Science and Technology Chronicles: Graphene

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 16th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 13

Who Said this?

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

Today, 516 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists discover gene that helps the brain repair itself

#low-oxygen #myelin #oxygen #Retsat

The Grand Canyon’s “Swiss Cheese” Rocks Hold a Critical Secret

#Roaring Springs #caves #Kaibab Plateau #limestone

This Strange Material Can Turn Superconductivity on and off Like a Switch

#Graphene #strontium titanate #electrons #condensed matter

'Dancing jets' from black hole reveal an immense power equivalent to 10,000 suns

#Cygnus X-1 #X-ray #matter #radio

Fool’s gold isn’t so foolish: Scientists find hidden treasure in pyrite

#lithium #Appalachian #middle-Devonian #shale

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .August 20th, 2025

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

Vol III Issue 43

Today, 431 links Curated

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A single quantum device that measures amperes, volts and ohms.

#cryostat #QAHR #PJVS #quantum phenomena

LibreOffice 25.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released.

#faster #PDF 2.0 #Viewer Mode #Bitcoin Currency

Japanese power breakthrough could be 'step toward a fully wireless society'.

#wireless power transfer #load-dependent #consistent #high efficiency

Scientists Discover Revolutionary New Class of Materials: “Intercrystals”,

#graphene #honeycomb #boron nitride #moiré

Columbia scientists may have found a universal antiviral.

#genetic mutation #ISG15 #proteins #mRNAs

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 30th, 2025

All we need to do is just keep talking.

Vol II No 24

423 links Curated

Greener Iron-fortified lumber could be an alternative to steel beams.

https://newatlas.com/materials/iron-fortified-wood/

#ring-porous #ferrihydrite #impregnation #bio-based

Gamma-Ray Bursts Could Create the Universe’s Heaviest Elements,

https://scitechdaily.com/forged-in-fire-how-gamma-ray-bursts-could-create-the-universes-heaviest-elements/

#high-energy #photon #jets #r-process

Infrared Light Powered Robot Climbs Wire Carrying 12 Times its Weight,

https://thedebrief.org/robot-powered-by-infrared-light-climbs-wire-while-carrying-12-times-its-weight/

#elastomers #autonomous #ribbon #electromagnetic

Bioprinted Living Tissues Could Revolutionize Diabetes Treatment.

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-bioprint-living-tissues-that-could-revolutionize-diabetes-treatment/

#Collagen #microphysiologic #FRESH #CHIPS

Fuel cell with extended lifespan paves the way for clean long-haul trucking.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250428220921.htm

#catalyst #lifespan #platinum #graphene

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Tuesday, April 01, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 1st, 2025

The people are not fooled. They see the circus for what it is.

Vol II No 1

517 links Curated

Transforming Waste Biomass into Eco-Friendly, Economically Viable Plastics.

https://www.newswise.com/articles/esf-working-to-transform-waste-biomass-into-eco-friendly-economically-viable-plastics/?sc=top

Tags: #bioproducts #waste #polyhydroxyalkanoates #3D-Printing

A calving iceberg gave scientists a glimpse into what lies beneath Antarctic ice.

https://eos.org/articles/thriving-antarctic-ecosystem-revealed-by-a-departing-iceberg

Tags: #Bellingshausen #A-84 #seafloor #sediment

Chance discovery improves stability of bioelectronic material.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250331122223.htm

Tags: #PEDOT:PSS #crosslinker #ions #bioelectronic

New process upcycles 'forever chemicals'.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250331151253.htm

Tags: #polyfluoroalkyl #graphene #FJH #GAC

A Topology-Aware Graph Neural Network for Electricity Grids.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.22721

Tags: #renewables #topology #forecasting #spatio-temporal

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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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Monday, February 17, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 17th, 2025

I can feel a good one coming on!

Vol II No 43

162 links Curated

Researchers have developed a reactor that converts carbon dioxide it into fuel, using only sunlight.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250213144317.htm

Tags: #CO2 #solar-powered #photosynthesis #syngas

Meta Accused Of Training AI On Torrented 82TB Pirated Dataset

https://hothardware.com/news/lawsuit-meta-training-ai-millions-of-pirated-books

Tags: #Meta #LibGen #copyright #AI

Simulations reveal that a million objects from Alpha Centauri, may be in the Oort Cloud.

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/1-million-interstellar-objects-each-larger-than-the-statue-of-liberty-may-lurk-in-the-outer-solar-system

Tags: #interstellar #Oort #transfer #simulation

Flexible stick-on patches could monitor blood pressure, stress, and more.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/graphene-biosensor

Tags: #tattoos #graphene #biosensing #GETs

NASA's Curiosity discovers liquid water 'ripples' carved into Mars rock.

https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/nasa-rover-discovers-liquid-water-ripples-carved-into-mars-rock-and-it-could-rewrite-the-red-planets-history

Tags: #water #lakebed #Gale #sediment

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Sunday, February 09, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 9th, 2025

Invincibility is in oneself, vulnerability is in the opponent.

Vol II No 35

165 links Curated

Meet the Citizen Scientists Determining What Makes a Healthy Vaginal Microbiome

https://thedebrief.org/meet-the-worldwide-sisterhood-of-citizen-scientists-determining-what-makes-a-healthy-vaginal-microbiome/

Tags: #microbiomes #Isala #dysbiosis #vaginal

Bluefin, a Next-Gen Linux Workstation

https://thenewstack.io/bluefin-a-next-gen-linux-workstation-for-containerized-apps/

Tags: #Silverblue #rpm-ostree #containers #cloud

Lasers and Atomic Clocks Reveal New Secrets About Dark Matter

https://thedebrief.org/lasers-and-space-time-separated-atomic-clocks-reveal-new-secrets-about-dark-matter/

Tags: #space-time #lasers #Lambda-CDM #axions

DeepSeek app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/02/deepseek-ios-app-sends-data-unencrypted-to-bytedance-controlled-servers/

Tags: #DeepSeek #AI #NowSecure #ATS

Forced to run a labyrinth of carbon atoms, electrons do some rather peculiar things.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-new-class-of-quantum-states-in-graphene

Tags: #graphene #superconduction #moiré #quasiparticles

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Tuesday, February 04, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 4th, 2025

United we bargain, divided we beg.

Vol II No 30

355 links Curated

Flexible stick-on patches could monitor blood pressure, stress, and more

https://spectrum.ieee.org/graphene-biosensor

Tags: #Graphene #Tattoos #Biosensors #epidermal

Boreal Forests May Be on the Move

https://eos.org/articles/boreal-forests-may-be-on-the-move

Tags: #Boreal #MODIS #Migration #Tundra

Rice cultivation is responsible for about 12% of global methane emissions.

https://thedebrief.org/new-strain-of-rice-could-slash-methane-emissions-by-70-without-sacrificing-yields/

Tags: #exudates #methanogens #SUSIBA2 #fumarate #ethanol

Early detection of earthquakes could be improved by tapping into the internet network

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250203142150.htm

Tags: #Fibre-optic #DAS #axis #algorithm

Improved treatment timing reduces honey bee losses to Varroa mites

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250203142513.htm