Science and Technology Chronicles

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 20th, 2025

Cheatin' like I don't know how...

Vol II No 42

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Trees near volcanoes might be the early warning signs scientists have been looking for.

#NASA-Smithsonian #CO2 #Landsat #AVUELO

CERN gears up to ship antimatter across Europe.

#anti-atoms #electromagnetic #superconducting #vacuum

Scientists May Have Found a Way To Stop Italy’s Awakening Supervolcano, Campi Flegrei.

#swarms #"water runoff" #caprock #sealed

Agile underwater vehicles inspired by golf balls

#dynamically #programmable #"outer skin" #efficient

Using Haptics to Remotely control robots.

#POstick #Kinesthetic #Visuo-tactile #AR

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Sunday, May 18, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 18th, 2025

I myself am entirely made of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

Vol II No 41

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Scientists '3D Print' Material Deep Inside The Body Using Ultrasound

#DISP #hydrogel #liposomes #sensors

Turning Waste Into Silver Using Everyday Oils with Eco-Friendly Alchemy.

#"fatty acids" #"Hydrogen peroxide" #thermodynamics #carboxylates

20-year study finds that birds make friends too.

#"African starlings" #"non-related animals" #Kenya #reciprocity

Research Reveals Wasatch Fault More Dangerous Than Previously Believed and Long Overdue

#Utah #"Salt Lake City" #Magna #Deformation

New Volcano Warning System Hears the Earth Before It Blows

#"shear-wave splitting" #volcanic #polarization #"Seismic anisotropy"

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Saturday, May 17, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 17th, 2025

If you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor then stop saying that you want a country based on Christian values.

Vol II No 40

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Our moon may have once been as hellish as Jupiter's super volcanic moon Io.

#volcanoes #IO #collision #gravitational

The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it's been flooding parts of the US for 20 years

#AMOC #dilution #"mass" #expansion

Ocean sediments link changes in currents to cooling of Northern Hemisphere.

#sediment #cooling #ice-sheet #AMOC

Rare African ebony figurines found in 1,500-year-old Christian burials.

#Negev #pendants #child #"Tel Malḥata"

NASA Finds Venus Has a Surprisingly Thin Crust

#SAR #Magellan #metamorphism #subduction

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Friday, May 16, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 16th, 2025

The Essence of memory is not to treat learning as "absorption" but as "playground for the soul"

Vol II No 39

417 links Curated

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Smart Bandage Detects Infection Days in Advance.

#iCares #microfluidic #biomarker #prediction

Dinosaur age tsunami revealed from tiny chunks of Japanese amber

#amber #deformation #"fluorescence imaging" #flame-shaped

Nuclear waste could power Europe for decades

#MSR #Thorium #modular #cartridge

New Marine-Biodegradable Polymer Rivals Nylon in Strength

#scalable #recyclable #degradability #durability

New study reveals our skin's own bacteria can help protect us from the bad effects of sunlight

#cis-urocanic #urocanase #microbiome #"UV radiation"

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 15th, 2025

Meet the New Boss... Same as the Old Boss

Vol II No 38

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Venus May Be More Earth-Like Than We Thought.

#tectonic-like #deformation #recycling #Coronae

Genomic Sequencing of the near-extinct northern white rhino offers hope for the species.

#rhinoceros #genome #endangered #"stem cells"

Scientists Discover Never-Before-Seen Hollow Crystal

#Zangenite #crystallization #amorphus # #ordered

Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano off the Pacific Northwest coast, is heading toward eruption

#hydrothermal #"Juan de Fuca Ridge" #earthquakes #inflation

Scientists think a hidden source of clean energy could power Earth for 170,000 years

#"hydrogen reservoirs" #natural #belowground #seals

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 14th, 2025

Dancing Madly Backwards

Vol II No 32

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AI Cracks 20-Year Fossil Mystery

#vertebra #imaging #tegu #oVert

New battery chemistry may enable 400-mile range EVs

#LMR #Maganese #prismatic #lithium-ion

Record Study Connects Hundreds of Genetic Markers With OCD.

#obsessions #compulsions #GWAS #hypothalamus

Creating enzymes from scratch.

#Bespoke #protein #catalysts #"de novo protein design"

New 3-D printing technology can improve comfort, durability of 'smart wearables'

#"smart fabric" #comfort #durability

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 13th, 2025

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss

Vol II No 36

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New Fuel Cell Tech Could Help Scale Green Hydrogen.

