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article Striking Charter workers build ISP where “profits are returned to users”   90
Building out the network, then transferring it to cooperative ownership. Great work people!
article Aether: modern alchemists turn airborne CO2 into diamonds   60
20 tons of greenhouse gas per carat!
article The first fully-implanted 1000+ channel brain-machine interface   100
Seeing neuralink in action at this level is really astonishing in terms of how far it has come.
article Renewables met 97% of Scotland's electricity demand in 2020   60
Scotland well on its way to achieving full renewable energy infrastructure
article Could plastic roads make for a smoother ride?   80
Plastic roads seem to be an excellent interim solution for difficult to recycle plastics while we change to recyclable packaging.
article Killer farm robot dispatches weeds with electric bolts   60
The weed terminator. Actually a pair: Tom scouts them and Dick zaps them.
article Scientists find way to remove polluting microplastics with bacteria   60
Proof of concept for using bacteria to aggregate microplastics for recycling. More research needed but an elegant approach.
article Firms backed by Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates have funded an electric motor company that slashes energy consumption - TechCrunch   60
Like a switching power supply amplifier applied to electric motors. Brilliant and twice as efficient.
article TeethTap: Recognizing Discrete Teeth Gestures Using Motion and Acoustic Sensing on an Earpiece   60
One possible way to control those AR glasses that will be available someday.
article A quantum computer just solved a decades-old problem three million times faster than a classical computer | ZDNet   60
Much of quantum computing is still being developed but quantum annealing looks ready for primetime
article Scientists develop transparent wood that is stronger and lighter than glass | CBC Radio   70
Thin sliced wood, bleach with hydrogen peroxide and sunlight then infuse with epoxy. Interesting approach.
article New quantum receiver the first to detect entire radio frequency spectrum   60
Rydberg atoms have one or more electrons pushed far away from their nucleus and are very sensitive to electric and magnetic fields. Army researchers have used these properties to create a sensor that can cover frequencies from 0 to 20GHz. Not field ready yet, but much needed technology.
article Empire State Building company now powered entirely by wind   60
Highly symbolic and high impact transition for some of the most iconic real estate on the planet.
article Vertical farms grow veggies on site at restaurants and grocery stores   60
Containerized vertical farming brings food production where it's needed. Potentially hyperlocal.
article Inexpensive battery charges rapidly for electric vehicles, reduces range anxiety | Penn State University   60
Another positive battery improvement. Heating the battery avoids uneven deposition of lithium on the anode so it avoids developing dangerous lithium spikes.
article Direct Observation on p- to n-Type Transformation of Perovskite Surface Region during Defect Passivation Driving High Photovoltaic Efficiency   70
No, I'm not making this up. Adding capsaicin spices up perovskite solar cells.
article Superconducting Microprocessors? Turns Out They're Ultra-Efficient   60
Converting datacenters over to superconducting microprocessors would be about 80 times more efficient, even taking into account the cryogenic cooling overhead. Proof of concept using a 2.5GHz superconducting niobium chip operating at 4.2Kelvin.
article Seagrasses provide a novel ecosystem service by trapping marine plastics   60
Some amount of plastic in the ocean is trapped by seaweed and pushed out onto the shore. No percentage estimates given, but enough that it should be part of the accounting of total ocean plastic, and probably also should be part of the solution process considerations. Early days still, but good to see it being studied.
article A Monster Wind Turbine Is Upending an Industry   60
One big turbine beats multiple small turbines. Economies of scale. Imagine this will probably be easier for birds to deal with also but we'll see. It's all about the composite blades.
article Could Carbon Dioxide Be Turned Into Jet Fuel?   60
Lab demonstration of an alternative method for recycling CO2 into jet fuel. Unlike the Bergius process of hydrogenation, the Organic Combustion Method (OCM) involves heating carbon dioxide, citric acid, and hydrogen, to 350 degrees Celsius, with a catalyst made of iron, manganese, and potassium. The resulting fuel could be suitable for jet airplane engines, allowing for carbon neutral jet air travel, provided the fuel was created from carbon capture with energy from renewable sources.
article 2-Acre Vertical Farm Run By AI And Robots Out-Produces 720-Acre Flat Farm   60
Vertical local farming enables our growing human population to avoid exponential transportation stress and to tread lighter on our use of limited natural resources. A better way to enjoy the fresh food we all need.
article Artificial intelligence solves Schrödinger's equation   60
Quantum chemistry breakthrough uses AI to calculate the ground state of the Schrodinger equation. But instead of training the AI to figure out everything from the data, they built in the physics rules, then trained the AI on the patterns of how electrons are located around the nuclei. Brilliant hybrid approach.
article Global warming breakthrough: Methane-slashing 'super seaweed' cattle feed supplement wins $1m prize   90
Best thing since cattle feed. Really need to get this out there asap.
article A successful experiment gets us one step closer to a quantum internet   60
Early days, but off the shelf components is notable.
article Scientists Just Set a New World Record in Solar Cell Efficiency   60
Very close to exceeding 30% efficiency. Major milestone.
article US Energy History Visualization   90
Great historical Sankey visualization of where we get energy from and what we use it for. The introduction of electricity and subsequent redistribution in 1882 starts the technology shift. Now that renewables are not only a climate necessity, but also less expensive than other sources, this helps illustrate the current priorities and opportunities.
article Fragments of energy – not waves or particles – may be the fundamental building blocks of the universe   60
Not really a unified field theory announcement, but interesting and makes some intuitive sense. Looking forward to further development, hopefully with at least one possibility of testing or predicting something new.
