Caveat emptor: 90% of tattoo inks have unlabeled or mislabeled ingredients
Findings could help inform and shape emerging US policy on regulating tattoo inks. Enlarge / New study finds that the chemicals listed on tattoo ink labels often don't match what's actually in the bottle. (credit: ohsarahrose/CC.....»»
Microsoft-backed self-driving delivery truck startup Gatik inks deal with Kroger
Kroger will use Gatik's autonomous box trucks to transfer groceries between a distribution center in Dallas to multiple stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth market......»»
Soil bacteria as biocatalysts for producing pharmaceutical ingredients
Researchers from Bochum and Leipzig have successfully used a soil bacterium to specifically produce prodrugs. The key to this step was a detailed understanding of the metabolization of indole. The natural compound is first activated in microorganisms.....»»
Apple Watch Ultra can get its waterproofing checked - with a catch
If a user suspects their Apple Watch Ultra has been damaged, they can now ask Apple to check it out — but with the caveat that the test could wreck the Watch.Diving with Apple Watch UltraApple has launched a new Depth and Water Seal Test for the Ap.....»»
Pan"s Snap Filter for iPhone 14 review: MagSafe makes physical filters a snap
Pan's Snap Filter for the iPhone 14 Pro Max brings high-quality physical filters to the camera easily through MagSafe — with one big caveat.Pan's Snap FilterMagSafe has been around since the iPhone 12 was released in 2020, but it has been limited i.....»»
Luminar inks ‘multibillion-dollar deal" with Mercedes-Benz for lidar throughout its lineup
Mercedes-Benz will integrate lidar supplied by tech company Luminar throughout its lineup by the middle of the decade, the two companies said Wednesday......»»
Researchers develop concept for rational design of important nitrogen compounds
N-Heterocyclic compounds are central active ingredients of many drugs and at the same time important building blocks of new organic materials for the energy transition. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth, led by Prof. Dr. Rhett Kempe, have pub.....»»
Peptide 3D-printing inks could advance regenerative medicine
How do you build complex structures for housing cells using a material as soft as Jell-O? Rice University scientists have the answer, and it represents a potential leap forward for regenerative medicine and medical research in general......»»
Teasing out the secret recipes for mummification in ancient Egypt
Most ingredients weren't available locally—more evidence of a long-distance trade network. Enlarge / Illustration of an embalming scene in an underground chamber. (credit: Nikola Nevenov) Most of what we know about anc.....»»
Rethinking meat substitutes
Is excitement over meat alternatives overheated? Investors have poured billions of dollars into the sector to kickstart technologies that produce protein with ingredients such as peas, soybeans, mushrooms, and lab-grown animal cells, but they are unl.....»»
Chip giant Qualcomm crafts a new auto industry role
As Qualcomm inks more deals with automakers, it's defining a new role as a supplier......»»
Comet impacts could bring ingredients for life to Europa"s ocean
Comet strikes on Jupiter's moon Europa could help transport critical ingredients for life found on the moon's surface to its hidden ocean of liquid water—even if the impacts don't punch completely through the moon's icy shell......»»
Making face creams from coffee beans as cosmetics get greener
Cosmetics often use unsustainable ingredients, but new research is answering the growing demand for eco-friendly products......»»
Study: Cognitive flexibility enhances mathematical reasoning
At school or in everyday life, proportional reasoning is essential for many activities. This type of reasoning allows us to adapt the quantity of ingredients in a recipe or to calculate the distance traveled as a function of speed by relying on ratio.....»»
NASA inks deal with SpaceX for second crewed lunar landing
NASA has inked a deal with SpaceX for a second mission to put astronauts on the lunar surface before the end of this decade......»»
Will Triton finally answer the question "are we alone?"
We recently examined how and why Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? With its interior ocean and geysers of water ice that shoot out tens of kilometers into space that allegedly contains the ingredients.....»»
Aurora inks deal with Ryder to keep its self-driving truck fleet ready for road
Self-driving truck company Aurora Innovation is laying the groundwork for expanded commercial operations from its south Dallas terminal, starting with a maintenance partnership with Ryder......»»
Musk announces Twitter ban on unlabeled parody after celebs impersonate him
Famous people trolled Musk by tweeting under his name and profile picture. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Stable Diffusion) Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk yesterday announced a strict ban on unlabeled parody accounts,.....»»
Reducing noise pollution with acoustic walls and rubberised roads
Sound-diffracting walls and rubberised asphalt ingredients tackle the major environmental concern of noise pollution from traffic......»»
The easier way to install Steam on Linux gets bleeding-edge graphics support
With the caveat that Nvidia drivers are still an entirely separate thing. Enlarge / Steam, installed from the Snap Store, looks and feels a lot like Steam. You just see this interface a bit sooner, without a bunch of tabs open to find.....»»
Scientists move one step closer to producing functional synthetic cells
Scientists at DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials have come one step closer to the objective of producing functional synthetic cells. The research group is probing the necessary ingredients for the design and development of materials wi.....»»