#AEM #PEM #Alkaline #nickel

We Finally Know Why Ancient Roman Concrete Lasts Thousands of Years

#pozzolana #"lime clasts" #quicklime #"hot mixing"

Measles virus detected in Houston wastewater before cases were reported

#wastewater #"genetic material" #sequencing #PCR

Viking DNA helps reveal when HIV-fighting gene mutation emerged

#genomes #CCR5 #"1000 Genomes Project" #chemokines

Sunlight-powered system mimics plants to power carbon capture

#industrial #enol #light-powered #separation

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Monday, May 12, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 12th, 2025

Beware of the person of one book.

Vol II No 36

262 links Curated

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Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent by size, so what's hiding under its massive sheaths of ice?

#fossils #amber #temperate #rainforset

What Caused Japan’s 16-Foot Ground Surge?

#spatial #temporal #"fault slip" #Noto

New Signals Hint at a Lost Ocean of Water Concealed Within Mars

#Noachian #Hesperian #"shear waves" # "low-velocity layer"

New chip has AI-powered heart attack detection baked in.

#FFT #ECG #"neural network" #"detection-on-a-chip"

Proposed Experiment Could Clarify Origin of Martian Methane

#Curiosity #spectrometer #sealing #consecutive

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Sunday, May 11, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 11th, 2025

I feel a good one comin' on!

Vol II No 35

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Research Challenges 160-Year-Old Long-Standing Origin of Life Theory.

https://scitechdaily.com/new-research-challenges-160-year-old-long-standing-origin-of-life-theory/m

#sugars #nucleotides, #formaldehyde #"Abiotic aldol reactions"

Scientists clear major roadblocks in mission to build powerful AI photonic chips.

https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-clear-major-roadblocks-in-mission-to-build-powerful-ai-photonic-chips

#photons #" photonic computing" #"matrix multiplications" #AI

simple concrete spheres make fantastic batteries.

https://farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/10/a-german-experiment-proved-that-simple-concrete-spheres-make-fantastic-batteries-now-california-plans-to-submerge-a-9-meter-diameter-sphere-in-the-ocean-and-is-already-planning-versions-of-30-meters/

#StEnSea #"pump-turbine" #valve #400kWh

Breakthrough shrinks fusion power plant and expands practicality.

https://newatlas.com/energy/breakthrough-shrinks-fusion-power-plant-expands-practicality/

#Norm #"Norman Diverter" #FRC #Confinement

Stone Circles in Scotland Suggest Early Human Arrival.

https://www.sciencealert.com/hugely-significant-stone-circles-in-scotland-suggest-early-human-arrival

#tools #structures #Skye #Holocene

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Saturday, May 10, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 10th, 2025

Don't stop thinking about tomorrow. Don't Stop. It will soon be here

Vol II No 34

320 links Curated

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Solving a 70-Year Fusion Puzzle may Pave Way for Clean Energy.

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-crack-70-year-fusion-puzzle-paving-way-for-clean-energy/

#symmetry #leak-proof #magnetic #stellarator

Scientists Trace Monster Eruption to Hidden Paciifc Ocean Hotspot.

https://scitechdaily.com/earths-greatest-volcanic-mystery-solved-scientists-trace-monster-eruption-to-hidden-hotspot/

#super-eruption #"Ontong Java" #Louisville #footprint

Giant Impacts Could Trigger Seismic Vibrations Lasting Millions of Years.

https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-impacts-could-trigger-seismic-vibrations-lasting-millions-of-years

#JWST #seismic #photometric #oscillations

Ultrasound unlocks a safer, greener way to make hydrogels.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250509132214.htm

#polymers #hyrophyllic #bubbles #"liquid precursor"

Bacterium produces 'organic dishwashing liquid' to degrade oil.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250509122012.htm

#"Alcanivorax borkumensis" #alkanes #glycine #"sugar-fatty acid"

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Friday, May 09, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 9th, 2025

After three days men grow weary of a wench, a guest, and rainy weather

Vol II No 33

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A saltwater pool with a toxic bottom and a surface brimming with jellyfish.

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/jellyfish-lake-palaus-saltwater-pool-with-a-toxic-bottom-and-surface-waters-brimming-with-millions-of-jellyfish

#Palau #"Eil Malk island in Palau" #stratified #"hydrogen sulfide"

Wild Chimpanzees Caught on Camera Sharing Alcohol.

https://scitechdaily.com/wild-chimpanzees-caught-on-camera-sharing-alcohol-for-the-first-time/

#fruit #alcohol #social #intentionality

Psychedelics Could 'Rewire' The Brain to Reduce Alcohol Consumption.

https://www.sciencealert.com/psychedelics-could-rewire-the-brain-to-reduce-alcohol-consumption

#N,N-dimethyltryptamine #metabolised #Neuroplasticity #reset

Sulfur runoff amplifies mercury concentrations in Florida Everglades.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250508161315.htm

#methylmercury #sugarcane #fish #alkaline

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Nature visits can improve well-being disparities among urban dwellers.*
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250508113115.htm

#Hiking #Camping #urban #rural

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Thursday, May 08, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 8th, 2025

You've got two good eyes and you still can't see.