article Drug Reverses Age-Related Mental Decline Within Days In Mice   60
The hearing loss and general possibilities of fixing cognitive decline are exceptionally welcome.It's a long way from mice to humans but very promising.
article Tasmania declares itself 100 per cent powered by renewable electricity   90
Epic milestone, and heading for 200% to set up for green hydrogen.
article Cerebras’ wafer-size chip is 10,000 times faster than a GPU   60
One big chip from the entire silicon wafer. Obvious in retrospect. Brilliant.
article Steve Bannon Caught Running a Network of Misinformation Pages on Facebook   60
Disinformation networks at work. How social media makes money.
article NYT: Nasal Spray Prevents Covid Infection in Ferrets, Study Finds - Cerritos Community News   60
Potentially very useful tool, and approach for containment or personal protection.
article Mesmerizing NASA video captures decades of the sun's spitting fury   60
Solar wind video. Great ambient TV.
article DeepMind AI cracks 50-year-old problem of protein folding   100
Protein folding has been a huge problem for decades so this is a major breakthrough. Remains to be seen if this training set will be adequate for application to prions and other cases, but enormous progress in any case.
article NativeLand.ca   100
 Find which native groups were the traditional custodians of the land you are on.
article A one hundred thousand-fold enhancement in the nonlinearity of silicon   70
Impressive breakthrough for optical computer hardware.
article Volvo electric semi trucks hit the road in Europe next year - Roadshow   80
Not much detail, but if it's anything like the double length electric buses in Malmö these are going to work great. Silver Line Boston needs to get with the program.
article World first: Dutch brewery burns iron as a clean, recyclable fuel   90
Clean, closed-loop combustion provides an alternative approach for many industrial processes. Way to go Swinkels Family Brewers!
article Why Some Memories Seem Like Movies: 'Time Cells' Discovered In Human Brains   60
memory sequencing cells have been known in rats, but now proven in humans also. Light overview.
video Introducing the carrier vessel portal   60
Global Fishing Watch adds transshipment tracking to their overview portal. Accountability is key to sustainability.
article Transparent solar panels for windows hit record 8% efficiency   80
Considering most high-rise buildings have a light coating on the windows already, getting energy out of that changes the carbon footprint of the building enormously. Can be manufactured in quantity, and can be inserted between layers of double insulated glass allowing for retrofit.
article An unusual meteorite, more valuable than gold, may hold the building blocks of life   100
Not everyday the world gets something this complex delivered to it from the cold spots of the solar system. It's a carbonaceous chondrite, with molecules like amino acids, purines, and sugars. Amazing stuff
article Argonne National Lab Breakthrough Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Ethanol   60
Using solar energy to power carbon dioxide transformation into ethanol beats getting it from hydrocarbons. This has a place.
article World’s First Ocean Hybrid Platform Converts Tidal Waves Into Energy   60
Another foray into ocean energy. Hope this one gets traction. Light on details.
article Daycares in Finland Built a 'Forest Floor', And It Changed Children's Immune Systems   60
Get out into forests. Low risk and high benefit.
article Australian outback cattle station to house world's largest solar farm, powering Singapore   60
World's biggest? C'mon U.S., game on. Even if it's only part of Singapore.
article Sweden's new car carrier is the world's largest wind-powered vessel   80
The obvious transoceanic transport for your new clean car.
article World’s first hydrogen double deckers arrive in Aberdeen | The Engineer   80
Clean bus rollout is gaining momentum. Let's get on board.
article Spacecraft of the Future Could Be Powered By Lattice Confinement Fusion   60
Alternative approach to containing a nuclear fusion reaction.
article Hidden cameras and secret trackers reveal where Amazon returns end up | CBC News   60
Those free returns? High carbon journey to the landfill. Need a re-use or donate law.
article ‘Extremely Brilliant’ X-Ray Beams Are About to Revolutionize How We See Into Matter   80
Super powerful x-ray research possibilities
article 3-D Printing inside the Body Could Patch Stomach Ulcers   70
Inserting a bio printer into a stomach to patch ulcers is definitely thinking outside the box. Interesting.
article New super-enzyme eats plastic bottles six times faster   60
Bigger better faster more plastics breakdown. Keep up the great work.
article Scientists Say A Mind-Bending Rhythm In The Brain Can Act Like Ketamine   60
Ketamine disassociation is a brain neuron firing rhythm.
article Daimler Shows Off Long-Range Hydrogen Semi, New Battery Truck Amid Nikola Uproar   80
Liquid hydrogen storage for long haul transport. Not much detail.
article ‘Electric mud’ teems with new, mysterious bacteria   90
Nanowire electric cable bacteria are everywhere and quite amazing.
article Whatever floats your boat? Scientists defy gravity with levitating liquid   90
The liquid is prevented from falling down inside of a sealed container by vibrations. The bottom boats "float" by air pressure and displacement. Cool.
article With Ultralight Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Electric Airplanes Could Finally Take Off   60
Article written by the creators, but apparently lithium sulfur batteries are like half the weight of lithium ion
article Dengue breakthrough after mosquitoes laced with natural bacteria   70
Infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria controls Dengue and potentially other diseases.
article Mm-wave motion detection radar at 60GHz integrated in 28nm CMOS   80
What a phone could do with a 5 meter radar in it.
article Non-invasive early detection of cancer four years before conventional diagnosis using a blood test   60
Cancer screening needs to be part of the standard annual physical exam bloodwork.
article Solar+battery in one device sets new efficiency standard   70
Coupling a flow battery to a photovoltaic collector to create a unified energy device. Experimental, but allows for simpler infrastructure.
