-into-vibes-only-pocalypse, wants to bring back the radio DJ. They, uh, just don't want those DJs to be human. More algorithms for all! The music service just announced that it will soon be leveraging artificial intelligence to provide each user with an individual "AI DJ in your pocket." You know, because that's something we've a
Scientists Say They Can Reverse Time in a Quantum System
An international team of scientists claim to have found a way to speed up, slow down, and even reverse the clock of a given system by taking advantage of the unusual properties of the quantum world, Spanish newspaper El País reports . In a series of six papers , the team from the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the University of Vienna detailed their findings. The familiar laws of physics don't
Djuren lever utan kontakt med människor – besök smittsäkra hönsfarmen
Det finns en stor risk för att mänskligheten kommer drabbas av fler pandemier i framtiden, av flera skäl. Bland annat på grund av storskalig djurhållning. I Thailand har man infört biosäkra anläggningar där djuren som föds upp hålls helt avskiljda från människor och omgivning.
The "NoFap" Movement May Be Causing Mental Health Problems and ED, Scientists Say
If you've spent much time online, you've probably heard of the "NoFap" movement, which encourages (mostly) men to stop watching porn and masturbating in order to "reset" their sex drives. Now, researchers are starting to wonder whether it might be doing more harm than good. Published this week in the journal Sexualities is a new study about the potential ill effects, including erectile dysfunctio
New AI Chatbot Deliberately Trained to Be as Stupid as Possible
2Dumb4You As impressive as they are, sometimes AI chatbots like ChatGPT can be really, really dumb . Leaning into that dumbness, and away from the potentially terrifying and easily abused power of an amoral intelligence hooked straight into the internet, is a goofy little chatbot called " 2dumb2destroy. " Instead of ginormous datasets, it's trained on crap like all seven "Police Academy" movies,
Ward Stone, Wildlife Coroner Who Warned Against PCBs, Dies at 84
As New York State's animal pathologist, he ventured far afield to investigate the impact of toxic chemicals on humans.
Sam & Lilly Experience Their First Rain Storm! | Naked and Afraid
Sam and Lilly encounter their first rain storm, but it might be a struggle for Lilly as she battles a disorder that makes her more susceptible to the cold. #discoveryplus #nakedandafraid Stream Full Episodes of Naked and Afraid: https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/naked-and-afraid About Naked and Afraid: One man and one woman, who meet for the first time in the nude, are paired and tasked with sur
Join r/techworldwide for global tech news and discussions!
Hi everyone, I'm excited to invite you all to join r/techworldwide , a subreddit dedicated to sharing and discussing the latest news and trends in the tech world from a global perspective. Whether you're interested in consumer electronics, software development, or emerging technologies, we aim to create a community where tech enthusiasts from all over the world can come together to share their kn
How likely is societal collapse and how do you think it might it be prevented?
Since antiquity, all civilizations and cultures have eventually collapsed. This wasn't always apocalyptic or negative but it often involved a degree of chaos. Our current civilization is defined by a combination of extreme interconnectedness, serious demographic problems, unhappiness, and a lack of culture and ideologies able to address our problems. A disturbing thought that I think many of us h
Webb spots surprisingly massive galaxies in early universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted six massive galaxies that emerged not long after the Big Bang, a study said Wednesday, surprising scientists by forming at a speed that contradicts our current understanding of the universe.
Is 'Instinct' Really Keeping Flaco the Owl Alive?
It sounds like something out of Aesop's Fables: A captive owl escapes from the zoo into the big, scary city. Everyone doubts that he can feed and take care of himself—and he proves them wrong . That bird is Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl that fled the Central Park Zoo earlier this month after vandals cut his wire-mesh enclosure. He quickly won over New Yorkers' hearts, becoming a symbol of freedom a
Flesh
It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't all go on without you. These inhabited days, the no-see-ums of the fifth arrondissement that bit us all summer, the hard fact of time hauling us forward lit. This is the nth year of my life and so far it's not the last and so far it's not the sweetest but it is because life is sweet. Swept out with the tide we'll be, beached even as the mornings keep chirping on
The Stand-Up Special That's Actually Funny
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here . Good morning, and welcome back to The Daily's Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer reveals what's keeping them entertained. Today's special guest is the staff writer Amanda Mull , whos
I Got a Destiny 2 Rocket Launcher and It's My Whole Life Now
Bungie sent me a real-life (Nerf) Gjallarhorn. I was not prepared.
