Science and Technology Chronicles

Sunday, March 22, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 22nd, 2026

Vol V Issue 67

Who Said this?

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hate so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

Today, 220 links Curated

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Revolutionary New Cancer Treatment Reprograms Immune Cells Inside the Body

#CAR-T #DNA sequence #T cells #CARs

NASA’s Hubble accidentally caught a comet breaking apart in real time

#C/2025 K1 #coma #perihelion #dust

Mussel-inspired glue from recycled plastics can be detached and reused

#crosslinkers #reversible #megapascal #acetoacetate

Friction without contact discovered as magnetic forces break a 300-year-old law

#magnetic interactions #resistance #contactless #Amontons' law

Altered colony chemistry reveals a process that destroys termite societies

#colonies #uric acid #molecular #physiological

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Friday, March 20, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 20th, 2026

Vol V Issue 66

Who Said this?

One is always considered mad when one perfects something that others cannot grasp.

Today, 466 links Curated

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Your Gut-Brain Link May Offer a New Way to Fight Cognitive Decline

#gut-brain connection #microbiota #FMT #neuroprotective

Low-cost hypersonic rocket engine takes flight for US Air Force

#Draper #scalable #hydrogen peroxide #throttleable

Scientists thought ravens followed wolves. They were wrong

#Yellowstone #learned patterns #spatial #scavengers

Can Fungi Control the Weather? Scientists Say It’s Possible

#ice formation #clouds #nucleators #fungal protein

This virus therapy supercharges the immune system against brain cancer

#oncolytic #glioblastoma #herpes simplex #T cells

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 19th, 2026

Vol V Issue 65

Who Said this?

Honesty is the best policy... if you can fake that you’ve got it made.

Today, 462 links Curated

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Scientists discover a new brain pathway that rapidly depletes diet-resistant body fat

#adipocytes #leptin #catecholamines #hypoglycemia

1,700-Year-Old Roman “Advanced Engineering” Unearthed in a Rare Archaeological Discovery

#hypocaust #central heating #Sergius Orata #suspensurae

Scientists Discover the Brain Chemical That Helps Break Old Habits

#acetylcholine #behaviors #interneurons #lose-shift

Clearing circular RNA from cells extends lifespan, C. elegans study reveals

#RNASEK #aging #Caenorhabditis elegans #clumping

The surprising cancer link between cats and humans

#genetic alterations #environments #patterns #Genomics

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 18th, 2026

Vol V Issue 64

Who Said this?

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

Today, 426 links Curated

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New Enzyme Discovery Could Protect Jaw Cartilage and Stop Arthritis

#TMJ-OA #LOXL2 #osteoarthritis #chondrocytes

Using cow dung for sustainable carbon dioxide capture

#CCUS #CO2 #precursor #NDPC

New material can collect clean and safe drinking water from the air

#elastomer #polymer #cycles #water generators

AI-powered robot learns how to harvest tomatoes more efficiently

#automation #labor-shortage #image recognition #harvest-ease

Snail-derived compound could be a safer anticoagulant compared to heparin

#hemostatic #thrombus #glycosaminoglycan #iFXase

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 17th, 2026

Vol V Issue 63

Who Said this?

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

Today, 468 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists Harness 19th-Century Optics To Advance Quantum Encryption

#Talbot #quantum cryptography #QKD #high-dimensional

Milk-derived nanoparticles may enable physicians to target aggressive bile duct cancer

#cholangiocarcinoma #siRNA #aptamer #Cell-SELEX

A 60-year old mystery about the moon's magnetosphere is finally solved

#LEMEs #Kelvin-Helmholtz #velocity shear #nonlinear

ADHD brains show sleep-like activity even while awake

#neurotypical #auditory #ADHD #brain activity

This massive crater could expose the heart of a lost planet

#Psyche #metal-rich #porosity #silicate

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Monday, March 16, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 16th, 2026

Vol V Issue 62

Who Said this?

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Today, 295 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Physicists break longstanding high-temperature superconductivity record at ambient pressure

#Tc #pressure quenching #superconductivity #cryogenics

Extreme Ocean Pressure Is Feeding Deep-Sea Life in a Way Scientists Never Expected

#marine snow #hydrostatic pressure #climate #diatoms

Psilocybin might not be the most psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, new research suggests

#interplay #psilocin #entourage effect #aeruginascin

What Happens Inside Your Cells When You Exercise Could Help Fight Diabetes

#exercise-triggered stress #hormetic response #mitochondria #AMPK

Ancient Sponge Discovery May Rewrite the Origins of Animal Life

#Vilesida #sterols #ecological #Ediacaran

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Sunday, March 15, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 15th, 2026

Vol V Issue 61

Who Said this?

When a population is dependent on a machine, they are hostages of the men who tend the machines.

