SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 8th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 6

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Who Said this?

One of the beginnings of human emancipation is the ability to laugh at authority.

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Today, 427 links Curated

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Today's Five Links

Your vitamin D levels in midlife could shape your brain decades later

#tau protein #dementia #protection #Biomarkers

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Turmeric and ginger extract may boost implant bonding and kill 92% bacteria

#bone implants #naturopathic #supplements #infections

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Scientists discover reversible male birth control that stops sperm production

#contraception #JQ1 #meiosis #testis

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Scientists Have Found a New Neurodevelopmental Disorder Hidden in Our Genes

#recessive #non-coding #RNU2-2 #ReNU2

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Physicists Observe Matter in Two Places at Once in Mind-Bending Quantum Experiment

#entangled #quantum effects #photons #atoms

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 23rd, 2025

Be curious, not judgmental.

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Vol II No 18

402 links Curated

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New Antimicrobial Paint Kills Flu, MRSA, and COVID-19 on Contact.

https://scitechdaily.com/superbug-slayer-new-antimicrobial-paint-kills-flu-mrsa-and-covid-19-on-contact/

#chlorhexidine #resin-based #surface #"Hospital-Acquired Infections"

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New supplement could save pollen-starved beehives,

https://newatlas.com/science/supplement-pollen-honeybees/

#Honeybees #feeds #sterols #APIX

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A long-lost ice sheet predicts a future New York City where Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are submerged.

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/a-long-lost-antarctic-ice-sheet-could-predict-the-future-of-new-york-city-one-in-which-lower-manhattan-and-coney-island-are-perpetually-submerged

#dire #conservative #"glacial-interglacial cycles" #Laurentide

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Compost and Biochar Could Boost Carbon Sequestration by Crushed Rock.

https://eos.org/research-spotlights/compost-and-biochar-could-boost-carbon-sequestration-by-crushed-rock

#ERW #silicates #3-year #ecosystem-scale

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Robot-knit furniture transforms from 2D to 3D.

https://newatlas.com/around-the-home/robot-knit-furniture-transforms-3d/

#"flat-pack furniture" #origami-inspired #CNC #"long-arm quilting machine"

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 11th, 2025

 

He'll steal your woman then he'll rob your head....

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Vol II No 10

327 links Curated

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A large phytoplankton bloom in the Subtropical Gyre was prompted by ash from Kilauea.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409115406.htm

Tags: #Volcano #eruption #2018 #"carbon cycle"

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Wastewater surveillance identified local trends that were not captured in larger surveillance programs.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409154634.htm

Tags: #waste #RNA #Infections #site-specific

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Scientists discover ash from 2 mystery volcanic eruptions in Wyoming.

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/it-was-amazing-scientists-discover-ash-from-2-mystery-volcanic-eruptions-in-wyoming

Tags: #"Lava Creek Tuff" #sanidine #"argon geochronology" #biotite

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Thar Desert has become 38% greener in the past 20 years due to increased rainfall.

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/why-is-this-giant-desert-turning-green-scientists-may-finally-know-the-answer

Tags: #"monsoon precipitation" #water #energy #availability

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New simulation of Titanic’s sinking confirms historical testimony.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/3d-digital-twin-of-titanic-wreck-yields-fresh-insights/

Tags: #"digital twin" #"16 terabytes of data" #"715,000 stills" "4K video footage"

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 1, 2025

 

It is time to be Epic!

Vol II No 27

291 links Curated

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Magma Beneath Yellowstone Is Shifting Northeast

https://eos.org/articles/magma-beneath-yellowstone-is-shifting-northeast

Tags: #Yellowstone #rhyolitic #magma #caldera #magnetotellurics

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*The newly retooled submersible, is opening more of the deep ocean to direct human exploration. *

https://eos.org/science-updates/an-upgraded-alvin-puts-new-ocean-depths-within-reach

Tags: #Alvin #abyssal #hadal #extremophilic #HOV

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New material designed by AI is as light as foam but as strong as steel

https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/new-wonder-material-designed-by-ai-is-as-light-as-foam-but-as-strong-as-steel

Tags: #AI-designed #3D-printed #nanomaterials #nanolattice #geometries

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Drones that fly themselves, and don't crash, are improving fast.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/31/this-autonomous-drone-can-track-humans-through-dense-forests-at-high-speed/

Tags: #MAV #SUPER #lidar #two-trajectory

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Research suggests concussions could awaken latent infections in the brain and lead to dementia

https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/07/alzheimers-disease-research-link-between-herpes-virus-head-trauma-dementia/

Tags: #mini-brains #HSV-1 #Alzheimer’s #latent #infections

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