WEIRD HISTORY
Whereas cuneiform was based on indentations made in clay tablets with a reed stylus, the new system stores data via nanoscale indentations made in a high-tech polymer by a fine-tip probe mounted on an atomic force microscope. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2024 Dec …
OLaLaMerkel / Shutterstock – Published: 2024 Dec 24 – Authors Michael Timothy Bennett PhD Student, School of Computing, Australian National University and by Elija Perrier Research Fellow, Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology, Stanford University – A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has …
A trade card promoting a holiday sale at the ‘Bee Hive’ store on Dec. 10, 1879, in New York City. Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Author Valerie M. Fridland, Professor of Linguistics, University of Nevada, Reno Published: 2024 Dec 12 Everyone has …
The Ardronis Wi-Fi can infiltrate drone electronics. Rohde & Schwarz – By David Szondy 2024 Dec 13 – Technology group Rohde & Schwarz has upped the ante in countering the threat of commercial drones to civil and military aviation with its Ardronis Wi-Fi system …
Weather forecasting is about to get a whole lot more accurate thanks to Google DeepMind’s GenCast AI-powered prediction model. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2024 Dec 10 – GenCast, an AI-powered weather prediction tool, can crank out 15 days of highly accurate weather forecasts …
Jim Davis/CBS – By Lluís Montoliu, Investigador científico del CSIC, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB – CSIC) Published: 2024 Dec 04 – Garfield, star of the eponymous comic strip created by Jim Davis in 1978, is, like many of the cats that roam …
A novel dementia drug protects against the destruction of key brain cell structures. Original images via Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Dec 04 – Filamon Limited, an Australian biotech company focused on developing next-gen anti-inflammatory drugs, has announced its breakthrough dementia treatment. ALPHA-003 …
A new manufacturing technique has successfully “self-assembled” transistors, diodes and wires at the nanoscale. Julia Chang/NC State University – View 5 Images – By Loz Blain 2024 Dec 03 – A remarkable proof-of-concept project has successfully manufactured nanoscale diodes and transistors using a fast, …
A 1.5-million-year-old fossil site in Kenya reveals footprints of multiple hominin species co-existing. Kevin Hatala/Chatham University – By Michael Irving 2024 Dec 02 – There’s plenty of evidence that ancient hominin species crossed paths on many occasions – but it’s never been quite as …
It’s important to buy cinnamon from reputable dealers. Anjelika Gretskaia/Moment via Getty Images – By Katarzyna Kordas, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo Published: 2024 Nov 27 – Spices bring up feelings of comfort, cultural belonging and holidays. They can …
