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ASTRONOMER HAR SET ET SORT HUL OPSLUGE EN NEUTRON-STJERNE: Astronomers were finally able to detect a merger between a black hole and a neutron star. This phenomenon was predicted before, but just recently observed by detecting gravitational waves that were made in the merger. The unique thing about this is that instead of merging between 2 objects it could be more precise to say that tHe black hole "swallowed" the neutron star.
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'There may not be a conflict after all' in expanding universe debate
16hDISKUSSION OM HVOR HURTIGT UNIVERSET UDVIDER SIG: Our universe is expanding, but our two main ways to measure how fast this expansion is happening have resulted in different answers. For the past decade, astrophysicists have been gradually dividing into two camps: one that believes that the difference is significant, and another that thinks it could be due to errors in measurement.
Life on Venus Impossible Due to Lack of Water, Study Suggests
1hDER ER IKKE LIV PÅ VENUS FORDI DER MANGLER VAND: Otherwise-clement regions of the planet’s atmosphere are still too dry to sustain life as we know it — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Yellow emojis not neutral symbols of identity
7hEMOIJS-SYMBOLER ER IKKE RACE-NEUTRALE: Text messages and social media posts that contain yellow emojis are seen as having been written by white people, a study suggests.
A white dwarf living on the edge
3hASTRONOMISK KOLLISION MELLEM TO HVIDE DVÆRGE: Astronomers have discovered the smallest and most massive white dwarf ever seen. The smoldering cinder, which formed when two less massive white dwarfs merged, is heavy, "packing a mass greater than that of our Sun into a body about the size of our Moon," says Ilaria Caiazzo, the Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics at Caltech and lead author of the
Researchers document quantum melting of Wigner Crystals
5hVIGNER-KRYSTALLER: In 1934, physicist Eugene Wigner made a theoretical prediction based on quantum mechanics that for 87 years went unseen.
'They just kept on rising': data reveals alarming greenhouse gas increase
6hKLIMA-DRIVHUSGASSERNE FORTSÆTTER MED AT STIGE: If we are to reduce net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, we haven't made a good start. Governments, industry and individuals need to do much more, a new study shows.
Securing decent living standards for all while reducing global energy use
13hKLIMAÆNDRINGER VIL KRÆVE FUNDAMENTALE ÆNDRINGER I LANDENES ØKONOMIER: Fundamental changes in our economies are required to secure decent living standards for all in the struggle against climate breakdown, according to new research.
Delta Variant’s Spread Prompts Reconsideration of Mask Guidance
21hVACCINEREDE MENNESKER BØR STADIG BÆRE MASKER INDENDØRS, FORESLÅS DET. Los Angeles County and the W.H.O. warned that even immunized people should wear masks indoors. Some scientists agreed, but urged a localized approach.
Newly Discovered 'Sleeper Phase' in Stem Cells Could Advance Brain Tumor Treatment
14hNY MULIG BEHANDLING MOD HJERNEKRÆFT: Like putting cancer to sleep.
‘I felt betrayed’: how Covid research could help patients living with chronic fatigue syndrome
15hKRONISK TRÆTHEDSSYNDROM LIGNER EN AF BIVIRKNINGERNE VED COVID: People with ME/CFS face debilitating symptoms but often feel dismissed by doctors. The focus on long Covid could help change that In the fall of 2016, Ashanti Daniel, a nurse in Beverly Hills, California, went to an infectious disease physician looking for answers about a weird illness she couldn’t shake. After falling sick with a virus four months earlier, she still felt too tired to stand up in
W.H.O. Says China Has Eliminated Malaria
9h***KINA HAR UDRYDDET MALARIA: The eradication of malaria in the world’s most populous nation offers lessons in how innovative treatments and aggressive tracking can keep the disease in check.
Covid: Sage scientist fears England could repeat ‘mistakes of last summer’
11hDER ER RISIKO FOR EN SOMMERBØLGE AF COVID I ENGLAND: Prof Stephen Reicher says restrictions may have to be reimposed if reopening leads to surge in infections Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A scientific adviser to the government’s Covid-19 response has expressed fears England could be in danger of repeating “the mistakes of last summer”. Prof Stephen Reicher, from the University of St Andrews and a member of the Scien
Mysterious Mineral Only Ever Seen in Meteorites Inexplicably Found by The Dead Sea
13hMINERAL-FUND I DET DØDE HAV, SOM HIDTIL KUN KENDES FRA METEORITTER: We don't know how this is possible.
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021: Shortlist revealed
13hFOTO AF ASTRONOMISK INTERESSE: The competition has received more than 4,500 entries from people in 75 countries.
This Cool 4,400-Year-Old Snake Stick From Finland May Have Belonged to a Shaman
18hARKÆOLOGISK FUND I FINLAND ER 4400 ÅR GAMMELT: "It made me utterly speechless and gave me the shivers."
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How to photograph the moon on your phone or camera with the best settings
19hHVORDAN MAN TAGER GODE BILLEDER AF MÅNEN: Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl explains the dos and don’ts of taking pictures of the moon When a full moon rises, many people will pull out their mobile phones to try and get an Instagram-worthy photograph, but unfortunately it’s really challenging to take a great picture of the moon. Two reasons: it is very far away and unless you have a telephoto lens (which makes the moon appear
Virgin Orbit Just Launched a Rocket Strapped to the Wing of a 747
5hRICHARD BRANSON SATELLIT SENDT AFSTED: Virgin Orbit Satellite delivery company Virgin Orbit — not to be confused with the space tourism company Virgin Galactic, though both were started by Richard Branson — just flew a Boeing 747 to a lofty height before launching a space rocket strapped to the bottom of one of its wings. The modified 747, dubbed Cosmic Girl, took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California early Wednesday mo
By Now, Burnout Is a Given
10hUDBRÆNDTHED ER ALMINDELIGT FÆNOMEN: Congratulations if you aren’t burned out. Perhaps you learned to play the guitar, wrote a screenplay, or took up French during the pandemic. But if you’re like me and most of my patients, you’re running on fumes. Burnout is usually reserved to describe work-related phenomena : exhaustion, feelings of negativism, and reduced professional efficacy. In 2019, the World Health Organization officially
COVID-19 Makes Lasting Changes to Blood Cells, Which Might Explain a Lot
13hÆNDRINGER AF COVID-VIRUSSET: Alterations that persist for months.
A heatwave in Seattle? Extreme weather is no longer ‘unprecedented’ | Arwa Mahdawi
14hFREMTIDEN MED KLIMAFORANDRINGERNE: This is serious enough for the 1% to start building bunkers ready for environmental collapse A few years ago, the author and academic Douglas Rushkoff got invited to a swanky private resort to talk to a bunch of obscenely rich hedge fund guys about the future of technology. He thought they were going to ask him how technology was going to improve the world, but they were far more interested in di
Oldest Known Plague Victim Was Just Discovered. It Was 4,000 Years Before Black Death
20h***PESTEN HAVDE ALLEREDE SIN GANG PÅ JORDEN FOR 4000 ÅR SIDEN: Stone Age microbes.
Fukushima disaster: Tracking the wild boar 'takeover'
20hI JAPAN SES KRYDSNINGER MELLEM VILDSVIN OG TAMSVIN: A genetic study shows wild boar are thriving and breeding with domestic pigs from abandoned farms.
The Extremes a Walrus Will Go to for Love
21hPARRINGSLYDENE FRA EN HVALROS: When Sivuqaq the walrus wanted a mate, he let it be known, loud and clear. Each year, as winter turned to spring, the marine-animal center at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California, would reverberate with his come-hither calls—a nonstop orchestral mélange of whistles and warbles, barks and bellows, even clacks and clangs. The serenades emerged not just from Sivuqaq’s mustachioed mouth
Startup Wants to Build Tiny Nuclear Reactors That Run Off Nuclear Waste
2h:NOGLE FORESLÅR AT LAVE MINI-ATOMKRAFTVÆRKER: Off-Site Microreactors A Silicon Valley-based startup called Oklo wants to build tiny nuclear reactors that can run off spent fuel from much bigger, conventional nuclear reactors, CNBC reports . Experts are excited by the concept of microreactors because nuclear facilities have historically relied on economies of scale — a paradigm this tech could reverse. “Microreactors promise to turn this para
Brighter Than a Billion Billion Suns: Gamma-Ray Bursts Continue to Surprise
7h:GAMMA-STRÅLER STADIG IKKE FORSTÅET HELT: In July 1967, at the height of the Cold War, American satellites that had been launched to look for Soviet nuclear weapons tests found something wholly unexpected. The Vela 3 and 4 satellites observed brief flashes of high-energy photons, or gamma rays, that appeared to be coming from space. Later, in a 1973 paper that compiled more than a dozen such mysterious events, astronomers would dub them.
Mysterious dodecahedrons of the Roman Empire
7h:ARKÆOLOGER HAR FUNDET 12-KANTEDE HULE GENSTANDE FRA ROMERTIDEN, SOM MAN IKKE KENDER BRUGEN AF: In 1739, a strange, twelve-sided hollow object from Roman times was discovered in England. Since then, more than a hundred dodecahedrons have been unearthed, but their purpose remains unknown. The only thing we know for sure is where they were found, which points to a Gallo-Roman connection. Some outliers notwithstanding, almost all Roman dodecahedrons were found in Britain, Gaul, and Roman Germa
The Internet Is Rotting
9h:INTERNETTETS FREMTID: Sixty years ago the futurist Arthur C. Clarke observed that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. The internet—how we both communicate with one another and together preserve the intellectual products of human civilization—fits Clarke’s observation well. In Steve Jobs’s words, “ it just works ,” as readily as clicking, tapping, or speaking. And every bit as much ali
Fukushima Now Home to Radioactive Boar-Pig Hybrids
2h(GENTAGELSE AF ARTIKEL OVENFOR): DER SES KRYDSNINGER MELLEM VILDSVIN OG TAMSVIN I JAPAN I OMRÅDER ER DER FORLADT PÅ GRUND AF ATOMKRAFT-ULYKKE: It’s been just over a decade since a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused the meltdown of a nuclear reactor in Japan’s Fukushima region. The ensuing evacuation has allowed local plant and animal species to thrive, reclaiming nature in the absence of humans. Included among the thriving fauna: domesticated pigs that have bred with wild boars to create new hybrids, as Inv
Comet Sails Past Earth, Leaving Trail of Alcohol in Its Wake
3h:EN KOMET DANNEDE EN HALE AF ALKOHOL: Watch the Road! The comet 46P/Wirtanen should have called a designated driver when it sailed past Earth in December 2018. That’s because scientists who took a closer look at the comet’s flyby found that it left a shocking amount of alcohol in its wake, according to research published in The Planetary Science Journal . Typically, other compounds will outweigh alcohol in a comet’s trail, and the sc
Bronze Age 'infinity pool' hosted supernatural water rituals, archaeologists say
9h:ARKÆOLOGISK FUND BRONZE-ALDEREN FOR 3000 ÅR SIDEN VAR MÅSKE EN HIMMEL-REFLEKTERENDE SØ BRUGT UNDER RELIGIØSE RITUALER : A mysterious wooden structure built in Italy more than 3,000 years ago may have been a Bronze Age "infinity pool" that reflected the sky during religious rituals.
UK government's 'toothless policies' failing to protect nature
20h:KRITIK I ENGLAND OVER MANGLENDE BESKYTTELSE AF BIODIVERSITET: MPs say that the government's plans for nature are wholly insufficient to stem the losses of plants and species.
A dangerous 'Omega block' is trapping scorching hot air over the US and Canada
22h:USA OPLEVER USÆDVANLIGT VARMT VEJR FREMKALDT AF JET-STRØMME I ATMOSFÆREN: Undulations in the jet stream have caused a heat dome to descend on the Pacific Northwest, leading to record high temperatures in the US and Canada.
Awe Appears To Be Awfully Beneficial
23h:ÆREFRYGT ER EN GAVNLIG FØLELSE: 20 years ago, scientists began to study a mysterious emotion known as awe. Now they believe awe offers a range of benefits when practiced regularly, calming our nervous systems and relieving stress.
Car With Pop-Out Wings Aces Test Flight
31min:TESTFLYVNING AF BIL (AirCar) SOM KAN FLYVE: Roll Out! A flying car prototype just completed a 35-minute test flight, traveling the roughly 50 miles between the airports in Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia. The AirCar, as it’s called, takes its name literally. The vehicle is an unusual transforming hybrid that can drive around like a car before popping out its tail, unfolding its wings, and cruising down a runway to take flight, The BBC repor
The Code That Build the Web Is a Now a $5 Million NFT
:SALG AF KODEN SOM BYGGEDE INTERNETTET I STARTEN: The author of the code that built the WWW will donate the proceeds to charity. But the auction raises questions about the transformative impact of non-fungible tokens.
2hNFT Berners-Lee Sotheby
Elon Musk Offers to Bring a “Few Spare Engines” to Rocket Competitor
4h:FIRMAER SOM VIL SENDE RAKETTER UD I RUMMET: Potluck In a light-hearted exchange on Twitter this week, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk offered to give its competitor United Launch Alliance (ULA) a leg up. When invited to see the development of ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket for himself by CEO Tory Bruno, Musk offered to “bring a few spare engines… I mean, just in case.” “Thank you for the kind offer,” Bruno replied . “But, I hear your bird flys [sic] wit
El Salvador’s Race to Be the Bitcoin Capital of the World
7h:KAMPEN OM AT LAVE BITCOIN-PENGE: After China’s crackdown, the cryptocurrency crowd is looking for a new haven. The Central American nation thinks it’s the answer.
Consequences of DDT Exposure Could Last Generations
8h:FORURENING MED DDT KAN PÅVIRKE MENNESKER I FLERE GENERATIONER: Scientists found health effects in grandchildren of women exposed to the pesticide — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Immune System Mutiny: Mast Cells and the Mystery of Long Covid
11h:MAST-CELLE AKTIVERINGSSYNDROM (MÅSKE SAMMENHÆNG MED BIVIRKNINGER FRA COVID): When I showed up in my doctor’s office, I was a young woman on an absurdly limited diet, experiencing a myriad of fluctuating symptoms. Decades later, I received a diagnosis: mast cell activation syndrome. Could my condition be linked to others, such as long Covid?
Ten journals denied 2020 Impact Factors because of excessive self-citation or “citation stacking”
11h:NOGLE TIDSSKRIFTARTIKLER HAR USÆDVANLIGT MANGE CITATIONER TIL EGNE ARTIKLER: Clarivate, the company behind the Impact Factor, a closely watched — and controversial — metric, is calling out more than 20 journals for unusual citation patterns. The 21 journals — 10 of which were suppressed, meaning they will not receive an Impact Factor in 2020, and 11 of which received an expression of concern — … Continue reading
Who'd Win in a Fight – Scorpion or Tarantula? A Venom Scientist Has The Answer
14h:KAMP-UDFALD MELLEM SKORPION OG FUGLEEDDERKOP: Place your bets!!
Floating Fire Ant Rafts Form Mesmerizing Amoeba-Like Shapes
20h:MYRER SOM DANNER FLYDENDE BROER: Researchers say the morphing colonies help ants feel for solid land in a flooded environment—and might inspire swarming robots one day
The Antitrust Case Against Facebook Is Very Much Alive
23h:FORSØG PÅ AT BREMSE AT FACEBOOK BLIVER FOR DOMINERENDE: A judge dealt the Federal Trade Commission a setback this week in its quest to break the company up—but also provided a roadmap for how to proceed.
