SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 11th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 36

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Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours.

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Today, 333 links Curated

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Stardust Trapped in Antarctic Ice Reveals Earth's Journey Through The Cosmos

#iron-60 #isotopes #supernova #Local Interstellar Cloud

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Scientists say Dante’s Inferno described an asteroid impact 500 years before modern science

#Dante Alighieri #impact physics #meteoritics #Mount Purgatory

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NASA Says Something is “Brewing” in Ocean Waters Off the East Coast—And Recent Satellite Images Prove It

#green plumes #Mid-Atlantic Bight #phytoplankton #diatoms

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What Is Hantavirus? The Deadly Disease Raising Alarm Worldwide

#rodents #viruses #airborne #ventilated

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Beavers Turn Rivers Into Powerful Carbon Sinks, Study Finds

#wetlands #waterways #CO2 #carbon budget

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 18th, 2026

Vol V Issue 64

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Who Said this?

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

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Today, 426 links Curated

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New Enzyme Discovery Could Protect Jaw Cartilage and Stop Arthritis

#TMJ-OA #LOXL2 #osteoarthritis #chondrocytes

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Using cow dung for sustainable carbon dioxide capture

#CCUS #CO2 #precursor #NDPC

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New material can collect clean and safe drinking water from the air

#elastomer #polymer #cycles #water generators

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AI-powered robot learns how to harvest tomatoes more efficiently

#automation #labor-shortage #image recognition #harvest-ease

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Snail-derived compound could be a safer anticoagulant compared to heparin

#hemostatic #thrombus #glycosaminoglycan #iFXase

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .September 27th, 2025

Vol III Issue 69

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Conscience is that inner voice that warns us that someone may be looking.

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Biochar’s secret power could change clean water forever.

#electron transfer #treatment #C-O and O-H #Graphitic

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Amazon rainforest trees are resisting climate change by getting fatter.

#CO2 #circumference #resilient #benefits shared

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Electrons flow underground in ways far more extensive than once believed.

#networks #interconnected #redox system #electron transfer

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Super-absorbent hydrogel for soilless farming enables plants to thrive in drought conditions.

#biodegradable #polymer network #porous #carrageenan

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A 3000-year-old copper smelting site could be key to understanding the origins of iron.

#hematite #flux #meteorites #extractive

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .August 28th, 2025

 

Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.

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Vol III Issue 49

Today, 431 links Curated

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Wastewater monitoring could catch next pandemic early.

#cost-effective #pathogens #endemic #surveillance

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Spiders turn fireflies into glowing traps

#Taiwan #Psechrus clavis #lure #bioluminescent

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Plant-Inspired Molecule Could Be the Key to Artificial Photosynthesis.

#solar fuels #four electric charges #CO2 #electron transfers

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Scientists Rewire Immune Cells To Supercharge Cancer-Fighting Power.

#Ant2 #mitochondria #metabolism #immunity

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The bright yellow worm that turns ocean poison into golden survival crystals.

#Paralvinella hessleri #sulfide #arsenic #orpiment

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 24th, 2025

 Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.

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Vol III Issue 19

Today, 462 links Curated

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Enzyme recycles PET bottles and blended fibers at moderate temperatures.

#hydrolase #PET2-21M #PET2-14M-6Hot #Komagataella phaffii

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AI models concrete that could last centuries and capture carbon.

#Allegro-FM #CO2 sequestration #interaction functions #periodic table

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Real-time imaging of nanoscale ice crystals promises better weather and climate models.

#clouds #mixed-phase #MRINC #INPs

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Scientists Decode 1918 Flu Virus Genome From Century-Old Tissue.

#influenza #Switzerland #mutations #RNA

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Eating Pistachios at Night Could Transform Your Gut Health.

#blood sugar #inflammation #microbial profiles #Lachnospiraceae

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 15th, 2025

 

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 15th, 2025

Me and my magic man, kinda feeling fine.

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Vol III Issue 11

Today, 380 links Curated

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New research connects quantum computers to the security of cryptography.

#"inefficient-verifier proofs of quantumness" #"one-way puzzle" #"quantum advantage" #primitives

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Scientists create food sensor that detects unwanted bacteria, chemicals.

#"READ FWDx" #"food-borne bacteria" #herbicides #EnLiSense

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LibreOffice Office Suite Lands Built-In Support For Bitcoin Currency.

#BTC #Currency #Calc #"offiice suite"

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MIT scientists have reengineered the photosynthesis enzyme rubisco, improving its sluggish performance.

#"directed evolution" #"oxygen interference" #CO2 #sugars

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Evidence of algae growth and climate simulations reveal the Arctic had seasonal ice.

#Blue-i2B #sediments #cores #IP25

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 7th, 2025

 

It takes more than a 140 character tweet to be president.

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Vol III No 5

Today, 259 links Curated

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Microbialites unlock the secrets of early life on Earth.

#rock-like #methane #CO2 #fixation

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LibreOffice Begins Landing Markdown File Import Support.

#markup #MD4C #26.2 #2026

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Scientists Successfully 3D-Print Functional Human Islets.

#pancreatic #alginate #insulin #vascularization

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New tech tracks blood sodium without a single needle.

#optoacoustic #terahertz #spectroscopy #real-time

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Wildfires Are Challenging Air Quality Monitoring Infrastructure.

