Science and Technology Chronicles

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 19th, 2025

Those who read history know EXACTLY how to repeat it.

Vol II No 71

509 links Curated

Mount Spurr activity will 'most likely end in an explosive eruption.

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/alaskan-volcano-mount-spurr-showing-activity-that-will-most-likely-end-in-an-explosive-eruption-scientist-says

Tags: #Anchorage #CO2 #SO2 #magma

Combining bio-based and electricity-driven reactions; a step toward greener industry.

https://www.newswise.com/articles/charging-toward-greener-chemicals/?sc=top

Tags: #Nylon-6,6 #fermentation #Electrochemistry #Biorenewable

Scientists create new map showing ice-free Antarctica.

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/scientists-create-new-map-showing-ice-free-antarctica-in-more-detail-than-ever-before

Tags: #Bedmap3 #fast-warming #flow #sea-level

Torrential rains haven’t fully replenished groundwater beneath Los Angeles.

https://eos.org/articles/seismometers-provide-fuller-picture-of-los-angeles-groundwater

Tags: #aquifers #Seismometers #uplift #subsidence

Water Stored in the Mantle May Be Linked to Volcanism.

https://eos.org/research-spotlights/water-stored-in-the-mantle-for-millions-of-years-may-be-linked-to-continental-volcanism

Tags: #MTZ #subduction #ringwoodite #wadsleyite

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 18th, 2025

Hope clouds observation.

Vol II No 70

497 links Curated

Tornadoes are shifting east of Tornado Alley.

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/more-people-are-in-harms-way-tornadoes-are-shifting-east-of-tornado-alley-forecasters-warn

Tags: #pattern #eastward-shift #Mississippi #Tennessee

Cells lining your skin and organs can generate electricity when injured.

https://theconversation.com/cells-lining-your-skin-and-organs-can-generate-electricity-when-injured-potentially-opening-new-doors-to-treating-wounds-252255

Tags: #bioelectricity #epithelial # microelectrode #calcium

Brain scans have revealed genes and drugs to potentially slow aging.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/03/17/a-massive-ai-analysis-found-genes-related-to-brain-aging-and-drugs-to-slow-it-down/

Tags: #AI #age-related #Biobank #saliency

A dual-loop system for neuromodulation and naturalistic neuralbehavioral research.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.12334

Tags: #RNS #Wearable-LLM #PTSD #EEG

A new volcanic vent opened up in Yellowstone caldera.

https://mashable.com/article/yellowstone-volcano-new-feature-vent

Tags: #Observatory #hydrothermal #magma #steam

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Monday, March 17, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 17th, 2025

To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears

Vol II No 69

311 links Curated

Scientists uncover surprising oral microbiome to brain-health link.

https://www.psypost.org/could-your-oral-bacteria-predict-dementia-risk-scientists-uncover-surprising-brain-health-links/

Tags: #dementia #nitrate #Porphyromonas #Neisseria

ICANN Launching RDAP replacing WHOIS.

https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-update-launching-rdap-sunsetting-whois-27-01-2025-en

Tags: #Lookup #Registration #IETF #gTLD

Beamforming for Movable and Rotatable Antenna Enabled Multi-User Communications.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.11130

Tags: #MIMO #FPA #MRA #SQP

Dryad Networks connects the forests for early wildfire detection.

https://www.lightreading.com/iot/dryad-networks-connects-the-forests-for-early-wildfire-detection

Tags: #wildfires #mesh #Kinéis #Silvanet

Brain region identified as key controller of aggression.

https://www.psypost.org/brain-region-identified-as-key-controller-of-aggression/

Tags: #cortical #amygdala #neurobiology #ESR1

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Sunday, March 16, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 16th, 2025

You're only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

Vol II No 68

184 links Curated

A stack of dyes that comes very close to the plant photosynthesis.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250314113821.htm

Tags: #dyes #proteins #perylene-bisimide #supramolecular

Space telescopes Hubble and James Webb went hunting for the universe's smallest stars in the Flame Nebula.