article Small crustacean can fragment microplastics in four days, study finds   60
Plastics are broken down small enough to pass into cells. The problem is now amplified by an order of magnitude.
article Hybrid solar converter harvests both sunlight and heat at 85% efficiency   60
Hybrid photovoltaic.heat converter focuses infrared separately.
article Newly excavated tools suggest humans lived in North America at least 30,000 years ago   60
People have been in North America a really long time.
article Lithium Can Be Extracted From Groundwater At Geothermal Installations   60
Clean local minimal impact sourced lithium is a big improvement.
article We've been using the same bricks for over 5,000 years. This engineer says it's time for a change.   60
Of course the magic binder is top secret but this is some great development in reducing construction emissions.
article Lower production cost resin based batteries   60
Safer, easier to produce lithium ion batteries may well find their place in home power storage.
article Climate emission killer: construction begins on world’s biggest liquid air battery   60
Grid scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant being built. Compress air when electricity available,  save for up to a week and use it to drive a turbine to create electricity as needed.
video A Decade of Sun   90
A decade of sun pics makes from some amazing slow TV.
article Why Is a Tech Executive Installing Security Cameras Around San Francisco?   60
The surveillance state without the state. Possibly the best path forward,
article Why Repair Techs Are Hacking Ventilators With DIY Dongles From Poland   60
Repair blocking medical equipment is expensive and dangerous.
article Some states have embraced online voting. Its a huge risk.   70
Voting online is harder than banking online. Good overview of the main issues, layperson accessible.
article A controversial Russian theory claims forests don’t just make rain - they make wind   60
Worth being aware of the biotic pump theory, but the amount of forest transpiration is remarkable.
article Planet’s view from above just got clearer   60
Flying satellites 50km closer brings the resolution up to 50cm. Impresive imagery.
article Scientists trigger hibernation in mice, astronauts could be next   60
Inducing hibernation in mice and rats is a promising first step. Short on details.
article Spherical Solar Cells Soak Up Scattered Sunlight   60
The shape makes sense, but how to make many work together?
article Scientists engineer one protein to fight cancer and regenerate neurons   60
Layperson glimpse into developments using engineered ligands (protein messages to cells) to fight or block disease.
article Engineers put tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses on a single chip   80
Phone embeddable memristor design for neuromorphic devices that can recognize objects
article Spreading the Word on a Possible Alzheimer’s Treatment   100
As a musician I'm finding this possibility inspirational.
article Never-before-seen "black nitrogen" plugs puzzle in periodic table   60
Nitrogren has an allotrope that resembles black phosporous in structure. No industrial use. 1.4mil atmospheres and 4k Celsius.
article Australian researchers set record for carbon dioxide capture   60
Impressive carbon capture efficiency achievement.
article Microsoft researchers say NLP bias studies must consider role of social hierarchies like racism   60
Clearly it should be possible to train an AI to recognize a range of expressions from hate speech through dog whistles. Let's start there and work our way into privilege, microaggressions and silencing. Release early and release often.
article Nearly half of Twitter accounts pushing to reopen America may be bots   60
SocMed now confirmed to majority bot, at least for covid19 info.
article Bookshop.org earns more than $1 million for indie bookstores   80
Independent bookstores get a chance of survival against the behemoth. How it's done.
article New solar panels suck water from air to cool themselves down   60
Incorporating evaporative cooling into solar cells boosts efficiency by an average of 15%
article Jet propulsion by microwave air plasma in the atmosphere   60
One possible approach to jet flight without the use of fossil fuel. Not viable yet, but great to see some progress on this front.
article Common herpes virus causes signs of Alzheimer's disease in brain cells   60
This evidence is distressing in how common the potential cause is, but vitally important for developing ways to deal with it.
article Scientists Develop Potentially Vital Nasal Vaccine for Treating Alzheimer's   70
Early days, mice only, but hugely welcome progress towards possibly treating Alzheimer's.
article The Institute A Rapid Test for Covid-19 Arrives Via a 20-year-old Technology Already in Many Hospitals   60
Some explanation of what goes on in the highly automated test box.
article Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours   90
Industrial scale biological breakdown of PET plastic for high quality recycling.
article Best path to net zero: Cut short-lived super-pollutants - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists   60
The concept of short lived super pollutants presents an achievable target in a way that can be easily understood.
article New X-ray technique images soft-tissue tumors clearer than MRI   60
It appears to be possible to adapt x-rays for use in elastography, which could lead to far higher resolution than MRI. Early days, but interesting.
article Her Incredible Sense Of Smell Is Helping Scientists Find New Ways To Diagnose Disease   80
Diagnosing disease by smell seems to be vastly underexplored, and this woman's olfactory sense is astonishing
article We May Finally Be Able to Destroy a Dreaded ‘Forever Chemical’ in Our Drinking Water   60
Computer simulation shows breakdown of PFAs is possible and potentially cost feasible.
article Scientists create quantum sensor that covers entire radio frequency spectrum   60
A universal radio receiver could have a lot of utility beyond military.
article New blood test can detect 50 types of cancer   60
Far from perfect but way better than nothing which is what many people get
article RSF opens “The Uncensored Library” – The digital home of Press Freedom within a global computer game | Reporters without borders   80
Probably won't last, but awesome move making blocked reporting available through a videogame.
article Stealing advanced nations’ Mac malware isn’t hard. Here’s how one hacker did it   80
Now malware writers also have to deal with defensive security. Serves them right.
article Singapore Airlines is using aeroponics to upgrade in-flight meals   90
Distributed food production and distributed energy production are both key parts of our sustainable future. This is a big step in the right direction.
article Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images Into Public Domain   100
In benefit to the world commons, all of the Smithsonian digital image archive is now CC0.
article New green technology generates electricity 'out of thin air'   90
Another source of renewable energy, a thin film of protein nanowires generating electricity from atmospheric humidity.
article This App Automatically Cancels and Sues Robocallers   80
Only works for U.S. based spam callers but great nonetheless and definitely a step in the right direction.
article Anatomy of a rental phishing scam 🎣   80
Good writeup of being on the receiving end of a phishing scam, suitable for less technical readers.
article Nobel Laureate James P. Allison Cures Cancers With Immunotherapy   60
Some perspective on the development of immunotherapy to fight cancer.
article Ultrafast camera takes 1 trillion frames per second of transparent objects and phenomena   80
Some details on how a super fast camera for mostly transparent things.
article ‘Frankenstein’ material can self-heal, reproduce   60
Grow your own bricks. Not an immediate solution to anything yet as it stands, but interesting.
article Injecting the flu vaccine into a tumor gets the immune system to attack it   80
Another level of baiting and directing the immune system to battle cancer.
article The engineer powering drones with a 'happy gas'   70
Dense stable storage of hydrogen for fuel cell applications.
article Cannabis compound could be weapon in fight against superbugs   60
Cannabigerol (CBG) can kill off MRSA in mice. Early days, but any possibilities in the pipeline are good news.
article This particle accelerator fits on the head of a pin - TechCrunch   60
Miniaturized particle accellerators more accessible for general research.
article Breakthrough gives insight into early complex life on Earth   60
Asgard archaea and the possible origins of complex life on earth.
article Scientists use stem cells from frogs to build first living robots   60
Pretty basic structure and function, but we have living robots now.
article The missing 99%: why can't we find the vast majority of ocean plastic?   60
99% of ocean plastic is broken down so it is too small to see. Small enough to enter the bloodstream.
article [Report] Click Here to Kill, by Brian Merchant | Harper's Magazine   70
Long read about online murder markets. Law enforcement needs to get up to speed a bit it seems
article Ebola vaccine approved by FDA   60
A vaccine is a huge step towards putting this horrible disease away.
article Playing with tools - and weapons - was a ‘normal’ part of prehistoric childhood   80
Some good perspective on children's learning and function within family and community.
article Facebook has a neural network that can do advanced math   90
Treating math like natural language has been alluded to by human computers, the approach works for neural nets. Whoa.
article Neolithic chewing gum helps recreate image of ancient Dane   60
Really cool we can get these details from some kid's chewing gum after all these years.
article Novel MRI-Guided Ultrasound Treatment Destroys Prostate Cancer   80
Vastly improved technique for dealing with prostate cancer. Sound waves guided to destroy cancer cells.
article 3D Printed Village by ICON and New Story in Tabasco, Mexico   60
Affordable homes 3d printed in around 24hrs. This could help a lot of people.
article Earliest known cave art by modern humans found in Indonesia   60
Earliest known storytelling cave painting now 44k years ago in Indonesia.
article Rivers could generate thousands of nuclear power plants worth of energy, thanks to a new ‘blue’ membrane   80
Great energy possibility leveraging saline differences in estuaries. Breakthrough in membrane manufacturing tech.
article Ford will turn McDonald's used coffee bean husks into car parts   60
Ford motors continuing to innovate on re-use of materials. More of this kind of thing please.
article The ‘Amazon effect’ is flooding a struggling recycling system with cardboard   60
We need to step up our recycling game. Both better separation and better tech to deal with it.
article Vulnerability in fully patched Android phones under active attack by bank thieves   60
Yet another reason I'm extremely hesitant to do monetary transactions on android.
article Physicists Have Identified a Metal That Conducts Electricity But Not Heat   70
Vanadium dioxide is transparent below 30 degrees Celsius, then reflects infrared between 30 and 60, then it becomes conductive without transmitting heat. Interesting material.
article This microbe no longer needs to eat food to grow, thanks to a bit of genetic engineering   80
Synthetic biologists make Escherichia coli live off CO2 through genetic engineering and directed evolution.
article With suction cups and lots of luck, scientists measure blue whale's heart rate   70
Sticking an ECG onto a Blue Whale is pretty impressive. Now we know their heart rate can go as low as two beats per minute on a deep dive.
article Scientists turn undersea fiber optic cables into seismographs - TechCrunch   70
By measuring distorted light backscatter in undersea fiber optic cables it is possible to find fault lines and detect seismic activity. Brilliant application, hoping this rolls out over the next few years.
article Toshiba says its device tests for 13 cancer types with 99% accuracy from a single drop of blood | The Japan Times   80
Detecting cancer early from a simple blood test could save lives, avoid suffering and reduce medical care costs.
article Solid state battery breakthrough could double the density of lithium-ion cells   80
Solid state lithium battery technology. Reducing the fire risk would be a big step forward.
article This dark material: the black alchemy that can arrest carbon emissions   60
Biochar could be really useful for sequestering carbon as part of combating climate change.
article Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough   60
Heliogen is using patented AI to better concentrate the mirrors of a solar furnace. Works great, now to get it in use at at scale.
article The next graphene? Shiny and magnetic, a new form of pure carbon dazzles with potential   80
New form of carbon discovered by Joel Therrien of the University of Massachusetts in Lowell on 4 November at the International Symposium on Clusters and Nanomaterials
article Worker-Owned Apps Are Trying to Fix the Gig Economys Exploitation   70
This is how the gig economy could actually have a chance of working.
article Lithium-Sulfur Battery Project Aims to Double the Range of Electric Airplanes   60
Lithium sulfur batteries might be able to bridge the power to weight ratio needed for wider adoption.
