Collaborate Disseminate
For the first time, researchers have identified the genetic mechanism underlying the protective role zinc has for type 2 diabetes and the fatty liver disease associated with the condition. The findings advance our understanding of metabolism and open t… Continue reading Genetic mechanism linking zinc to diabetes & liver disease uncovered
Nearly three years after the rapid unplanned disassembly of the Arecibo radio telescope, we finally have a culprit in the collapse: bad sockets. In case you somehow missed it, back …read more Continue reading Blame It on the Sockets: Forensic Analysis of the Arecibo Collapse
In the technologically-underpinned modern world, most of us interact with a battery of some sort every day. Whether that’s the starter battery in a car, the lithium battery in a …read more Continue reading The Voltaic Pile: Building the First Battery
We learned some remarkable new details this week about the recent supply-chain attack on VoIP software provider 3CX, a complex, lengthy intrusion that has the makings of a cyberpunk spy novel: North Korean hackers using legions of fake executive accounts on LinkedIn to lure people into opening malware disguised as a job offer; malware targeting Mac and Linux users working at defense and cryptocurrency firms; and software supply-chain attacks nested within earlier supply chain attacks. Continue reading 3CX Breach Was a Double Supply Chain Compromise
Researchers in New Zealand and Australia have grown tiny metal snowflakes, cubes, rods and other shapes. The nanocrystals form like snow out of a liquid metal, demonstrated an intriguing new potential method for manufacturing nanoscale structures.Conti… Continue reading Tiny metal snowflakes demonstrate new nanoscale manufacturing methods
Massive lithium batteries may have a part to play in grid-scale storage of renewable energy, as we’re seeing with the giant Tesla battery in South Australia. But they can also be mighty expensive to set up and carry the risk of fire, as we’re seeing wi… Continue reading Zinc battery made with crab shells safely degrades and recycles
Our antibiotics are failing in large numbers, threatening a future “dark age of medicine” where once-simple infections become lethal again. A team of scientists has now found a way to restore common antibiotics to their former strength, by repurposing a molecule developed to treat Alzheimer’s.
Tags: Bacteria, Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Superbugs, Antibiotic, University of Melbourne, Alzheimer’s Disease, Drug, Zinc
Continue reading Stalled Alzheimer’s drug may find new purpose against superbugs
For as raucous as things can get in the comments section of Hackaday articles, we really love the give and take that happens there. Our readers have an astonishing breadth …read more Continue reading Zinc Fever: A Look at the Risks of Working with Hot Metal
The lithium-ion batteries that power much of the modern world may be our best solution currently, but scientists continue to experiment with their makeup in pursuit of devices that are safer and less environmentally costly (among other desirable attrib… Continue reading Green, saltwater-based battery leans on a new anode to go the distance
Zinc-air batteries are great little energy storage devices, but they have plenty of room for improvement – for one, they’re not usually rechargeable. Now a team led by the University of Münster has developed a new zinc-air chemistry that makes this typ… Continue reading Chemistry tweaks make for rechargeable zinc-air batteries