Flooding on the Russian River: Another atmospheric river brought soaking rain to an area that was already saturated, leading to near-historic river crests in Sonoma County, California. NASA Earth satellites saw the flood waters: https://go.nasa.gov/2IWVIZT
There’s no better example of that than a 2016 discovery at the University of California, Irvine, by doctoral student Mya Le Thai. After playing around in the lab, she made a discovery that could lead to a rechargeable battery that could last up to 400 years. That means longer-lasting laptops and smartphones and fewer lithium ion batteries piling up in landfills.
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Scientists have shown that the removal of non-dividing senescent cells, which are normally associated with aging, also appears to prevent Type 1 diabetes in diabetic mouse strains.
Clearing senescent beta cells prevents T1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Insulin is a hormone that allows sugar (glucose) to enter cells in order to create energy, so it is critical to cellular function and life.
YORKSHIRE, U.K. — 7 MARCH, 2019 — Optalysys Ltd. (@ Optalysys), a disruptive technology company developing light-speed optical AI systems announced today that the world’s first optical co-processor system, the FT: X 2000, is now available to order.
Optical processing comes at a pivotal time of change in computing. Demand for AI is exploding just as silicon-based processing is facing the fundamental problem of Moore’s Law breaking down. Optalysys is addressing this problem with its revolutionary optical processing technology — enabling new levels of AI performance for high resolution image and video-based applications.
Officials are investigating the cause of a massive sinkhole that formed Wednesday at the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky.
The sinkhole, which measured about 50 yards wide, 85 yards long, and possibly 50 feet deep (almost the size of a football field!), was spotted in the zoo’s southwest corner, far from any of the animals, USA Today reported.
Is this the guilt-free sports utility vehicle for the animal-loving, environmentally-conscious car enthusiast?
Aston Martin’s new Lagonda — unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show — is electric-powered and… vegan.
The Britain-based manufacturer says the luxury interior of the long, sleek vehicle is leather-free.