Talking posh still pays – that's why Boris Johnson is rolling in it | Emma Beddington
The former PM's high earnings have been partly attributed to the way he speaks. But I'll take Bill Paterson or Maya Angelou's sonorous tones over the voice of privilege any day Why does Boris Johnson command stupid money for public speaking? In February he reported a £2.5m advance ; that seems awfully steep for 20 minutes of "Caecilius est in Peppa Pig World ". It's a fair, indeed pressing, quest
'Microdiamonds' discovered at French winery point to ancient meteor crater below the vines
A vineyard sits within an old impact crater in southern France, new research reveals.
Why did some dinosaurs grow so large? Researchers have new insights
Researchers think they understand how some dinosaurs grew so large. NPR's Eyder Peralta talks with Michael D'Emic, paleontologist at Adelphi University.
Erdoğan Is Getting Desperate
When I learned last month that Turkey had placed a $500,000 bounty on my head, part of me was flattered. Turkey has targeted me for years because I have used my platform as a professional basketball player to denounce its strongman, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. His regime has revoked my passport, filed 12 lawsuits against me, and put my name on Interpol's "Red Notice" list. It has come after my family
How My Wife and I Took Back Our Sundays
A few years ago, my wife, Angie, and I made a pact: Every Sunday , we swore to each other, we will abstain from work . And we kept our promise: On the second day of each weekend, we start our morning and end our night by bingeing TV in bed. In the middle of the day, we binge TV on the couch, taking breaks exclusively to nap or read. The door of our apartment is opened only for pizza to be slid in
Picade Review: A DIY Mini Arcade Cabinet
Construct this cute arcade machine to play all your favorite games from old consoles.
No, the James Webb Space Telescope Hasn't Broken Cosmology
Webb Telescope Galaxies
Reports that the JWST killed the reigning cosmological model have been exaggerated. But there's still much to learn from the distant galaxies it glimpses.
Ride1Up Cafe Cruiser Review: Junk in the Trunk
This heavy, powerful electric utility bike has an accessible price point and attractive features, but it isn't our pick for new or lighter riders.
Should I Learn Coding as a Second Language?
WIRED's spiritual advice columnist on AI and what may happen if humans can't read code anymore.
It takes all 53 of our senses to bring the drab external world to life
Sensory perception is a many-splendoured thing, and without it we'd have nothing It's a glorious spring morning in Sydney and I'm full of nervous anticipation as I cross the university campus, heading toward the lecture theatre where I'm going to be talking to the latest group of students about the senses. I love to watch their faces when I describe the wonders of sensory biology. I want to do it
Silicon tested in search to defeat the dreaded rose black spot
As our summers get warmer and wetter even the hardy English rose is vulnerable to fungal disease, but researchers are on the case The velvety petals and sweet scent of a rose make it a classic of the traditional English garden. But growers and gardeners have long cursed a disease that has ravaged the delicate beauty of their favourite flowers: black spot. Now scientists at the Royal Horticultural
Video Games Will Take Over Your Life
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China reportedly sees Starlink as a military threat & is planning to launch a rival 13,000 satellite network in LEO to counter it.
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New study reveals biodiversity loss drove ecological collapse after the 'Great Dying'
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Russian ship docks with ISS to replace damaged capsule
An uncrewed Russian Soyuz capsule docked early Sunday with the International Space Station and will eventually bring home three astronauts whose initial return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid.
Medieval medicine: the return to maggots and leeches to treat ailments
The rise in global antibiotic resistance means huge sums are being invested in ground-breaking treatments. But some scientists are turning back the clock in the hunt for effective alternatives For several long months in the 1990s, Ronald Sherman travelled all over southern California catching flies. As a qualified doctor pursuing an infectious diseases fellowship, Sherman was curious about a pote
Tighter regulation of psychologists in family law cases up to MPs, says senior judge
Landmark judgment by family court president Sir Andrew McFarlane confirms anyone can use the title 'psychologist'. England's most senior family court judge has advised there is a "need for rigour" and "clarity" when instructing psychologists to give expert evidence – but has stopped short of saying the family courts should never appoint those who are "unregulated". Instead Sir Andrew McFarlane cl
Machine learning-based obesity classification considering 3D body scanner measurements
Scientific Reports, Published online: 26 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30434-0
Gestational age and trajectories of body mass index and height from birth through adolescence in the Danish National Birth Cohort
Scientific Reports, Published online: 26 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30123-y
Breakthrough: a first-in-class virtual simulator for dose optimization of ACE inhibitors in translational cardiovascular medicine
Scientific Reports, Published online: 26 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30453-x
How to help young people limit screen time — and feel better about how they look
New research found teens and young adults who even briefly cut time on social media gained self esteem. Try these 5 tips to help them — and yourself — improve screen-life balance. (Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
Who invented the telephone?
