Science and Technology Chronicles

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 21st, 2026

Vol VI Issue 18

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Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

Today, 470 links Curated

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This common plant could clean microplastics from your drinking water

#Moringa oleifera #aluminum sulfate #coagulate #filtration

Large Hadron Collider Experiments Hint at ‘Undiscovered Physics’ That Could Soon Overturn the Standard Model

#framework #gravity #dark matter #B mesons

Could Humans Regrow Limbs? New Study Reveals Promising Genetic Pathway

#regeneration #SP genes #CRISPR #FGF8

Tinnitus May Be Linked to a Crucial Brain Chemical

#serotonin #severity #auditory system #SSRIs

Atomic Clocks Could Reveal The Hidden Quantum Nature of Time Itself

#optical clocks #superposition #ion-clocks #proper time

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Monday, April 20, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 20th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 17

Who Said this?

People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.

Today, 257 links Curated

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The Elements That Built Us: Rewriting How Dying Stars Seeded the Cosmos

#X-ray light #elements #supernovae #Metallicity

After 200 years scientists finally crack the “dolomite problem”

#growth #stalls #calcium #magnesium

Water simulation of famous quantum effect reveals unexpected wave patterns

#fluid analog #topological #AB effect #phase

Scientists Restore Memory In Aging Mice Using a Simple Nasal Spray

#neuroinflammaging #extracellular vesicles #microglia #hippocampus

A cheaper way to fight 'forever chemicals': How pH-controlled traps could clean drinking water

#sugar molecules #PFAS #linear #alkaline

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Sunday, April 19, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 19th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 16

Who Said this?

A litigious milieu is the enemy of personal autonomy and freedom.

Today, 299 links Curated

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Artificial neurons successfully communicate with living brain cells

#Printed #interact #decomposition #MoS2

What caffeine does to ants could change pest control

#baits #focused #Linepithema humile #spatial memory

DESI completes planned 3D map of the universe and continues exploring

#Dark Energy #high-resolution #3D #cosmology

Scientists develop dirt-powered fuel cell that could replace batteries

#microbes #sensors #agriculture #environment

Hollow-sphere catalyst enables greener production of 99% pure propane at room temperature

#propene #dehydrogenation #SnO2 #membrane–electrode

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Saturday, April 18, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 18th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 15

Who Said this?

In 100 years of teaching we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in High School to teaching Remedial English in College

Today, 364 links Curated

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Milk Nanoparticles Could Revolutionize Treatment for Deadly Bile Duct Cancer

#cholangiocarcinoma #milk fats #siRNA #aptamer

Maturing brain pathways explain the sudden leap in children’s language skills

#grammar #neural pathways #premotor cortex #ventral pathway

Nature Might Pulse to a Universal Rhythm – 2 Beats Per Second

#synchrony #faunal communication #xeno-canto #Neurons

Quantum Breakthrough: Unhackable Keys Sent Over 120 km Using Quantum Dots

#Quantum dot #SQDs #photons #QKD

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought

#Amoc #observations #air temperatures #salinity

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Friday, April 17, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 17th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 14

Who Said this?

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

Today, 430 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Industries Most Exposed to AI Are Not Only Seeing Productivity Gains but Jobs and Wage Growth Too

#AI exposure #generative AI #productivity #Augmentation

Deep earthquakes triggered by the olivine-poirierite transition

#Seismicity #transformational faulting #shear transition #diffusionless shear

A “lost world” beneath the North Sea was once full of forests

#Doggerland #sedimentary #DNA #Storegga tsunami

Largest Brain Imaging Study of Psychedelics To Date Reveals a Surprising Neural Signature

#brain activity #imaging #internal networks #cross-talk

The complete story of the Cassini-Huygens mission and how a 20-year journey to Saturn rewrote our understanding of habitable worlds

#planetary science #Titan #Enceladus #Ring System

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 16th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 13

Who Said this?

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

Today, 516 links Curated

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Scientists discover gene that helps the brain repair itself

#low-oxygen #myelin #oxygen #Retsat

The Grand Canyon’s “Swiss Cheese” Rocks Hold a Critical Secret

#Roaring Springs #caves #Kaibab Plateau #limestone

This Strange Material Can Turn Superconductivity on and off Like a Switch

#Graphene #strontium titanate #electrons #condensed matter

'Dancing jets' from black hole reveal an immense power equivalent to 10,000 suns

#Cygnus X-1 #X-ray #matter #radio

Fool’s gold isn’t so foolish: Scientists find hidden treasure in pyrite

#lithium #Appalachian #middle-Devonian #shale

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 15th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 12

Who Said this?

Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.