GPs in England ‘failing to recognise thousands of long Covid cases’
2h:PROBLEMER MED AT FINDE LANGTIDS-BIVIRKNINGER HOS COVID-PATIENTER: Research finds number of recorded cases is nearly 100 times smaller than adults estimated to have had condition Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage GPs in England may be failing to recognise thousands of cases of long Covid, according to research that raises questions about how the condition is diagnosed, recorded and managed in the NHS. Researchers at Oxford University
Tang, muslinger og søpølser: Vi kan spare masser af CO2 og få et renere havmiljø, hvis vi bruger havets superhelte
16h:DER ER UUDNYTTET MAD OG FODER I HAVET FRA TANG, MUSLINGER MV.: Vi kan hente millioner af ton mad og foder fra de danske farvande, viser en ny rapport.
Enormous Antarctic lake vanishes in 3 days
5h:KLIMAÆNDRINGERNE SMELTER ANTARKTIS : Scientists are concerned that increasing amounts of meltwater could be finding its way into the ocean.
Did Elon Musk Quietly Fire the President of Neuralink?
6h:AMBITIONEN OM AT LAVE EN COMPUTER SOM MENNESKETS HJERNE KAN STYRE VIA ET HJERNE-IMPLANTAT: Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface venture, Neuralink, remains highly secretive. The overarching idea, of course, is to develop an enormously ambitious commercial brain implant that will let users control computers with their minds. In Musk’s telling, this “ Fitbit in your skull ” will do everything from streaming music directly into your brain to healing spinal paralysis and mental illness — a
Building the dams that doomed a valley
17h:VIRKNINGER AF KÆMPEDÆMNINGER I USA: As an MIT senior, Jerome “Jerre” Spurr had paid little attention to the articles in the Boston Globe about the new reservoir planned for Western Massachusetts. But in 1927, just a month before his graduation, he found himself in a face-to-face interview with Frank Winsor, the chief engineer of the massive construction project. Winsor had personally visited MIT to recruit top engineering graduates
Searching 230-Million-Year-Old Poop, Scientists Find a New Beetle
5h:PALÆOTOLOGER HAR FUNDET EN BILLE I EKSKREMENTER DER ER 230 MILL ÅR GAMLE: A new species emerged from three-dimensional x-rays of droppings left by a close dinosaur relative — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How green mining could pave the way to net zero and a sustainable future
6h:METALLER KAN UDTRÆKKES FRA VARME SALTKILDER UNDER SOVENDE VULKANER; GULD, SØLV, ZINK, KOBBER MV. VILLE KUNNE UDTRÆKKES FRA DE VARME SALTKILDER I 2 KM DYBDE: Scientists at the University of Oxford demonstrate how it is possible to directly extract valuable metals from hot salty fluids ('brines') trapped in porous rocks at depths of around 2km below dormant volcanoes. They propose this radical green-mining approach to provide essential metals for a net zero future—copper, gold, zinc, silver and lithium—in a sustainable way.
China declared malaria-free after 70-year eradication campaign
7h:(GENTAGELSE AF TIDLIGERE ARTIKEL) KINA ER NU FRI FOR MALARIA: WHO announcement sends ‘resounding message’ to countries still fighting the deadly disease, experts say
Black Scientists Find Community—and Plan for the Road Ahead
9h:RACESPØRGSMÅLET TAGES OP AF FORSKERE: The Black in X network mobilized last summer to bring attention to racism in STEM. This week, they’re holding their first conference to talk about what’s next.
Breakthrough for tracking RNA with fluorescence
10h***RNA (mRNA) KAN FØLGES VED AT BRUGE FLUORESCENS SOM SPORINGSMIDDEL (MÆRKNINGSMIDDEL): Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in developing a method to label mRNA molecules, and thereby follow, in real time, their path through cells, using a microscope—without affecting their properties or subsequent activity. The breakthrough could be of great importance in facilitating the development of new RNA-based medicines.
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A future ocean too warm for corals might have half as many fish species
6hPredicting the potential effects of coral loss on fish communities globally is a fundamental task, especially considering that reef fishes provide protein to millions of people. A new study led by the University of Helsinki predicts how fish diversity will respond to declines in coral diversity and shows that future coral loss might cause a more than 40% reduction in reef fish diversity globally.
Abnormally high alcohol and mystery heat source detected on comet wirtanen
10hComet 46P/Wirtanen was releasing an unusual amount of alcohol as it made its historic flyby of Earth two and a half years ago. That's one of the findings from the latest published study comet detectives conducted after observing 46P/Wirtanen with W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawaiʻi.
The Experimental African Houses That Outsmart Malaria
8hA field test of custom-designed homes proves that when carbon dioxide can flow out, mosquitoes stay out too.
First you see it, then you don't: scientists closer to explaining Mars methane mystery
10hWhy do some science instruments detect the gas on the Red Planet while others don't?
Over 200 Million Years Ago, Nature Called. It Was Full of Beetles.
5hFossilized feces from a dinosaur ancestor preserved an insect species not previously known to science in exquisite detail.
A fast-expanding Type Ia supernova exploded in NGC 474, study finds
8hUsing ground-based facilities, astronomers from China and elsewhere have conducted extensive optical photometric and spectroscopic observations of the supernova SN 2017fgc, which exploded in the galaxy NGC 474. Results of the study, published June 23 on arXiv.org, indicate that this explosion is a fast-expanding Type Ia supernova.
Search for heavy bosons sets new limits
6hSince discovering the Higgs boson in 2012, the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN has been working to understand its properties. One question in particular stands out: why does the Higgs boson have the mass that it does? Experiments have measured its mass to be around 125 GeV—yet the Standard Model implies it has much larger mass and requires a very large correction to the mathematics in order to align t
Ancient carved snake found in Finland
6hA pair of researchers from the University of Turku and the University of Helsinki, respectively, both in Finland, has found a well-preserved ancient carved snake at Järvensuo 1, a dig site in south-west Finland. In their paper published on the Cambridge University Press site Cambridge Core, Satu Koivisto and Antti Lahelma describe where the artifact was found, its condition, its age and its possib
Science journal editor says he quit over China boycott article
8hDavid Curtis says publisher of Annals of Human Genetics blocked call for protest at treatment of Uyghurs The editor of a long-established academic journal has said he resigned after his publisher vetoed a call to boycott Chinese science in protest at Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. Prof David Curtis, from University College London’s Genetics Institute, says
Our pilot events illuminated the means of managing Covid risks | Letter
4hProf Iain Buchan, the principal investigator for the Events Research Programme at Liverpool, explains how the trial events generated a large amount of valuable data about Covid transmission As lead researcher for the Liverpool pilots in the Events Research Programme (ERP), I would like to set out some important facts in response to your article regarding the phase one report ( Covid event pilots
Crucial Tech Like Email Is Still Failing Trans Employees
7hIf companies truly want to support their LGBTQ+ colleagues, they'd make inclusivity the default setting.
Astronomers Thrill at Giant Comet Flying into Our Solar System
8hThe huge object may be the biggest comet ever seen. And it is already showing signs of activity as it approaches the orbit of Saturn — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Study finds new ways of detecting dark matter in black holes
1hA new paper narrowed down what type of black holes may be the best candidates for containing dark matter. So far, dark matter has not been directly observed. The research team also developed new techniques to spot Hawking radiation that potentially comes from black holes. Predicted to account for over 80 percent of all matter in the universe, so far, no one has directly seen dark matter. This is
Richard Branson Roasts Jeff Bezos Going to Space: “Jeff Who?”
53minJeff Who? Following Virgin Orbit’s successful launch of seven satellites via a rocket dropped from the wing of a Boeing 747 jet liner this morning, CEO Richard Branson threw a jab at the competition. During a televised interview with CNBC ‘s Kelly Evans, the Virgin Group CEO made light of reports that Blue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos might beat him to space. “Are you trying to beat Jeff
35 Innovators Under 35
9hThe is our yearly opportunity to take a look at not just where technology is now, but where it’s going and who’s taking it there. More than 500 people are nominated every year, and from this group the editors pick the most promising 100 to move on to the semifinalist round. Their work is then evaluated by our panel of judges who have expertise in such areas as artificial intelligence, biotechnol
India's Bharti invests $500m in UK space start-up OneWeb
14hThe cash injection comes after the British government and Bharti Global bailed out the company last year.
Finally, a Film That Understands Social Media
6hWhen A’ziah King, a.k.a. Zola, a.k.a. @_zolarmoon , hit Send on the first of her 148 tweets about a trip to Florida gone wrong, Twitter was a different place. In 2015, users could publish only 140 characters at a time. A debate about the color of a dress could dominate the platform for a week. And a winding thread like King’s—about meeting a stripper named Jessica and accompanying her for a weeke
The world's thinnest technology—only two atoms thick
5hResearchers from Tel Aviv University have engineered the world's tiniest technology, with a thickness of only two atoms. According to the researchers, the new technology proposes a way for storing electric information in the thinnest unit known to science, in one of the most stable and inert materials in nature. The allowed quantum-mechanical electron tunneling through the atomically thin film may
A promising new pathway to treating type 2 diabetes
20hResearchers believe the liver may hold the key to new, preventative Type 2 diabetes treatments.
Coin toss influences outcome of penalty shootouts
6hIn the knockout phase of the European Championship, some matches will probably be decided in a penalty shoot-out. There has been much discussion about whether the sequence in which the teams take their penalties has an influence on the outcome of the match. A new study has now tried answering this question. As Matthias Sutter from the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Collective Goods in Bonn
A legacy of landmark buildings in Malaysia and Singapore
18hLim Chong Keat, MArch ’57, has created a towering legacy in Southeast Asia, in more ways than one. He’s responsible for modernist landmarks such as the Komtar Tower in Penang (once Malaysia’s tallest skyscraper) and the Singapore Conference Hall—which for half a century has hosted cultural and political events, serving as home to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and later to the Singapore Chinese
Mixing and matching different vaccines seems to work
11hThe news: In a preprint published on Monday, researchers reported that people who got a shot of Oxford-AstraZeneca followed four weeks later by Pfizer-BioNTech had strong immune responses, higher than those who got two doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca, and roughly comparable to those who received two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech. That’s reassuring news for the countries that have already been mixing and m
The woman who brought us the world
16hHad Virginia Tower Norwood listened to her high school guidance counselor, she would have become a librarian. Her aptitude test showed a remarkable facility with numbers, and in 1943, he could think of no better way for a young woman to put such skills to use. Luckily, Norwood didn’t suffer from the same lack of imagination. The salutatorian of her Philadelphia high school class, she had long bee
The Atlantic Daily: Heat Threatens to Define the Next Century
7hEvery weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. This summer’s heat is no joke. We’re not talking about an ice-cream-cone-melting, sweat-through-your-clothes kind of hot. This is a deadly, smothering, street-buckling hot. Extreme heat is a known
No hope for life in Venus clouds
9hLife in the clouds of Venus is impossible due to the extremely low amount of water despite last year's findings suggesting the presence of organic material.
Researchers develop wearable sensor to monitor oxygen levels through skin
nowResearchers have combined a new oxygen-sensing film with machine learning to create a wearable sensor capable of measuring tissue oxygenation through skin. The device could be used to monitor a person's oxygen levels on a continuous basis for applications in medicine and sports.
Robinhood Paying $70 Million Fine For Being Absolutely Terrible
3minSystemic Failures Investing platform Robinhood has agreed to pay a fine of nearly $70 million to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a US group tasked with regulating brokerage firms and exchange markets. Why? Basically because Robinhood is really, really terrible at its job. The “financial penalty” was ordered by FINRA due to Robinhood’s “systemic supervisory failures and signif
First Report of a New Navigational Supersense That Birds Use to Find Their Way Home
19minFluorescent atoms in pigeon retinas provide an entirely new mechanism for navigation, says Chinese physicists.
Assessment tool helps future pharmacists prepare for work in the community
24minAs the pharmacy profession evolves to providing more patient care services, there is a continued need for pharmacy curricula to maintain pace. A recent study suggests Objective Structured Clinical Examinations have value in assessing clinical skills while also giving students learning experiences in community pharmacy settings.
Decoding electron dynamics
24minResearchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) propose a scheme to identify and weigh the quantum orbits in strong-field tunneling ionization.
Did your plastic surgeon really turn back the clock? Artificial intelligence may be able to quantify how young you actually look after facelift surgery
24minFor most patients, the reasons for having a facelift are simple: to "turn back the clock" for a younger and more attractive appearance. Even during the pandemic year 2020, more than 234,000 patients underwent facelift surgery, according to American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) statistics.
Does socioeconomic status explain why Black people with MS have more disability?
24minA new study suggests that even when differences in socioeconomic status are taken into consideration, Black people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be more negatively impacted by the disease than white people with MS. The research is published in the June 30, 2021, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Are multiple sclerosis drugs used early on in the disease also effective later?
24minNew research may help neurologists identify which drugs are best for people with the advanced form of MS called secondary progressive MS. The new study, published in the June 30, 2021, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found that the more potent disease-modifying drugs are more effective in reducing flare-ups in secondary progressive MS than the
Astronauts demonstrate CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in space
27minResearchers have developed and successfully demonstrated a novel method for studying how cells repair damaged DNA in space.
Machine learning helps in predicting when immunotherapy will be effective
27minCancer cells can put the body's immune cells into sleep mode. Immunotherapy can reverse this, but it doesn't work for all patients and all cancer types. Researchers have now developed machine learning models that can predict if someone is likely to respond positively to immunotherapy. In clinical settings, this could pave the way for personalized immunotherapy approaches for patients, as well as g
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in cattle
27minNew research shows that there may be more antimicrobial-resistant salmonella in our food animals than scientists previously thought.
Common errors in internet energy analysis
27minWhen it comes to understanding and predicting trends in energy use, the internet is a tough nut to crack. So say energy researchers in two recent articles that discuss the pitfalls that plague estimates of the internet's energy and carbon impacts.
A future ocean that is too warm for corals might have half as many fish species
27minPredicting the potential effects of coral loss on fish communities globally is a fundamental task, especially considering that reef fishes provide protein to millions of people. A new study predicts how fish diversity will respond to declines in coral diversity and shows that future coral loss might cause a more than 40% reduction in reef fish diversity globally.
Are ‘Heat Pumps’ the Answer to Heat Waves? Some Cities Think So.
31minElectric heat pumps are a way to cool and heat homes at a much lower carbon cost than traditional air-conditioners and furnaces.
Branson mum on when he'll launch to space on Virgin Galactic
31minVirgin Galactic's Richard Branson won't say when he'll ride his rocket ship to space or whether he's looking to become the first billionaire to launch aboard his own rocket.
7 scientists who helped change the world
37minThey're not as famous as Darwin or Curie, but these heroes made our lives better through groundbreaking achievements.
Research lays groundwork for restoring lost oral functions with pacemaker-like devices
45minEven the mundane act of swallowing requires a well-coordinated dance of more than 30 muscles of the mouth. The loss of function of even one of these, due to disease or injury, can be extremely debilitating. For these people, nerve stimulation offers a ray of hope to regain some of their lost oral function.