Vol II No 32

455 links Curated

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Genetic Mutation Discovery Linked to Needing Less Sleep.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-genetic-mutation-linked-to-needing-less-sleep

#SIK3 #NSS #profile #kinase

Fungal spores can surf the stratosphere and survive.

https://www.science.org/content/article/dangerous-fungal-spores-can-surf-stratosphere-and-survive

#pathogens #intercontinental #balloons #"35 kilometers"

Brazilian Psychedelic Plant Emerges as Potential Depression Treatment

https://www.sciencealert.com/brazilian-psychedelic-plant-emerges-as-potential-depression-treatment

#"jurema preta" #dimethyltryptamine #"no ban" #"Mimosa tenuiflora"

Targeting inflammation shows potential as Type 1 diabetes treatment

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507141132.htm

#TYK2 #psoriasis #inhibitor #signaling

Scientists Discover Wild Birds Behaving Suspiciously Like Friends.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-wild-birds-behaving-suspiciously-like-friends

#Friendship #"Lamprotornis superbus" #reciprocal #DNA

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Wednesday, May 07, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 7th, 2025

We tigers prefer to inflict excitement on others.

Vol II No 31

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Velvet worm slime could revolutionize sustainable material design

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250506170931.htm

#protein #liquid #fibre #structural

Cuttlefish Waves Could Be a Mysterious Form of Sign Language.

https://www.sciencealert.com/cuttlefish-wave-at-each-other-and-it-could-be-a-mysterious-form-of-sign-language

#cephalopods #"arm wave signs" #common #dwarf

fuel cell recycling turns 'forever chemicals' into renewable resources.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250506131506.htm

#"organic solvent" #ultrasonication #PFAs #"platninum group"

Satellites Tracked a Volcano’s Collapse for 12 Years Before It Sparked a Tsunami.

https://scitechdaily.com/satellites-tracked-a-volcanos-secret-collapse-for-12-years-then-it-sparked-a-killer-wave/

#"Anak Krakata" #InSAR #deformation #satellite

Scientists have found a way to convert corn waste into low-cost sugar.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250506131145.htm

#"corn stover" #cellulose #lignin #pretreatment

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Tuesday, May 06, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 6th, 2025

We are Volunteers of America.

Vol II No 30

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New Molecules Target Root Cause of Chronic Pain Without Opioids.

https://scitechdaily.com/new-molecules-target-root-cause-of-chronic-pain-without-opioids/

#EphB1/2 #tyrosine #kinase #inhibitors

“Crazy” Vitamin B1 Theory From 1958 Finally Confirmed.

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-finally-confirm-crazy-vitamin-b1-theory-from-1958/

#carbene #thiamine #Breslow #B1

Hair-like electrode outperforms traditional 21-lead EEG.

https://newatlas.com/medical-devices/3d-printed-hairlike-eeg-electrode/

#3D-printable #electroencephalogram #continuously #bioadhesive

New operation turns dangerous waste to valuable materials.

https://newatlas.com/environment/asbestos-dangerous-waste-valuable-materials-exterra-canada/

#AMT #mesothelioma #"low-carbon metal oxides" #CO2

Digital 'resurrection' of the Titanic sheds light on that fateful night.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/digital-resurrection-of-the-titanic-sheds-light-on-fateful-night-the-ship-tore-apart

#"digital twin" #"3D digital model" #sonar #Magellan

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Monday, May 05, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 5th, 2025

This summer I hear the drumming

Vol II No 29

242 links Curated

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Synthetic 'Mini Prion' Could Help Study Disease.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-first-synthetic-mini-prion-could-help-study-diseases-like-alzheimers

#neurodegenerative #tau #misfolded #fibrils

A “New Star” Will Soon Light Up the Night.

https://scitechdaily.com/once-in-a-lifetime-sky-show-a-new-star-will-soon-light-up-the-night/

#nova #TCrB #Red #White

Fire-quenching robodog pads into danger zones.

https://newatlas.com/robotics/unitree-b2-fire-rescue/

#modular #Unitree #"B2 quadruped" #"extreme environment" #"water Cannon"

Decoding the brainstem provides a new window into brain--body--mind interactions.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250502102919.htm

#imaging #D-PSCAN #NTS #VNS

Scientists engineer precision tool for mitochondrial DNA manipulation.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250502102709.htm

#mtDNA #mutant #Disease #heteroplasmy

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Sunday, May 04, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 3rd, 2025

Do or do not. There is no try.