Did Alexander Graham Bell really invent the telephone, or did he steal someone else's thunder?
Does gene editing hold the key to improving mental health?
Research suggests traumatic childhood experiences embed themselves in our brains and put us at risk of mental illness, but epigenetic editing may offer us hope of removing them The way depression manifested itself in mice in the laboratory of the psychiatrist and neuroscientist Eric Nestler was hauntingly relatable. When put in an enclosure with an unknown mouse, they sat in the corner and showed
Why Aren't Doctors Screening Older Americans for Anxiety?
Anxiety disorders are common among seniors, but an influential panel seems likely to recommend against routine screening. Some experts disagree.
Tre årtier med Crispr/Cas: Fra sump-arkæ til medicinske gennembrud
PLUS. Dette er historien om, hvordan en besynderlig mikrobe i Spanien kom til at sætte dagsordenen for fremtidens behandling af genetiske sygdomme.
Getting Started with Neuromorphic Computing
Tools and Resources for getting started with Neumorphic Computing . The process of creating large-scale integration (VLSI) systems containing electronic analog circuits to mimic neuro-biological architectures. submitted by /u/Khaotic_Kernel [link] [comments]
Scientists Have Recorded Brain Waves From Octopuses Just Living Their Lives
We still don't know how they think.
Is VR a viable way for construction blueprints and proposals to be assembled in the future?
Maybe it's happening now in very niche areas but I haven't heard of it. But what would stop the implementation of a VR version of what a proposed construction project would look like? Is it not economical? Is it not efficient for every project? Would advances in the technology make it more feasible? submitted by /u/TIFUstorytime [link] [comments]
AI is accelerating the loss of individuality in the same way that mass production and consumerism replaced craftsmanship and originality in the 20th century. But perhaps there's a silver lining.
The advent of the global interconnectedness of thoughts and ideas through social networking and the web has me thinking that our own thoughts and ideas are rarely original or unique. Most of us live in fairly repetitive, predictable and derivative ways that share broad commonality with a great many others. We see it in Reddit comments, where an idea will trigger numerous responses that share the
Futurism in 9 Minutes: How to Rewrite Culture
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Prioritize tackling toxic emissions from tires, urge experts
Experts are calling for more to be done to limit the potentially harmful impact of toxic tire particles on health and the environment.
Tony Shuts Down His Operation Due To a Hole In The Pipeline! | Gold Rush | Discovery
Tony finds a leak in the pipeline and has to shut down the plant! #discoveryplus #goldrush Stream Full Episodes of Gold Rush https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/gold-rush About Gold Rush: Motivated by a depressed economy, hard-working gold miners get to work both in America and across the globe in an attempt to strike it rich. Subscribe to Discovery: https://www.youtube.com/@discovery About Discov
Meta Introduces LLaMA: A New Language Model to Rival ChatGPT, PaLM, & LaMDA
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You Might Survive a Nuclear Blast if You're in This Kind of Shelter, Finds New Study
Material and location matter.
How far off are we from not needing to learn languages?
With AI technology like DeepL and OpenAI jumping leaps and bounds lately, as well as AR technology, I was just wondering, do you think it'll be long before we can just rely on AI to do all the language learning for us? If the AI can learn from its mistakes and user feedback to pick up on things like slang and local phrases, then it could be a game-changer in my opinion. Combine this with somethin
The mission to save the biggest frog on earth
One man's bid to learn the secrets of the endangered frog that grows to the size of a domestic cat.
This Planet Is Way Too Big to Be Orbiting This Teeny Tiny Star
How did this happen?
What do you think a cure for aging would mean for age gap relationships?