Conservatives' sensitivity to pandemic threat suppressed by distrust of science, media
49minResearchers studying the intersection of politics and psychology have long documented a link between threat sensitivity and social conservatism: People who are more socially conservative tend to react more strongly to threats. Conversely, those who are more socially liberal tend to be less sensitive to threats, viewing the world as a generally safe place and embracing change to explore new possibi
Researchers looking at oil and water interaction to prevent water contamination
49minOil spills in the ocean have a devastating impact on the environment. More than 400,000 gallons of oil are spilled in oceans each year, affecting hundreds of square miles and killing more than 50,000 aquatic animals. In 2019 alone, five oil spills—three classified as major to medium—devastated ecosystems.
Solving a murder case with physics
49minIn 2009, famed music producer Phil Spector was found guilty of the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was found dead from a single gunshot to her mouth at close range in Spector's California mansion.
International team develops predictive tool to help mitigate COVID-19 in Africa
1hA Penn State-led international collaboration has developed a modeling tool to project how COVID-19 may spread in African countries.
Q&A: Eating Milk Chocolate in the Morning Boosts Fat Metabolism
1hA study of 19 postmenopausal women found that eating a bar of chocolate in the morning affected their bodies differently than eating it at night, but neither led to weight gain.
5-minute breathing workout lowers blood pressure as much as exercise, drugs
1hA new study shows that a breathing exercise known as Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training can reduce blood pressure in weeks, with benefits on par with daily exercise or medication.
Employed individuals more likely to contract the flu, study shows
1hResearchers found that employed individuals, on average, are 35.3% more likely to be infected with the flu virus.
Better method to predict offshore wind power
1hResearchers have developed a machine learning model using a physics-based simulator and real-world meteorological data to better predict offshore wind power.
Mixing it up: A low-cost way to make efficient, stable perovskite solar cells
1hBy using a fluid mixing process instead of expensive, high-temperature fabrication methods, researchers may have demonstrated a pathway to producing flexible, printed solar cells on a cost effective, industrial scale.
New research lifts the clouds on land clearing and biodiversity loss
1hA new mathematical model has been developed to uncover land clearing when satellite imagery is obstructed by clouds.
Embryo freezing for IVF appears linked to blood pressure problems in pregnancy
1hA large cohort study drawn from the national IVF registry of France, which included almost 70,000 pregnancies delivered after 22 weeks gestation between 2013 and 2018, has found a higher risk of pre-eclampsia and hypertension in pregnancies derived from frozen-thawed embryos. This risk was found significantly greater in those treatments in which the uterus was prepared for implantation with hormon
Jessica Morris obituary
1hCampaigner for better treatments for people with brain cancer The communications consultant Jessica Morris did much to give a voice to people who lacked one. In the years up to her death at the age of 57 from brain cancer, she made her illness the basis of a campaign to find treatments for others. In January 2016 she was hiking in a valley north of New York when she found herself trying to speak:
New markers for coronary microvascular disease identified
1hIn a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have identified specific biomarkers for CMD, which might reduce future hospitalizations.
AI and marshmallows: Training human-AI collaboration
1hIn an effort to understand how to train AI, researchers discovered a total of nine negotiations strategies that study participants utilized throughout an exercise. The stand out lesson: cooperative strategies of negotiation were more effective than selfish strategies. This information can be used in the future to inform the creation of an automated system which takes various strategies of negotiat
Proteins could offer risk markers and therapy targets in diabetic kidney disease
1hA 7- to 15-year longitudinal study of 358 diabetics has linked three proteins in blood with a slower progression of diabetic kidney disease and progressive kidney failure.
Newly discovered proteins protect against progression of diabetic kidney disease
1hNewly discovered proteins provide protection against progression of kidney disease in diabetes.
The Southern diet – fried foods and sugary drinks – may raise risk of sudden cardiac death
1hParticipants in a large-scale study who more commonly consumed a Southern-style diet – high in added fats, fried foods, processed meats and sugary drinks – had a higher risk of sudden cardiac death than people who had lower adherence to a Southern-style diet.
Slowing down grape ripening can improve fruit quality for winemaking
1hWine grapes are particularly finicky when it comes to their environment. For instance, heatwaves and droughts lead to earlier berry ripening and lackluster wine. And these types of episodes are expected to intensify as Earth's climate changes. Now, researchers have tweaked growing conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon grapes to slow down their ripening, which increased the levels of compounds associat
Scientists intensify electrolysis, utilize carbon dioxide more efficiently with magnets
1hA promising approach captures atmospheric carbon dioxide and then through CO2 electrolysis converts it into value-added chemicals and intermediates, like ethanol. Reducing the energy consumption of this high-power process has been underexplored. Researchers report a new opportunity to use magnetism to reduce the energy required for CO2 electrolysis by up to 60% in a flow electrolyzer.
Discovery of the role of a key gene in the development of ALS
1hAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, attacks nerve cells known as motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, gradually leading to paralysis. The loss of function of an important gene, C9orf72, may affect communication between motor neurons and muscles in people with this disease.
Jackdaws don't console traumatized mates
1hMale jackdaws don't stick around to console their mate after a traumatic experience, new research shows.
New York City Absolutely Botched Its Futuristic Voting System
1hGreat Work New York City deployed a new ranked-choice voting system for its Democratic mayoral primary election that allowed voters to select multiple candidates based on the order that they preferred each over the others. The idea was to grant greater freedom to voters who perhaps wanted to prioritize a candidate who was unlikely to win but better matched their values — without handing the elect
Knowledge of nurses for pain management of patients on maintenance hemodialysis
1hThe aim of this qualitative study is to explore the experiences, perceptions, and beliefs of nurses in the hemodialysis unit regarding pain management practices and identify nurses' educational needs to improve nurses' pain management in practice.
Business professors study ideal responses to ransomware attacks
1hA pair of College of Business professors and their doctoral student at The University of Texas at Arlington are exploring how ransomware attacks sometimes pit organizations against the law enforcement agencies trying to protect them.
Study finds breast cancer's response to tumor stiffness may predict bone metastasis
1hA score that quantifies the changes that make breast cancer cells more aggressive could help identify patients at risk for bone metastasis.
Human variation in gingival inflammation [Immunology and Inflammation]
1hOral commensal bacteria actively participate with gingival tissue to maintain healthy neutrophil surveillance and normal tissue and bone turnover processes. Disruption of this homeostatic host–bacteria relationship occurs during experimental gingivitis studies where it has been clearly established that increases in the bacterial burden increase gingival inflammation. Here, we show that…
Dissociations between glucose metabolism and blood oxygenation in the human default mode network revealed by simultaneous PET-fMRI [Neuroscience]
1hThe finding of reduced functional MRI (fMRI) activity in the default mode network (DMN) during externally focused cognitive control has been highly influential to our understanding of human brain function. However, these negative fMRI responses, measured as relative decreases in the blood-oxygenation-level–dependent (BOLD) response between rest and task, have also…
GWAS deems parents guilty by association [Social Sciences]
1hAlmost 150 y ago, Galton (1) pitted “nature” against “nurture.” In asking whether our biological or environmental inheritance is more important in shaping our traits, Galton implicitly suggested that their effects can be separated. Galton’s division has always been too neat. Our genes and environments intertwine to shape our bodies,…
Inner Workings: Big wildfires mobilize mercury. What are the risks to surface water? [Chemistry]
1hThe landscape was still smoldering in October 2020 as Jeff Prancevic and Charles Alpers, part of a multidisciplinary team of US Geological Survey (USGS) researchers, drove into the scorched hills above Lake Berryessa in California. Masked and traveling separately because of the pandemic, the team met up at EcoCamp Berryessa,…
Scalable live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate demonstrates preclinical safety and efficacy [Microbiology]
1hSuccessfully combating the COVID-19 pandemic depends on mass vaccination with suitable vaccines to achieve herd immunity. Here, we describe COVI-VAC, the only live attenuated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine currently in clinical development. COVI-VAC was developed by recoding a segment of the viral spike protein with synonymous…
Digging into the molecules of fossilized dinosaur eggshells
2hDinosaurs roamed the Earth more than 65 million years ago, and paleontologists and amateur fossil hunters are still unearthing traces of them today. The minerals in fossilized eggs and shell fragments provide snapshots into these creatures' early lives, as well as their fossilization processes. Now, researchers have analyzed the molecular makeup of fossilized dinosaur eggshells from Mexico, findin
Autonomous excavators ready for around the clock real-world deployment
2hResearchers from Baidu Research and the University of Maryland have developed a robotic excavator system that integrates perception, planning, and control capabilities to enable material loading over a long duration with no human intervention.
Monkeys also learn to communicate
2hBehavioral study on common marmosets provides new insights into the evolution of language.
Scientists identify 160 new drugs that could be repurposed against COVID-19
2hCambridge scientists have identified 200 approved drugs predicted to work against COVID-19 – of which only 40 are currently being tested in COVID-19 clinical trials.
New research moves novel gene therapy for heart failure closer to the clinic
2hResearch at Baylor College of Medicine, the Texas Heart Institute and collaborating institutions is moving a novel promising gene therapy to treat heart failure closer to the clinic.
COVID-19 bereavement care lacking for ethnic minorities
2hGrieving friends and relatives from ethnic minority backgrounds are suffering from a lack of appropriate help to cope with the loss of a loved one, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers say people representing those communities need to be involved when services are developed and delivered to ensure that groups get the support they need.
Computational analyses reveal 200 drugs that could be repurposed to treat COVID-19
2hA new study based on computational analyses of how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with host cell proteins has identified 200 previously approved drugs that could be repurposed to treat COVID-19, 40 of which have already entered clinical trials.
New microchip sensor measures stress hormones from drop of blood
2hA Rutgers-led team of researchers has developed a microchip that can measure stress hormones in real time from a drop of blood.
Sweat-proof 'smart skin' takes reliable vitals, even during workouts and spicy meals
2hEngineers have developed a sweat-proof "electronic skin" — a conformable, sensor-embedded sticky patch that reliably monitors a person's health, even when a wearer is perspiring. The patch contains artificial sweat ducts through the material's ultrathin layers.
Feedback activity in the visual cortex is necessary for the perception of objects
2hWhen we look at a visual stimulus, it drives a cascade of neural activity from low-level to higher level visual brain areas. The higher areas also provide feedback to the lower areas, where figures elicit more activity than the background. Researchers from the Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience (NIN) now showed that feedback causes the extra neuronal activity in low-level areas and that the ext
6% of under-18s at risk of cognitive decline and more due to anticholinergic medications
2hIn the German population, a surprisingly high 6% of under-18s are at risk of cognitive decline, falls and more from the cumulative effect of anticholinergic medications such as antihistamines and antidepressants.
Deep sea Pacific Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges are highly biodiverse
2hThe deep sea Pacific Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges are highly biodiverse and host unique fish and invertebrate taxa, according to video surveys.
NIST-led study finds variations in quantitative MRI scanners' measurements
2hMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used in medicine to detect, diagnose and treat diseases such as cancer, while relying on experts' interpretation of images. Quantitative MRI, which obtains numerical measurements during the scans, can now potentially offer greater accuracy, repeatability and speed — but rigorous quality control is needed for it to reach its full potential, according to a
There's a Hole in the Summer Bay! | Deadliest Catch
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If You’re Serious About Gut Health, Choose Science, Not Snake Oil
2hIn the last twenty years, the science behind gut health has been linked to a variety of aspects of our systemic health—including immune health, mood, mental health, endocrine health, and skin health. Many people have turned to probiotics to support their gut health (and beyond), but all too often, the probiotics available on the market offer little to no scientific substantiation. Instead, they s
Stuff from ancient poop shows Maya population fell due to climate
2hA new study shows that the size of the Maya population in the lowland city of Itzan (in present-day Guatemala) varied over time in response to climate change. The findings show that both droughts and very wet periods led to important population declines. These results are based on using a relatively new technique involving looking at stanols (organic molecules found in human and animal fecal matt
Malaria parasite infection compromises colonization resistance to an enteric pathogen by reducing gastric acidity
2hMalaria parasite infection weakens colonization resistance against Salmonella enterica serovar ( S. ) Typhimurium. S. Typhimurium is a member of the Enterobacterales, a taxon that increases in abundance when the colonic microbiota is disrupted or when the colonic mucosa is inflamed. However, here, we show that infection of mice with Plasmodium yoelii enhances S. Typhimurium colonization by weaken
The essential role of recurrent processing for figure-ground perception in mice
2hThe segregation of figures from the background is an important step in visual perception. In primary visual cortex, figures evoke stronger activity than backgrounds during a delayed phase of the neuronal responses, but it is unknown how this figure-ground modulation (FGM) arises and whether it is necessary for perception. Here, we show, using optogenetic silencing in mice, that the delayed V1 res
Lacrimal gland budding requires PI3K-dependent suppression of EGF signaling
2hThe patterning of epithelial buds is determined by the underlying signaling network. Here, we study the cross-talk between phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and Ras signaling during lacrimal gland budding morphogenesis. Our results show that PI3K is activated by both the p85-mediated insulin-like growth factor (IGF) and Ras-mediated fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling. On the other hand, PI3K
High plasticity in marmoset monkey vocal development from infancy to adulthood
2hThe vocal behavior of human infants undergoes marked changes across their first year while becoming increasingly speech-like. Conversely, vocal development in nonhuman primates has been assumed to be largely predetermined and completed within the first postnatal months. Contradicting this assumption, we found a dichotomy between the development of call features and vocal sequences in marmoset mon
Single-step label-free nanowell immunoassay accurately quantifies serum stress hormones within minutes
2hA non-faradaic label-free cortisol sensing platform is presented using a nanowell array design, in which the two probe electrodes are integrated within the nanowell structure. Rapid and low volume (≤5 μl) sensing was realized through functionalizing nanoscale volume wells with antibodies and monitoring the real-time binding events. A 28-well plate biochip was built on a glass substrate by sequent
Satellite-based survey of extreme methane emissions in the Permian basin
2hIndustrial emissions play a major role in the global methane budget. The Permian basin is thought to be responsible for almost half of the methane emissions from all U.S. oil- and gas-producing regions, but little is known about individual contributors, a prerequisite for mitigation. We use a new class of satellite measurements acquired during several days in 2019 and 2020 to perform the first re
Maternal diabetes induces senescence and neural tube defects sensitive to the senomorphic rapamycin
2hNeural tube defects (NTDs) are the second most common structural birth defect. Senescence, a state of permanent cell cycle arrest, occurs only after neural tube closure. Maternal diabetes–induced NTDs are severe diabetic complications that lead to infant mortality or lifelong morbidity and may be linked to premature senescence. Here, we report that premature senescence occurs in the mouse neuroep
Fast nanoparticle rotational and translational diffusion in synovial fluid and hyaluronic acid solutions
2hNanoparticles are under investigation as diagnostic and therapeutic agents for joint diseases, such as osteoarthritis. However, there is incomplete understanding of nanoparticle diffusion in synovial fluid, the fluid inside the joint, which consists of a mixture of the polyelectrolyte hyaluronic acid, proteins, and other components. Here, we show that rotational and translational diffusion of pol
Assembly principles and stoichiometry of a complete human kinetochore module
2hCentromeres are epigenetically determined chromosomal loci that seed kinetochore assembly to promote chromosome segregation during cell division. CENP-A, a centromere-specific histone H3 variant, establishes the foundations for centromere epigenetic memory and kinetochore assembly. It recruits the constitutive centromere-associated network (CCAN), which in turn assembles the microtubule-binding i
In vitro engineering of a bone metastases model allows for study of the effects of antiandrogen therapies in advanced prostate cancer
