SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 5th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 5

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Our own desires stand between us and our Better Angels

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Today, 194 links Curated

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A popular climate fix could accidentally trigger massive changes to global weather

#geoengineering #aerosol #ENSO #Brightening

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Jellyfish Can Heal Wounds in Minutes. Scientists Want Their Secrets.

#hydrozoans #medusae #epithelial #actomyosin

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Two People With Severe Autoimmune Disease in Remission After Immune 'Reset'

#neuromyelitis optica #alloHCT #stem cells #AQP4-IgG

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Scientists discover the deep sleep circuit that builds muscle, burns fat, and boosts the brain

#hormone #activity #hypothalamus #locus coeruleus

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The Webb Telescope has detected the same unexplained absorption signal on Pluto and Titan

#spectra #methane #nitrogen #tholins

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .June 24th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 77

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When the resolution is insufficient, we SEE non-existing structures.

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Today, 521 links Curated

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A tiny diamond defect could reveal a mysterious new kind of magnetism

#quantum #sensing #altermagnets #nitrogen

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A Plastic Motor Just Defied a Century of Engineering Assumptions

#Electrostatic #low-voltage #actuation #perpendicular

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Scientists just discovered how queen bees are really made

#royal jelly #royal cribs #environments #wax

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A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading

#Sporothrix brasiliensis #yeast #dimorphic #sporotrichosis

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Study challenges a common belief about vitamin D and sunlight

#deficiency #year-round #summer #immune

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .June 3rd, 2026

Vol VI Issue 56

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Intelligence is humility. It's listening and paying attention. It's understanding there's stuff you don't know or understand.

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Today, 437 links Curated

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The secret underground system keeping the Grand Canyon alive

#cave networks #snowmelt #dye tracing #Roaring Springs

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A hidden pollutant is changing how the world's forests breathe

#nitrogen #soils #ecosystems #Toxicity

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Scientists discover gut bacteria that may help protect against autism and ADHD

#microbiome #genes #epigenetic #methylation

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A Hidden Virus Found in Gut Bacteria Is Linked to Colorectal Cancer

#Bacteroides fragilis #bacteriophage #detectable #composition

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Rivers in the Antarctic Sky, Captured in 3D

#atmospheric rivers #ice mass #topography #algorithm

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .January 16th, 2026

Vol V Issue 13

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Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored

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When ISS Astronauts Unleashed Killer Viruses on E. Coli, Strange Things Started to Happen

#phages #microgravity #Mutations #Infectivity

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NASA Data Helps Maine Oyster Farmers Choose Where to Grow

#site-selection #shellfish #plankton #Crassostrea virginica

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For 21 years, enthusiasts used their home computers to search for ET. UC Berkeley scientists are homing in on 100 signals they found.

#SETI@home #crowd-sourced #Arecibo #FAST

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Scientists found the soil secret that doubles forest regrowth

#tropical forests #nitrogen #deforestation #legume

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Biomass-derived furans offer sustainable alternative to petroleum in chemical production

#uphill #reaction #Light #Carbon dioxide

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .December 10th, 2025

Vol IV Issue 45

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Science is the engine of prosperity.

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Today, 454 links Curated

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Small root mutation could make crops fertilize themselves

#barley #symbiosis #nitrogen #Lotus japonicus

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Pompeii construction site confirms recipe for Roman concrete

#hot mixing #self-healing #De architectura #lime clasts

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Massive Study Reveals Where Gout Comes From, And It's Not What We Thought

#genetics #driver #uric acid #joints

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Living at High Altitudes Induces Remarkable Changes in How Genes Behave

#Ecuadorian Andes #follistatin #epigenetic changes #methylome

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New NASA Sensor Goes Hunting for Critical Minerals

#AVIRIS-5 #ER2 #black silicon #GEMx

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .December 7th, 2025

Vol IV Issue 42

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Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.

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Gene editing creates compact goldenberry plants suitable for large-scale farming

#CRISPR #35% shorter #Physalis peruviana #ERECTA

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Deep-Ocean Carbon Fixers Overturn Long-Held Climate Assumptions

#nitrogen #DIC #fixation #heterotrophs

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Laughing Gas Can Offer Immediate Relief From Depression, Study Finds

#Nitrous Oxide #MDD #blood flow #glutamatergic

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Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machines

#langoustine #exoskeletons #elastomer #natural variation

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Grim Signals of Future Antimicrobial Resistance Found Lurking in Sewage

#antimicrobial resistance #ARGs #functional metagenomics #latent reservoir

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .September 6th, 2025

 Sin is when you treat people like things.

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Vol III Issue 55

Today, 370 links Curated

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Seagrass found to be a powerful carbon sponge with a surprising weakness.

#nitrogen #phosphorus #phytoplankton #nutrient pollution

Scientists made plastic that eats carbon

#CO2 capture #PET #BAETA #exhaust

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Carbon nanotube material sets new thermal insulation record.

#TIMs #super-aligned #SACNT-SF #thermal conductivity

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9,200-Year-Old Cave Find Challenges Theories on Farming’s Origins.

#Uzbekistan #Neolithic #Fertile Crescent #Toda Cave

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Seaweed could help build the cities of tomorrow.