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/space-photo-of-the-week-james-webb-telescopes-view-of-the-flame-nebula-is-a-quantum-leap-forward-for-astronomers

Tags: #brown #dwarf #Orion #boundaries

In the Pacific islands rising sea levels put local water supplies at risk.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250314113907.htm

Tags: #bore-fields #groundwater #infiltration #modelling

An AI 'co-scientist' cracked 10-year superbug problem in just 2 days.

https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/googles-ai-co-scientist-cracked-10-year-superbug-problem-in-just-2-days

Tags: #AMR #medicine #agriculture #cf-PICIs

The simplest explanation of the rotating universe is that the universe was born in a rotating black hole.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/james-webb-space-telescope/is-our-universe-trapped-inside-a-black-hole-this-james-webb-space-telescope-discovery-might-blow-your-mind

Tags: #galactic #rotation #Schwarzchild #bounce

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 15th, 2025

Mundus sine Caesaribus

Vol II No 67

299 links Curated

Nanomaterials could be used in more accurate sensors for healthcare.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250313130536.htm

Tags: #graphene #nanotubes #chirality #adsorption

Louisiana’s Wetlands Store Massive Amounts of Carbon. But When Destroyed, They Release It.

https://eos.org/articles/louisianas-wetlands-store-massive-amounts-of-carbon-but-when-destroyed-they-release-it

Tags: #wetlands #sequestration #subsidence #erosion

Martian Dust Will Be a Health Hazard for Astronauts.

https://eos.org/research-spotlights/martian-dust-will-be-a-health-hazard-for-astronauts

Tags: #perchlorates, #iron #silica #gypsum

New Research Reveals What Makes Human Consciousness Unique.

https://thedebrief.org/breaking-the-memory-code-new-research-reveals-what-makes-human-consciousness-unique/

Tags: #information #context #hippocampus #abstract

Small charges in water spray can trigger the formation of key biochemicals.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/who-needs-lightning-key-biochemicals-form-from-static-sparks/

Tags: #micro-lightning #ionize #droplet #polymerization

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Friday, March 14, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 14th, 2025

Looking into their eyes I see they're running too.

Vol II No 66

457 links Curated

Black holes may transition into 'white holes', ejecting matter and time back.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250312124602.htm

Tags: #singularity #black #white #planar

3D printing will help space pioneers make homes and tools.

https://theconversation.com/3d-printing-will-help-space-pioneers-make-homes-tools-and-other-stuff-they-need-to-colonize-the-moon-and-mars-245930

Tags: #Additive #spares #MMPACT #Regolith

A promising active ingredient for lupus therapy.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250312125003.htm

Tags: #gluconolactone #regulation #inflammation #Tregs

Explaining Mars’ Mysteriously Magnetic Crust.

https://eos.org/editor-highlights/explaining-mars-mysteriously-magnetic-crust

Tags: #Serpentinization #olivine #magnetite #magnetizations

Silicon is the next frontier in plant synthetic biology.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.09979

Tags: #silicon #biomolecules #autotrophs #aquaporins

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 13th, 2025

The greatest obstacle to our understanding of the US Constitution is our familiarity with it.

Vol II No 65

412 links Curated

Breakthrough paves the way for practical quantum internet applications.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250312123858.htm

Tags: #QNodeOS #programmable #independent #hardware

Most ancient Europeans had dark skin, eyes and hair until 3,000 years ago.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/most-ancient-europeans-had-dark-skin-eyes-and-hair-up-until-3-000-years-ago-new-research-finds

Tags: #Paleolithic #vitamin-D # Ust'-Ishim #SF12

Research reveals reproductive consequences of royal inbreeding.

https://www.psypost.org/new-habsburg-research-reveals-reproductive-consequences-of-royal-inbreeding/

Tags: #Habsburg #intermarriage #outcomes #inbreeding-coefficient

A Jewish ritual bath discovered in Ostia Antica is more than 1,500 years old.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/jewish-ritual-bath-discovered-near-rome-is-the-oldest-discovery-of-its-kind-in-the-world

Tags: #mikvah #menorah #Rome #well-dated

Marine Biologics Debuts the ‘World’s First Programmable Biomass’.

https://thespoon.tech/marine-biologics-debuts-supercrudes-the-worlds-first-programmable-biomass/