2hWhile androgen-targeted therapies are routinely used in advanced prostate cancer (PCa), their effect is poorly understood in treating bone metastatic lesions and ultimately results in the development of metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Here, we used an all-human microtissue-engineered model of mineralized metastatic tissue combining human osteoprogenitor cells, 3D printing a
Force-mediated cellular anisotropy and plasticity dictate the elongation dynamics of embryos
2hWe developed a unified dynamic model to explain how cellular anisotropy and plasticity, induced by alignment and severing/rebundling of actin filaments, dictate the elongation dynamics of Caenorhabditis elegans embryos. It was found that the gradual alignment of F-actins must be synchronized with the development of intracellular forces for the embryo to elongate, which is then further sustained b
Observation of second sound in a rapidly varying temperature field in Ge
2hSecond sound is known as the thermal transport regime where heat is carried by temperature waves. Its experimental observation was previously restricted to a small number of materials, usually in rather narrow temperature windows. We show that it is possible to overcome these limitations by driving the system with a rapidly varying temperature field. High-frequency second sound is demonstrated in
Ultrastrong nanotwinned pure nickel with extremely fine twin thickness
2hThe strength of nanocrystalline and nanotwinned metals stops increasing or even starts decreasing when their grain size or twin thickness is below a critical size—a phenomenon known as Hall-Petch breakdown—which hinders the attainment of ultrahigh strength. Here, we report continuous strengthening in nanotwinned pure Ni with twin thicknesses ranging from 81.0 to 2.9 nm. An unprecedented strength
Helical springs as a color indicator for determining chirality and enantiomeric excess
2hChirality plays a key role in the physiological system, because molecular functionalities may drastically alter due to a change in chirality. We report herein a unique color indicator with a static helicity memory, which exhibits visible color changes in response to the chirality of chiral amines. A difference of less than 2% in the enantiomeric excess (ee) values causes a change in the absorptio
Charge order lock-in by electron-phonon coupling in La1.675Eu0.2Sr0.125CuO4
2hCharge order is universal to all hole-doped cuprates. Yet, the driving interactions remain an unsolved problem. Electron-electron interaction is widely believed to be essential, whereas the role of electron-phonon interaction is unclear. We report an ultrahigh-resolution resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) study of the in-plane bond-stretching phonon mode in stripe-ordered cuprate La 1.675
Long-term reliable physical health monitoring by sweat pore-inspired perforated electronic skins
2hElectronic skins (e-skins)—electronic sensors mechanically compliant to human skin—have long been developed as an ideal electronic platform for noninvasive human health monitoring. For reliable physical health monitoring, the interface between the e-skin and human skin must be conformal and intact consistently. However, conventional e-skins cannot perfectly permeate sweat in normal day-to-day act
Soft-bodied adaptive multimodal locomotion strategies in fluid-filled confined spaces
2hSoft-bodied locomotion in fluid-filled confined spaces is critical for future wireless medical robots operating inside vessels, tubes, channels, and cavities of the human body, which are filled with stagnant or flowing biological fluids. However, the active soft-bodied locomotion is challenging to achieve when the robot size is comparable with the cross-sectional dimension of these confined space
Gene-rich UV sex chromosomes harbor conserved regulators of sexual development
2hNonrecombining sex chromosomes, like the mammalian Y, often lose genes and accumulate transposable elements, a process termed degeneration. The correlation between suppressed recombination and degeneration is clear in animal XY systems, but the absence of recombination is confounded with other asymmetries between the X and Y. In contrast, UV sex chromosomes, like those found in bryophytes, experi
Identification of SARS-CoV-2-induced pathways reveals drug repurposing strategies
2hThe global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) necessitates the rapid development of new therapies against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Here, we present the identification of 200 approved drugs, appropriate for repurposing against COVID-19. We constructed a SARS-CoV-2–induced protein network, based on disease signatures defined by COVID-19 mu
Order and disorder–An integrative structure of the full-length human growth hormone receptor
2hBecause of its small size (70 kilodalton) and large content of structural disorder (>50%), the human growth hormone receptor (hGHR) falls between the cracks of conventional high-resolution structural biology methods. Here, we study the structure of the full-length hGHR in nanodiscs with small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) as the foundation. We develop an approach that combines SAXS, x-ray diffrac
Retromer stabilizes transient membrane insertion of L2 capsid protein during retrograde entry of human papillomavirus
2hRetromer, a cellular protein trafficking complex, sorts human papillomaviruses (HPVs) into the retrograde pathway for transport of HPV to the nucleus during virus entry. Here, we conducted a protein modulation screen to isolate four artificial transmembrane proteins called traptamers that inhibit different steps of HPV entry. By analyzing cells expressing pairs of traptamers, we ordered the traff
A Mouse Embryo With a Beating Heart Has Been Grown Entirely in a Petri Dish
2hHere's why this is important.
Why Anti-Trans Laws Are Anti-Science
2hBills that restrict access to gender-affirming health care ignore research — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Behavioral study on common marmosets provides new insights into the evolution of language
2hLanguage distinguishes us humans; we learn it through experience and social interactions. Especially in the first year of life, human vocalizations change dramatically, becoming more and more language-like. In our closest relatives, non-human primates, language development was previously thought to be largely predetermined and completed within the first few weeks after birth. In a behavioral study
Thermal waves observed in semiconductor materials
2hA study published in Science Advances reports on the unexpected observation of thermal waves in germanium, a semiconductor material, for the first time. This phenomenon may allow a significant improvement in the performance of our electronic devices in a near future. The study is led by researchers from the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB, CSIC) in collaboration with researchers
Where are the foreigners of the first international age?
2hThe Bronze Age in the eastern Mediterranean has long been considered by researchers to have been the 'first international age,' especially the period from 1600-1200 BC, when powerful empires from Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Egypt set up large networks of subordinate client kingdoms in the Near East. These empires fought, traded, and corresponded with one another, and ancient texts from the period r
Streetonomics: using street names to quantify a city's cultural values
2hA city's street names can provide a glimpse into its cultural value system and a way to quantify cultural indicators, according to a study published June 30, 2021 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Melanie Bancilhon from Washington University in Saint Louis, U.S., and colleagues.
Gut bacteria may 'talk' to the brain, mouse study suggests
2hResearch suggests that gut bacteria may also influence human brain activity and behavior.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in cattle, but new technology can help with detection
2hGrowing resistance to our go-to antibiotics is one of the biggest threats the world faces. As common bacteria like strep and salmonella become resistant to medications, what used to be easily treatable infections can now pose difficult medical challenges.
'Icelandia': Is Iceland the tip of a vast, sunken continent?
2hAcademics believe they have identified a remarkable geological secret: A sunken continent hidden under Iceland and the surrounding ocean,which they have dubbed "Icelandia."
Hot nights mess up rice’s internal clock
2hNew research clarifies how hot nights are curbing crop yields for rice. “Essentially, we found that warmer nights throw the rice plant’s internal clock out of whack,” says Colleen Doherty, an associate professor of biochemistry at North Carolina State University and corresponding author of a paper on the work in the journal PNAS . “Most people think plants aren’t dynamic, but they are. Plants are
Frequent COVID-19 testing key to efficient, early detection, study finds
3hThe chance of detecting the virus that causes COVID-19 increases with more frequent testing, no matter the type of test, a new study found. Both polymerase chain reaction and antigen tests, paired with rapid results reporting, can achieve 98 percent sensitivity if deployed at least every three days.
Researchers look to human 'social sensors' to better predict elections and other trends
3hResearchers can gather highly accurate information about social trends and groups by asking about a person's social circle rather than interrogating their own individual beliefs.
Delta variant shifts the calculus on final reopening
3hVaccines are reducing the death rate but mass infections are still a problem
Technology only two atoms thick could enable storage of information in thinnest unit
3hThe new technology, enabling the storage of information in the thinnest unit known to science, is expected to improve future electronic devices in terms of density, speed, and efficiency. The allowed quantum-mechanical electron tunneling through the atomically thin film may boost the information reading process much beyond current technologies. The technology involves laterally sliding one-atom-th
Branson's Virgin Orbit launches 7 satellites from 747 plane
3hRichard Branson's Virgin Orbit delivered satellites from three countries into space Wednesday, its second successful rocket launch from a plane.
As the Titanic decays, expedition will monitor deterioration
3hThe Titanic is disappearing. The iconic ocean liner that was sunk by an iceberg is now slowly succumbing to metal-eating bacteria: holes pervade the wreckage, the crow's nest is already gone and the railing of the ship's iconic bow could collapse at any time.
Russian cargo ship lifts off for International Space Station
3hAn uncrewed Russian cargo ship blasted off Wednesday on a mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.
Tång blir tåligare tillsammans med musslor
3hMarin samodling med musslor kan göra att tång växer bättre och blir mer tålig för klimatförändringar, visar studier från Göteborgs universitet. Övervägande delen av matproduktionen i världen sker med monokultur, alltså att bara en art odlas, som till exempel vete på land, eller uppfödning av lax i havsvatten. Dessa system är produktiva men kan ha stor påverkan på miljön. I stället för att bara od
A megaquake will someday strike the Pacific Northwest. This ship could figure out how bad it will be
3hMarine seismic campaign probes fault structures in Cascadia subduction zone
Do 'Made in USA' claims make a difference in marketing results?
3hPick up any product in just about any store and you're likely to find information that indicates the country of origin of the product. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires this for any imported product, but not for products made in the United States. When you see the words "Made in U.S." on a product, it's purely for marketing purposes. So, does it work?
New articles for Geosphere posted online in June
3hGSA's dynamic online journal, Geosphere, posts articles online regularly. Locations and topics studied this month include the central Appalachian Mountains; fossil pollen in Colombia; the precision and accuracy of model analyses; the Bone Spring Formation, Permian Basin, west Texas; and the geochronology of modern river sediment in south-central Alaska.
SLAS Discovery's July special edition 'Drug discovery targeting COVID-19' now available
3hThe July edition of SLAS Discovery is a Special Edition featuring the cover article, "Development of a High-Throughput Screening Assay to Identify Inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 Guanine-N7-Methyltransferase Using RapidFire Mass Spectrometry" by Lesley-Anne Pearson, Charlotte J. Green, Ph.D., De Lin, Ph.D., Alain-Pierre Petit, Ph.D., David W. Gray, Ph.D., Victoria H. Cowling, Ph.D., and Euan A. F. Fo
Fairer finance could speed up net zero for Africa by a decade
3hLeveling up access to finance so that poorer countries can afford the funds needed to switch to renewable energy could see regions like Africa reaching net zero emissions a decade earlier, according to a study led by UCL researchers.
Laser 'comb' systems measure all primary greenhouse gases in the air
3hResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have upgraded their laser frequency-comb instrument to simultaneously measure three airborne greenhouse gasses—nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and water vapor—plus the major air pollutants ozone and carbon monoxide.
Fecal records show Maya population affected by climate change
3hA McGill-led study has shown that the size of the Maya population in the lowland city of Itzan (in present-day Guatemala) varied over time in response to climate change. The findings, published recently in Quaternary Science Reviews, show that both droughts and very wet periods led to important population declines.
Click reaction for living systems: Bioorthogonal hydroamination of activated linear alkynes
3hIncreasing our understanding of cellular processes requires information about the types of biomolecules involved, their locations, and their interactions. This requires the molecules to be labeled without affecting physiological processes (bioorthogonality). This works when the markers are very quickly and selectively coupled using small molecules and 'click chemistry'. In the journal Angewandte C
Floods may be nearly as important as droughts for future carbon accounting
3hPlants play an essential role in curbing climate change, absorbing about one-third of the carbon dioxide emitted from human activities and storing it in soil so it doesn't become a heat-trapping gas. Extreme weather affects this ecosystem service, but when it comes to understanding carbon uptake, floods are studied far less than droughts—and they may be just as important, according to new research
Eel products in the EU and the UK need better regulation
3hGrowing in popularity, unagi kabayaki—grilled freshwater eel in soy sauce—can be found on the menu of many Japanese restaurants, and is stocked by Asian shops and in specialist supermarkets. But new research tracing the DNA of eel filets used for this dish has found that fraudulent food labeling is rife, with a third of the products violating EU regulations on the provision of food information. Wi
A detailed simulation of air flow after sneezing
3hBy the beginning of April 2021, the number of people infected during the COVID-19 pandemic had risen to more than 130 million people of whom more than 2.8 million died. The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for COVID-19 is transmitted particularly by droplets or aerosols emitted when an infected person speaks, sneezes or coughs. This is how the viruses and other pathogens spread through the environment
Prehistoric homes would have failed modern air quality tests
3hDomestic burning of wood and dung fuels in Neolithic homes would have exceeded modern internationally-agreed standards for indoor air quality, exposing inhabitants to unsafe levels of particulates.
When and why do politicians use emotive rhetoric in parliamentary speeches?
3hPoliticians use emotional resources in their speeches in parliament depending on the type of debate and use emotive rhetoric strategically and selectively, mainly to attract voters. This is one of the main conclusions of a study published in the journal American Political Science Review (APSR) involving Toni Rodon, a professor with the UPF Department of Political and Social Sciences and member of
Phase transitions lead to new advanced materials
3hBelieve it or not, steel has something in common with bacterial appendages: they can both undergo a special type of physical transformation that remains puzzling. Now, researchers from Japan and China have used direct microscopic observations to provide more clarity to how this transformation occurs.
Antibiotic makes these pesky flies produce only males
3hMaking certain fruit flies, Drosophila suzukii , produce only male offspring could protect soft-skinned fruit crops, research indicates. D. suzukii , also called “spotted-wing drosophila” are modified with a female-lethal gene that uses a common antibiotic as an off switch. Withholding the antibiotic tetracycline in the diet of larvae essentially eliminates birth of female D. suzukii flies as the
How the “Bomber Mafia” planned to win World War II with just a few dozen bombs
3hMalcom Gladwell's new book The Bomber Mafia traces the stories of major personalities during WWII as bombing tactics developed. Of particular interest to him were the men who dreamed of precision bombing as a way to make war quick, efficient, and far less deadly. He concludes that the Bomber Mafia was ahead of its time. Humanity has always had the odd idea that one tactical change or new technolo
Thinking in 3D improves mathematical skills
3hSpatial reasoning ability in small children reflects how well they will perform in mathematics later. Researchers from the University of Basel recently came to this conclusion, making the case for better cultivation of spatial reasoning.
Extreme events: Ecosystems offer cost-effective protection
3hDecision-makers around the world are increasingly interested in using ecosystem solutions such as mangroves, coral reefs, sand dunes and forests on steep slopes to help buffer the impacts from hazard events and protect populations. But what evidence exists to show the efficacy of nature-based solutions over man-made protective measures to reduce the impacts of the increasing numbers of hazard even
Rattlesnakes may like climate change
3hWhen it comes to climate change, not all organisms will lose out. A new study finds that rattlesnakes are likely to benefit from a warming climate. A combination of factors makes a warming climate beneficial to rattlesnakes that are found in almost every part of the continental United States but are especially common in the Southwest.
New beetle species found pristinely preserved in fossilized dropping of dinosaur ancestor
3hFossilized feces are common finds at paleontological dig sites and might actually contain hidden treasures. By scanning fossilized dung assigned to a close dinosaur relative from the Triassic period, scientists discovered a 230-million-year-old beetle species, representing a new family of beetles, previously unknown to science. The beetles were preserved in a 3D state with their legs and antennae
During epic migrations, great snipes fly at surprising heights by day and lower by night
3hA stocky marsh bird with a 20-inch wingspan, great snipes are also speedy marathoners that can migrate from Sweden to Central Africa in just three days, without stopping to eat, drink, or sleep. Now, researchers find that snipes also rise nearly 2,500 meters in elevation at dawn and descend again at dusk each day, perhaps to avoid overheating from daytime solar radiation by climbing higher.
