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Feb 17, 2021

Supercomputer turns back cosmic clock

Posted by in categories: space, supercomputing

Astronomers have tested a method for reconstructing the state of the early universe by applying it to 4000 simulated universes using the ATERUI II supercomputer at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ). They found that together with new observations, the method can set better constraints on inflation, one of the most enigmatic events in the history of the universe. The method can shorten the observation time required to distinguish between various inflation theories.

Feb 17, 2021

Paris is Turning Its Dark Underground Parking Lots into Organic Mushrooms Farms

Posted by in categories: food, sustainability

Yumm… mushrooms. 😃


The startup Cycloponics is growing 100–200 kilos of mushrooms a week in underground parking lots in Paris, Strasbourg, and Bordeaux.

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Feb 17, 2021

Scientists create Neanderthal ‘mini-brains’ using CRISPR gene-editing

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, neuroscience

While the brain tissue of modern humans are typically smooth and spherical, the study, which was published in Science on Feb 11, found that the tissue created with the ancient genes were smaller and had rough, complex surfaces.

“The question here is what makes us human,” Muotri told CNN. “Why are our brains so different from other species including our own extinct relatives?”

Feb 17, 2021

This Intriguing Signal From Alpha Centauri May (or May Not) Be a Planet

Posted by in category: space

Improvements in Technology means that we are soon able to detect habitable planets in the solar system nearest to us.


Could the star system closest to us host a habitable super-Earth?

Feb 17, 2021

Researchers report switching material between semiconductor and metallic states

Posted by in category: materials

A group of researchers from the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin have found out that a semiconductor can be converted to a metal and back by light more easily and more quickly than previously thought. This discovery may increase the processing speed and simplify the design of many common technological devices.

Feb 17, 2021

Quantum collaboration gives new gravity to the mysteries of the universe

Posted by in category: quantum physics

Scientists have used cutting-edge research in quantum computation and quantum technology to pioneer a radical new approach to determining how our Universe works at its most fundamental level.

Feb 17, 2021

Watch NASA mission control live as the Perseverance rover attempts to land on Mars on Thursday

Posted by in category: space

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will attempt to record video and audio as it plunges through the planet’s atmosphere at 12000 mph.

Feb 17, 2021

Millions Still Without Power As Winter Storm Wallops Texas

Posted by in category: energy

Nearly three million Texans are enduring extreme cold and are without power in their homes. The embattled ERCOT, which manages the state’s power grid, said power is restored for 600000 households.


Nearly 3 million Texans are enduring extreme cold and are without power in their homes. The embattled ERCOT, which manages the state’s power grid, said power has been restored for 600000 households.

Feb 17, 2021

Wall Street Looks Again at Bluebird, Rivals, After Gene-Therapy Setback

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

J.P. Morgan’s Cory Kasimov moved bluebird bio to Neutral from Overweight in response to news it is suspending trials of a treatment for sickle cell disease.

Feb 17, 2021

Modified Laser Cutter Fabricates a Ready to Fly Drone

Posted by in categories: computing, drones, military

This bolt-on system creates a drone that can fly straight out of your fabricator.


It’s been very cool to watch 3D printers and laser cutters evolve into fairly common tools over the last decade-ish, finding useful niches across research, industry, and even with hobbyists at home. Capable as these fabricators are, they tend to be good at just one specific thing: making shapes out of polymer. Which is great! But we have all kinds of other techniques for making things that are even more useful, like by adding computers and actuators and stuff like that. You just can’t do that with your 3D printer or laser cutter, because it just does its one thing—which is too bad.

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