article Surgeons Transplanted Living Pig Skin Onto Humans for the First Time   60
Xenotransplantation moves a step closer to reality with temporary skin grafts.
article NASA Flew Gas Detectors Above California, Found ‘Super Emitters’   60
Landfills responsible for 41% of methane emissions in California. Manure management 26%, oil and gas operations 26%.
article An Energy Breakthrough Could Store Solar Power for Decades   60
Capturing solar energy as heat would help reduce impact of heating for older buildings. Seems like a worthwhile angle to explore, we need all the tools we can get.
article Air bubble barrier traps plastic waste in Amsterdam's canals   60
Capturing trash before it enters the ocean by redirecting it using bubbles.
article A Physics Magic Trick: Take 2 Sheets of Carbon and Twist   80
Perhaps observing superconductivity in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene will finally be enough to kickstart more widespread use of the material.
article BBC News launches 'dark web' mirror   80
BBC international news now available via TOR. Nice!
article Opinion | Why Google’s Quantum Supremacy Milestone Matters   70
The quantum supremacy milestone evaluated and contextualized.
article Invisibility cloak   60
Apparently Ghost In The Shell style thermoptic camouflage is close to reality. Need to see some of this IRL.
article A face-scanning algorithm increasingly decides whether you deserve the job   70
HireVue is a bullshit license to discriminate.
article Radical light and sound wave therapy could slow Alzheimer's   60
At risk for Alzheimer's? Consider hitting the clubs and some choice concerts.
article Equifax used 'admin' as username and password for sensitive data: lawsuit   70
Equifax credit dispute portal? User admin, password admin.
article Revealed: Google made large contributions to climate change deniers   80
Google funding climate change denial and anti-environmental action.
article Scientists have found a naturally quantum material, and it could be a game changer   70
β-Bi2Pd naturally exists in a quantum state making it the logical building block for computing.
article Political Operatives Are Faking Voter Outrage With Millions Of Made-Up Comments To Benefit The Rich And Powerful   80
How millions of identities were hijacked to scrap net neutrality.
article Thousands of ships fitted with ‘cheat devices’ to divert poisonous pollution into sea   70
Open loop scrubbers should be illegal on cruise ships. Discharge needs to be regulated to protect food supply and water access.
article Cotton leaves grown on the moon   70
Just kind of neat to see something growing off planet.
article First Librem 5 Smartphones are Shipping Purism   70
A privacy-respecting security-oriented linux-based phone has actually shipped.
article Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables That Hack You Will Be Mass Produced and Sold   60
Hackable lightning cables, careful what you plug in.
article Opinion | We Need a PBS for Social Media   80
A for-profit enterprise will always abuse its users, but the advantage of a public social net extends beyond avoiding problems to providing additional benefits.
article Researchers easily breached voting machines for the 2020 election   70
Our election systems are still not secured.
article The /e/ Google-free, pro-privacy Android clone is now available | ZDNet   70
A good tactic for a phone with more privacy. At least better visibility into what you are using.
article Adblock Radio   80
Finally someone is applying the logical tech to absurdly annoying audio ads.
article AI equal with human experts in medical diagnosis, study finds   60
AI deep learning on par with humans for medical image diagnosis without patient context.
article Emotet is back after a summer break   80
Heads up if you get an email, apparently from someone you know, quoting an old conversation. Do not open the attachment.
article Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Transfer Genes into a Natural Population   70
The genetically modified mosquitoes were supposed to die. They didn't.
article Crystalline nets harvest water from desert air, turn carbon dioxide into liquid fuel   80
A Metal Organic Framework works like a crystalline sponge to trap other compounds. Can be used to pull water from air.
article Malaria breakthrough as scientists find ‘highly effective’ way to kill parasite   70
Any breakthrough on malaria is hugely welcome.
article Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 bits per second   90
Apparently human voice communication is at a rate of 39.15 bits per second, regardless of language.
article China Drone Attack on Crop-Eating ‘Monster’ Shows 98% Kill Rate   60
Reducing the toxicity and quantity of insecticide using targeted drone delivery is great. Now if we can take the next step of direct mechanical action without any pesticide at all that would be huge.
article Engineers develop bone-like metal foam that can be 'healed' at room temperature   80
Brilliant new technique for repairing metal foams using an initial polymer coating as a marker and then electroplating. Having recently dealt with welding aluminum, I'm looking forward to better fab options.
article Chemists discover water microdroplets spontaneously produce hydrogen peroxide   70
New way of creating hydrogen peroxide from just water. Water does more than we knew.
article Bioprinting complex living tissue in just a few seconds   80
Volumetric bioprinting becoming clinically useful. Shooting a laser into a spinning jar of hydrogel with stem cells in it.
article Maglev Heart   80
Centrifugal pump artificial heart with magnetically suspended impeller can simulate a pulse with variable speed. Currently in animal trials.
article How malformed packets caused CenturyLink’s 37-hour, nationwide outage   80
How 4 malformed net management packets took out the 911 system for over 20 hours.
article What3words: The app that can save your life   90
Exact location info easily pronounced over the phone, robust typo protection. Smart.
article Scientists discover new pain-sensing organ   60
Nerve cells in the epidermis wrapped by Schwann cells form an independent pain sensory mechanism.
article Scientists reverse aging process in rat brain stem cells   70
Environmental stiffness linked to aging of stem cells.
article HET electric motor massively boosts power, torque and efficiency, reduces weight and complexity   60
Hunstable electric turbine makes some significant advances in motor tech. Here i was thinking all the advances would be in batteries..
