Just Plain WEIRD #2
Scientists have created time crystals that last millions of times longer than previous versions. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 Mar 04 – Time crystals are a strange state of matter with properties that sound impossible, but they have been created. Now, German scientists …
Using a food industry byproduct, researchers have extracted 22-karat gold from old motherboards. AI-generated by DALL-E – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 03 – A new method for recovering high-purity gold from discarded electronics is paying back US$50 for every dollar spent, according to …
Epigenetic editing has been used to silence a cholesterol-regulating gene in mice. AI-generated by DALL-E – By Paul McClure 2024 Feb 28 – By silencing the gene responsible for regulating ‘bad’ cholesterol without altering the primary DNA sequence, researchers have shown that it’s possible …
One of the most famous photographs of an alleged UFO – though this one has been thoroughly debunked. National Archives, Records of Headquarters US Air Force – By Michael Irving 2024 Feb 28 – UFOs are having a bit of a renaissance lately, moving …
Electric Sheep will add the AI-powered Verdie landscaping robot to its automated outdoor maintenance solutions from Q2 2024. Electric Sheep Robotics – By Paul Ridden 2024 Feb 29 – Robotic garden helpers have been keeping lawns in trim for decades, but none are as …
Simulation of the DART impact. Raducan et al. View 7 Images. – By David Szondy 2024 Feb 27 – When NASA’s DART deep space probe smashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, it didn’t leave a crater. Instead, there was a splash, where the asteroid was …
Scientists have identified a tiny fish with a “voice” as loud as a jet engine. AI generated by DALL-E – By Michael Irving 2024 Feb 27 – A tiny, newly-discovered minnow has measured louder than gunshots, jet engines or most competition-grade car stereos on …
‘The Lawnmower’ is the first synthetic molecular motor that propels itself using the energy it harnesses when it cuts through proteins. AI-generated using DALL-E. – By Paul McClure 2024 Feb 27 – The body uses protein-based molecular motors to perform functions essential to life. …
Pengju Li, a researcher on the study, holds a prototype pacemaker that’s only 1 micrometer thick, and operated by light pulses. Jean Lachat – By Michael Irving 2024 Feb 26 – Scientists at the University of Chicago have developed a new pacemaker that’s thinner …
Digit, which can walk forwards, backwards and sideways and crouch, is 5ft 9in and carries up to 35lb. Photograph: Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images – Amazon Digit will begin its time on the floor by shifting empty tote boxes amid concerns humans will be shifted …
