Science and Technology Chronicles

Monday, March 17, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 17th, 2025

To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears

Vol II No 69

311 links Curated

Scientists uncover surprising oral microbiome to brain-health link.

https://www.psypost.org/could-your-oral-bacteria-predict-dementia-risk-scientists-uncover-surprising-brain-health-links/

Tags: #dementia #nitrate #Porphyromonas #Neisseria

ICANN Launching RDAP replacing WHOIS.

https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-update-launching-rdap-sunsetting-whois-27-01-2025-en

Tags: #Lookup #Registration #IETF #gTLD

Beamforming for Movable and Rotatable Antenna Enabled Multi-User Communications.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.11130

Tags: #MIMO #FPA #MRA #SQP

Dryad Networks connects the forests for early wildfire detection.

https://www.lightreading.com/iot/dryad-networks-connects-the-forests-for-early-wildfire-detection

Tags: #wildfires #mesh #Kinéis #Silvanet

Brain region identified as key controller of aggression.

https://www.psypost.org/brain-region-identified-as-key-controller-of-aggression/

Tags: #cortical #amygdala #neurobiology #ESR1

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Sunday, March 16, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 16th, 2025

You're only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

Vol II No 68

184 links Curated

A stack of dyes that comes very close to the plant photosynthesis.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250314113821.htm

Tags: #dyes #proteins #perylene-bisimide #supramolecular

Space telescopes Hubble and James Webb went hunting for the universe's smallest stars in the Flame Nebula.

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/space-photo-of-the-week-james-webb-telescopes-view-of-the-flame-nebula-is-a-quantum-leap-forward-for-astronomers

Tags: #brown #dwarf #Orion #boundaries

In the Pacific islands rising sea levels put local water supplies at risk.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250314113907.htm

Tags: #bore-fields #groundwater #infiltration #modelling

An AI 'co-scientist' cracked 10-year superbug problem in just 2 days.

https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/googles-ai-co-scientist-cracked-10-year-superbug-problem-in-just-2-days

Tags: #AMR #medicine #agriculture #cf-PICIs

The simplest explanation of the rotating universe is that the universe was born in a rotating black hole.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/james-webb-space-telescope/is-our-universe-trapped-inside-a-black-hole-this-james-webb-space-telescope-discovery-might-blow-your-mind

Tags: #galactic #rotation #Schwarzchild #bounce

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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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Friday, March 14, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 14th, 2025

Looking into their eyes I see they're running too.

Vol II No 66

457 links Curated

Black holes may transition into 'white holes', ejecting matter and time back.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250312124602.htm

Tags: #singularity #black #white #planar

3D printing will help space pioneers make homes and tools.

https://theconversation.com/3d-printing-will-help-space-pioneers-make-homes-tools-and-other-stuff-they-need-to-colonize-the-moon-and-mars-245930

Tags: #Additive #spares #MMPACT #Regolith

A promising active ingredient for lupus therapy.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250312125003.htm

Tags: #gluconolactone #regulation #inflammation #Tregs

Explaining Mars’ Mysteriously Magnetic Crust.

https://eos.org/editor-highlights/explaining-mars-mysteriously-magnetic-crust

Tags: #Serpentinization #olivine #magnetite #magnetizations

Silicon is the next frontier in plant synthetic biology.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.09979

Tags: #silicon #biomolecules #autotrophs #aquaporins

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 13th, 2025

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

Vol II No 65

412 links Curated

Breakthrough paves the way for practical quantum internet applications.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250312123858.htm

Tags: #QNodeOS #programmable #independent #hardware

Most ancient Europeans had dark skin, eyes and hair until 3,000 years ago.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/most-ancient-europeans-had-dark-skin-eyes-and-hair-up-until-3-000-years-ago-new-research-finds

Tags: #Paleolithic #vitamin-D # Ust'-Ishim #SF12

Research reveals reproductive consequences of royal inbreeding.

https://www.psypost.org/new-habsburg-research-reveals-reproductive-consequences-of-royal-inbreeding/

Tags: #Habsburg #intermarriage #outcomes #inbreeding-coefficient

A Jewish ritual bath discovered in Ostia Antica is more than 1,500 years old.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/jewish-ritual-bath-discovered-near-rome-is-the-oldest-discovery-of-its-kind-in-the-world

Tags: #mikvah #menorah #Rome #well-dated

Marine Biologics Debuts the ‘World’s First Programmable Biomass’.

https://thespoon.tech/marine-biologics-debuts-supercrudes-the-worlds-first-programmable-biomass/

Tags: #SuperCrudes #macroalgae #seaweed #standardized

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 12th, 2025

From the lab to the street,trust in science not deceit..