article Human-sized penguin fossil discovered in New Zealand   60
When a penguin approaches my height and weight, it starts to get slightly unsettling.
article It's raining plastic: microscopic fibers fall from the sky in Rocky Mountains   70
Another indicator there are no places left on earth without plastic pollution.
article Soft inchworm style robot   80
Fairly speedy and durable. Kind of fun to see on action, no practical applications yet.
article In A 1st, Doctors In U.S. Use CRISPR Tool To Treat Patient With Genetic Disorder   97
Feels like we might be starting to build some serious therapeutic potential of CRIPSR.
article Ethiopia plants 350m trees in a day to help tackle climate crisis   70
New record for the number of trees planted in one day: 350 million. More of these kinds of records please.
article ‘It snuck up on us’: Scientists stunned by ‘city-killer’ asteroid that just missed Earth   60
Near miss city killer asteroid previously unknown.
article Decades-Old Computer Science Conjecture Solved in Two Pages   80
For those with even a passing interest in boolean math, the world is more well known and tidier. Hao Huang proves the sensitivity conjecture.
article Exclusive: Critical U.S. Election Systems Have Been Left Exposed Online Despite Official Denials   70
Not only are the voting machines insecure, they are on the internet in swing states.
article In a Lab Accident, Scientists Create the First-Ever Permanently Magnetic Liquid   80
This is odd enough to almost be worth the clickbait, but waiting for an application
article Scientists discover new chemistry that may help explain the origins of cellular life   60
Possible mechanism for early protocell formation from basic chemical elements.
article Evolutionary gene loss may help explain why only humans are prone to heart attacks   70
All this heart disease could be due to a missing gene in humans.
article Intels Pohoiki Beach is a neuromorphic computer capable of simulating 8 million neurons   70
Neural net chips aren't sitting still either.
article First the E-Bike, Next the Flying Car   80
A great example of how manufacturing can be re-localized.
article Carbon nanotube device channels heat into light   90
Capturing heat (broadband infrared) at up to 700 degrees Fahrenheit and converting it to photons (solar panel food) is pretty groundbreaking.
article Startup Aims to Tackle Grid Storage Problem With New Porous Silicon Battery   90
This should be a game changer. Someone please get this into the market.
article Device could bring both solar power and clean water to millions   60
Solar panel and solar still in one device with good efficiency.
article Common cold virus 'helps destroy' bladder cancer   70
Promising approach using a common cold virus to attack bladder cancer.
article Performance-Enhancing-Bacteria-Found-in-the-Microbiomes-of-Elite-Athletes | Joslin Diabetes Center   70
Veillonella gut bacteria metabolizes lactic acid produced by exercise and converts it into propionate, a short chain fatty acid the body uses as fuel.Potential supplement for those in earlier training stages
article New property of light discovered   70
Not every day you discover a new property of light. No direct applications yet.
article The Pentagon has a laser that can identify people from a distance—by their heartbeat   70
Didn't realize a heartbeat was that distinctiive or long distance detectable.
article Plan to sell 50m meals made from electricity, water and air   70
Sounds vaguely related to vegemite but I'd be willing to try it.
article Half-tonne birds may have roamed Europe at same time as humans   80
Giant birds of the ice age. Amazing humans made it through this time at all...
article Laser Destroys Cancer Cells Circulating in the Blood   80
Noninvasive and effective is brilliant, blasting cancer cells with lasers is just awesome.
article Fans Are Better Than Tech at Organizing Information Online   80
Why the fan site Archive Of Our Own manual tag wrangling beats AI, top-down, and laissez faire approaches to information organization.
article Type A blood converted to universal donor blood with help from bacterial enzymes   70
Promising path for converting type A blood to type O in an economically practical way.
article In Baltimore and Beyond, a Stolen N.S.A. Tool Wreaks Havoc   70
The role of the NSA in the crippling of Baltimore services and other cyber attacks.
article The Hidden Heroines of Chaos   80
Margaret Hamilton and Ellen Fetter, the programmers of chaos working with Edward Lorenz. Fantastic this has finally been documented.
article ‘Wood wide web’—the underground network of microbes that connects trees—mapped for first time   80
Mapping soil microbes related to different kinds of trees is an important step in starting to understand our ecosystem.
article Scientists pursue universal snakebite cure using HIV antibody techniques   70
Applying anti-HIV antibody location tech to curing snakebite, new research starting.
article Bio-glue that moves with beating heart has potential for human use   80
Ultraviolet light activated adhesive hemostatic hydrogel possible new surgery tool
article Scientists create mind-controlled hearing aid   80
A hearing aid that can focus on the one voice out of several that you are trying to hear.
article WhatsApp Rushes to Fix Security Flaw Exposed in Hacking of Lawyer’s Phone   70
The security and privacy you would expect from Facebook.
video Filming how our immune system kill bacteria   70
Immune system membrane attack complexes making holes in a bacterial surface.
article Box jellyfish: Australian researchers find antidote for world's most venomous creature   80
Molecular antidote found for box jelly stings. A skin cream within 15 minutes and your skin cells don't die. Heart attack still possible.
article 'Longevity gene' responsible for more efficient DNA repair   70
Stronger SIRT6 gene proteins increase lifespan due to better DNA breakage repair.
article How the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer   80
Really good explanation of the 737 Max root issues and causes, with all the background you need.
article Portable kit to treat babies with jaundice goes on trial in Peru   80
Smart solution design and engineering for infant jaundice on Peru.
article 'Dismantling cancer' reveals weak spots   90
Significant work on identifying vulnerabilities of various cancers.