Eating disorder behaviors alter reward response in brain
3hA new study found that eating disorder behaviors alter the brain's reward response process and food intake control circuitry, which can reinforce the behaviors.
Investigational malaria vaccine gives strong, lasting protection
3hTwo U.S. Phase 1 clinical trials of a novel candidate malaria vaccine have found that the regimen conferred unprecedentedly high levels of durable protection when volunteers were later exposed to disease-causing malaria parasites. The vaccine combines live parasites with either of two widely used antimalarial drugs — an approach termed chemoprophylaxis vaccination. A Phase 2 clinical trial of the
UK’s Covid booster programme expected to start in September
3hNHS will begin preparations after interim ruling, with go-ahead for programme to maintain protection later in summer
Climate Lawsuits Are Using Old Science
3hThree quarters of litigators are failing to cite the most recent peer-reviewed findings — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What you should know about inflation right now
3hOn June 16, the Federal Reserve announced it may raise interest rates twice in 2023 in response to higher-than-expected increases in inflation. In his announcement, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the higher inflation recorded this year should be temporary, but the risks that it would be “higher and more persistent than we expect” could not be ignored. John Horn, professor of practice in economic
Shape of promoter antisense RNAs regulates ligand-induced transcription activation
3hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03589-x The authors describe a role for the non-coding antisense transcripts produced at promoters in regulating ligand-induced activation of gene transcription.
Vaccine made of live malaria parasites shows early success
3hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01806-1 Strategy uses a combination of parasites and medicines to generate immunity while avoiding symptoms.
Engineered single-domain antibodies tackle COVID variants
3hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01721-5 Camels and llamas make antibodies that bind to targets using small, ‘nanobody’ protein domains. Mice have now been engineered to make nanobodies that might be more effective than conventional antibodies in treating COVID-19.
Researchers discuss common errors in internet energy analysis to develop best practices
3hWhen it comes to understanding and predicting trends in energy use, the internet is a tough nut to crack. So say energy researchers Eric Masanet, of UC Santa Barbara, and Jonathan Koomey, of Koomey Analytics. The two just published a peer-reviewed commentary in the journal Joule discussing the pitfalls that plague estimates of the internet's energy and carbon impacts.
Lack of exercise while in quarantine had adverse effects on the health of women aged 50-70
3hTests performed by Brazilian researchers after the first 16 weeks of COVID-19-induced confinement showed loss of muscle strength and diminished aerobic capacity, as well as an increase in cholesterol and glycated hemoglobin, both of which are risk factors for metabolic disorders.
New treatment options for deadliest of cancers
3hA new way to target a mutant protein which can cause the deadliest of cancers in humans has been uncovered by scientists at the University of Leeds.
Facing Warming Waters, Fishermen Are Taking Up Ocean Farming
4hCalled regenerative ocean farming, this model involves growing shellfish and kelp in underwater gardens
New Species of Beetle Found in 230-Million-Year-Old Feces
4hThe insect is older than any amber-encased specimen, and may inspire scientists to look for more insects in fossilized dung
Cross-generational consequences of lead poisoning
4hScientists have shown that environmental lead poisoning in children affects not only their own health and wellbeing, but the vitality and mental health of their mothers, as well.
Astronomers have identified a white dwarf so massive that it might collapse
4hAstronomers have identified an extremely magnetized and rapidly rotating ultra-massive white dwarf. Several telescopes characterized the dead star.
Wildfire changes songbird plumage and testosterone
4hFollowing habitat-destroying wildfires, researchers found many male red-backed fairywrens failed to molt into their ornamental plumage, making them less attractive to potential mates. They also had lowered circulating testosterone, which has been associated with their showy feathers. The birds' fat stores and stress hormone corticosterone remained at normal levels. While the findings are specific
Kina er fri for malaria efter 70 år: 'Det er imponerende, hvad de har opnået'
4hI 1940'erne var der årligt 30 millioner tilfælde af malariasmitte.
Genetic risks for nicotine dependence span a range of traits and diseases
4hThe study finds that higher polygenetic scores for schizophrenia, depression, neuroticism, self-reported risk-taking, a high body mass index, alcohol use disorder, along with a higher number of cigarettes smoked per day were all indicators of a higher risk for nicotine dependence.
University of Cincinnati screening program contributes to increase in HIV diagnoses
4hNewly published research shows that a screening program in the University of Cincinnati Medical Center Emergency Department helped detect an outbreak of HIV among persons who inject drugs in Hamilton County, Ohio, from 2014-18. The study was published in PLOS ONE in May 2021. The researchers would like to see this study have an impact on public health policy as well as the frequency of HIV screeni
Repairing 'broken' hearts — new promising surgical technique for heart attacks
4hPatients suffering from severe heart attacks are susceptible to ruptures in the wall of their hearts. Such conditions coupled with drastic fluctuations in blood pressure could be fatal. A group of Chinese medical researchers has now been successful in devising a new surgical technique, called SurCOP, to repair such ruptures, according to a study published in Chinese Medical Journal.
MD Anderson research highlights for June 30, 2021
4hThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recently published studies in basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. Current advances include expanded use of a targeted therapy for a new group of patients with leukemia, molecular studies yielding novel cancer therapeutic targets, insights into radiation therapy re
COVID-19 in Europe and travel: Researchers show the important role of newly introduced lineages in COVID-19 resurgence after last summer
4hOn the eve of summer holidays, a study conducted by researchers of the KU Leuven and ULB and published in the journal Nature, assesses how newly introduced viral lineages contributed to COVID-19 resurgence after last summer in Europe. The researchers show that in the majority of European countries under investigation, more than half of the lineages circulating at the end of summer 2020 resulted fr
Have a pandemic plan? Most people did not
4hSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, medical experts have stressed the importance of having a plan in the event of a positive test result. A new study by University of Houston psychologists reveals 96% of healthy, educated adults did not have a comprehensive plan in mind.
Moderator til dansk atomkraftreaktor testet i England
4hEfter neutronmålinger i England er Seaborg Technologies klar til at fintune sit reaktordesign. Målet er stadig at have et færdigt atomkraftværk i 2025.
What being a physician taught one astronaut about living in space
4hNot all astronauts start off as test pilots. I spoke with David Saint-Jacques, a Canadian astronaut with a medical degree who’s spent 203 days aboard the ISS, and learned some of the career twists and turns one can take on the way into orbit. Most people would think being an engineer and astrophysicist is enough. You also earned a medical degree—and then topped that by becoming an astronaut. What
COVID-19-mRNA vaccine induces good immune response against coronavirus variants
4hA new Finnish study shows that 180 health care workers who had received two doses of the Pfizer and Biontech vaccine have very good antibody responses against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The immune response was as strong against the alpha variant (formerly the UK variant) but was somewhat decreased against the beta variant (formerly the South Africa variant).
Buttoned up biomolecules
4hIncreasing our understanding of cellular processes requires information about the types of biomolecules involved, their locations, and their interactions. This requires the molecules to be labeled without affecting physiological processes (bioorthogonality). This works when the markers are very quickly and selectively coupled using small molecules and 'click chemistry.' In the journal Angewandte C
Severe cannabis intoxication and rates of ingestion in children rise after legalization
4hSignificantly higher rates of child intensive care admissions for unintentional cannabis poisonings have been seen following legalization of the drug in Canada.
Detailed simulation of air flow after sneezing to study the transmission of diseases
4hUsing high-performance computation systems, a Universitat Rovira i Virgili research team (Tarragona-Spain) has simulated the flow of air produced by coughing and sneezing in unprecedented detail. The results give greater insight into the characteristics of the flow produced by breathing and the capacity of infectious aerosols to disperse in the environment and remain suspended, which spreads COVID
A piece of Triassic poo yields a beautifully preserved beetle
4hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01756-8 The dung of a dinosaur-like animal that lived more than 200 million years ago springs a surprise: a new insect species.
Ivermectin treatment in humans for reducing malaria transmission
4hMalaria still kills millions. Researchers are excited by a new intervention: giving people a drug which kills mosquitoes that bite them. Incredibly, this is a reality, as the drug ivermectin, widely used for the control of parasite infections such as lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis, appears to do this. With some mosquitoes now resistant to the insecticides used in treated bed nets, this is
Reactive oxygen species (ROS): Key components in cancer therapies
4hThis review highlights the genesis of ROS within cells by various routes and their role in cancer therapies.
Slowing the sugar rush to yield better grapes
4hOne of the many challenges for grape growers posed by climate change is the accelerated rate at which grapes ripen in warmer climates, which can result in poor colour and aroma development.
Citigroup Says Flexible Work Gives It Edge Over U.S. Rivals (First of the Big 4 Banks in the US to endorse remote work)
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3D printer Relativity Space is expanding, with giant new facility to build reusable rockets
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Liquid Crystal Metalens Enables Electric Zoom – A metalens developed by researchers from Cornell University and Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology can be focused using voltage rather than by mechanically moving its components
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Researchers at Fraunhofer ISE have achieved a record conversion efficiency of 68.9 % for a III-V semiconductor photovoltaic cell based on gallium arsenide exposed to laser light of 858 nanometers
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China outlines space plans to 2025 – Lunar, interplanetary and near-Earth asteroid missions, space station construction, a national satellite internet project and developing heavy-lift launch vehicles and reusable space transportation systems
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Researchers claim to have found a treatment that halts, and in some cases reverses, symptoms associated with Alzheimer's and dementia in mice; human clinical trials are scheduled to begin within the next year.
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Flying car completes test flight between international airports – AirCar prototype completed a 35-minute flight & is equipped with a BMW engine & runs on regular petrol-pump fuel and fly about 600 miles at the height of 8,200ft. It transforms in two minutes & 15 seconds from a car into aircraft.
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Flying car completes test flight between airports – BBC News
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Human Embryos Might Reverse Their Biological Clock
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Elon Musk's Starlink to provide internet nearly worldwide within weeks
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Goodbye Air Conditioning: This New Roofing Material Keeps Houses Cool
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What if we could make our immune system strong enough to defeat cancer? Restoring phagocytosis by adding OPS 121 therapeutic antibody! Watch the video with living cells!
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U.A.E.'s Mars Orbiter Gets New Views of Red Planet Auroras
5hThe Hope orbiter, built by the United Arab Emirates, was able to use its scientific instruments to capture an improved view of the red planet’s night lights.
Horrific Heatwave Kills Dozens
5hDire Situation As the horrific, record-shattering heatwave continues in western Canada and the northwest United States, a disturbing death toll is starting to climb. Officials in the Vancouver area told the BBC that the intense heat has contributed to about 130 sudden deaths between Friday and Wednesday. A dozen more occurred in Portland, Oregon and Seattle since the heatwave began — illustrating
The Promise of Spatial Transcriptomics in Exploring Chronic Liver Disease
5hPrakash Ramachandran discusses using spatial transcriptomics to understand liver fibrosis and what he can learn from analyzing biobanked tissue samples.
Want new advanced materials? There's a phase transition for that
5hResearchers from The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science and Fudan University experimentally confirmed three previously unknown phase transition phenomena in soft colloidal crystals. Knowledge of such phenomena will be useful for imparting new properties to materials without altering their chemical composition.
Study: Persistent socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic segregation in US safety-net hospitals
5hResults of a new study led by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) show, however, that this expansion did not lead patients receiving care at safety-net hospitals to transfer their care to non-safety-net hospitals.
Evaluating association of surgical resident grit with burnout
5hWhat The Study Did: This survey study investigated the association between general surgery resident grit, which was defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals, and burnout and thoughts of attrition and suicide.
Midlife change in wealth, later risk of cardiovascular events
5hWhat The Study Did: Researchers investigated the association between a midlife change in wealth and the risk of cardiovascular event after age 65.
Psoriasis among adults in US
5hWhat The Study Did: National survey data were used to estimate how common psoriasis is among adults in the United States and how this has changed since 2003.
Targeted messaging for return to in-person visits
5hWhat The Study Did: Researchers in this randomized clinical trial found that a large proportion of patients who canceled visits and procedures early in the COVID-19 pandemic didn't reschedule once reopening occurred.
Effects of masks on exercise
5hWhat The Study Did: This crossover trial found that perceived breathing resistance at peak exercise is uniquely and significantly elevated when exercise stress testing (EST) is performed while wearing a mask. Performing EST with a mask yielded lower peak exercise oxygen uptake and heart rates as compared with no mask.
Study finds changes in wealth tied to changes in cardiovascular health
5hA new study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital examines the associations between wealth mobility and long-term cardiovascular health.
Abnormalities in how the brain reorganises prior experiences identified in schizophrenia
5hNeuroscientists at UCL have, for the first time, identified abnormalities in the way memories are 'replayed' in the brains of people with schizophrenia; researchers say the pathbreaking study provides an entirely new basis for explaining many of the condition's core symptoms.
Eating disorder behaviors alter reward response in the brain
5hA new NIMH-supported study found that eating disorder behaviors alter the brain's reward response process and food intake control circuitry, which can reinforce the behaviors.
Harvard-led researchers document quantum melting of Wigner Crystals
5hAlmost 90 years later, a team of physicists co-led by Hongkun Park and Eugene Demler in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has finally experimentally document quantum melting of Wigner Crystals.
Some brain disorders exhibit similar circuit malfunctions
5hMIT neuroscientists have uncovered a common neural mechanism for cognitive impairments seen in some people with autism and schizophrenia, even though the genetic variations that produce the impairments are different for each disorder.
Sanaria vaccine results show unprecedented progress in battle against variant malaria
5hIn an article published today in Nature, Sanaria's PfSPZ-CVac (CQ) vaccine is reported as being safe and protecting 100% of six subjects against a variant malaria parasite three months after their last dose in the company's Phase 1 safety and efficacy trial. This is the first time complete protection against a variant malaria parasite has ever been achieved that long after vaccine administration.
Ecology: Deforestation threatens one of the world's largest eagles
5hHarpy eagles (Harpia harpyja) – which are among the world's largest eagle species – struggle to feed offspring in heavily deforested areas of the Amazon, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.
New beetle found in fossil feces attributed to dinosaur ancestor
5hThe tiny beetle Triamyxa coprolithica is the first-ever insect to be described from fossil feces. The animal the researchers have to thank for the excellent preservation was probably the dinosaur ancestor Silesaurus opolensis, which 230 million years ago ingested the small beetle in large numbers.
Age-related immune response heterogeneity to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BNT162b2
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03739-1
Untangling introductions and persistence in COVID-19 resurgence in Europe
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03754-2
The scientist whose hybrid rice helped feed billions
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01807-0 A historian reflects on the life of Chinese crop scientist Yuan Longping, and the possible influence of geothermal energy production on earthquake aftershocks.
Integrating explanation and prediction in computational social science
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03659-0 The combination of computational and social sciences requires the integration of explanatory and predictive approaches into ‘integrative modelling’, according to Hofman and colleagues.
Demonstration of a trapped-ion atomic clock in space
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03571-7 Operating in space, NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock, a trapped-ion clock, is shown to have long-term stability and drift that are an order of magnitude better than current space clocks.
