Science and Technology Chronicles: 2026

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 17th, 2026

Vol V Issue 40

Who Said this?

Society is indeed a contract; between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.

Today, 345 links Curated

Today's Five Links

A Wearable Textile Sensor Sets New Standard for Continuous Heart and Vessel Monitoring

#electrophysiological #sleeve #electrical #blood-flow

A Massive Star Suddenly Vanished and Left a Black Hole Behind

#core #collapse #M31-2014-DS1 #convection

How a Single Gene Keeps Melon Fruits in Check

#causal genes #CmFUL1 #regulator #elongation

Massive magma surge sparked 28,000 Santorini earthquakes

#Aegean Sea #Kolumbo #Hellenic arc #InSAR

Vanishing lakes in Tibet may have triggered earthquakes by awakening faults in Earth's crust

#faults #weight #Lake Nam #crust

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Monday, February 16, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 16th, 2026

Vol V Issue 39

Who Said this?

My best teacher is my last mistake.

Today, 333 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Aging Rewrites the Brain’s Protein Code – and Scientists Just Found the Switch

#tagging #degradation #ubiquitylation #proteasome

Scientists discover the enzyme that lets cancer rapidly rewire its DNA

#chromothripsis #N4BP2 #tumors #genome rearrangement

Sea Levels Are Rising Globally. Around Greenland, They're Projected to Fall.

#modeling #thermal expansion #glacial ice #weight

Microbes harvest metals from meteorites aboard space station

#platinum group #biomining #BioAsteroid #carboxylic acids

Lab grown human spinal cord heals after injury in major breakthrough

#inflammation #glial scar #organoids #neurites

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Sunday, February 15, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 15th, 2026

Vol V Issue 38

Who Said this?

If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in Africa would be a millionaire.

Today, 244 links Curated

Today's Five Links

One of the ocean's saltiest regions is freshening: What it means for circulation

#Indian Ocean #salty #wind #freshwater

Scent analysis reveals the composition of ancient Egyptian embalming materials

#VOCs #embalming #GC/MS #profiles

Porous material uses green and blue light to repeatedly store and release CO₂

#visible light #PAFs #molecular switches #light-driven

Replacing humans with machines is leaving truckloads of food stranded and unusable

#digital #supply-chain #AI #overrides

A Spacecraft Flew Closer to the Sun Than Ever – and Is Rewriting a Century-Old Mystery

#Parker Solar Probe #solar wind #space weather #chromosphere

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Saturday, February 14, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 14th, 2026

Vol V Issue 37

Who Said this?

One is always considered mad when one perfects something that others cannot grasp.

Today, 335 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Unprecedented spike in atmospheric methane during the COVID-19 pandemic has a troubling explanation

#methane #nitrous oxides #reduction #hydroxy radicals

Tiny, 45 base long RNA can make copies of itself

#copying #polymerase #ligase #QT-45

A microfluidic chip for one-step detection of PFAS and other pollutants

#analytical device #solids #LLME #trap-based

Exchanging Saliva May Help You Fall in Love

#influencer #microbes #intimacy #exchange

Scientists Finally Solve the Mystery Behind Rare COVID Vaccine Blood Clots

#adenovirus #antibodies #blood proteins #VITT

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Friday, February 13, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 13th, 2026

Vol V Issue 36

Who Said this?

Though I am an old man, I am forever a young gardener.

Today, 507 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

#clinker #geopolymers #silicon #aluminum

Scientists discover hidden trigger behind achilles pain and tennis elbow

#HIF1 #tendons #tendinopathies #collagen

Scientists Caught Sperm Ignoring a Major Physical Law

#viscous fluids #Newton's Third Law #non-reciprocal #flagellum

Scientists discover hidden brain cells that help heal spinal cord injuries

#astrocytes #CCN1 #debris #fibers

Sunlight extracts oxygen from regolith using solar chemistry

#CaRD #carbothermal #oxidation #reduction

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 12th, 2026

Vol V Issue 35

Who Said this?

Be curious, not judgmental

Today, 443 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Linked to Problems With The Brain's 'Replay Mode'

#consolidate #replay #hippocampi #neurons

These Molecular Filters Thousands of Times Thinner Than a Human Hair Could Change How the World Cleans Water

#Membrane #separations #POMbranes #aquaporins

Antarctic magnetic anomaly is a trace of an ancient continental collision

#East Antarctica #Rodinia #bedrock #zircon

'DNA origami' could be key for making an effective HIV vaccine, early study hints

#three-dimensional #scaffold #antigens #off-target

New Treatment May Free Kidney Transplant Recipients From Lifelong Daily Medications

#infusion #immunosuppressant #belatacept #dazodalibep

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 11th, 2026

Vol V Issue 34

Who Said this?