#sargassum #algae-infused clays #densification #microwave

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 28th, 2025

 The internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn't understand.

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Vol III Issue 23

Today, 250 links Curated

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Tintina Fault Could Unleash Major Earthquake.

#Yukon #magnitude 7.5 #Dawson City #fault scarp

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Zinc Could Change Farming Forever.

#FUN #legume #nitrogen #micronutrient

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Gene editing technology could be used to save species from extinction,

#genetic diversity #conservation #museums #bottleneck

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Critical Flaws could threaten Smart Buildings and Industrial Systems Worldwide

#Tridium #MiTM #encryption #Syslog

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Dental Floss Could Replace Vaccine Needles.

#junctional epithelium #leaky #antigens #gumline

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Jun 25th, 2025

Then I'll get on my knees and pray... We don't get fooled again.

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Vol II No 73

426 links Curated

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A compact physical qubit with built-in error correction could be scaled into a 1,000-qubit machine that fits in a data center.

#"fault-tolerant" #bosonic #resonator #multimode

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Deep Earth pulses detected beneath Africa

#mantle #Ethiopia #tectonic #rift

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Virus Discovery Among Bats in China Fruit Orchards Raise Exposure Concerns.

#Yunnan #Nipah #Hendra #henipaviruses

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Wildfires threaten water quality for up to eight years after they burn.

#watersheds #hydrology #"organic carbon" #phosphorus #nitrogen

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Killer whales use seaweed tools in grooming behavior.

#"Salish Sea" #manufacturing #"bull kelp" #"southern resident"

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Jun 15th, 2025

 ...and the three men I admire most, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, they caught the last train for the coast...

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Vol II No 64

212 links Curated

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Polymer mats containing metronidazole provide targeted, controlled drug delivery to wounds.

#electrospinning #high-voltage #"coaxial needle" #nano-restraint

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A more efficient lithium–CO₂ battery uses a simple, affordable catalyst.

#breathing #"caesium phosphomolybdate" #overpotential #"lithium carbonate"

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Archaeological satellite data used to improve the measurement of carbon in forests.

#"open-access satellites" #"Google Earth Engine" #GEDI #LIDAR

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Sensors equipped on drones can detect fires and monitor greenhouse gas emissions.

#AI #hotspots #volumetric #Amazon

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Pluto's high-altitude haze is a key driver of the climate on the dwarf planet

#JWST #methane #nitrogen #haze-driven

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 22nd, 2025

The future is subject to internet roaming charges.

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Vol II No 17

372 links Curated

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Physicists Have Unlocked the Secret to the Perfect Cup of Coffee.

https://thedebrief.org/physicists-have-unlocked-the-secret-to-the-perfect-cup-of-coffee-while-using-fewer-beans/

Tags: #pour-over #avalanches #flavor #gooseneck

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Biofilm’s Strange Shape Emerges From Cellular Geometry.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-a-biofilms-strange-shape-emerges-from-cellular-geometry-20250421/

Tags: #interfaces #"emergent properties" #multicellularity #"Metabolic Topography"

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Amazon builds an AI agent to design and manage DOCSIS 4.0 deployments.

https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/aws-builds-ai-agent-for-the-docsis-4-0-era

Tags: #capacity #splits #"Agentic AI" #"RF Plant"

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Meet the Mysterious Algae That Melts Ice Fueling Glacier Loss.

https://scitechdaily.com/the-mysterious-algae-that-melts-ice-microscopic-life-fueling-glacier-loss/

Tags: #"algal blooms" #"Greenland Ice Sheet" #phosphorus #nitrogen

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The Yellowstone Supervolcano Has a Hidden Magma Cap.

https://thedebrief.org/yellowstone-supervolcano-has-a-hidden-magma-cap-how-close-are-we-to-an-eruption/

Tags: #volatile-rich #controlled-source #seismic #imaging

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 18, 2025

 

it is by words that the world’s great fight, now in these civilized times........................Vol II No 13

339 links Curated

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A naturally occurring polymer can be chemically re-engineered for use as a strong yet sustainable bonding agent.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250116161241.htm

Tags: #P3HB #adhesive #reusable #biodegradable

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robot worm digs for geothermal energy in your backyard
https://thenextweb.com/news/borobotics-autonomous-robot-worm-geothermal-energy-startup

Tags: #geothermal #Borobotics #Grabowski #heat-pump

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Nitrogen isotopes in tooth enamel show no evidence of meat consumption in Australopithecus
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250117112232.htm

Tags: #Nitrogen #isotope #plant-based #enamel #light #heavy

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Engineered bacteria to help in the battle against the growing amount of microplastics that pervade our environment.
https://thedebrief.org/researchers-are-engineering-bacteria-to-help-break-down-microplastics-in-the-fight-against-pollution/

Tags: #PET #bacteria #DNA #biodegrade #Microplastics

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Researchers discovered long-lost computer code and used it to resurrect the early chatbot ELIZA
https://www.livescience.com/technology/eliza-the-worlds-1st-chatbot-was-just-resurrected-from-60-year-old-computer-code

Tags: #ELIZA #chatbot #Weizenbaum #MAD-SLIP #Lisp

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