Vol II No 28

189 links Curated

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New Treatment Repairs Gut and Tames Aging Cells.

https://scitechdaily.com/new-treatment-repairs-gut-and-tames-aging-cells/

#ADAM19 #SASP #"Drosophila melanogaste" #meltrin #β-galactosidase

Scientists Discover Belly Fat “Trigger” in Aging Bodies.

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-belly-fat-trigger-in-aging-bodies/

#CP-As #WAT #LIFR #APCs

Japan Claims New Drone Can Induce Lightning Strikes.

https://www.sciencealert.com/world-first-japan-claims-new-drone-can-induce-lightning-strikes

#"Faraday cage" #"electromagnetic interference." #NTT # "pollution and climate change"

Experimental Drug Tested in Mice Restores Vision.

https://www.sciencealert.com/experimental-drug-tested-in-mice-repairs-the-eye-to-restore-vision

#"self-healing" #antibodies #regeneration #Prox1

Scientists Build First-Ever 'Black Hole Bomb' Analog.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-build-first-ever-black-hole-bomb-analog

#"Roger Penrose" #"axially symmetrical body" #"positive feedback loop" #ergosphere

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Saturday, May 03, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 3rd, 2025

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

Vol II No 27

339 links Curated

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Cargo robot uses legs and wheels to tote boxes.

https://newatlas.com/robotics/leva-legged-wheeled-delivery-robot/

#LEVA #multi-terrain #"Euro-type cargo boxes" #RIVR

The SPHEREx Infrared Telescope Begins Mapping the Universe in 3D,

https://scitechdaily.com/spherex-switches-on-nasas-infrared-telescope-begins-mapping-the-universe-in-3d/

#"Cosmic inflation" #"102 Infrared Colors" #astrophysics #exposure

Astronomers identify first 'good' candidate for controversial Planet Nine.

https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/astronomers-identify-first-good-candidate-for-controversial-planet-nine-deep-in-our-solar-system

#Kuiper #infrared #arXiv #"Solar System's Plane"

Gene-editing therapy shows early success in fighting advanced GI cancers

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250502133947.htm

#CRISPR/Cas9 #stage IV" #CISH #TILS

“Fans-on-Chips” Could Cool Big Data Centers.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-center-cooling-xmems

#microelectromechanical #DSP #piezoelectric #39cc

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Friday, May 02, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 2nd, 2025

Don't stop thinking about tomorrow.

Vol II No. 26

383 links Curated

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Vesta, the 2nd-largest asteroid may be a piece of a lost planet.

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/vesta-the-2nd-largest-asteroid-in-the-solar-system-may-be-a-piece-of-a-lost-planet

#protoplanets #"moment of inertia" #differentiated #stratification

OpenZFS 2.3.2 Released.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenZFS-2.3.2-Released

#SPDX #ZTS #Linux #"6.14 kernel"

Electricity-generating bacteria may power future innovations.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250501164008.htm

#respiration #electrons #electrochemistry #naphthoquinones

Scottish zircon crystals shed light on 1 billion-year-old meteorite strike.

https://www.livescience.com/space/meteoroids/ancient-zircon-crystals-shed-light-on-1-billion-year-old-meteorite-strike-in-scotland

#"geological history" #"Stac Fada Member" #Rodinia #nonmarine

Protein sources change the gut microbiome.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250430142243.htm

#"gastrointestinal diseases" #metagenomics #metaproteomics

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Thursday, May 01, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 1st, 2025

LCC-1701, USS Kuiper Gypsy

Vol II No 25

406 links Curated

These robots can 'flow like water' and yet support the weight of a person.

https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/swarm-of-30-robots-can-flow-like-water-and-harden-up-to-support-the-weight-of-a-person

#polylactic #forming #healing #support

The Magnetar That Forged a Planet’s Worth of Gold in Half a Second.

https://scitechdaily.com/the-magnetar-that-forged-a-planets-worth-of-gold-in-half-a-second/

#"gamma-ray burst" #heavy elements" #INTEGRAL #SGR 1806-20

Study suggests Psilocybin may be an effective treatment for repeated concussions.

https://newatlas.com/brain/psilocybin-repeated-mild-concussion-treatment/

#TBI #rmTBI #edema #"blood-brain barrier"

If "The Big One" rocks the Pacific Northwest, sea-level rise and massive flooding may follow.

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-big-one-could-rock-the-pacific-northwest-and-fuel-sea-level-rise-and-massive-flooding