False Necessity is the Mother of Dumb Invention.

Today, 429 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Something supercharged Uranus with radiation during Voyager flyby 40 years ago.

#space weather #radiation belt #corona #co-rotating

Your Genes Determine How Long You’ll Live Far More Than Previously Thought

#longevity #genetics #lifespan #twins

Scientists just made living blood vessels on a chip that act like real ones

#vessel-chip #microfluidic #aneurysms #stenosis

The Clean Energy Transition at the Salton Sea

#lithium #water #sovereignty #brine

Human Mini Spinal Cord Shows Stunning Recovery After Injury

#organoids #trauma #regenerative treatment #stem cells

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 10th, 2026

Vol V Issue 33

Who Said this?

Science is an attempt to remove our emotions and ego from reality.

Today, 552 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Caltech: Extending Optical Fiber’s Ultralow Loss Performance to Photonic Chips

#silicon wafers #PICs #ultralow-loss #optical circuits

Asteroid Bennu Just Changed the Origin Story of Life

#amino acids #OSIRIS-REx #radiation #glycine

Scientists find genes that existed before all life on Earth

#universal #ancestor #genome #universal paralogs

A 307 Million-Year-Old Skull Reveals a Surprising Shift in Early Diets

#fossil #vertebrates #herbivory #Tyrannoroter heberti

Scientists find a clue to human brain evolution in finger length

#index #ring #2D:4D ratio #testosterone

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Monday, February 09, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 9th, 2026

Vol V Issue 32

Who Said this?

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Today, 257 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists finally solve a 100-year-old mystery in the air we breathe

#nanoparticles #irregularly shaped #simple #predictive

Topological antenna could pave the way for 6G networks

#topological photonics #terahertz #electromagnetic #perforated

Scientists turn sunflower oil waste into a powerful bread upgrade

#sunflower flour #defatted #protein #chlorogenic acid

Quantum Teleportation Was Performed Over The Internet For The First Time

#quantum states #infrastructure #radiation #decoherence

This tiny organism refused to die under Mars-like conditions

#Saccharomyces cerevisiae #perchlorate salts #shock waves #ribonucleoprotein

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Sunday, February 08, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 8th, 2026

Vol V Issue 31

Who Said this?

Americans love free speech, survey finds... until they realize everyone else has it, too.

Today, 308 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists find a missing link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis

#CD8+ #T-Cells #CD4+ #cerebrospinal

A Simple Blood Protein Could Transform Treatment of a Deadly Fungal Disease

#Albumin #mucormycosis #Mucorales #hypoalbuminemia

What the science says about working to music

#rhythmic entrainment #cognitive load #lyrics #soundscape

This Common Nutrient Could Be the Key to Faster Wound Healing

#serine #epidermal #hair follicle #ISR

A hidden Aloe vera compound takes aim at Alzheimer’s

#beta-sitosterol #acetylcholinesterase #butyrylcholinesterase #acetylcholine

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Friday, February 06, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 6th, 2026

Vol V Issue 30

Who Said this?

I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.

Today, 464 links Curated

Today's Five Links

A high-sugar breakfast may trigger a “rest and digest” state that dampens cognitive focus

#cognitive planning #sympathetic #parasympathetic #task switching

A Tiny Antibody Just Crushed the Coronavirus’s Secret Weak Spot

#SARS-CoV-2 #spike Protein #evolved #llama

Giant snails and tiny insects threaten the South's rice and crawfish farms

#apple snails #delphacids #dry field #copper sulfate

Amino acid 'stickers' help decode spider silk's strength and flexibility

#molecular interactions #Dragline silk #AlphaFold3 #amino acids

Rare natural compound from teak tree shows promise for treating diabetes and lipid disorders

#Tectona grandis #double-quinone #adipocytes #pancreatic lipase

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Thursday, February 05, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 5th, 2026

Vol V Issue 29

Who Said this?

This song is Copyrighted in U.S., under Seal of Copyright for a period of 28 years, and anybody caught singin it without our permission, will be mighty good friends of ourn, cause we don’t give a dern. Publish it. Write it. Sing it. Swing to it. Yodel it. We wrote it, that’s all we wanted to do.

Today, 477 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists May Have Found the True Source of Parkinson’s Disease

#brain network #SCAN #TMS #voluntary movement

Yawning Does Something Surprising in Your Brain

#CSF #direction #carotid #flow

A Virus Designed in the Lab Could Help Defeat Antibiotic Resistance

#bacteria-killing #viruses #DNA #Phage

Scientists discover hidden deep-Earth structures shaping the magnetic field

#core #iron #mantle #Magnetism

Scientists Finally Solve a 30-Year-Old Cancer Mystery Hidden in Rye Pollen

#three-dimensional #tumor #secalosides #total synthesis

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Tuesday, February 03, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 3rd, 2026

Vol V Issue 28

Who Said this?