Signatures of Wigner crystal of electrons in a monolayer semiconductor
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03590-4 The signature of a Wigner crystal—the analogue of a solid phase for electrons—is observed via the optical reflection spectrum in a monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide.
Measuring algorithmically infused societies
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03666-1 This Perspective discusses the challenges for social science practices imposed by the ubiquity of algorithms and large-scale measurement and what should—and should not—be measured in societies pervaded by algorithms.
Thinking clearly about social aspects of infectious disease transmission
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03694-x The use of new datastreams and local knowledge to shed light on social aspects of disease transmission will allow more accurate modelling and prediction of epidemics.
G-protein activation by a metabotropic glutamate receptor
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03680-3 Cryo-electron microscopy structures show that metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 forms a dimer to which only one G protein is coupled, revealing the basis for asymmetric signal transduction.
Bilayer Wigner crystals in a transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructure
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03560-w Optical signatures reveal correlated insulating Wigner crystals—electron solids—in a bilayer of a two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide, MoSe2, with hexagonal boron nitride between the layers.
Microbiota regulate social behaviour via stress response neurons in the brain
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03669-y The gut microbiota in mice can modulate social behaviour by influencing activity in stress-related brain areas.
Cellular fluidics
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03603-2 provides a platform of unit-cell-based, three-dimensional structures for the deterministic control of multiphase flow, transport and reaction processes.
Precise date for the Laacher See eruption synchronizes the Younger Dryas
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03608-x A revised date for the Laacher See eruption using measurements of subfossil trees shifts the chronology of European varved lakes relative to the Greenland ice core record, synchronizing the onset of the Younger Dryas across the North Atlantic–European sector.
A highly magnetized and rapidly rotating white dwarf as small as the Moon
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03615-y A binary star merger has produced a white dwarf with a spin period of under 7 minutes, a magnetic field of 600 to 900 million gauss and a radius only slightly larger than that of our Moon.
cAMP binding to closed pacemaker ion channels is non-cooperative
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03686-x Direct monitoring of individual cAMP molecules binding to HCN ion channels reveals the binding dynamics underlying the distinct physiological responses of ion channel isoforms.
Ridgecrest aftershocks at Coso suppressed by thermal destressing
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03601-4 Thirty years of geothermal heat production at Coso in California depleted shear stresses within the geothermal reservoir, which changed its faulting style and inhibited aftershocks from the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake.
Asymmetric activation of the calcium-sensing receptor homodimer
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03691-0 Cryo-EM structures of human calcium-sensing receptor reveal intrinsic asymmetry in the receptor homodimer upon activation that is stabilized by calcimimetic drugs adopting distinct poses in the two protomers, priming one protomer for G-protein coupling.
Human social sensing is an untapped resource for computational social science
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03649-2 The ability of people to understand the thoughts and actions of others—known as social sensing—can be combined with computational social science to advance research into human sociality.
Meaningful measures of human society in the twenty-first century
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03660-7 Approaches for the management, use and analysis of large-scale behavioural datasets that were not originally intended or created for research are described.
Two chemoattenuated PfSPZ malaria vaccines induce sterile hepatic immunity
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03684-z Two malaria vaccines comprising Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites and treatment with either pyrimethamine or chloroquine induced durable protective responses against both the African vaccine strain and a heterologous South American strain of P. falciparum.
Malaria vaccine gets a parasite boost in the liver
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01720-6 Effective malaria vaccines are urgently needed. Now, clinical evidence indicates that a vaccination approach that uses live parasites growing in the liver can generate high levels of immune protection from infection.
Programmable capillary action controls fluid flows
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01708-2 A technological platform has been developed in which millimetre-scale cubes are assembled into 3D structures that control capillary action — enabling programmable fluid flows and modelling of a range of fluidic processes.
Dubbelbeckasinen slår höjdrekord
5hÅr 2010 gjorde forskare vid Lunds universitet en oväntad upptäckt. Dubbelbeckasinen kan flyga hela vägen från Jämtland till Nigeria i ett svep utan att landa en endaste gång. Resan tar tre dygn eller rentav tre och ett halvt. Nu slår fågeln forskarvärlden med häpnad – ännu en gång.
Spaghetti, windowsill, and LEGO: On-the-fly composites modeling
5hSure, they're mixed metaphors—but just as modeling is a close estimate of real-world processes, so too are verbal explanations of such nuanced arithmetic. Trisha Sain, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, explores multiscale physics by thinking about the LEGO bricks in her living room, the windows of skyscrapers and cooking a feast.
Outer Banks wild horses thwart spread of destructive invasive plant by eating it
5hAn invasive plant known to grow in thick mats over water has met its match on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Helping baby toads is their labor of love
5hAs baby toad season winds down in the Roxborough area of Philadelphia, volunteers are still busy helping the frenetic little critters make it alive across Port Royal Avenue.
Amazon eagle faces starvation in 'last stronghold'
5hOne of the world's largest eagles has "nearly zero" chance of surviving deforestation, study shows.
This ancient beetle is the first new species discovered in fossilized poop
5hScanning coprolites for undigested animals could reveal secrets from hundreds of millions of years ago
Try it: Illusion shows how your brain ‘connects the dots’
5hA new class of illusion, developed by a visual artist and a psychology researcher, underscores the highly constructive nature of visual perception. The illusion, which the creators label “Scintillating Starburst,” evokes illusory rays that seem to shimmer or scintillate—like a starburst. Composed of several concentric star polygons, the images prompt viewers to see bright fleeting rays emanating
Introducing the world's thinnest technology — only two atoms thick
5hThe new technology, enabling the storage of information in the thinnest unit known to science, is expected to improve future electronic devices in terms of density, speed, and efficiency.The allowed quantum-mechanical electron tunneling through the atomically thin film may boost the information reading process much beyond current technologies.The technology involves laterally sliding one-atom-thic
Study associates organic food intake in childhood with better cognitive development
5hA study analyzing the association between a wide variety of prenatal and childhood exposures and neuropsychological development in school-age children has found that organic food intake is associated with better scores on tests of fluid intelligence (ability to solve novel reasoning problems) and working memory (ability of the brain to retain new information while it is needed in the short term).
Extreme events: Ecosystems offer cost effective protection
5hEcosystems can buffer impacts from hazard events and provide other benefits such as clean water, biodiversity and human well-being. Twenty-eight researchers from 11 nations, including Jaroslav Mysiak of the CMCC Foundation, spent several years analyzing over 500 peer-reviewed articles on mangroves, coral reefs, sand dunes, slope forests and more. A new study on ecosystem-based approaches to disast
Thermal imaging offers early alert for chronic wound care
5hNew method provides information on spatial heat distribution in a wound to accurately predict whether VLUs will heal.The clinical study is the first to investigate textural analysis on VLUs using thermal images that do not require physical contact with the wound.
Prevalence of COVID-19 among hospitalized infants varies with levels of community transmission
5hHow common COVID-19 is among infants may depend on the degree of the pandemic virus circulating in a community.
Deforestation threatens one of the world's largest eagles
5hHarpy eagles (Harpia harpyja)—which are among the world's largest eagle species—struggle to feed offspring in heavily deforested areas of the Amazon, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.
Tracking a photon without leaving a trace
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01755-9 Conventional detectors often obliterate photons, but the particles can escape a vacuum-based device unscathed.
The ‘time neurons’ that help the brain keep track
5hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01769-3 Cells in the hippocampus play a part in time-stamping unfolding events.
Protein Aggregation Diseases
6hIf you have occasion to study neurodegeneration, you will be struck by how many terrible high-profile diseases in this area seem to share a common theme. Alzheimer’s , ALS , progressive supranuclear palsy , Parkinson’s , Lewy body dementia , some types of frontotemporal dementia , Huntington’s , prion diseases such as BSE and more all feature abnormal protein aggregates that appear in neural tiss
Sort hul sluger neutronstjerne
6hMed 10 dages mellem har gravitationsbølgeobservatorier opfanget signaler fra to sorte huller, der sluger en neutronstjerne i en mundfuld.
Fungi embrace human economic ideas in trade with hosts
6hIt seems fungi quietly practice one of the basic functions of a free market, researchers report. New research suggests certain networks of fungi embrace an important economic theory as they engage in trading nutrients for carbon with their host plants. This finding could aid the understanding of carbon storage in soils, an important tool in mitigating climate change. The paper will appear in an u
Hoard of Roman coins turns out to be offering for safe crossing
6hSeveral years ago, two amateur archaeologists from Brabant discovered over a hundred Roman coins near to Berlicum in the north of the province. After years of research, it now appears that the location, close to a ford in the river, was a site for offerings. Another interesting fact is that the coins offered were chosen very precisely. "This was an important eureka moment in my academic career."
Employment alone isn't enough to solve homelessness, study suggests
6hMore than half of people residing in homeless shelters in the United States had formal earnings in the same year they were homeless, according to a new study that deepens understanding of housing insecurity in the U.S.
How occupational skills influence migration
6hWhat characteristics distinguish people who migrate to a different country for a better income from others in their homeland? The fact that formal education alone is not enough to answer this question has been demonstrated for the first time in the specialist literature by a German-Mexican research team whose members include Prof. Dr Simon Wiederhold (Chair of Economics/Macroeconomics at the Catho
Over 100 fire scientists urge the US West: Skip the fireworks this record-dry Fourth of July
6hThe heat wave hitting the northwestern U.S. and Canada has been shattering records, with temperatures 30 degrees Fahrenheit or more above normal. With drought already gripping the West, the intense heat has helped suck even more moisture from millions of acres of forests and grasslands, bringing dead vegetation in many regions to record-dry levels and elevating the fire danger to its highest categ
To make agriculture more climate-friendly, carbon farming needs clear rules
6hAs the effects of climate change intensify and paths for limiting global warming narrow, politicians, media and environmental advocates have rallied behind "carbon farming" as a mutually beneficial strategy for society, the environment and farmers.
Reprogrammable satellite shipped to launch site
6hDeveloped under an ESA Partnership Project, Quantum will be able to respond to changing demands on Earth during its 15-year lifetime, providing data, communications and entertainment exactly where and when it is wanted.
Survey measures whites', Blacks' views on American identity, guns, political violence
6hA recent national survey from University of Illinois Chicago researchers found strong consensus both across and within white and Black populations in the U.S., and transcending political party lines, when freedom of speech, voting rights, respect for institutions, and peaceful resolution of political conflict were considered as key dimensions of what it means to be American.
Elon Musk: Starlink-satellitter er klar til august
6hI løbet af de næste 12 måneder håber SpaceX at kunne forbinde en halv million mennesker med internettet ved hjælp af tusindvis af satellitter.
Ever wondered who'd win in a fight between a scorpion and tarantula? A venom scientist explains
6hScorpions and tarantulas are two ancient arachnids that have been walking the Earth for hundreds of millions of years—even before the time of the dinosaurs.
New enzyme breaks down waste for less expensive biofuels, bioproducts
6hIn a step toward increasing the cost-effectiveness of renewable biofuels and bioproducts, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered a microbial enzyme that degrades tough-to-break bonds in lignin, a waste product of biorefineries.
See the Beautiful Color of Rare Birds from Every Angle and in Three Dimensions
6hA new project will create high-definition interactive models of 2,000 feathered flyers. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why efforts by Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana to help cocoa farmers haven't worked
6hA cocoa pricing agreement designed to protect farmers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana from destitution is being circumvented by multinationals, the main buyers of cocoa beans.
Environmental actions are motivated by personal experiences
6hPeople's personal experiences with nature may work better than dire warnings to motivate environmental action, a new University of Michigan study found.
Fossil offers fresh insights into social habits of our non-mammalian ancestors
6hBite marks, in the form of traces left on bones by the teeth of scavengers or predators, are not uncommon in the fossil record. These marks are sometimes impressively large. What they show is that carnivores of the past, like their modern equivalents, used to eat flesh.
Materials science shows strength
6hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01786-2 Stuff of hope in the search for solutions to intractable problems.
Machines learn to unearth new materials
6hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01793-3 Materials genome initiatives sift big data.
Birds of paradise reveal a dark secret
6hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01789-z Super-black feathers at the interface of biology, photonics and materials science.
Makers and shakers
6hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01791-5 Three researchers making a material difference.
High-performing places in the materials world
6hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01787-1 Four heavyweights and a rising star, in highlights.
A guide to the Nature Index
6hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01794-2 A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com.
Ferroelectric materials prompt a rethink of matter
6hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01792-4 Surprising qualities point to next-generation electronics.
High-entropy alloys expand their range
6hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01788-0 New metal mixes create more efficient catalysts and better jet engines.
How nanotechnology can flick the immunity switch
6hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01790-6 Nano immuno-engineering shows promise against autoimmune conditions, cancer and allergies.
Flood relocation programs more disruptive to those who don't live in white or affluent neighborhoods
6hA government policy that removes homeowners from flood-prone areas disproportionately disrupts the lives of residents from less white and affluent neighborhoods, according to new research from sociologists at Rice University and Temple University.
Why an invasive caterpillar is munching its way through tree leaves, in the largest outbreak in decades
6hThe past several weeks have seen a voracious moth caterpillar eat its way through tree leaves across southern Ontario and Québec, and from Michigan to Vermont.
Researchers create better method to predict offshore wind power
6hRutgers researchers have developed a machine learning model using a physics-based simulator and real-world meteorological data to better predict offshore wind power.
College students experience significant grief reactions during global pandemic
6hA new study shows that colleges students are experiencing significant grief reactions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
See the Beautiful Color of Rare Birds from Every Angle and in 3-D
7hHow close have you ever gotten to a wild bird? Can you remember the details of its plumage or the curvature of its beak? Did it sit in one place long enough for you to really study all of its colors and other characteristics? Probably not—at least if it was alive. The avid birders among us sometimes search their whole life for a glimpse of a particularly rare species. But if you are just a casual
The absence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the conversation about criminal justice reform
7hIn a forthcoming article in the Michigan Journal of Race & Law, Raymond Magsaysay explores the multifaceted problem of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) being largely left out of recent conversations about overhauling the criminal justice system to address racial injustice. The selection of Magsaysay's article for publication is a distinguished honor as law students rarely have the opp
Pentagon UFO report: Government transparency and desire for better data might bring science to the UFO world
7hOn June 25, 2021, the Pentagon released a much-anticipated report on UFOs to Congress. The military has rebranded unidentified flying objects as unidentified aerial phenomena –UAPs—in part to avoid the stigma that has been attached to claims of aliens visiting the Earth since the Roswell incident in 1947. The report presents no convincing evidence that alien spacecraft have been spotted, but some
Meet the broad-toothed rat—a chubby-cheeked and inquisitive Australian rodent that needs our help
7hWhen people think of rodents, they usually think of introduced species such as the black rat and house mouse. But Australia actually has around 54 native rodent species, which live in a vast range of habitats across the continent, from the ocean to spinifex-dotted deserts.
'Vaccinating' against fake news
7hIt's easy to catch but often difficult to detect. Some cases are mild, while some are dangerous. Some of us are more capable of fighting it off.
New study finds elephants show risk-avoidance behaviour in response to human-generated seismic cues
7hResearchers at the University of Oxford and Save the Elephants have found evidence that African elephants (Loxodonta africana) listen and react to ground vibrations created by human activity.
Image: Shoemaker Crater, Australia
7hFor Asteroid Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Shoemaker Impact Structure (formerly known as Teague Ring) in Western Australia.