Like say a 60-year-old can be made physically 25 again. Not just in looks, but in life expectancy. How, if at all, does it affect your view on them dating someone who's chronologically 25? This seems like something we're going to have to figure out if we have people decades or centuries old who look like they're in their 20s. submitted by /u/QualifiedApathetic [link] [comments]
Why the development of artificial general intelligence could be the most dangerous new arms race since nuclear weapons
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"You snapped the cylinder!" | Gold Rush
#shorts #goldrush #discovery From: Discovery
Scientists Aren't Sure if This Orca Adopted or Abducted a Baby Pilot Whale
It's a first.
Reliability and validity of OpenPose for measuring hip-knee-ankle angle in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30352-1
FDA authorizes the first at-home test for COVID-19 and the flu
The at-home nasal swab kit simultaneously tests for COVID-19 and two strains of the flu. (Image credit: Lucira Health)
Strange but ultimately positive genetic discovery reveals up to 1,000 relatives linked to prolific sperm donor
When Jack Nunn encouraged his mother Barbara to share her DNA test results online it uncovered a vast cohort of new half-siblings Follow the day's news, live Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Jack Nunn was 21, his girlfriend a year younger, when she died suddenly while the pair were in England. Nunn had been studying literature, but that shocking tragedy i
Giant Bank JP Morgan Bans ChatGPT Use Among Employees
Compliance Concerns JP Morgan is cracking down on the use of OpenAI's ChatGPT in the workplace, Bloomberg reports — though apparently not in response to a particular incident, and it remains unknown how many employees might have been fooling around the AI-powered chatbot while on the clock. Instead, the restriction, which applies to the bank's global staff, was enacted to limit third-party softwa
Ford Has Paused Electric Pickup for Several Weeks After One Caught Fire
Ford F-150 Lightning
Halt! Ford's F-150 Lightning — the EV version of its flagship pickup truck — is under serious scrutiny as the first EV pickup from a major automaker to hit the market. And unfortunately for Ford, the Lightning is starting to feel the heat. On February 4, an F-150 Lightning undergoing a final quality check suddenly caught fire, spreading to another nearby vehicle. In the wake of the incident, and
AI-generated fiction is flooding literary magazines — but not fooling anyone
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The world's largest wind tunnel puts Joby's electric plane to the test
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The cities built to be reusable
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Scientists Discover Gigantic Solid Metal Ball Inside the Earth's Core
Scientists Earth Core
Russian Doll Researchers have discovered a new, innermost layer nestled inside our planet's inner core, a 400-miles solid metallic ball that responds to the reverberating shockwaves of earthquakes in an unexpected way. As detailed in a new paper published this week in the journal Nature Communications , a team of two seismologists from the Australian National University found that the Earth has a
Tysk professor bygger bro mellem sønderjysk forskning og erhvervsliv
PLUS. Thomas Ebel har altid været forsker af natur, og efter et kvart århundrede i tysk erhvervsliv kan han nu skrive 'professor' på sit visitkort ved siden af titlen som centerleder ved SDU.
2023 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #8
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Feb 19, 2023 thru Sat, Feb 25, 2023. Story of the Week Podcast: Goodbye to blue skies? The trouble with engineered solutions Humanity has created a lot of ecological problems, and many of the proposed solutions come with giant price tags — or the things lost can even be priceless, lik
We Now Know Why Zebra's Stripes Are So Effective
It's not an optical illusion.
NASA First Look at Japanese Asteroid Samples Reveal the Building Blocks for Life
Live Ya Life NASA's first pass at samples taken from the Ryugu asteroid has revealed chemical compounds that lend credence to the theory that space rocks could have contributed to the development of life on Earth. In a press release , the agency boasted that the samples it got from the Ryugu asteroid — taken by JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft , which got back to Earth in late 2020 — are rich with the
When ChatGPT Writes Bios for People, They're Littered With Fabrications
Need some help fluffing your bio? Just ask ChatGPT what you've accomplished, and you'll be good to go. Seriously. The OpenAI-built chatbot will have you receiving prestigious awards, teaching at esteemed universities, writing bestselling novels, and more — even if those accolades are completely nonexistent. Take, for example, what happened when Futurism's managing editor, Jon Christian, prompted
Se Webb-teleskopets oväntade upptäckt: Galaxer liknande vår Vintergata i universums barndom
James Webb-teleskopet har tittat in i det riktigt unga universum, in i en tid inga andra teleskop någonsin kunnat se. Det visar sig att universum verkar ha varit mycket mer utvecklat då än vad man förut anat. – Så här tidigt förväntar vi oss att galaxerna ska vara små och ha liten massa, så det är väldigt förvånande, säger astrofysikern Jonathan Tan.
