netpipe July 31, 2021

Green Car Congress – CATL introduces first generation of sodium-ion batteries; up to 160 Wh/kg; targeting >200 Wh/kg with Gen 2

INHABITAT – Earth Overshoot Day 2021 has arrived. What does it mean for the planet?

INHABITAT – Three Americans’ lifetime emissions enough to kill one person

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News – Ultrafast X-ray provides new look at plasma discharge breakdown in water

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News – Source of DNA mutations in melanoma

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News – Crucial new molecular mechanisms and biomarkers in ovarian cancer

Slashdot – A Time Crystal Finally Made Real

Slashdot – Virtual Contact Worse Than No Contact For Over-60s In Lockdown, Says Study

PhysOrg.com – latest science and technology news stories – How cells remember inflammation

PhysOrg.com – latest science and technology news stories – Three dwarf spheroidal galaxies found to rotate

PhysOrg.com – latest science and technology news stories – Wildfire smoke in New England is ‘pretty severe from public health perspective’

PhysOrg.com – latest science and technology news stories – New strategy for drug design: Keeping copper atoms closer to keep bacteria away

PhysOrg.com – latest science and technology news stories – Developing probiotic beverages without animal protein

PhysOrg.com – latest science and technology news stories – Water as a metal

PhysOrg.com – latest science and technology news stories – Extreme drought pushes portion of Utah’s Great Salt Lake to lowest levels

PhysOrg.com – latest science and technology news stories – ‘Less than 1% probability’ that Earth’s energy imbalance increase occurred naturally, say scientists

PhysOrg.com – latest science and technology news stories – Clays, not water, are likely source of Mars ‘lakes’

PhysOrg.com – latest science and technology news stories – Natural mineral hackmanite enables new method of x-ray imaging

PhysOrg.com – latest science and technology news stories – Chemists discover a key to greener food production

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Vegetation growth in Northern Hemisphere stunted by water constraints in warming climate

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Primary lung cancers detected by LDCT are at lower risk of brain metastases

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Babies can see things that adults cannot

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Researchers discover protein complex that promotes cancer growth

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Cross-generational consequences of lead poisoning

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Scientists identify 160 new drugs that could be repurposed against COVID-19

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Thermal waves observed in semiconductor materials

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Why are some fish warm-blooded? Predatory sharks gain speed advantage

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Closing the gap on the missing lithium

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Drug dissolved net-like structures in airways of severely ill COVID-19 patients

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – A crystal made of electrons

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Development of the world’s first digital model of a cancer cell

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Smart technology is not making us dumber

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Dignity support at end of life

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Brain functional connectivity in Tourette syndrome

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – How seeds know it’s a good time to germinate

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Can whale poo help save the planet?

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Thyroid cancer now diagnosed with machine learning-powered photoacoustic/ultrasound imaging

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Testosterone therapy reduces heart attack and stroke

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – People given ‘friendly’ bacteria in nose drops protected against meningitis

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Sensing “junk” RNA after chemotherapy enhances blood regeneration

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – New technique reduces nicotine levels, harmful compounds simultaneously in tobacco

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – This device harvests power from your sweaty fingertips while you sleep

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Farm robots are the future; let’s start preparing now, researcher argues

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Preventing lung cancer’s unwelcome return

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Quantum physics helps destroy cancer cells

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Researchers discover how hunger boosts learning about food in mice

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Taking the brain out for a walk

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EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Existing drug is shown to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 virus

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – ‘Wrapping’ anodes in 3D carbon nanosheets: The next big thing in li-ion battery technology

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – ‘Good cholesterol’ may protect liver

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News – Second-hand marijuana smoke exposure associated with respiratory infections in children

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News – Mice treated with this cytokine lose weight by ‘sweating’ fat

The Register – GitHub stuffs $1m in Stanford Law School’s pocket to provide free legal advice to DMCA-hit developers

Scientific American – News – The ‘Hydrogen Olympics’ Lit a Torch for the Clean Fuel’s Future

Home – PsiQuantum raises $450m Series D to build million qubit quantum computer

Engadget – FDA clears Synchron’s brain-computer interface device for human trials

Engadget – This robot made a 100,000-domino ‘Super Mario Bros.’ mural in 24 hours

Ars Technica – Feds list the top 30 most exploited vulnerabilities. Many are years old

CBC | Canada News – Health Canada dragging feet on approving magic mushrooms for therapeutic use, patients and advocates say

CBC | Canada News – Extreme drought in southern B.C. taking devastating toll on life in water and on land

Big Think – Cockatoos teach each other the secrets of dumpster diving

Hack a Day – Mobile Sauna for On-The-Go Relaxation

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Cell-analysis technique could combat tuberculosis

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Device cracks milk protein

EurekAlert! – Breaking News – Cascaded metasurfaces for dynamic control of THz wavefronts

Environmental Leader – Cloudflare Attempting to Create New Blueprint for a Zero-Emissions Internet

Slashdot – Windows 11 Now Has Its First Beta Release

Slashdot – Amazon Denies Report of Accepting Bitcoin As Payment

Slashdot – Scientists Create One-Atom-Thin Magnet That Works At Room Temperature

Slashdot – Google Launches New Bug Hunters Vulnerability Rewards Platform

Slashdot – Thousands of Scientists Warn Climate Tipping Points ‘Imminent’

Slashdot – Walmart To Sell Its E-commerce Technologies To Other Retailers

Slashdot – Pfizer Vaccine Effectiveness Drops To 84 Percent After Six Months, Study Finds

Exploits Database by Offensive Security – [webapps] PHP 7.3.15-3 – ‘PHP_SESSION_UPLOAD_PROGRESS’ Session Data Injection

Hacker News – THC: Tight Home Control, automation framework in Tcl

Big Think – CT scans of shark intestines find Nikola Tesla’s one-way valve

Big Think – Zoo ethics: free-range prisons or centers for global conservation?

Hack a Day – WiFiWart Boots Linux, Moves To Next Design Phase

Hack a Day – Hands-On Review: tCam-Mini WiFi Thermal Imager

Hack a Day – Emulating the IBM PC on an ESP32

Hack a Day – Liquid Nitrogen Isn’t Suitable For Steam Engines

Hack a Day – Tabletop Basketball With Tentacles

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