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A groundbreaking data storage technology could preserve an entire human genome in a tiny 5D memory crystal. Developed by researchers at the University of Southampton, this innovation has the potential to last billions of years, offering an unprecedented solution for long-term data preservation.
Beyond human genetics, the technology could safeguard the genomes of endangered species. If future science enables species revival, these stored genetic blueprints might help restore lost biodiversity. The crystals could also serve as an indestructible archive of human knowledge.
Unlike conventional storage methods —hard drives, magnetic tapes, or optical discs—the 5D crystal doesn’t degrade over time. Standard formats fail within decades, but this breakthrough resists extreme conditions without data loss. It could endure for billions of years, even in the harshest environments.
Additionally, their ability to penetrate various materials without harmful radiation makes them valuable for security screening, quality control in industries, and chemical sensing. However, until now, it has been challenging to harness the potential of these waves in electronic devices due to several technological limitations.
Finally, a new study from researchers at MIT reveals a chip-based solution that can overcome these limitations and make terahertz waves more accessible than ever.
Terahertz (THz) waves are affected by the dielectric constant, a measure of how well a material can store and slow down an electric field. The lower this constant is the smoother terahertz waves can pass through a material.
Summary: New research reveals the heart has its own complex nervous system, or “mini-brain,” capable of regulating the heartbeat independently of the brain. Conducted on zebrafish, the study identified specialized neurons within the heart, including some with pacemaker properties, challenging traditional views of heartbeat control.
This discovery provides new insights into heart diseases and potential treatments for conditions like arrhythmias. Researchers aim to explore how this cardiac nervous system interacts with the brain during stress, exercise, or disease to identify novel therapeutic targets.
There’s a window of time in our lives we’ve all passed through yet still know so little about: early gestation. Researchers have found a pair of genetic deletions associated with schizophrenia that likely occur in that formative period.
The discovery comes from a team of researchers led by Harvard Medical School clinician-scientist Eduardo Maury, who combed through genetic data from blood samples of nearly 25,000 people with or without schizophrenia.
While the two genetic alterations need further validation, the findings strengthen an emerging idea that the seeds of schizophrenia aren’t always inherited, yet still may be acquired long before someone meets the world.
In recent years, a growing number of scientific studies have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer’s disease isn’t just a disease, it’s an infection.
While the exact mechanisms of this infection are something researchers are still trying to isolate, numerous studies suggest the deadly spread of Alzheimer’s goes way beyond what we used to think.
One such study, published in 2019, suggested what could be one of the most definitive leads yet for a bacterial culprit behind Alzheimer’s, and it comes from a somewhat unexpected quarter: gum disease.
The news: A paralyzed man has walked again thanks to a brain-controlled exoskeleton suit. Within the safety of a lab setting, he was also able to control the suit’s arms and hands, using two sensors on his brain. The patient was a man from Lyon named Thibault, who fell 40 feet (12 meters) from a balcony four years ago, leaving him paralyzed from the shoulders down.
How it worked: Thibault had surgery to place two implants, each containing 64 electrodes, on the parts of the brain that control movement. Software then translated the brain waves read by these implants into instructions for movement. The development of the exoskeleton, by Clinatec and the University of Grenoble, is described in a paper in The Lancet this week.
XLoader malware is spreading via Eclipse Jarsigner using DLL side-loading, evading detection with encrypted decoys and advanced obfuscation.
Hackers use trojanized game installers to spread the StaryDobry XMRig miner, hijacking gaming PCs with 8+ core CPUs.
OpenAI banned accounts using ChatGPT for AI-powered surveillance and influence campaigns linked to China, Iran, and North Korea.