To reach the source, you have to swim against the current. Only trash swims downstream.

Today, 468 links Curated

Today's Five Links

New Brain Scans Reveal Hidden Intelligence in Babies

#two months old #visual cognition #FOUNDCOG #categories

Scientists discover protein that could heal leaky gut and ease depression

#Reelin #gut #brain #glycoprotein

No More Jet Lag: New Oral Compound Helps “Reset” the Body’s Internal Clock

#circadian rhythm #Mic-628 #forward #CRY1

Old Hair Reveals How Toxic America Once Was

#lead #neurotoxin #heavy metals #Utah

Why Nearby Galaxies Are Fleeing Us: Scientists Finally Solve a 50-Year Mystery

#dark matter #Edwin Hubble #simulations #Local Group

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Monday, February 02, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 2nd, 2026

Vol V Issue 27

Who Said this?

What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

Today, 313 links Curated

Today's Five Links

How topological surfaces boost clean energy catalysts

#ORR #PtBi₂ #electrochemical reconstruction #hydroxyl species

A silent brain disease can quadruple dementia risk

#angiopathy #blood vessels #CAA #stroke

A tiny light trap could unlock million qubit quantum computers

#optical cavities #atoms #photon #readout

5 things you can do on Linux but not on Windows

#look and feel #widgets #lock screen #hardware

Melting Antarctic Ice Did the Opposite of What Scientists Expected

#sediments #iron-rich #iceberg #bioavailable

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Sunday, February 01, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 1st, 2026

Vol V Issue 26

Who Said this?

The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.

Today, 287 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Electric fields flip the rules of water chemistry

#electrochemical #entropy #Hydrogen #autodissociation

Restoring ecosystem function can reverse desertification in Europe's drylands

#functional restoration #water #soil #vegetation

What an ancient jellyfish can teach us about the evolution of sleep

#cassiopea jellyfish #nematostella #self-defense #reduced responsiveness

Scientists finally explain statin muscle pain

#protein #calcium #RyR1 #atorvastatin

New robotic sampler aims to transform monitoring of aquatic ecosystems

#eDNA #READI-Net #fingerprint #ESP

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Saturday, January 31, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .January 31st, 2026

Vol V Issue 25

Who Said this?

I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.

Today, 388 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Breakthrough sepsis drug shows promise in human trial

#immune #overreaction #carbohydrate-based #STC3141

Metallic markers make direct measurement of protein activity possible

#apoptosis #proteases #metallic flag #macrophage

CERN supercollider gets sustainable side hustle heating local homes

#heat exchanger #Ferney-Voltaie #district heating #accelerator

'Reverse Solar Panel' Generates Electricity at Night

#heat difference #radiating #infrared #deep space

Carbon Dioxide 'Pulses' Clears Toxins From Parkinson's Brains in Recent Study

#waste-clearance #increasing #CO2 levels #glymphatic

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Friday, January 30, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .January 30th, 2026

Vol V Issue 24

Who Said this?

Strategy tells culture where to go. Culture tells strategy what's acceptable.

Today, 495 links Curated

Today's Five Links

New Study Reveals How Nanoplastics Make Bacteria More Dangerous

#environmental #biofilm #pathogens #disinfection

Strange Bright Lines on Mercury Suggest It's Not 'Dead' After All

#geological activity #lineae #sun-facing #craters

New Drug Stops Weight Gain and Lowers Cholesterol by Targeting Nitric Oxide

#signaling #unbalanced #SCoR2 #fat synthesis

Our Ocean’s “Natural Antacids” Act Faster Than We Thought

#calcium carbonate #timescale #dissolution #buffering

Study shows insect farming byproduct boosts soil health, reduces crop damage

#frass #soybean #soil amendment #herbivory

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Thursday, January 29, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .January 29th, 2026

Vol V Issue 23

Who Said this?

It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled.

Today, 488 links Curated

Today's Five Links

A breakthrough that turns exhaust CO2 into useful materials

#formic acid #electrode #atmosphere #tin(IV) oxide

Unusual RNA caps reveal previously unknown mechanism of genetic transcription

#DNA #RNA #alarmones #dinucleoside polyphosphate

Autophage rocket concept wins EU prize for debris free launch technology

#fuselage #fuel #deadweight #sequences

3D Printed Footwear Moves Closer to the Mainstream

#AM #midsoles #single piece #Roamr

Donut-Shaped Light Could Make Wireless Signals Far More Reliable

#metasurface #light vortices #Programmable #terahertz

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .January 28th, 2026