SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 24, 2025

 

Ad Astra Per Aspera

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Vol II No 49

254 links Curated

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astronomers still have no idea what the Oort cloud looks like.

https://www.livescience.com/space/nasa-supercomputer-reveals-strange-spiral-structure-at-the-edge-of-our-solar-system

Tags: #Oort #model #simulation #snowballs

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Plate tectonic models show evidence of hydrogen (H₂) production within mountain ranges.

https://thedebrief.org/we-may-be-at-a-turning-point-scientists-reveal-untapped-energy-source-lurking-in-a-mountain-near-you/

Tags: #Mantle #hydrogen #serpentinization #Rift-inversion

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Maps of terrestrial fibre networks aren’t great. The Internet Society wants to fix that.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/24/isoc_ofds_network_maps/

Tags: #ISOC #OFDS #resilience #standard

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Electric Propulsion Magnets Ready for Space Tests.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/electric-propulsion-thruster

Tags: #plasma #thrusters #superconducting #AF-MPD

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*ARPA Is Quietly Funding Community-Owned Gigabit Fiber Access To Neglected Neighborhoods. *

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/24/arpa-is-quietly-funding-cheap-50-65-a-month-community-owned-gigabit-fiber-access-to-long-neglected-neighborhoods/

Tags: #ARPA #monopolies #competition #community-owned

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

I can feel a good one coming on!

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Vol II No 43

162 links Curated

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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

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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

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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

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

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

Tags: #tattoos #graphene #biosensing #GETs

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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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