Vol II No 64

433 links Curated

A new study isolates the effect of Arctic sea ice melting from other factors.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250311121657.htm

Tags: #flux #Artic #California #Spain

Mysterious Kuiper Belt Object May Hold Key to Solving the ‘3-Body Problem.

https://thedebrief.org/mysterious-kuiper-belt-object-may-hold-key-to-solving-the-3-body-problem/

Tags: #KBOs #Altjira #Arrokoth #eclipsing

Blue Ghost lander digs up first lunar heat flow data since Apollo.

https://mashable.com/article/firefly-moon-lander-drilling-video

Tags: #LISTER #heat-flow #Firefly #jackhammer

Scientists have found nail tooth shark fossils deep in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave.

https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/340-million-year-old-nail-tooth-shark-found-deep-inside-mammoth-cave-in-kentucky

Tags: #3-to-4-inches #Carboniferous #marine #petalodonts

The Unseen Risks of Sea Level Rise.

https://eos.org/research-spotlights/flooding-from-below-the-unseen-risks-of-sea-level-rise

Tags: #groundwater #flooding #low-lying #first

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 11th, 2025

You can train cats to do anything they want to.

Vol II No 63

543 links Curated

Common herbs inspires anti-inflammatory drug for Alzheimer's disease.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250310152917.htm

Tags: #rosemary #sage #diAcCA #antioxidant

Study Says 3D Printed Pills Cuts Costs by 35%.

https://3dprint.com/316650/new-fabrx-study-says-3d-printed-pills-cuts-costs-by-35/

Tags: #3D-printed #pharmaceuticals #Compounding #wrong-dose

Metformin works partly by excreting sugar into the intestines, where gut improve the insulin response.

https://www.livescience.com/health/diabetes/we-may-finally-understand-how-metformin-lowers-blood-sugar-animal-study-finds

Tags: #glucose #gut #lumen #microbiome #SCFA

Poor sleep among older adults is linked to disruptions in the brain's 'waste removal system'.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250310134331.htm

Tags: #glymphatic #deactivating #MRI #multimodal

Two ROVs to Join the U.S. Academic Research Fleet.

https://eos.org/articles/two-rovs-to-join-the-u-s-academic-research-fleet

Tags: #mROVs #NSF #NOAA #nearshore

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Monday, March 10, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 10th, 2025

Everybody Hurts... Sometime.

Vol II No 62

195 links Curated

More plant oils, less butter could lead to better health.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250307130409.htm

Tags: #cancer #cardiovascular #saturated #unsaturated

Magnetic brain stimulation shows promise as a tobacco addiction treatment.

https://www.psypost.org/magnetic-brain-stimulation-shows-promise-for-tobacco-addiction-treatment/

Tags: #fMRI #prefrontal #frontoparietal #ganglia

Stem cell therapy trial reverses damage to cornea.

https://newatlas.com/biology/stem-cell-therapy-reverses-irreversible-damage-cornea/

Tags: #CALEC #transplant #epithelial #FDA

Clinical trial tests stem-cell treatment for Parkinson's disease.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250309203153.htm

Tags: #dopamine #iPSCs #dopaminergic #immunosuppressive

Scientists spot water molecules flipping before they split.

https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/scientists-spot-water-molecules-flipping-before-they-split-and-it-could-help-them-produce-cheaper-hydrogen-fuel

Tags: #theoretical #voltage #Hydrogen #Oxygen

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Saturday, March 08, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 8th, 2025

From the lab to the street,trust in science not deceit..

Vol II No 61

299 links Curated

Scientists upends understanding of how anticancer drugs kill cancer.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250306121234.htm

Tags: #BRCA1 #BRCA2 #PARPi #cytotoxicity

An extensive canal network supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with Euphrates river water.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/massive-mesopotamian-canal-network-unearthed-in-iraq

Tags: #Basra #Mesopotamia #irrigation #Euphrates

The microbiome shapes development of insulin-producing cells in infancy.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250306152924.htm

Tags: #diabetes #gut #beta-cells #C.dubliniensis

Unique ionospheric changes occurred in response to the May 2024 geomagnetic superstorm.

https://eos.org/editor-highlights/ionospheric-changes-following-the-geomagnetic-storm-of-may-2024

Tags: #ionosphere #thermosphere # Meridian-Project #TIEGCM

Glacial melt increases the heavy metal content and changes the microbiome of habitat-forming brown algae.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250307125731.htm

Tags: #kelps #micronutrients #biosorption #phytomining

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Friday, March 07, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 7th, 2025