'We just discovered the impossible': How giant baby galaxies are shaking up our understanding of the early universe
"Look at this," says Erica's message. She is poring over the very first images from the brand new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Expert Warns That App Where You Can Only Say Nice Things Could Have Dark Consequences
Outta Gas It's no secret that it's rough out there for modern teens and tweens, whose digital worlds have a profound — and widely negative — impact on their mental health and even perhaps their physical brain structure . The hellscape that is middle-to-high school social media in mind, the app Gas, at least on the surface, might seem like a bit of a brighter spot. For the millennials out there, i
Secret Apple Project Tracks Blood Sugar Using Apple Watch
Apple Blood Glucose
Apple has entered the proof-of-concept phase for an intriguing confidential project — dubbed E5 — that would transform its Apple Watches into noninvasive glucose monitors, Bloomberg reports . Current means of glucose monitoring are pretty rough, with most diabetics relying on painful finger-pricking to take blood samples. Others use a variety of patches that are currently on the market, although
Weekend reads: 'A worrying amount of fraud in medical research;' a society backpedals on sanctions; a plagiarism case becomes even more bizarre
W ould you consider a donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work ? The week at Retraction Watch featured: How many times can a journal be hijacked? Journal investigating Sodom comet paper for data problems Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to more than 300 . There are nearly 39,000 retractions in our database — which powers retraction alerts in EndNote , LibKey ,
Evidence of ghost plagioclase signature induced by kinetic fractionation of europium in the Earth's mantle
Nature Communications, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36753-0 Researchers found natural evidence of kinetic Eu anomalies caused by melt-induced diffusion in mantle peridotite clinopyroxene, providing an alternative to crustal recycling for the enigmatic ghost plagioclase signatures in oceanic basalts.
There could be alien life on Mars, but will our rovers be able to find it?
Robotic rovers are currently exploring the surface of Mars. Part of a rover's mission is to survey the planet for signs of life. There might be nothing to find—but what if there is, and the rovers just can't "see" it?
Earth Has a Lot of Different Minerals — But Only a Finite Supply
Last year, scientists announced the discovery of two new minerals: elaliite and elkinstantonite. These were fascinating finds, perhaps even more so because they came from a 15-ton meteorite that had hurtled through space to crash down in Somalia. While there are currently nearly 6,000 mineral species recognized by the International Mineralogical Association, Robert Hazen, a mineralogist at the Car
Kombucha electronics? Sure, why not? Sustainable dried SCOBY mats are lighter, cheaper, and more flexible than plastics.
Kombucha Flexible Electric
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Swedish researchers have developed an injectable gel that transforms into a conductive polymer inside the fins and brains of living zebrafish. The substance that transforms into a conductive polymer using the body's chemistry could improve implantable electronics.
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Is reverse aging already possible? Some drugs that could treat aging might already be on the pharmacy shelves
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This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 25)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE I Made an AI Clone of Myself Chloe Xiang | Motherboard "To create my AI clone, Synthesia told me that we would have to clone my voice and body, and it would take a total of a little over two hours to do so. Before the shoot, I was given a schedule of 'Voice Clone,' 'Prep [Hair and Makeup],' and 'Video Performance.' No details beyond that. Entering the studio the day of, I
Russia's aggression threatens efforts to protect nature beyond Ukraine, say researchers
Russia Ukraine India
The Russian invasion of Ukraine launched in February 2022 has sent economic, social and political shock waves around the world. In a newly published policy brief, we and other researchers and conservation scientists describe how these effects extend to biodiversity conservation efforts far beyond Ukraine.
Russia's aggression threatens efforts to protect nature beyond Ukraine, say researchers
Russia Ukraine India
The Russian invasion of Ukraine launched in February 2022 has sent economic, social and political shock waves around the world. In a newly published policy brief, we and other researchers and conservation scientists describe how these effects extend to biodiversity conservation efforts far beyond Ukraine.
Why Would Anyone Pay for Facebook?
Meta Facebook Instagram
It's been a rough few months for the technology industry. Stock prices have plummeted. Meta, Amazon, Google, Spotify, and Twitter have all laid off a sizable chunk of their workforce (the list goes on, too). Everybody is talking about how ChatGPT and other generative-AI chatbots are role-playing as Skynet, and the older tech giants are feeling out of step. But whereas Google and Microsoft are dee
How Do You Categorize Jenny Slate?
