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Feb 2, 2021

Bizarre, Never-Seen-Before Activity Spotted From One of the Strongest Magnets in the Universe

Posted by in categories: energy, physics, space

Astronomers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) and CSIRO have just observed bizarre, never-seen-before behavior from a ‘radio-loud’ magnetar—a rare type of neutron star and one of the strongest magnets in the Universe.

Their new findings, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), suggest magnetars have more complex magnetic fields than previously thought – which may challenge theories of how they are born and evolve over time.

Magnetars are a rare type of rotating neutron star with some of the most powerful magnetic fields in the Universe. Astronomers have detected only thirty of these objects in and around the Milky Way —most of them detected by X-ray telescopes following a high-energy outburst.

Feb 2, 2021

Agent Tesla ramps up its game in bypassing security walls, attacks endpoint protection

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

The malware now attempts to disable Microsoft antivirus protection.

Feb 2, 2021

A new bio-inspired joint model to design robotic exoskeletons

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI, wearables

Recent advances in the field of robotics have enabled the fabrication of increasingly sophisticated robotic limbs and exoskeletons. Robotic exoskeletons are essentially wearable ‘shells’ made of different robotic parts. Exoskeletons can improve the strength, capabilities and stability of users, helping them to tackle heavy physical tasks with less effort or aiding their rehabilitation after accidents.

Feb 2, 2021

Solving a 100-Year-Old Paradox: Why Cancer Cells Waste So Much Energy

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

MIT study sheds light on the longstanding question of why cancer cells get their energy from fermentation.

In the 1920s, German chemist Otto Warburg discovered that cancer cells don’t metabolize sugar the same way that healthy cells usually do. Since then, scientists have tried to figure out why cancer cells use this alternative pathway, which is much less efficient.

MIT biologists have now found a possible answer to this longstanding question. In a study appearing in Molecular Cell, they showed that this metabolic pathway, known as fermentation, helps cells to regenerate large quantities of a molecule called NAD+, which they need to synthesize DNA and other important molecules. Their findings also account for why other types of rapidly proliferating cells, such as immune cells, switch over to fermentation.

Feb 2, 2021

Body and mind: Hormones in the brain may explain how exercise improves metabolism

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

A mitochondrial hormone expressed by cells deep in the brain appears to play a role in improving metabolism and fighting off obesity, according to a new study in mice.

Feb 2, 2021

Twisted light from the beginning of time could reveal brand-new physics

Posted by in category: particle physics

A new study on the rotation of the universe’s first light could suggest physicists need new rule-breaking subatomic particles.

Feb 2, 2021

2 new ways to find aliens, according to a Nobel Prize winner

Posted by in category: alien life

For noted theoretical physicist Frank Wilczek, finding aliens is a matter of figuring out what exactly we are looking for. To detect other space civilizations, we need to search for the specific effects they might be having on their worlds, argues the Nobel laureate in a new proposal.

Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Wilczek says that it’s a real challenge to figure out which among the over 4000 exoplanets that we found so far outside of our solar system might host extraterrestrial life. The classic way of listening for space signals is insufficient and inefficient, says the scientist. What might really help are new developments in exoplanetary astronomy that can allow us to get much more precise information about faraway space objects.

In particular, there are two ways we should focus our attention to turn the odds of finding alien life in our favor, argues the physicist.

Feb 2, 2021

Michael Antonov — Formic Ventures — Taking On Huge Challenges — From VR To Longevity Biotechnology

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, life extension, virtual reality

Formic ventures — taking on huge challenges — from virtual reality technologist to longevity biotechnology investor.


Michael Antonov is the Founder and CEO of The Michael Antonov Foundation (https://antonovfoundation.org/), a charitable organization that supports biotechnology research and various causes that improve well being of people around the world, as well as Formic Ventures (https://formic.vc/index.html), an early stage high tech and biotech investment firm focused on prolonging human healthspan and empowering human creativity.

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Feb 2, 2021

Researchers visualize neuron activity

Posted by in categories: electronics, neuroscience

A type of novel molecular voltage sensor makes it possible to watch nerve cells at work. The principle of the method has been known for some time. However, researchers at the University of Bonn and the University of California in Los Angeles have now succeeded in significantly improving it. It allows the propagation of electrical signals in living nerve cells to be observed with high temporal and spatial resolution. This enables investigations into completely new questions that were previously closed to research. The study has now been published in the journal PNAS.

Feb 2, 2021

SpaceX Starship SN1 to SN8

Posted by in category: space travel

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