Today, 258 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Cell death in eye photoreceptor cells is reversible

#apoptosis #mitochondria #mitophagy #stressors

Dry ice detected in a planetary nebula for the first time

#NGC 6302 #carbon dioxide #ISM #PNe

Scientists tested vitamin D for COVID and found an unexpected long COVID clue

#D3 #COVID-19 #signal #VIVID

How we turned plastic waste into vinegar

#sunlight #iron-based #acetic acid #carbon nitride

Scientists discover hidden water beneath Mars that could have supported life

#Gale Crater #sand dunes #groundwater #gypsum

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Saturday, March 14, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 14th, 2026

Vol V Issue 60

Who Said this?

Capitalism is a social cancer. It has always been a social cancer. It is the disease of society. It is the malignancy of society.

Today, 356 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists Solve a Mystery Behind Your Sense of Touch

#protein #PIEZO2 #ion channels #somatosensory

Your personality and upbringing predict if you will lean toward science or faith

#environments #worldviews #Sense-making #credibility-enhancing

Bacterial strain breaks decades-old bottleneck in chemotherapy drug manufacturing

#doxorubicin #DnrV #Fdx4 #FdR3

Scientists discover ancient DNA “switches” hidden in plants for 400 million years

#regulatory #CNSs #gene clusters #duplication

Two long-lost episodes of ‘Doctor Who' have been found.

#Daleks #12-part storyline #BBC #archivists

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Friday, March 13, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 13th, 2026

Vol V Issue 59

Who Said this?

I’ll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one.

Today, 471 links Curated

Today's Five Links

3I/ATLAS could be nearly as old as the universe itself, James Webb telescope observations reveal

#comet #Milky Way #isotope #outgassed

Desert Dust Is Freezing Clouds Across the Northern Hemisphere

#mineral dust #cloud #Mixed-phase #supercooled

A “mirror” molecule can starve cancer cells without harming healthy cells

#cysteine #respiration #DNA #dextrorotatory

Flood tolerant wetland crops could also support nature recovery, finds new research

#paludiculture #wetland-adapted #Typha-based #grassland

After Years of Research, Scientists Found a New Chemical Reaction

#sulfur-sulfur #exchange #trisulfide metathesis #dimethylformamide

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Thursday, March 12, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 12th, 2026

Vol V Issue 58

Who Said this?

It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled.

Today, 489 links Curated

Today's Five Links

50-Year Stellar Mystery Solved With Powerful Supercomputers

#simulations #red giant #Stellar rotation #chemical signatures

A Bad Case of COVID or Flu May Raise Lung Cancer Risk Years Later

#viral infections #immune #macrophages #neutrophils

Breakthrough to Strengthen Bones Could Reverse Osteoporosis

#GPR133 #density #osteoblasts #AP503

DNA origami vaccine rivals mRNA shots while being easier to store and manufacture

#mRNA #HR2 #DoriVac #nanostructures

Repurposed Drug Improves Sleep Apnea by Up to 50% in Clinical Trial

#sultiame #pharmacotherapy #muscle tone #respiratory control

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 10th, 2026

Vol V Issue 57

Who Said this?

If art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.

Today, 464 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Trees Seen Emitting a Ghostly Light During a Thunderstorm For The First Time

#ultraviolet #charge #current #corona

Scientists create slippery nanopores that supercharge blue energy

#Osmotic energy #lipid #water #ions

Experiments with Esports Athletes Reveal Caffeine-Free Beverage that Increases Concentration and Stamina

#mental fatigue #Sparkling Water #executive function #Carbonation

Raccoons solve puzzles for the fun of it, new study finds

#curious #information foraging #cognitive traits #decision-making

Scientists may have discovered a brand-new mineral on Mars

#sulfate #ferric hydroxysulfate #geothermal #Valles Marineris

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Monday, March 09, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 9th, 2026

Vol V Issue 56

Who Said this?

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

Today, 280 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists finally reveal why mint feels cold

#TRPM8 #menthol #membranes #channel

Satellites are exposing weak bridges in America and around the world

#design life #MT-InSAR #shifts #Remote sensing

Engineers make magnets behave like graphene

#hexagonal #spin waves #two dimensional #Metamaterials

Particles may not follow Einstein’s paths after all

#geodesics #quantum #spacetime #q-desic

Pesticide Exposure Could Increase Disease Risk For The Next 20 Generations

#germline #vinclozolin #epigenetic #transgenerational

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Sunday, March 08, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 8th, 2026

Vol V Issue 55

Who Said this?

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

Today, 229 links Curated

Today's Five Links

This Device Promises to Mitigate Earthquake Damage in the World’s Most Vulnerable Regions

#power-independent #hollow cylinder #steel balls #simplicity

Researchers are exploring promising immune therapy for treating psychiatric symptoms

#depression #eczema #dupilumab #pro-inflammatory

Mixed-flower Australian honey packs a stronger anti-microbial punch

#anti-microbial #beekeeping #resistance #mixed floral

Plant mitochondria actively pull oxygen from chloroplasts

#interaction #tissues #respiration #photosynthesis

High-Resolution Virus Blueprint Offers New Hope Against Antibiotic Resistance

#bacteria-hunting #bacteriophage #phage therapy #Bas63

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Friday, March 06, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 6th, 2026

Vol V Issue 54

Who Said this?

