Collaborate Disseminate
The user interface of things we deal with often makes or breaks our enjoyment of using a device. [Janne] from Fraktal thinks so, he has an espresso machine he enjoys …read more Continue reading Frankenflair 58: Manual Roots, Advanced Brew
“Seismologist Deborah Kilb was wading through California earthquake records from the past four decades when she noticed something odd,” reports CNN, “a series of deep earthquakes that had occurred under the Sierra Nevada at a depth where Earth’s crust … Continue reading Scientists Find Rare Evidence Earth is ‘Peeling’ Under the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Although uranium-235 is the typical fuel for commercial fission reactors on account of it being fissile, it’s relatively rare relative to the fertile U-238 and thorium (Th-232). Using either of …read more Continue reading China’s TMSR-LF1 Molten Salt Thorium Reactor Begins Live Refueling Operations
CNN looks at “one field that’s really benefitting” from the use of AI: “the discovery of new medicines”.
The founder/CEO of London-based LabGenius says their automated robotic system can assemble “thousands of different DNA constructs, each of which… Continue reading Could AI and Automation Find Better Treatments for Cancer – and Maybe Aging?
Billions of years ago Mars “had a warm, habitable climate with liquid water in lakes and flowing rivers,” writes Ars Technica.
But “In order for Mars to be warm enough to host liquid water, there must have been a lot of carbon dioxide in the atmosphe… Continue reading Curiosity Rover Finds Hints of a Carbon Cycle on Ancient Mars
Kaspersky researchers report the reappearance of MysterySnail RAT, a malware linked to Chinese IronHusky APT, targeting Mongolia and… Continue reading Chinese APT IronHusky Deploys Updated MysterySnail RAT on Russia
For combining machine learning with astronomy, high school senior Matteo Paz won $250,000 in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, reports Smithsonian magazine:
The young scientist’s tool processed 200 billion data entries from NASA’s now-retired Near-… Continue reading High School Student Discovers 1.5M New Astronomical Objects by Developing an AI Algorithm
Nintendo revealed that it will now accept preorders for the Switch 2 videogame console in the U.S. on April 24, about two weeks later than originally announced. “Retail preorders for Nintendo Switch 2 will begin on April 24, 2025,” the Nint… Continue reading Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Orders Rescheduled to April 24, No Price Change
What do you do with an unused nuclear reactor project? In Washington, one of them was hacked to remove sound, all in the name of science. In 1977, a little …read more Continue reading They Hacked a Nuclear Power Plant! Whoops! Don’t Make a Sound!
“Members of the CA/Browser Forum have voted to slash cert lifespans from the current one year to 47 days,” reports Computerworld, “placing an added burden on enterprise IT staff who must ensure they are updated.”
In a move that will likely force IT t… Continue reading CA/Browser Forum Votes for 47-Day Cert Durations By 2029