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

Vol II No 60

336 links Curated

Engineered cartilage from nasal septum cells helps treat knee injuries.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250305164447.htm

Tags: #articular #cartilage #mature #osteoarthritis

Mars' middle atmosphere appears driven by gravity waves.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250306121056.htm

Tags: #latitudinal #air #currents #meridional

Evidence points to a major meteorite impact 3.5 billion years ago.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250306122924.htm

Tags: #Australia #shatter-cones #36,000km/h #cratons

Norovirus vaccine hints at defusing explosive stomach bug.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/saliva-that-fights-norovirus-experimental-oral-vaccine-is-nothing-to-spit-at/

Tags: #norovirus #adenovirus #genotypes #adjuvant

Thousands of New Microbial Species Thriving in the Mariana Trench.

https://singularityhub.com/2025/03/06/scientists-discover-thousands-of-new-microbial-species-thriving-in-the-mariana-trench/

Tags: #35,000ft #MEER #adaptations #hadal

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Thursday, March 06, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 6th, 2025

We share the world with tiny dinosaurs that sing when the sun comes out.

Vol II No 59

400 links Curated

Transparent Stretchable Substrate' Could Revolutionize Next-Generation Displays.

https://www.newswise.com/articles/development-of-transparent-stretchable-substrate-without-image-distortion-could-revolutionize-next-generation-displays/?sc=top

Tags: #Poisson #polystyrene #polybutylene #shear-rolling

Tiny Icequakes Ripple Through Greenland’s Largest Ice Stream.

https://eos.org/articles/tiny-icequakes-ripple-through-greenlands-largest-ice-stream

Tags: #sea-level #EastGRIP #1,500-meter-long fiber-optic #microcracks #cascade

Keystone molecules, can build a web of invisible interactions among species.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-chemical-view-of-ecosystems-20250305/

Tags: #Keystone-molecules #alderenes #tetrodotoxin #saxitoxin #dimethylsulfoniopropionate

An announcement from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/announcement-2

Tags: #SMBC #advertisements #Hiveworks #profitable

Nova Eruption Reveals Extreme Heat and Mysterious Silicon Signature.

https://thedebrief.org/unprecedented-nova-eruption-reveals-extreme-heat-and-mysterious-silicon-signature/

Tags: #LMC68 #ionized #recurrent #near-infrared

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Wednesday, March 05, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 5th, 2025

I am only responsible for what I say, not what you understand.

Vol II No 58

417 links Curated

A new therapy repairs corneal damage to a patient's eye.

https://www.livescience.com/health/surgery/new-stem-cell-therapy-could-repair-irreversible-and-blinding-eye-damage-trial-finds

Tags: #cornea #epithelial #transplantation #18-months

New Research Suggests a Correlation Between the Sun and Seismic Events.

https://thedebrief.org/is-solar-activity-driving-earthquakes-new-research-suggests-a-correlation-between-the-sun-and-seismic-events/

Tags: #sunspot #earthquake #Prediction #tectonic

Researchers developed a method to recycle platinum catalysts used in silicone materials.

https://www.newswise.com/articles/study-details-method-for-recycling-platinum-catalysts-from-industrial-waste/?sc=top

Tags: #hydrosilylation #platinum #silicon #ligand

An AI breakthrough is bringing the quantum internet closer to reality.

https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-discover-simpler-way-to-achieve-einsteins-spooky-action-at-a-distance-thanks-to-ai-bringing-quantum-internet-closer-to-reality

Tags: #AI #entanglement #communication #photons

Introducing an adaptive LiDAR odometry system designed for robots.

https://thedebrief.org/how-adaptive-lidar-could-revolutionize-autonomous-farming/

Tags: #LiDAR #Autonomous #Farming #odometry

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Tuesday, March 04, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 4th, 2025

With the eyes of a child you must come out see....

Vol II No 57

361 links Curated

2,700-Year-Old Meteorite Jewelry Unearthed in Poland.

https://thedebrief.org/2700-year-old-meteorite-jewelry-unearthed-in-poland-reveals-ancient-connection-to-the-cosmos/

Tags: #Częstochowa-Raków #Częstochowa-Mirów #smelting #SEM

A distinct biological pattern has been uncovered in people with depressive disorders.

https://www.psypost.org/metabolic-signature-of-depression-found-in-blood-revealing-biological-links-to-the-disorder/

Tags: #metabolites #fatty #acids #1-linoleoyl-GPE

New biosensor can detect airborne bird flu.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250303141305.htm

Tags: #H5N1 #aerosol #electrochemical #aptamers

How a low-carb diet can drive colorectal cancer development.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250303141308.htm

Tags: #polyps #colibactin #epithelial #Nissle

A Tiny Jumping Robot for Exploring Enceladus.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/a-jumping-robot-for-enceladus

Tags: #Salto #cryovolcanoes #multimodal #locomotion

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Monday, March 03, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 3rd, 2025

I'm an air-conditioned gypsy.