#"emission limits" #"monitoring deserts" #toxins #AIRNow

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Jun 12th, 2025

Hiding the impacts of climate change won’t stop it from happening...it will just make us far less prepared when it does.

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Vol II No 61

366 links Curated

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Acid levels in Earth's oceans have already breached 'danger zone'.

#acidification #ecosystems #economies #CO2

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Blood Test Spots Cancer up to 3 Years Before Symptoms Emerge.

#"genetic mutations" #bloodstream #tumors #shedding

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Unusual Seismic Signals Are Revealing Planetary Secrets.

#storms #core #PKP #deep-traveling

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Hurricane Sandy May Have Affected The Brains of Unborn Children

#pregnant #putamen #"globus pallidus" #"basal ganglia volume"

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Scientists found the brain glitch that makes you think you’re still hungry.

#"Meal Engrams" #"neurons #"ventral hippocampus" #"what and when"

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 20th, 2025

 

Cheatin' like I don't know how...

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Vol II No 42

404 links Curated

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Trees near volcanoes might be the early warning signs scientists have been looking for.

#NASA-Smithsonian #CO2 #Landsat #AVUELO

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CERN gears up to ship antimatter across Europe.

#anti-atoms #electromagnetic #superconducting #vacuum

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Scientists May Have Found a Way To Stop Italy’s Awakening Supervolcano, Campi Flegrei.

#swarms #"water runoff" #caprock #sealed

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Agile underwater vehicles inspired by golf balls

#dynamically #programmable #"outer skin" #efficient

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Using Haptics to Remotely control robots.

#POstick #Kinesthetic #Visuo-tactile #AR

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 6th, 2025

We are Volunteers of America.

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Vol II No 30

371 links Curated

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New Molecules Target Root Cause of Chronic Pain Without Opioids.

https://scitechdaily.com/new-molecules-target-root-cause-of-chronic-pain-without-opioids/

#EphB1/2 #tyrosine #kinase #inhibitors

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“Crazy” Vitamin B1 Theory From 1958 Finally Confirmed.

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-finally-confirm-crazy-vitamin-b1-theory-from-1958/

#carbene #thiamine #Breslow #B1

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Hair-like electrode outperforms traditional 21-lead EEG.

https://newatlas.com/medical-devices/3d-printed-hairlike-eeg-electrode/

#3D-printable #electroencephalogram #continuously #bioadhesive

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New operation turns dangerous waste to valuable materials.

https://newatlas.com/environment/asbestos-dangerous-waste-valuable-materials-exterra-canada/

#AMT #mesothelioma #"low-carbon metal oxides" #CO2

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Digital 'resurrection' of the Titanic sheds light on that fateful night.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/digital-resurrection-of-the-titanic-sheds-light-on-fateful-night-the-ship-tore-apart

#"digital twin" #"3D digital model" #sonar #Magellan

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

 

Those who read history know EXACTLY how to repeat it.

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Vol II No 71

509 links Curated

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 20th, 2025

 

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun.

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Vol II No 46

xxx links Curated

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Traumatic brain injuries have toxic effects that last weeks after initial impact.

https://theconversation.com/traumatic-brain-injuries-have-toxic-effects-that-last-weeks-after-initial-impact-an-antioxidant-material-reduces-this-damage-in-mice-247655

Tags: #Primary #excitotoxicity #neurodegeneration #neuroinflammation

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Breakthrough quantum chip that uses new state of matter.

https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/quantum-processor-that-uses-entirely-new-state-of-matter-could-set-us-on-the-path-to-quantum-supremacy

Tags: #QPU #topoconductor #Majorana #fermion

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Transforming industrial CO2 into a renewable fuel.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250219111510.htm

Tags: #CO2 #methanol #tetramethoxyphthalocyanine #cobalt

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France runs fusion reactor for record 22 minutes.

https://newatlas.com/energy/france-tokamak-cea-west-fusion-reactor-record-plasma-duration/

Tags: #WEST #fusion #Tokamak #ITER

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Chlorine plus UV light degrades toxins caused by harmful algae blooms.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250219154656.htm

Tags: #Algae #bloom #chlorine #UV

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 5th, 2025

 

It is time to be Epic!

Vol II No 31

384 links Curated

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The accelerator chip plays a crucial role to speed up the calculations of supercomputers.

https://www.newswise.com/articles/etri-the-first-in-korea-to-develop-supercomputer-accelerator-soc/?sc=top

Tags: #ETRI #SoC #NPU #12-nanometer

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Mysterious domes on the Moon that have flummoxed researchers for decades.

https://thedebrief.org/nasa-launching-blue-ghost-spacecraft-to-investigate-mysterious-domes-on-the-moon/

Tags: #Gruithuisen #Blue-Ghost #Lunar-VISE #Gamma

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*A new map of climate conditions during the Pliocene epoch could offer clues about climatic changes in store for the 21st century. *

https://eos.org/research-spotlights/ancient-climate-reconstruction-links-past-and-future

Tags: #Pliocene #CO2 #400ppm #plioDA

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The eruptions in this area are chucking out six times the energy being produced by all Earth's power stations

https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/jupiters-tormented-moon-io-just-unleashed-the-most-powerful-volcanic-event-ever-seen

Tags: #Io #Juno #JIRAM #Tidal #magma

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Two of the grandest canyons on the Moon, Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, were formed in mere minutes.

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/moon-two-grand-canyons/

Tags: #Vallis #impact #fragments #ejecta

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