https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/994149
Quasars are the supermassive black holes at the centres of early galaxies. Scientists have unlocked their secrets to use them as ‘clocks’ to measure time near the beginning of the universe.
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-07-03/smartwatches-can-detect-parkinsons-years-before-diagnosis.html
Accelerometers record subtle changes in movement and sleep patterns, and this information could anticipate the disease long before it becomes evident
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/bidens-green-hydrogen-plan-hits-climate-obstacle-water-shortage-2023-07-03/
The Biden administration's climate agenda is facing an unexpected challenge in drought-prone Corpus Christi, Texas, where a proposed clean hydrogen hub would require the installation of energy-intensive, expensive and potentially environmentally damaging seawater desalination plants.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Why-The-US-Has-Become-The-Blackout-Capital-Of-The-Developed-World.html
A few decades ago, power outages in vast swathes of the United States were relatively rare and would normally be seen as black swan events, but in 2023 widespread blackouts have become a common occurence
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/02/boil-in-the-bag-environmentally-friendly-funerals-arrive-in-uk-resomation-acquamation
With a lower carbon footprint than gas-fired cremation, the process is described as ‘gentler on the body and kinder on the environment’
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/02/pill-bugs-and-chitons-get-jobs-as-tiny-grippers/
A research paper titled Biological Organisms as End Effectors explores the oddball approach of giving small animals jobs as grippers at the end of a robotic arm. Researchers show that pill bugs and…
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-06-batteries-electric-vehicles-mileage-city.html
A Toyota Corolla with a 1.8L engine requires 6.2 liters of gas to drive for 100 kilometers on a highway. But on city roads, it would require 7.9 liters of gas. A 2022 Ford F-150 requires 9.4 and 12.1 liters per 100 km for highway and city driving, respectively.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230609/p2a/00m/0sc/026000c
TOKYO -- A Japanese research team is making progress on the development of a groundbreaking medication that may allow people to grow new teeth, with c
https://www.earth.com/news/honey-bees-are-very-loyal-to-their-flower-patches/
The results suggest that honey bees exhibit a higher degree of fidelity to their chosen flower patches compared to bumble bees.
https://www.earth.com/news/breakthrough-in-nutrition-science-dna-barcoding-reveals-dietary-secrets/
Scientists at the Duke School of Medicine have developed a cutting-edge method that uses DNA barcoding to identify the plant-based foods an individual has consumed
@withersailor
@aussie.zone