You know in high school if you didn’t believe in science or history, it was called failing.

Today, 400 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Ocean temperatures may be protecting Earth from a planet-wide drought

#El Niño #La Niña #synchronized #Drought Hubs

Cannabis Compounds CBD and CBG Slash Liver Fat and Restore Metabolic Health

#energy reserve #waste #Cannabidiol #Cannabigerol

What’s Really Happening on Venus? Scientists Reveal Surprising Patterns

#wind patterns #dust movement #Venera #diurnal shift

Scientists Successfully Transfer Longevity Gene, Paving the Way for Extending Human Lifespan

#exporting #hyaluronan #Naked Mole Rats #HAS2

Scientists Invented an Entirely New Method of Refrigeration

#ionocaloric #salt #phase #ethylene carbonate

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Thursday, March 05, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 5th, 2026

Vol V Issue 53

Who Said this?

It ain't the parts of the bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.

Today, 493 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Taara Brings Fiber-Optic Speeds to Open-Air Laser Links

#infrared #lasers #Taara Beam #photonics

AI Finds a Hidden Signal That Could Unlock Faster Solid-State Batteries

#Raman #ion motion #spectroscope #lattice

2700-year-old teeth reveal the hidden lives of Iron Age Italians

#Iron Age #diet #dental analysis #Plaque

The secret lives of catalysts: How microscopic networks power reactions

#platinum #catalyst #interconnected #system

Self-repairing spacecraft could change future missions

#Healable #spacecraft #structures #Composite

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Wednesday, March 04, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 4th, 2026

Vol V Issue 52

Who Said this?

I'm not a member of an organized political party... I'm a Democrat

Today, 470 links Curated

Today's Five Links

A flash of laser light flips a magnet in major light-control breakthrough

#ferromagnet #polarity #alignment #topology

Microbes That 'Disarm' Peanut Allergy Proteins Discovered in Mouth And Gut

#Rothia #Staphylococcus #anaphylaxis #IgE

Microbes Mine Meteorites in Groundbreaking Space Station Experiment

#biomining #platinum group #palladium #BioAsteroid

Scientists Discover New Evidence a Common Virus Helps Trigger MS

#Epstein-Barr virus #CD8+ #B cells #cerebrospinal fluid

New Tick-Borne Bacteria Discovered in U.S. Dogs

#Rickettsia finnyi #RMSF #ticks #intracellular

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Tuesday, March 03, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 3rd, 2026

Vol V Issue 51

Who Said this?

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.

Today, 495 links Curated

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A bold new plan could finally cure type 1 diabetes

#stem cell #CARs #Tregs #autoimmune

Scientists Discover Plant Compound That Forces Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells Into Self-Destruction

#Munronia henryi #prieurianin #TNBC #G2/M

The hidden technology that could unlock commercial fusion power

#diagnostics #Measurement innovations #plasma #radiation

Scientists Drill 523 Meters Through Antarctic Ice, Uncovering 23 Million Years of Climate Secrets

#sediments #warm phase #SWAIS2C #Crary Ice Rise

What Crystals Older Than the Sun Reveal About the Start of the Solar System

#pristine #presolar #Allende #magnesium-26

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Monday, March 02, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 2nd, 2026

Vol V Issue 50

Who Said this?

It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.

Today, 323 links Curated

Today's Five Links

New iron nanomaterial wipes out cancer cells without harming healthy tissue

#acidity #hydrogen peroxide #oxidative stress #nanotherapy

Scientists Create Powerful New Form of Aluminum That Could Replace Rare Earth Metals

#cyclotrialumane #Metals #catalysis #trimer

El Nino may return in 2026 and make planet even hotter

#ENSO #trade winds #ONI #RONI

Scientists reveal why a popular anti-aging compound may also fuel cancer

#Polyamines #glycolysis #eIF5A1 #spermidine

Hidden oceans on icy moons may be boiling beneath the surface

#Enceladus #Miranda #Tidal Heating #triple point

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Sunday, March 01, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 1st, 2026

Vol V Issue 49

Who Said this?

The future is subject to internet roaming charges.

Today, 266 links Curated

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Scientists discover a bacterial kill switch and it could change the fight against superbugs

#MurJ #antibiotic target #Bacteria #peptidoglycan

Scientists Placed Microscopic Animals in Simulated Martian Soil and Something Unexpected Happened

#tardigrades #regolith #Rocknest #inhibitory

Deep in Antarctic ice, these particles can answer basic questions about the universe