Report published on new business models that cut back on single-use plastic
7hResearch conducted at the SCI by Mariel Vilella, Director of Global Strategy at Zero Waste Europe, in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives and Break Free From Plastic, looks at examples of successful business models that are successfully contributing to the reduction of single-use plastic consumption, exploring their impact and the key conditions for their replicatio
In-situ structural evolution of Zr-doped Na3V2(PO4)2F3 coated by N-doped carbon for SIB
7hAnalysis of the nanostructure and in-situ structural evolution of Zr-doped NVPF completely coated with nitrogen-doped carbon.
Reducing need for blood transfusion during heart surgery is focus of new practice guideline
7hFour leading medical specialty societies released a new clinical practice guideline that includes recommendations for reducing blood loss during heart surgery and improving patient outcomes. The document is a multidisciplinary collaboration among The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology, and the Society for
5-minute workout lowers blood pressure as much as exercise, drugs
7hA new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that a breathing exercise known as Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training can reduce blood pressure in weeks, with benefits on par with daily exercise or medication.
Ny ledende overlæge vil gøre socialmedicin mere tilgængeligt
7hJan Renneberg er ny ledende overlæge ved Socialmedicinsk Center på Bispebjerg og Frederiksbjerg Hospital. Han vil forfølge forskningsvisionerne og gøre socialmedicin mere tilgængeligt.
Requiem for Celixir
7hHow the Nobel Prize winner Sir Martin Evans and the lying crook Ajan Reginald almost succeeded, were it not for Patricia Murray.
A few missing fish: US West Coast recreational and discarded catches
7hDespite being the leading country when it comes to transparency, public accessibility and free availability of fisheries data, the United States of America's lack of international reporting of recreational catches and fish discarded at sea may hinder proper ecosystem-based management efforts, new research has found.
NASA: Binary Star Systems Could Be Hiding Earth-Like Worlds
7hThis illustration depicts a planet partially hidden in the glare of its host star and a nearby companion star. After examining a number of binary stars, astronomers have concluded that Earth-sized planets in many two-star systems might be going unnoticed by transit searches, which look for changes in the light from a star when a planet passes in front of it. The light from the second star makes i
The Future of Satellites Lies in the Constellations
7hNumerous companies are planning to launch and operate swarms of small satellites in coming years. Earth orbit is about to get crowded.
Mobile Clinics Can Help Reduce Health Inequity
7hThey worked to bring COVID vaccines to communities of color; they could fill other health care needs as well — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Check your pockets
7hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01808-z A sleight problem.
Fluer kan smugle MRSA fra stald til bolig
8hPLUS. Fluer som smittebærere kan forklare, hvorfor nogle mennesker smittes med svine-MRSA uden at have sat foden i en svinestald.
Metod spårar RNA i celler utan att störa
8hForskare på Chalmers har tagit fram en metod för att märka mRNA-molekyler och följa dess väg i cellerna, med blotta ögat i ett mikroskop och i realtid – utan att påverka mRNAts naturliga funktion. Genombrottet gör det lättare att utveckla nya RNA-baserade mediciner. Medicinska terapier baserade på RNA kan ge möjligheter att förebygga, behandla och potentiellt bota sjukdomar. Utmaningen är att lev
Slowing down grape ripening can improve berry quality for winemaking
8hWine grapes are particularly finicky when it comes to their environment. For instance, heatwaves and droughts lead to earlier berry ripening and lackluster wine. And these types of episodes are expected to intensify as Earth's climate changes. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry have tweaked growing conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon grapes to slow down the
This OnePlus Phone Is a Good Deal—Except for the Cameras
8hThe Nord N200 5G has many features you don't often find in a cheap phone, but should you settle for lackluster photos?
The Science of Transgender Treatment
8hThis is part I in what will be a short series of articles reviewing the science of transgender care and how it has been distorted by critics. The post first appeared on Science-Based Medicine .
Scientists catch 1st glimpse of a black hole swallowing a neutron star
9hAfter more than four years of exploring a menagerie of cosmic happenings through gravitational waves, scientists have finally spotted the third expected variety of collision — twice.
One third of migrant and refugee women experience domestic violence, major survey reveals
9hA third of migrant and refugee women in a new survey said they experienced some form of domestic and/or family violence.
Author Correction: Regulating coordination number in atomically dispersed Pt species on defect-rich graphene for n-2 butane dehydrogenation reaction
9hNature Communications, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24374-4
267 million people worldwide at risk from sea-level rise
9hWorldwide, 267 million people live on land less than two meters above sea level, which is most at risk from sea level rise, according to a study in Nature Communications. The paper suggests that by 2100 the number could increase to 410 million people, with the majority of this land found in the tropics.
Lifting the clouds on land clearing and biodiversity loss
9hQUT researchers have developed a new machine learning mathematical system that helps to identify and detect changes in biodiversity, including land clearing, when satellite imagery is obstructed by clouds.
The 10 weirdest moons in the solar system
9hSome of the most fascinating worlds in our cosmic neighborhood are not planets, but the moons that orbit around them.
VVM af omstridt omfartsbane droppet: Østlig udfletning er en realitet
9hPLUS. Efter næsten et årti med udfordringer ved Ringsted ser politikerne ud til at have fundet løsningen, der løsner knuden, der ellers virkede gordisk. Med 1,6 afsatte milliarder igangsættes i 2024 byggeriet af udfletningen øst for Ringsted.
It-chefer: Teknisk gæld truer innovationen i vores virksomheder
9hOver halvdelen af it-chefer i undersøgelse peger på anvendelse af for mange sprog og frameworks som kilden til teknisk gæld.
Københavns Lufthavn på vej med ny radar og fuglejagt mod birdstrikes
9hPLUS. Med en ny fugleradar og et ønske om at jagte gæs håber Københavns Lufthavn på at reducere antallet af sammenstød mellem fugle og fly, som sker oftere og oftere.
Hjälp forskarna kartlägga algblomningar i havet
9hNu vill forskare på Göteborgs universitet ha hjälp från allmänheten att rapportera algblomningar längs Sveriges kust. Målet är att utveckla en digital tjänst som kan förutse var och när giftiga algblomningar kommer att ske. Varje sommar kommer rapporter om algblomningar i havet som förpestar livet för badgäster, båtfolk och fiskare. På senare år har rapporterna kommit allt tätare. – Klimatförändr
Hear the 1st sounds from China's Mars rover Zhurong (Video)
9hChina's first Mars rover has captured its first sounds of the Red Planet and beamed back stunning views of a drive on the dusty world.
The change chronicles
9hOctober 1967 From “How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Live with Irrationality”: Whatever form it takes, resistance to any change is essentially an act of self-protection. When an individual perceives that the consequences of a change conflict with his needs and desires, he will become anxious and fear for his future. … Whether or not the circumstances justify such response is irrelevant. What
This photographer-scientists collaboration shows the speed of climate change
9hClimate change is warping geological time, compressing the time scales of natural processes. In photographs taken around the world, Ian van Coller has documented these shifts, reflected in rocks, sediment, and the shrinking of glaciers. Van Coller collaborates with scientists who annotate his images, pointing out key geological features. He also uses historical photos to show changes, juxtaposing
Why it’s so hard to make tech more diverse
9hIn 2017, MIT Technology Review honored Tracy Chou as one of our 35 Innovators Under 35. At the time, Chou was working to expose Silicon Valley’s diversity issues. As an engineer at Pinterest, she’d published a widely circulated blog post calling for tech companies to share data on how many women worked on their engineering teams. She collected their responses in a public database that revealed ho
The power of us
9hThough we’ve called it the “Change” issue, this edition of the magazine is really about two things: reflection and empowerment. For far too many of us, the pandemic has been a study in feeling powerless, and we’ve had little time to reflect as we focus on keeping ourselves and our loved ones safe, employed, and as mentally sound as possible. We’ve been forced to cope almost constantly with the tw
China’s path to modernization has, for centuries, gone through my hometown
9hOne day in late March, People’s Daily , the Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper, shared a pair of photos on Chinese social media. The first, in black and white, was of the signing of the Boxer Protocol, a 1901 treaty between the Qing empire, which ruled China at the time, and 11 foreign nations. Troops from eight of these countries, including the US, had occupied Beijing following sieges
Cheaper solar PV is key to addressing climate change
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9hSolar Energy 2021 Power
In late 2007, less than 10 years into the company’s existence, Google came out swinging on the clean energy front. To a fanfare of plaudits up and down Silicon Valley and well beyond, it declared “RE : make renewable energy cheaper than coal. The company invested tens of millions of dollars into R&D efforts from concentrated solar power to hydrothermal drilling. Four years later, those efforts ha
What does breaking up Big Tech really mean?
9hFor Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet, covid-19 was an economic blessing . Even as the pandemic sent the global economy into a deep recession and cratered most companies’ profits, these companies—often referred to as the “Big Four” of technology —not only survived but thrived. Collectively, they now have annual revenue of well over a trillion dollars, and the value of their stocks has soared:
Tech’s new labor movement is harnessing lessons learned a century ago
9hThe workers at the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, wanted a union . The center opened in March of last year, just as stay-at-home orders for covid-19 went into effect. While much of the world economy tanked, some sectors thrived, including tech—Amazon founder Jeff Bezos would add some $75 billion to his own net worth in 2020. Back at Bessemer, though, workers were being pressed to
The great chip crisis threatens the promise of Moore’s Law
9hA year into the covid-19 pandemic, Apple commemorated the growing array of devices featuring its custom M1 chip with great fanfare, including a “Mission Implausible” ad on TV featuring a young man running across the rooftops of its “spaceship” campus in Cupertino and infiltrating the facility to “steal” the breakthrough microprocessor from a MacBook and place it inside an iPad Pro. Apple’s custom
Rumfartøj med infrarøde øjne skal holde øje med asteroider, der truer jorden
9hPLUS. Jorden får et øje på nattehimlen, der dag og nat skal lede efter asteroider og kometer. Navnet er NEO Surveyor og skal opfylde en gammel amerikansk drøm – til gavn for menneskeheden.
Turn Your Standard Toilet Paper Into A More Soothing Experience With Pristine
9hFlushable wipes might feel good, but they’re terrible for the environment. Despite the name, they can overwhelm sewer systems and bind together into enormous clogs that can block the sewers for entire cities. Pristine toilet paper spray gives you all of the advantages of a flushable wipe, while keeping the lower cost, and disposability, of toilet paper. If you’re a Shark Tank fan, you already kno
New Long-Haul COVID Clinics Treat Mysterious and Ongoing Symptoms
9hCoordinating care among different specialties could help patients with many problems and no proved therapies — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Beyond coronavirus: the virus discoveries transforming biology
10hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01749-7 SARS-CoV-2 is just one of nonillions of viruses on our planet, and scientists are rapidly identifying legions of new species.
New NASA radiation rules could open up space missions to more women
10hBecause Earth’s magnetic fields are able to protect us from much of the radiation that barrels through space, humans on this planet aren’t exposed to much of it—only about 3 to 4 millisieverts (mSv) every year. An astronaut staying on the International Space Station for 180 days, on the other hand, would get hit by 50 to 180 mSv. How that affects you depends on many different factors, including g
Unique use of ESA spacecraft 'housekeeping' data reveals cosmic ray behaviour
10hUsing data originally gathered for spacecraft 'housekeeping' aboard ESA's Rosetta and Mars Express missions, scientists have revealed how intense bursts of high-energy radiation, known as cosmic rays, behave at Mars and throughout the inner solar system.
Botanists name astonishing new species of 'fairy lantern' from Malaysian rainforests
10hOxford University Scientist Dr. Chris Thorogood from Oxford Botanic Garden teamed up with Siti-Munirah at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia, and local explorer Dome Nikong to describe a strange plant from the depths of the Malaysian rainforest.
Exceptional heat hits Pacific Northwest
10hExtraordinary heat events occur around the planet during most summers, but the current heatwave in the Pacific Northwest is truly exceptional. In June 2021, all-time temperature records fell in multiple cities in the U.S. and Canada during a heatwave that the National Weather Service called "historic and dangerous."
Higher cost of finance exacerbates a climate investment trap in developing economies
10hNature Communications, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24305-3 Access to low cost finance is vital for developing economies’ transition to green energy. Here the authors show how modelled decarbonization pathways for developing economies are disproportionately impacted by different weighted average cost of capital (WACC) assumptions.
Xyloglucan processing machinery in Xanthomonas pathogens and its role in the transcriptional activation of virulence factors
10hNature Communications, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24277-4 Xyloglucans are polysaccharides found in plant cell walls. Here, the authors describe the xyloglucan depolymerization machinery of phytopathogenic Xanthomonas bacteria, and show that sugars released by this system induce the expression of key virulence factors driving pathogenesis.
The rate and molecular spectrum of mutation are selectively maintained in yeast
10hNature Communications, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24364-6 How natural selection shapes the rate and molecular spectrum of mutations is debated. Yeast mutation accumulation experiments identify a gene promoting mutagenesis and show stabilizing selection maintaining the mutation rate above the drift barrier. Selection also preserves the mutation spectrum.
Revealing thermally-activated nucleation pathways of diffusionless solid-to-solid transition
10hNature Communications, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24256-9 Normally the diffusionless solid-to-solid transition between phases are driven by athermal processes, due to strain being overwhelmingly dominant. Here, the authors present a unique series of in-situ particle level observations of the solid-to-solid transition in colloidal particles suspended in a solvent, revea
CVnCoV and CV2CoV protect human ACE2 transgenic mice from ancestral B BavPat1 and emerging B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2
10hNature Communications, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24339-7 Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants with mutations in the spike protein raise concerns regarding vaccine efficacy. Here, the authors show that two spike encoding mRNA vaccines in preclinical and clinical development protect human ACE2 mice from the B.1.351 variant of concern and ancestral B BavPat1.
SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell memory is sustained in COVID-19 convalescent patients for 10 months with successful development of stem cell-like memory T cells
10hNature Communications, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24377-1 T cells are instrumental to protective immune responses against SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. Here the authors show that, in convalescent COVID-19 patients, memory T cell responses are detectable up to 317 days post-symptom onset, in which the presence of stem cell-like memory T
Characterising lithium-ion electrolytes via operando Raman microspectroscopy
10hNature Communications, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24297-0 The full characterisation of lithium-ion electrolytes is of paramount importance for the continued development and innovation of lithium ion and lithium metal batteries. Here, the authors present a new experimental setup to obtain all key electrolyte parameters using operando Raman microspectroscopy
Surfactant-guided spatial assembly of nano-architectures for molecular profiling of extracellular vesicles
10hNature Communications, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23759-9 Current methods for controlled assembly of nanomaterials into desired architectures often lack the precision and versatility to develop complex architectures. Here the authors report STAR, surfactant tunable spatial architecture, to guide nanomaterial integration in metal-organic frameworks.
Publisher Correction: Fine scale infectious disease modeling using satellite‑derived data
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92411-9
Ten years of Scientific Reports
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92477-5 Scientific Reports launched in June 2011 with an inclusive ethos, and a mission to publish high-quality research without selecting papers based on perceived impact or significance. We reflect on our first 10 years, and thank our authors, reviewers and Editorial Board Members for their contributions to the success o
The effects of water control on the survival and growth of Alternanthera philoxeroides in the vegetative reproduction and seedling stages
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92674-2
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by real-time PCR under challenging pre-analytical conditions reveals independence of swab media and cooling chain
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-93028-8
Low-dose aspirin for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in Denmark 1998–2018
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-93179-8
Increased risk of acute kidney injury in coronavirus disease patients with renin–angiotensin–aldosterone-system blockade use: a systematic review and meta-analysis
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92323-8
Natural variability in air–sea gas transfer efficiency of CO2
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92947-w Natural variability in air–sea gas transfer efficiency of CO 2
The investigation of the volatile metabolites of lung cancer from the microenvironment of malignant pleural effusion
10hScientific Reports, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41598-021-93032-y
Being fluent in a second language can boost your research
10hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01797-z Scientists who speak different languages can bring science to a whole new audience — and use it to their advantage, says Jamie Sugrue.