Today, 451 links Curated

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The people you live with could be changing your gut bacteria

#gut microbiomes #Cousin Island #relationships #anaerobic

Scientists discover why bread can cause weight gain without extra calories

#metabolism #Obesity #carbohydrate-rich #calorimetry

Scientists Uncover Hidden Force Powering Yellowstone’s Supervolcano

#geodynamic #supereruptions #lithosphere #asthenosphere

Scientists Found Human Speech-Like Patterns in Sperm Whale Clicks

#codas #structured #phonetics #phonology

Subaru telescope captures comet 3I/ATLAS composition change

#perihelion #nucleus #composition #coma

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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 14th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 11

Who Said this?

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

Today, 438 links Curated

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Light makes plants stronger but also holds them back

#p-coumaric acid #cell walls #epidermal #bonds

Scientists Uncover Hidden Clues to the Origin of the Genetic Code

#protein fragments #dipeptide #tRNA #ribosome

Scientists Grow Electronics Inside the Brains of Living Mice

#wire-free #electrode mesh #conductive #bioelectronics

Protein clusters reshape cell movement and may help cells build amino acids faster

#molecule transport #fluorescent #Microcompartments #clusters

Scientists Shrink a Lab Spectrometer to the Size of a Grain of Sand

#silicon detectors #PTSTs #neural network #inverse problem

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Monday, April 13, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 13th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 10

Who Said this?

Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past

Today, 488 links Curated

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A 67-year-old “crazy” theory about vitamin B1 has finally been proven

#carbene #thiamine #ligands #water

AI can design and run thousands of lab experiments without human hands.

#autonomously #cloud #programmable biology #automated labs

Astronomers Finally Track Down the Universe’s Missing Hydrogen

#HETDEX #halos #Cosmic Noon #UV

Tiny particles in Arctic ponds may play role in cloud formation and climate change

#nucleating #balance #aerosol #radiative

These New Molecules Could Change How We Treat Lupus and Arthritis

#autoimmune #ENDOtollins #inflammation #proteins

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 11th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 9

Who Said this?

The dividing line will not be Masons and Dixons, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.

Today, 367 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Brain study reveals hidden link between autism and ADHD

#connectivity #gene activity #frontoparietal #transcriptomic

Steel rebar may have met its match – in the form of wavy plastic

#reinforced concrete #corrosion #polylactic acid #post-cracking

Subaru Telescope sheds light on Jupiter Trojan asteroids' color mystery

#Suprime-Cam #red #migration #photometry

Energy storage breakthrough traps sunlight in a molecule

#Pyrimidone #Dewar isomer #photoisomerization #absorption

Twins Face Developmental Delays in Early Childhood

#cognition #language #social-emotional #competition

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Friday, April 10, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 10th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 8

Who Said this?

Invincibility is in oneself, vulnerability is in the opponent.

Today, 475 links Curated

Today's Five Links

MEMS array to steer lasers for quantum computer finds other uses

#projection #piezoelectric #micromirror #cantilever

Gas Turbine Generates Power Without Air Compression

#pressure-gain #detonation waves #Hydrogen #fluid-mechanical

Street green space can help cool cities, but it will not be enough on its own

#heat stress #adaptation #microclimate #urban form

Plastic bags to gasoline: Molten salts crack polyethylene into real fuels

#polyethylene #aluminum chloride #catalytic sites #solvent

The Hidden Earthquake Threat Beneath Seattle

#Pacific Northwest #SFZ #dynamics #surface ruptures

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Thursday, April 09, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 9th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 7

Who Said this?

By far the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.

Today, 428 links Curated

Today's Five Links

This walking robot could change how we search for life on Mars

#semi-autonomous #ANYmal #Marslabor #Multi-Target

The Biggest Volcanic Event in Earth’s History Transformed an Entire Oceanic Plate

#deep mantle #volcanism #OJP #dike swarm

Researchers discover new type of cell that's seen only during pregnancy

#map #maternal-fetal #interface #cannabinoids

Scientists discover hidden gut trigger behind ALS and dementia

#gut-brain bacteria #sugars #immune #glycogen

Scientists Discover Hidden Virus Linked to Colorectal Cancer

#gut ecosystem #Bacteroides fragilis #bacteriophage #markers

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Wednesday, April 08, 2026

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

Vol VI Issue 6

Who Said this?

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

Today, 427 links Curated

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

#tau protein #dementia #protection #Biomarkers

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

#bone implants #naturopathic #supplements #infections

Scientists discover reversible male birth control that stops sperm production

#contraception #JQ1 #meiosis #testis

Scientists Have Found a New Neurodevelopmental Disorder Hidden in Our Genes

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

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

#entangled #quantum effects #photons #atoms

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Tuesday, April 07, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 7th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 5

Who Said this?