Jenny Slate tends to attract the same kinds of adjectives again and again: relatable , quirky , authentic . It's the kind of fondly diminutive language so often applied to women in the public eye who talk a lot about their feelings and make jokes about body hair and gastrointestinal issues. But Slate's emotional openness is clearly more than a shtick. Her work takes on themes that might seem like
What Air Travel Reveals About Humans
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning. "In 2004, Steven Spielberg made an entire movie about the terror of getting stuck for months in an airport," my colleague Ian Bogost wrote in a recent article, "but I might be happy never to leave th
Single-molecular insights into the breakpoint of cellulose nanofibers assembly during saccharification
Nature Communications, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36856-8 Lignocellulose recalcitrance hampers its utilization for the production of biofuels and biosourced chemicals. Here, the authors reveal that the amorphous cellulose is the breakpoint of interact microfibrils and propose OsFC16/CESA9 as the engineering target to increase saccharification ability.
Mark makes his last batch of moonshine?! | Moonshiners
#shorts #moonshiners #discovery From: Discovery
Spotify's AI DJ Has No Soul
Spotify AI DJ Feature
Plus: YouTube Music is finally adding podcasts, and Google Photos lets more users remove annoying friends from their pictures.
Security News This Week: Sensitive US Military Emails Exposed
Plus: Iran's secret torture black sites, hacking a bank account with AI-generated voice, and Lance Bass' unhinged encounter in Russia.
19 Key Samsung Phone Settings You Should Always Change (2023): Tips and Tricks
There are too many great features turned off by default. Rectify that with these tips.
Assessment of foraminal decompression following discoplasty using a combination of ex vivo testing and numerical tools
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-27552-0
Chemistry Urgently Needs to Develop Safer Materials
The damaging effects of accidents like the Ohio train derailment would be minimized if industry would commit to developing safer chemical processes and products
'Norfolk's Mary Rose': remains of 17th-century shipwreck go on display
Artefacts, video and 3D model tell tragic story of the Gloucester, which ran aground carrying future king The remains of a 17th-century royal shipwreck will go on display in Norwich as part of an exhibition exploring its last voyage. The Gloucester sank off the Norfolk coast in 1682 while carrying the future king of England, Scotland and Ireland, James Stuart, then the Duke of York. Continue read
Fitbit Inspire 3 vs Inspire 2: What's new?
Is Fitbit's next-generation fitness tracker really that much better? Here's everything you need to know about the Fitbit Inspire 3 vs Inspire 2.
Ukraine's Startups Kept Innovating Through 1 Year of War
Founders and coders have shipped updates through blackouts and from bomb shelters. "There's no way out except to fight for the future," one worker says.
The Disruptors Who Want to Make Death Greener
Startups rush to gain a foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting.
What Psychology Can Teach Us About George Santos
When the news first broke that George Santos, the freshman Republican representative from Long Island, had lied on his résumé, my first thought was, Well, of course—he's a politician . As the scope of the lies grew, however, my evaluation changed: not a politician, but a con artist . It's a difference that I've stressed repeatedly in the years since I published a book about con artists. Branding
This Week in Space: Ham Radios, a Spare Soyuz, and the Worst Pile-Up Ever
Good afternoon, readers, and welcome to This Week in Space: Your weekly roundup of news from here to the big empty. This week, a lot is going on with SpaceX and the International Space Station. Today we'll hear those updates, plus a colossal solar flare, 'beneficiated regolith,' and a black hole that decided three's a crowd. For our fellow sci-fi nerds: This week also marks the 30th anniversary o
Effects of tongue right positioner use on tongue pressure: a pilot study
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30450-0
'Brain-eating' amoeba case in Florida potentially tied to unfiltered water in sinus rinse
A person in Charlotte County, Florida caught a rare "brain-eating" infection.
Best Cheap Gear Under $200 (2023): Speakers, Bags, Kitchen Gear, and More
Thrifty buying isn't just for low-cost bargains; you can also find smart picks for just a little more. Here are WIRED's top sub-$200 picks.
10 Best Deals: Camping, Hiking, and Fitness Gear
The weather will start to warm up soon, and retailers are continuing their annual winter clearance events ahead of spring.