Digitalt utanförskap ännu svårare för äldre under pandemin
10hAtt tro att alla äldre människor är teknikfientliga är ålderism och stämmer inte med sanningen. Risken för att hamna i digitalt utanförskap handlar inte främst om ålder – utan snarare om ekonomi, kunskap och socialt nätverk. Det visar en studie där forskare har följt 3000 personer i ålderspannen 30–39, 50–59 och 70–79 år under pandemin. Fokus har legat på deras attityder till och användning av di
Fredag afgøres videnskabelig fejde – men ytringsfriheden kan allerede have tabt
11hPLUS. Den kontroversielle retssag mod vandmiljøforsker Stiig Markager kan – selv hvis han frifindes – komme til at lægge bånd på forskeres ytringer, vurderer professor. Det øger forsigtigheden, istemmer ph.d.-studerende.
Journal impact factor gets a sibling that adjusts for scientific field
11hBut critics worry the metrics remain prone to misuse
Alien view of Earth and deleted coronavirus sequences
12hNature, Published online: 30 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01748-8 The latest science news, in brief.
USA vil sende våben til slagmarken med Starship
12hDet amerikanske luftvåben har fået et nyt Vanguard-program, der skal bruge en raket til at sende op til 100 ton til ethvert sted på kloden på under en time.
Solar device generates electricity and desalinates water with no waste brine
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How likely do you guys think a collapse/apocalypse is in the next hundred years?
12hSo first of all whenever this is asked it's mainly negative such as this thread with at least 2 people active in collapse subs. Anyways I have been reading some subs such as r /collapse and I'm wondering how likely do you think something such as a nuclear war or climate change ending civilization. I'm not gonna survive one since im a teenager and if I get a chance to grow up it's also unlikely th
In 1990 a bee learned to clone herself – now her army of millions threaten other species
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Asian coal plant drive threatens climate goals: report
12hFive Asian countries are responsible for 80 percent of new coal power stations planned worldwide, with the projects threatening goals to fight the climate crisis, a report warned Wednesday.
Norway salmon farming moves to cleaner waters: indoors
12hHundreds of thousands of salmon swim against the current in southeast Norway—in massive indoor tanks away from the nearest river as the controversial industry increasingly embraces greener land-based facilities.
Russia launches cargo ship to space station
12hRussia on Wednesday successfully launched an unmanned space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Scores dead as record-breaking heat wave grips Canada, US
12hScores of deaths in Canada's Vancouver area are likely linked to a grueling heat wave, authorities said Tuesday, as the country recorded its highest ever temperature amid scorching conditions that extended to the US Pacific Northwest.
Daily briefing: Why become an academic administrator
12hNature, Published online: 29 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01801-6 The rewards of an administrative leadership stint, how COVID might change clinical trials forever and what caused a deadly Myanmar mine disaster.
Sommarläsning och lyssning på Vetenskap & hälsa
13hNu tar redaktionen sommarledigt och återkommer igen den 9 augusti. Vi önskar alla våra läsare en riktigt skön sommar och bjuder på några läs- och lyssingstips!
COVID-19 and balancing the risks: The vaccine or the virus
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13hCDC Pfizer Moderna COVID
Given recent reports of myocarditis after vaccination with mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines in young people, we think it's a good time to reexamine the risk/benefit ratio of these vaccines in this population. The post COVID-19 and balancing the risks: The vaccine or the virus first appeared on Science-Based Medicine .
Australia locks down again as coronavirus cases surge
13hLatest outbreak draws attention to country’s sluggish vaccination rollout
Eksperter kritiserer Nationalbankens håndtering af hackerangreb: »Det hele virker too little too late«
14hNationalbanken valgte den billigste og mindst grundige af to recovery-muligheder. Banken selv ønsker ikke at forklare sine beslutninger.
Oncotarget: mTORC1 and PLK1 inhibition in adenocarcinoma NSCLC
16hAll these preclinical data strongly suggest that the inhibition of mTORC1 and PLK1 proteins may be a promising therapeutic approach for NSCLC patients
Postmenopausal bleeding may be a sign of endometrial cancer in obese Asian women
16hThe link between obesity and the risk of endometrial cancer has been well documented. A new study, however, shows that an even lower body mass index (BMI) than previously thought can signal an increased risk in Asian women with postmenopausal bleeding. Study results are published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).
Diaries of infection preventionists give inside look at the unsung heroes of the pandemic
16hMuch has been rightfully made of the valiant work of doctors and nurses during the coronavirus pandemic. But what of infection preventionists (IP), whose job was to keep those workers and their facilities safe, and who many Americans do not even know exist?
Portrait of an island on fire
16hOn January 9, 2020, Landsat 8 scanned this image of Australia’s wildfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island. With Landsat 9 scheduled to launch in 2021, NASA’s Goddard Media Studios produced the following video about the Landsat program’s history. It includes a cameo appearance by Virginia Tower Norwood ’47 , the alumna behind the original Landsat multispectral scanner. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. A
How do babies perceive the world?
17hIt‘s Ursula’s third time in the functional MRI machine. Heather Kosakowski, a PhD student in cognitive neuroscience, is hoping to get just two precious minutes of data from her session. Even though Ursula has been booked to have her brain scanned for two hours, it’s far from a sure thing. Her first two sessions, also booked for two hours each, yielded only eight minutes of usable material combine
MIT in a box
17hAdmissions applications in this pandemic year jumped 66% after MIT temporarily lifted the requirement to submit test scores. But for the 1,340 students who got good news from MIT on Pi Day, coming to Cambridge for the usual Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) was off the table. Instead, the Admissions Office invited them to CP*, a monthlong series of virtual events, and sent them a box of MIT love. It i
Taking our earthshot
17hLast May, when we issued our Climate Action Plan for the Decade , we were mobilizing MIT to take on the climate problem as never before. The complexity and uncertainty of climate change make tackling it much more than a “moonshot.” Getting humans to the moon was difficult. But it was a well-defined problem with a solution based on established science, with no opposing forces other than a few law
Sickness isn’t sexy
17hWhich is more powerful: the urge for sex or the instinct to stay away from someone who’s sick? A new study suggests that at least in mice, it’s the latter. Researchers in the lab of Gloria Choi, an associate professor of brain and cognitive sciences at MIT and a member of the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, found that when male mice encountered a female mouse showing signs of illness,
Two new Institute Professors
17hArup K. Chakraborty and Paula Hammond ’84, PhD ’93, have been named Institute Professors, the highest honor for MIT faculty members. Chakraborty, the founding director of MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), is a pioneer in applying computational techniques to immunology. His work has led to discoveries about the functioning of T cells and contributed to the development of
AI vs. skin cancer
17hEarly detection is key to surviving melanoma, a type of malignant tumor responsible for more than 70% of skin-cancer-related deaths worldwide, but “suspicious pigmented skin lesions” (SPLs) are so common it’s impractical for doctors to check them all out. Now MIT researchers have developed a tool that can analyze skin photos taken with a smartphone to determine which SPLs should be evaluated by a
Easy desalination
17hWhen water used in many industrial systems evaporates, salts and other dissolved minerals can be left behind on component surfaces, where they eventually degrade equipment, block pipes, and reduce the efficiency of important heat exchange processes. Now MIT researchers have discovered a phenomenon that could help solve this problem while potentially turning the contaminants into useful products—a
Martian oxygen
17hIn April, thanks to an MIT-designed instrument, NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance achieved a remarkable milestone: it generated the first breathable oxygen on another planet. The Martian atmosphere is about 95% carbon dioxide, but MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-situ Resource Utilization Experiment), a small box-shaped device on board, converted it to oxygen through a technique called solid oxide electrolysis
Where we walk
17hCity planners have standard methods of estimating the car traffic that a project is likely to generate, but they have no equivalent for foot traffic. Now Andres Sevtsuk, director of MIT’s City Form Lab, has published a model that could help. The model estimates pedestrian trips along networks between common origins and destinations like homes, offices, amenities, and transit stops. To calibrate i
Closing the gap for Black business owners
18hEarly in her career, Burunda Prince ’83 recognized that even with a title, a nice office, and credentials including a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School, she would still be excluded from important discussions at her workplace. Once, after a meeting about one of Prince’s projects, her male colleagues continued their dialogue as they walked into the
GrubHub founder starts a handy alternative to the gig economy
18hIt started not with a stroke of creative genius, but with a rain barrel that Mike Evans ’99, MEng ’00, wanted to install in his garden. Fourteen calls later, he still hadn’t been able to hire anyone. He started researching the home maintenance sector and discovered that many US trade schools have closed in recent decades, creating a shortage of handypeople. That’s how Fixer was born. “What it com
Global-minded alumna makes US forests a priority
18hWhen Tchelet Segev ’18, MEng ’18, graduated from MIT with degrees in civil and environmental engineering, she had her sights set on becoming the first female UN secretary-general. She has since added other dream jobs to her wish list. “I applied to be an astronaut with NASA—I would drop everything to be an astronaut,” she says, laughing. That Segev’s interests span the globe (and beyond) is unsur
Francesco ’70, SM ’72, and Marybeth Pompei
18hFrank Pompei is founder and CEO of Exergen, a maker of scanners, thermometers, and sensors. He credits his MIT education with equipping him to build a successful company, mindful of the possibilities created by his financial aid package. “My parents could never have sent me to MIT on their wages as factory workers,” he says. Thriving at MIT and beyond . “I remember the academics as challenging bu
The rs-FC fMRI Law of Attraction (i.e., Resting-State Functional Connectivity of Speed Dating Choice)
18hFeeling starved for affection after 15 months of pandemic-mandated social distancing? Ready to look for a suitable romantic partner by attending an in-person speed dating event? Just recline inside this noisy tube for 10 minutes, think about anything you like, and our algorithm will Predict [the] Compatibility of a Female-Male Relationship ! This new study by Kajimura and colleagues garnered a lo
Corona får skylden: Markant flere birdstrikes i Københavns Lufthavn
18hPLUS. Mågejægerne har haft travlt, selv da der var færrest flyvninger. Ekspert er bekymret.
Harvard Scientists Pinpoint ‘Ground Zero’ of Aging in Mouse Embryo Study – The finding not only provides insight into the fundamental dynamics of aging, but also suggests we might mimic the process in adult cells to rejuvenate aging tissues.
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A New Brain Implant Automatically Detects and Kills Pain in Real Time in rats
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Nvidia Partners With Google Cloud to Develop First AI-on-5G Innovation Lab to develop, test, and implement solutions that will boost the creation of smart factories, smart cities, and other advanced 5G and AI applications.
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GitHub and OpenAI launch a new AI tool that generates its own code
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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Tuesday that its research team has developed a self-assembling protein-based, nano-structured vaccine to prevent infectious diseases, including influenza, effectively
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Swiss company is offering hope to the more than 11 million people worldwide who suffer serious burns every year. The company is launching a revolutionary machine capable of generating skin that can be grafted in large quantities using a sample provided by the patient
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University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered that minuscule, self-propelled particles called "nanoswimmers" can escape from mazes as much as 20 times faster than other passive particles, paving the way for their use in everything from industrial clean-ups to medication delivery
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RMIT University researchers have developed smart wound dressings with built-in nanosensors which glow to alert patients when a wound is not healing properly
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World first operating system breakthrough puts quantum computing on a chip
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US engineers have developed acoustoelectronic nanotweezers, an advance that allows particles approaching the 2.5nm diameter of DNA to be manipulated using sound-induced electric fields
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Promising bladder cancer treatment developed by Czech-UK research team using alternative approach. When used in clinical trials, the drug was found to induce rapid shedding of tumour cells and resulted in a significant reduction in tumour size
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World's biggest green hydrogen project announced for Kazakhstan
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NYU AD scientists develop a revolutionary chemical that does NOT kill cancer. Instead, it re-activates the cells own ability to detect a problem and commit suicide. Exciting potential treatment that does not harm normal cells.
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Remote Work May Shift 835,000 Jobs Out of London, Report Says
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It’s official: China has eliminated malaria
20hWHO certifies country free of the deadly disease after 3 years without local transmission
Bronze Age: how the market began
20hKnowing the weight of a commodity provides a way to value goods in the marketplace. But did a self-regulating market even exist in the Bronze Age? And what can weight systems tell us? Researchers investigated the dissemination of weight systems throughout Western Eurasia. Their simulation indicates that the interaction of merchants, even without intervention from institutions, is likely to explain
Increased use of household fireworks creates a public health hazard
21hFireworks are synonymous in the United States with the celebration of Independence Day and other special events, but the colorful displays have caused a growing risk to public safety in recent years, according to a new study.
Are European Sunscreens Better Than Those in the U.S.?
21hHow the glamorous process of FDA regulation determines what kinds of sunblocks are available and where.
COVID-19 review: Analysis of 58 studies finds male sex and obesity are not associated with ICU mortality, but many factors are
22hA new analysis of 58 studies and 44305 patients published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) shows that, contrary to some previous research, being male and increasing body mass index (BMI) are not associated with increased mortality in COVID-19 in patients admitted into intensive care (ICU).
This Science-Backed NAD+ Supplement Helps You Improve Your Health From the Inside Out
22hWorried about aging ? That’s totally understandable. Nobody wants to get old. However, that doesn’t mean you should try to fight it. A lot of people waste their money on health, wellness, and beauty products that claim to “stop” or “defy” or even “reverse” the “signs” of aging. But in reality all of those things are impossible. And even if they weren’t impossible, aging isn’t just about what you
Remembering the Crew of Soyuz 11, the Only Astronauts to Die in Space
22hThe ill-fated replacement crew of Soyuz 11 spent three weeks performing experiments on the world's first space station. But their return trip ended in tragedy.
Startskuddet til den moderne masseovervågning lød under 1. verdenskrig
22hDa først beslutningen om at overvåge danskernes telekommunikation under første verdenskrig…
‘They were destined to drown’: How scientists found these seabirds a new island home
23hAlbatross eggs and chicks were flown—on economy plus—from Hawaii to Mexico to escape rising seas
ACTG announces publication of REPRIEVE sub-study in JAMA Network Open, providing insights into cardiovascular disease risk among people living with HIV
23hThe AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the largest global HIV research network, today announced that findings from a sub-study of REPRIEVE (A5332/A5332s, an international clinical trial studying heart disease prevention in people living with HIV) have been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open. The study found that approximately half of study participants, who w
When was cosmic dawn? Some of the most distant galaxies known hold a clue
23hNature, Published online: 29 June 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01766-6 Light from the early days of the Universe helps to pin-point when the stars switched on after the Big Bang.
In with the old, out with the mew
23hKeep your checklists handy because the 62nd Supplement to the American Ornithological Society's Check-list of North American Birds, publishing today in Ornithology, includes numerous updates to the classification of the continent's bird species. A few highlights from this year's supplement include species splits for Mew Gull, Barred Owl, and Sedge Wren, among quite a few others; a transfer back to
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