article Scientists reverse memory decline using electrical pulses   70
You can make an old brain work like it was young again by synchronizing hemispheres using electrical stimulation. The effect lasts less than an hour and the long term impacts of the stimulation are unknown.
article This data breach response tool tells you what to do next   80
Guessing what thieves are most likely going to do with stolen info, then recommending what to do to mitigate that risk. Pathetic there is enough data to have patterns.
article 'Hovercraft effect' may explain deadly speed of volcanic gas clouds   90
Finally some clue on why pyroclastic flow is so fast and far reaching.
article Scientists find genetic mutation that makes woman feel no pain   70
Genetic marker for being able to dull pain opens up more possibilities to explore.
article How the healing power of Irish soil may help fight superbugs   70
Bioprospecting on old druid grounds in Ireland leads to new potential antibiotic source.
article DARPA Is Building a $10 Million, Open Source, Secure Voting System   90
Some very welcome forward progress on secure verifiable voting. Not there yet, but a promising start.
article Pole position: human body might be able to pick up on Earth's magnetic field   80
Humans brains react to subtle magnetic field changes. How much varies, and replication needed, but significant result.
article Scientists grow 'mini-brain on the move' that can contract muscle   80
More clue how neurons connect up and how control systems develop.
article Welding breakthrough could transform manufacturing   80
Directly joining glass and metal is an impressive materials breakthrough, but not applicable to most personal projects.
article Sleep helps to repair damaged DNA in neurons, scientists find   70
Sleep allows DNA repair mechanisms time to catch up. Might be why it's needed.
article Study: Deep Sleep Best for Brain ‘Cleaning,’ Emphasizes Link Between Sleep and Alzheimer’s   70
Get some non-REM deep sleep to help clear the gunk out of your brain.
article BU Engineers Develop New Acoustic Metamaterial and Noise Cancellation Device   90
Open airflow lightweight acoustic metamaterial that can block up to 94% of the sound passing through it. Breakthrough enabling technology.
article Dear Tech Company - Counter Narrative   70
The problem isn't so much technology as technology companies. Point for point parallel vid for the insipid IBM ad.
article Four new DNA letters double life’s alphabet   70
Stable synthetic augmentation of DNA up to 8 letters.
article Report: Facebook Moderators Are Routinely High and Joke About Suicide to Cope With Job [Updated]   70
Track who is posting this crap, then take care of the victims, including these moderators.
article ScienceDirect   70
Skrillex mosquito repellent. No really, I couldn't have made this up if I tried.
article AI generated faces   80
Every time this page is refreshed it generates a new face. Can't even tell. Wow
article New “Metallic Wood” Is as Strong as Titanium But Much Lighter   60
Structured porous metal, in this case nickel plated plastic spheres.
article Researchers Developed a Technique to Turn Nearly a Quarter of Our Plastic Waste into Fuel   80
Converting plastic waste into vehicle fuel would be a huge improvement.
article Artificial Intelligence Study of Human Genome Finds Unknown Human Ancestor   70
Like image enhancement for genome sequencing. Oceania part of human evolution.
article A coalition of giant brands is about to change how we shop forever, with a new zero-waste platform   80
Reusable packaging is definitely part of the solution. Great to see some innovation on this front.
article Pill inspired by leopard tortoise could replace diabetic injections   90
Brilliant new mechanism for insulin delivery. Brilliant means anything that seems fairly obvious but you would never have thought of before you heard about it.
article Meet the man behind a third of what's on Wikipedia   70
Steven Pruitt, Wikipedia editor extraordinaire. Wow. Need to step up my game a bit.
article We may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s – and how to stop it   80
Alzheimer's maybe caused by the same bacteria responsible for gum disease. Wow. Keep flossing folks.
article The miracle method for sustainable rice – and bigger harvests | John Vidal   80
Rice paddies may be going away, the system of rice intensification (SRI) is a better way to grow.
article Widely used marine seismic survey air gun operations negatively impact zooplankton   90
Not only does seismic testing deafen whales, it also kills all the zooplankton for over a kilometer.
article Tropical rainforests have a soundtrack. Recording it may save them.   70
Applying bioacoustic monitoring to rainforests should happen yesterday.
article Converting Cancer Cells to Fat Cells to Stop Cancer’s Spread   80
If cancer cells are changing, why not change them into something less harmful? Very smart.
article Google search results listings can be manipulated for propaganda | ZDNet   90
Do not trust search results unless you generated the search directly yourself. Even then always have your brain engaged.
article Scientists Have 'Hacked Photosynthesis' In Search Of More Productive Crops   70
Important breakthrough in plant efficiency, but lots of questions. Are the plants less resilient? Why is the USDA patenting things? How is a massively domesticated crop like corn a baseline for what's reasonable?
article 'Sonic attack' on US embassy in Havana could have been crickets, say scientists   70
Ill health from ultrasonic interference + audible noise from crickets seems quite plausible to me.
article Think you know how many days are in a year? Think again.   80
Really good summary of how long a year is and when/why it's relevant.
article The Follower Factory   80
Good background in influencing the social media herd through purchased followers.
article GMO Houseplant Purifies Air of Hazardous Compounds   90
Cautiously optimistic on GMO plants like this to help clean up air in hermetically sealed buildings.
article Scientists identify vast underground ecosystem containing billions of micro-organisms   70
Bacteria and archaea at least 5km down in earth core samples. Large biosphere discovery.
article With DigitalOcean, Jigsaw's Private VPN Gives a Line Out to Journalists   90
If you are in need of secure digital communications and not sure what to do, Outline looks recommendable.
article First ever plane with no moving parts takes flight   80
Ionic wind driven model plane shows propulsion without any moving parts.