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

Today, 484 links Curated

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Scientists may have found a way to keep your bones strong for life

#GPR133 #osteoporosis #protein-coupled #Osteoblasts

This Breakthrough Solar Panel Generates Power From Both Sunlight and Raindrops

#thin-film #perovskite #nanogenerators #plasma

Collapsing Plasma May Hold the Key to Cosmic Magnetism

#plasma clouds #turbulence #eddies #dynamo theory

Scientists discover hidden brain switch that tells you to stop eating

#astrocytes #tanycytes #hypothalamus #glucose

A Peculiar Polymer Paired with Sunlight Could Remove PFAS

#polyfluoroalkyls #photocatalysis #photodegradation #PIM

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Monday, April 06, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 6th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 4

Who Said this?

Copyright is not a moral right, it's a monetization strategy that enables some information related business models at the expense of others.

Today, 418 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Early Data from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Reveals Over 11,000 New Asteroids

#NOIRLab #SLAC #First Look #NEOs

Scientists Discover Strange Property of Rice and Turn It Into a Smart Material

#compressed #metamaterial #rate softening #speed-sensitive

Mars dust storms are sparking electricity and rewriting the planet’s chemistry

#static electricity #ESDs #electrochemical #chlorine

Stopping algae blooms with bacteria-busting buoys

#cyanobacteria #PVC #algaecide #hydrogel

An aerobot with ISRU capabilities could explore Venus' atmosphere for years

#SOE #seismic events #ceramic #SO2

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Saturday, April 04, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 4th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 3

Who Said this?

There is no glory in using artificial intelligence for military war. The glory of AI lies in using it to remove the sufferings of humanity.

Today, 350 links Curated

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This Liquid Snapped Instead of Flowing and Scientists Were Shocked

#viscosity #critical stress #fluid dynamics #rheology

Domino polymerization provides a new route to versatile, degradable plastics

#degradable #poly(disulfide) #PDTL #thiolactone

Scientists Uncover Giant Lava Fields From an Active Underwater Volcano

#Axial Seamount #Juan de Fuca #inflation #dikes

This New Sensor Could Sniff Out Pneumonia on a Person's Breath

#nanoparticles #biomarkers #PlasmoSniff #protease enzymes

Meteor impacts may have sparked life on Earth, scientists say

#Asteroid #hydrothermal #deep-sea vents #Chicxulub

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Friday, April 03, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 3rd, 2026

Vol VI Issue 2

Who Said this?

People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.

Today, 485 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Earth’s magnetic field went wild 600 million years ago and scientists finally know why

#Ediacaran #magnetic signals #paleomagnetism #Anti-Atlas

Mysterious Structure Found Buried Beneath an Ancient Egyptian City

#Buto #ERT #Sentinel-1 #3D inversion

3D Printed Bone Grafts From Georgetown Researchers Could Replace Traditional Implants

#pectin #pores #3D-Bioplotter #natural materials

Physicists Found Something That Can Move Faster Than Light: The Darkness Inside It

#optical vortices #wave pattern #electron microscopy #interferometry

Deafness reversed: One injection restores hearing in just weeks

#gene therapy #congenital deafness #OTOF #AAV

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Wednesday, April 01, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 1st, 2026

Vol VI Issue 1

Who Said this?

Bankers are looting the world. You're not in the middle of a recession; you're in the middle of a robbery.

Today, 519 links Curated

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These “smart” crystals bend and snap back when hit with light

#Perovskite #photostriction #smart materials #ABX3

Stanford scientists create shape-shifting material that changes color and texture like an octopus

#topography #visual #nanophotonics #color patterns

Scientists Have Figured Out How To Best Restore Oyster Reefs

#geometry #structure #spatial arrangement #3D systems

Giant Study Reveals Why Some Viruses Hide Inside Your Body For Life

#viral load #DNA #loci #MHC

Scientists discover hidden “winds” inside cells that could explain cancer spread

#internal currents #proteins #iPALM #actin

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .March 31st, 2026

Vol V Issue 75

Who Said this?

Our own desires stand between us and our Better Angels

Today, 472 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Can a Common Vitamin Fight the Most Aggressive Brain Cancer?

#niacin #glioblastoma #immune #rejuvenates

NASA Just Found Something Strange Inside Asteroid Bennu Sample

#carbon-rich #OSIRIS-REx #aliphatic #water

Pig semen molecule could deliver chemotherapy to hard-to-reach eye cancer, mouse study suggests

#exosomes #retinoblastoma #sperm #hydrogen peroxide

Scientists discover sleep switch that builds muscle, burns fat, and boosts brainpower