America's Most Boring Association Is Fighting the Planet
The dominance of the water-guzzling lawn is starting to wane—if only homeowner communities could get on board.
How One Guy's AI Tracked the Chinese Spy Balloon Across the US
Computer vision software scoured satellite photos to spot the balloon at six locations around the nation—and is now helping trace it back to its origin.
Democracy Has a Customer-Service Problem
I n early December, I received an electricity bill for 1,400 British pounds ($1,700). It was an absurd overcharge for six months of energy I hadn't used, in a house I moved out of two years ago, from a company that was no longer my supplier. "Oh well," I said to myself, "it's just an obvious clerical error." I assumed the problem would be resolved in an hour, tops. I was wrong. I called the compa
Batteries Made from Trees? It's More Than Just a Crazy Idea
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A platform for products with no planned obsolescence
Over the past 5 years we can notice aggressive planned obsolescence applied across pretty much all products. From an all-sealed non-repairable designs to software limitations it's visible even to the non-technical users. We can differentiate two product cycles. Premium products with no planned obsolescence – higher price, less frequent change of device. Mainstream products – designed to be replac
Wormholes might bend light like black holes do — and that could be the key to finding them
If wormholes exist, they might magnify distant objects according to Einstein's theory of relativity — and that makes it possible for us to find them, new research suggests.
Softness of hydrated salt crystals under deliquescence
Nature Communications, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36834-0 Crystalline solids are commonly associated with their hard and faceted nature. Here, the authors report the transition from hard to soft and deformable, observed in the gradual dissolution of salt crystals that harbor water in their crystalline framework.
A density functional theory for ecology across scales
Nature Communications, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36628-4 Modelling diverse ecological phenomena across scales with a single mathematical framework is challenging. Here, the authors draw on density functional theory to develop a framework that bridges between mechanistic theories at fine scales and statistical models at large scales.
The potential utility of the SAGIT instrument in the clinical assessment of patients with acromegaly, a large single-centre study
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-29957-3
Comparison of finger flexor resistance training, with and without blood flow restriction, on perceptional and physiological responses in advanced climbers
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30499-x
Sex-specific differences in resting-state functional brain activity in pediatric concussion
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30195-w
Quake-prone Istanbul not at heightened risk: expert
Fears of another major earthquake have been rekindled in Istanbul since the February 6 disaster that hit Turkey and Syria, but a prominent Turkish seismologist has reassured the risk "hasn't increased".
Euclid spacecraft prepares to probe universe's dark mysteries
For now, Europe's Euclid spacecraft sits quietly in a sterilized room in the south of France, its golden trim gleaming under the fluorescent light.
Biden Proposal Would Ban Online Prescribing of Certain Drugs
Some medications, like Ritalin and Vicodin, would require an in-person doctor's visit under the new rules, a reaction to the pandemic-era rise of telemedicine.
Could dogs survive without humans?
If humans suddenly disappeared and our pets had to fend for themselves, could dogs survive in a world without people?
BdLT-Seq as a barcode decay-based method to unravel lineage-linked transcriptome plasticity
Nature Communications, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36744-1 Cellular plasticity is a core biological process; however, observing diversity in non-genetic inheritance and the resulting phenotypic outputs, is challenging. Here the authors develop a non-genetically based tracing technology which can be used to reveal lineage-linked transcriptome plasticity.
A highly elastic absorbable monofilament suture fabricated from poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate)
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30292-w
Prognostic impact of PD-L1 and TIGIT expression in non-small cell lung cancer following concurrent chemo-radiotherapy
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-29724-4
Short-term outcome of adrenal radiofrequency ablation of adrenal cysts: a single-center experience
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30330-7
On the potential of transauricular electrical stimulation to reduce visually induced motion sickness
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-29765-9
DFT-aided machine learning-based discovery of magnetism in Fe-based bimetallic chalcogenides
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30438-w
Monitoring and immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination of laboratory rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30473-7 Monitoring and immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination of laboratory rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta )
Spatio-temporal visualization and forecasting of $${\text {PM}}_{10}$$ PM 10 in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30365-w Spatio-temporal visualization and forecasting of in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
Movement characteristics impact decision-making and vice versa
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30325-4
Take Water. Add Sodium Chloride. Chill and Squeeze Into Salty Ices.
The lab-created compounds — never seen before — might exist naturally on icy moons in the outer solar system.
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