article Scientists Find Link Between Parkinsons Disease and the Appendix   80
I would not have known there was any connection at all. Interesting.
article A device that can pull drinking water from the air just won the latest XPrize   90
Good defensive technology for the ongoing and upcoming water wars.
article Scientists Warn World Is Now "More Vulnerable to Smallpox" After Controversial Virus Synthesis   70
We know just enough about genetic hacking to be dangerous. Need to grow out of this phase quickly.
article These Magical Sunglasses Block All the Screens Around You   90
This should be standard on all sunglasses IMNSHO. And polarized.
article Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever Krebs on Security   70
Always call back, using the number on your card. You might have to wait, but it's less hassle in the end.
article Hierarchically porous polymer coatings for highly efficient passive daytime radiative cooling   80
6 degree Celsius passive cooling in a paint-on coating material.
article Zinc-air batteries provide power in remote areas   80
Zinc-air batteries are awesomely non-toxic and made from common materials.
article Scientists ID Three Causes of Earth's Spin Axis Drift   80
Apparently we have melted so much arctic ice the planet is actually wobbling more.
article Revolutionary spinal cord implant helps paralysed patients walk again   70
Bridging spinal cord injuries through signal amplification.
article 2D titanium carbide (MXene) for wireless communication   80
Transparently thin spray on antennas and shielding opens possibilities.
article Germany launches world's first hydrogen-powered train   70
Just say no to diesel, it's an option for trains now. Germany taking the lead on the rail front.
article US lawmakers say AI deepfakes ‘have the potential to disrupt every facet of our society’   70
This is going to be difficult. Trust networks, penalties for representing fabrication as fact, AI detection?
article Mystery of the cargo ships that sink when their cargo suddenly liquefies   80
Good explanation of an ugly bulk shipping problem pointing out how some tech could save lives.
article An iPad That Fits Your Pocket: Introducing a Roll-up Tablet With Flexible Screen Real Estate   70
Way to bulky but at least someone is innovating in the UI space.
article CRISPR Gene Editing Fixes Muscular Dystrophy in Dogs. Are Humans Next?   70
Significant progress toward a cure for muscular dystrophy by editing out the mutated gene.
article Robots ready to start killing crown-of-thorns starfish on Great Barrier Reef   70
Automating reef control with robots. Some cautious optimism if this works.
article No, a Teen Did Not Hack a State Election — ProPublica   80
Our election mechanism security issues don't need to be exaggerated, they need to be dealt with.
article Cancer cells stopped in their tracks by new Australian drug   80
Putting cancer cells to sleep, an alternative strategy with proof of concept.
article The eminently hackable police bodycam   70
Our police forces deserve better. So does the public. Body cams need to be trustworthy.
article Wi-fi could be used to detect weapons   60
Cheaper and easier Wi-Fi luggage scanning, not much how it stacks up in actual use but notable.
article Rolls-Royce launches new battery system to electrify ships   80
Momentum continuing to grow on electrification of ships.
article Frozen machines, 243-percent turnout, and other woes in Georgia voting   70
Actual voting machine irregularities in Georgia appear to surpass Chicago during the mob years.
article Facebook to Banks: Give Us Your Data, We’ll Give You Our Users   80
Facebook with bank account info, what could possibly go wrong?
article Simple Steps to Protect Yourself on Public Wi-Fi   90
Simple, practical advice if you need to make use of public Wi-Fi.
article Voting machine hacking   90
Just in case you were still harboring the fantasy that electronic voting was somehow secure. Hilarious if it weren't so awful.
article Parker Solar Probe: set the controls for the edge of the sun…   80
Looking forward to pics and data from this one. An exciting mission.
article Top Voting Machine Vendor Admits It Installed Remote-Access Software on Systems Sold to States   80
Remote access software installed on election control machines. Significant election integrity questions.
article China's latest quantum radar could help detect stealth planes, missiles   80
Quantum technology in long range radar detection. Messy article raises more questions than answers but notable.
article Australian experiment wipes out over 80% of disease-carrying mosquitoes   70
Wiping out invasive mosquito populations by releasing sterile males. Initial success.
article The man who paves India's roads with old plastic   70
More options for plastic re-use: paving binder and building tiles.
article The Funky Boat Circling the Planet on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Gas   80
Solar/hydrogen hybrid electric boat. Big step from ultralight to container vessel but it's a start.
article New drug uses immune system to wipe out deadly bacteria   80
Signaling the immune system to attack can be used to fight bacteria in addition to cancer.
article Marketing Firm Leaked Database With 340 Million Records   70
Yet another leak of your personal info. No socsec or credit card numbers but significant personal data like kids and interests.
article Making buildings, cars and planes from materials based on plant fibres   80
Good overview of current plant based structural engineering approaches.
article How Firefox is using Pocket to try to build a better news feed than Facebook   70
Non-creepy ad targeting is smart. Still waiting for non-creepy social.
video AI Senses People Through Walls   90
The confidence map generated by the neural net from the wireless data is pretty amazing. Full article http://rfpose.csail.mit.edu/
article Researchers Have Invented an Awesome And Scary Nuclear Battery Pack   70
Energy density improvements in nuclear batteries open the possibility of implants.
article Doctors hail world first as woman’s advanced breast cancer is eradicated   90
Successful test eradicating breast cancer using T-cell immunotherapy.
article Massachusetts Gains Foothold in Offshore Wind Power, Long Ignored in U.S.   90
Massachusetts finally starting on wind energy and hopefully leading the nation on green jobs.
article Electric Buses Are Hurting the Oil Industry   80
Electric buses are taking over. Good riddance!
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