Let’s start with a small thought experiment. It’s Saturday night and you spot a new “Star Trek” movie on your Paramount+ homepage. You’re not a hardcore fan but you enjoyed…
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AI-Enhanced Chip Unravels Brain’s Neural Networks
Summary: Researchers have mapped over 70,000 synaptic connections in rat neurons using a silicon chip with 4,096 microhole electrodes, significantly advancing neuronal recording technology. Unlike traditional electron microscopy, which only…
South Africa’s G20 push for local mineral processing faces barriers
As chair of the Group of 20 (G20) nations this year, South Africa wants to secure agreement for more local processing of the metals and minerals critical to the clean…
Protecting the gut health while on antibiotics
Credit: Wikipedia / CC-BY-SA-3.0-de As a seasonal shift happens, you or someone in your family may be feeling a bit under the weather. Doctors will often prescribe antibiotics, which assist…
Future of offshore wind on West Coast is murky under Trump
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Companies and public officials in the Northwest had high hopes that the offshore wind industry could inject great quantities of cash and jobs here. But they’ve…
Ride-Sharing and Robotaxis’ Decoupled Revenue Model Problem
Robotaxi services are spreading broadly. While they’ve clearly had issues in San Francisco — as have I, driving in San Francisco — those challenges are improving. Now, both Uber and…
Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?
An assortment of Kellogg’s Froot Loops, Corn Pops, Apple Jacks, and Honey Smacks in Mt. Lebanon, Pa., June 25, 2010. Credit: AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File The U.S. Food and…
‘City-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say
An asteroid that’s big enough to wipe out a city has a 1-in-43 chance of hitting our planet in the year 2032. But according to new calculations, there’s an even…