Vol II No 56

249 links Curated

The effects of PTSD on the body vary by culture.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250228113558.htm

Tags: #cortisol #testosterone #Turkana #non-industrialized

A modified Tomographic Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (TVAM) technique is capable of 3D printing times of mere seconds.

https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/new-holographic-tvam-3d-printing-method-accelerates-production-236584/

Tags: #HoloVAM #hologram #millimeter-scale #HoloTile

These buildings use batteries made of ice to stay cool and save money.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/these-buildings-use-batteries-made-of-ice-to-stay-cool-and-save-money/ar-AA1A2tUH

Tags: #batteries #chillers #peaker #local

Harsh parenting in childhood may lead to behavioral issues in girls.

https://www.psypost.org/harsh-parenting-in-childhood-may-alter-brain-development-and-lead-to-behavioral-issues-in-girls/

Tags: #amygdala #punishment #anger #GUSTO

Rocket Lab Unveils Sea-Based Landing Platform for Its 3D Printed Rockets.

https://3dprint.com/316694/return-on-investment-rocket-lab-unveils-sea-based-landing-platform-for-its-3d-printed-rockets/

Tags: #Neutron #barge #composite #medium-lift

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Sunday, March 02, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 2nd, 2025

Science is an attempt to remove our emotions and ego from reality.

Vol II No 55

154 links Curated

Climate change poses a particular risk to pine trees growing in dry areas.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227125247.htm

Tags: #Climate #Helsinki #boreal #forests

Humans use at least three approaches to process and make sense of language.

https://www.psypost.org/study-reveals-three-distinct-mechanisms-of-language-comprehension/

Tags: #comprehension #neurological #cognitive #evolution

The balance of nitrogen (RNS) and oxygen (ROS) play a role in tackling drug-resistant bacteria

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227125516.htm

Tags: #drug-resistant #biofilms #ReCA #genes

Genes and childhood trauma both play a role in adult ADHD symptoms.

https://www.psypost.org/genes-and-childhood-trauma-both-play-a-role-in-adult-adhd-symptoms-study-finds/

Tags: #Attention-deficit #neurodevelopmental #predisposition #Gene-environment

Campi Flegrei volcano may unleash devastating eruptions more often than we thought.

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/italys-campi-flegrei-volcano-may-unleash-devastating-eruptions-more-often-than-we-thought-ancient-outburst-suggests

Tags: #Maddaloni/X-6 #second-largest #Campanian #caldera

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Saturday, March 01, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 1st, 2025

Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.

Vol II No 54

318 links Curated

Children of primary school age demonstrate the highest performance in associative learning.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227125513.htm

Tags: #associative #learning #infants #adolescents

Participants who received psilocybin showed improvements in emotional empathy.

https://www.psypost.org/psilocybin-increases-emotional-empathy-in-depressed-individuals-study-finds/

Tags: #cognitive #emotional #serotonin #social

A nasal spray developed to target neuroinflammation could be effective treatment for traumatic brain injury.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227125519.htm

Tags: #TBI #ant-CD3 #CNS #Foralumab

Humans lived in tropical rainforests earlier than previous evidence suggested.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/150-000-year-old-stone-tools-reveal-humans-lived-in-tropical-rainforests-much-earlier-than-thought

Tags: #Bété #Hunteria #Oil-Palms #rainforests

Self-driving cars learn to share road knowledge through digital word-of-mouth.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227165756.htm

Tags: #Cached-DFL #model #privacy #delay-tolerant

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Friday, February 28, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 28th, 2025

Some make amends... Some make a wound.

Vol II No 53

315 links Curated

flavonoidcompounds have an insecticidal effect on corn earworm larvae.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250226175928.htm

Tags: #corn #earworm #flavonoids #microbiome

The focus is now shifting to linking multiple quantum processors together.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-computers

Tags: #Quantum-computing #linking #connectivity #12-qubit

Hot Vesuvian ash cloud really did turn a brain to glass.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/study-hot-vesuvian-ash-cloud-really-did-turn-a-brain-to-glass/

Tags: #Vesuvius #brain #X-rays #vitrification

The Space Station (ISS) has a lower diversity of microbes compared to earthly environments.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227124856.htm

Tags: #microbes #modules #free-living #ecosystem

Bamboo can control the genes of the pandas eating it.

https://www.livescience.com/animals/sneaky-bamboo-can-control-the-genes-of-the-pandas-eating-it-scientists-discover

Tags: #bamboo #microRNA #feeding #regulators

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Thursday, February 27, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 27, 2025

Isn’t this illegal? Yeah. Grow up.

