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AvatarSam WattersAvatarAvatarA revelation about trees is messing with climate calculationsverified_publisherArs Technica - Max G. Levy, WIRED.comScientists are learning more about “sesquiterpenes," vapors made from trees. Every year between September and December, Lubna Dada makes clouds. Dada, …
AvatarSam WattersAvatarAvatarMassive Study Pinpoints Specific Gut Bacteria Linked to Alzheimer'sverified_publisherScienceAlert - Mike McRaeTensions between the brain, the gut, and the makeup of its microbial inhabitants appear to play a critical role in the development of …
AvatarSam WattersGroundbreaking Epstein-Barr virus vaccine may prevent MSverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Paul McClureResearchers have developed a groundbreaking vaccine that generates two types of immunity against the Epstein-Barr virus, a virus that almost all of …
AvatarSam WattersFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLow-cost additive turns concrete slabs into super-fast energy storageverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Loz BlainMIT researchers have discovered that when you mix cement and carbon black with water, the resulting concrete self-assembles into an energy-storing …
AvatarSam WattersFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoProfessor Creates Machine That Makes 'Instant Ice Cream' In 3 Secondsverified_publishertechnabob.com - Jonathan BerisfordFood science engineer and Cornell University professor Syed Rizvi was recently awarded a patent for the ‘instant ice cream’ machine he invented, …
AvatarSam WattersStoryboardAurora: The fastest computer in the world?AvatarCurated byTom's HardwareArgonne National Laboratory and Intel announced on Thursday that installation of 10,624 blades for the Aurora supercomputer has been completed and the system will come online later in 2023. The machine uses tens of thousands of Xeon Max 'Sapphire Rapids' processors with HBM2E memory as well as tens of thousands Data Center GPU Max 'Ponte Vecchio' compute GPUs to achieve performance of over 2 FP64 ExaFLOPS.
AvatarSam WattersFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA new mathematical 'blueprint' is accelerating fusion device developmentphys.org - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDeveloping commercial fusion energy requires scientists to understand sustained processes that have never before existed on Earth. But with so many …
AvatarSam WattersFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIntelligent people take longer to solve hard problemsbigthink.com - Mo CostandiAfter more than a century of research, much of which has been highly controversial, psychologists still struggle to define intelligence, and many …
AvatarSam WattersFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoUnleashing the Mind: The Neuroscience of Meditation and its Impact on Memory - Neuroscience Newsneurosciencenews.com - Neuroscience NewsMeditation’s impact on memory is a fascinating confluence of ancient wisdom and modern neuroscience. Evidence suggests that meditation can stimulate …
AvatarSam WattersFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoStanford study warns against overnight charging of electric cars at homethebrighterside.news - Joseph ShavitAccording to a recent research conducted by Stanford University, most electric vehicle (EV) owners tend to charge their vehicles at home during the …
AvatarSam WattersAvatarAvatarWhere the ‘Wood-Wide Web’ Narrative Went Wrongverified_publisherUndark Magazine - Melanie Jones, Jason Hoeksema, & Justine KarstA compelling story about how forest fungal networks communicate has garnered much public interest. Is any of it true? Over the past few years, a …