Vol II No 52

381 links Curated

Observing Magma-Induced Seismic Changes with Fiber-Optics.

https://eos.org/editor-highlights/observing-magma-induced-seismic-velocity-changes-with-fiber-optics

Tags: #fiber-optic #sensing #seismic #velocity

A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification.

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/did-a-supernova-6-million-years-ago-kickstart-evolution-in-africa-new-study-offers-a-clue

Tags: #Tanganyika #viruses #mutations #chirality

Flexible components allow new protein architectures.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250226142042.htm

Tags: #self-assembly #dimers #trimers #oligomorphism

A single-fiber computer that could one day track your health.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/fiber-computer-woven-into-clothing-can-monitor-health/

Tags: #fiber #computer #apparel #3D

Broadband upstream usage accelerates, while downstream usage is on the decline.

https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/downstream-broadband-usage-inches-downward-even-as-speeds-rise

Tags: #OpenVault #speed #downstream #PMA

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 26th, 2025

Set the controls for the heart of the Sun...

Vol II No 51

375 links Curated

Rice-based baby food linked to lower ADHD risk.

https://www.psypost.org/rice-based-baby-food-linked-to-lower-adhd-risk-in-taiwan-study/

Tags: #breastfeeding #complementary #genetic #environmental

* Brewing tea's high surface are removes toxic metals from water.*

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/brewing-tea-removes-lead-from-water/

Tags: #Tea #metals #Adsorption #cellulose

A new study shows a water-rich mineral could explain the planet's color.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250225122035.htm

Tags: #water-rich #iron #ferrihydrite #spectra

Proxima Fusion has grand plans to transform energy production.

https://thenextweb.com/news/max-planck-spinout-proxima-fusion-unveils-fusion-reactor

Tags: #fusion #Stellaris #QI-HTS #AI

Researchers excited by a new class superconducting of metals known as Nickelates.

https://thedebrief.org/unusual-new-materials-may-hold-the-key-to-unlocking-holy-grail-of-high-temperature-superconductivity/

Tags: #quantum #vortex #unification #Ambient-pressure

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 25th, 2025

You say I'm a dreamer... But, I'm not the only one

Vol II No 50

369 links Curated

Centuries-old DNA has revealed the diverse backgrounds of the 4th Century Huns.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-dna-reveals-mysterious-origins-of-the-huns-who-sacked-rome

Tags: #Huns #fourth-century #Xiongnu #IBD

Researchers found that branching coral benefited from a reef-dwelling crab

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250224155119.htm

Tags: #Corals #foundation #mutualism #wounds

A sensor-based technology created by a computer science team is aimed at lowering bee colony losses and labor costs.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250224183020.htm

Tags: #Beekeeping #hive #temperature #modeling

Reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone helped an entire ecosystem thrive.

https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/reintroducing-wolves-to-yellowstone-helped-entire-ecosystem-thrive-20-year-study-finds

Tags: #Wolves #Yellowstone #trophic-cascade #Willow

3D Printed Hydrogels Turn Water into a Shield to Protect Astronauts from Radiation.

https://3dprint.com/316555/can-3d-printed-hydrogels-turn-water-into-a-shield-to-protect-astronauts-from-space-radiation/

Tags: #radiation #shielding #water #hydrogel

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Monday, February 24, 2025

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

Ad Astra Per Aspera

Vol II No 49

254 links Curated

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

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

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

Electric Propulsion Magnets Ready for Space Tests.

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

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

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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Saturday, February 22, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 22, 2025

Dancing Madly Backwards.

Vol II No 48

314 links Curated

Scientists have developed a shapeshifting material that can carry many times its weight.

https://thedebrief.org/shapeshifting-robotics-breakthrough-reveals-adaptive-materials-that-morph-and-carry-weight/

Tags: #fluidization #convergent #elongations #load-bearing

Environments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them.

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/invisible-dna-lurks-everywhere-in-the-environment-and-were-on-the-verge-of-decoding-its-secrets

Tags: #Octantis #eDNA #AI #sequencing

Researchers have developed a biobased hair conditioner using lignin gel.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250221171344.htm

Tags: #biomass #emulsions #stabilize #haircare

New device uses electrically assisted wind to fight fires.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250204132028.htm

Tags: #vortex #rings #electricity #ozone

Glass fertilizer beads could be a sustained nutrient delivery system.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250221171350.htm