Spore the merrier: Boom in mushrooms grown on Belgian beer
In Belgium, a country reputed for its beer, mushrooms nourished on a byproduct from the brew are doing booming business......»»
Study uses thermodynamics to describe expansion of the universe
The idea that the universe is expanding dates from almost a century ago. It was first put forward by Belgian cosmologist Georges Lemaître (1894–1966) in 1927 and confirmed observationally by American astronomer Edwin Hubble (1889-1953) two years l.....»»
Orbital eccentricity may have led to young underground ocean on Saturn"s moon Mimas
Saturn's moon Mimas could have grown a huge underground ocean as its orbital eccentricity decreased to its present value and caused its icy shell to melt and thin......»»
Toyota"s building boom: Lexus R&D center, test tracks, a basketball arena and a headquarters tower
Toyota is undergoing a building boom in Japan, investing billions in new facilities that will arm the world's biggest auto manufacturer with new technologies and better facilities to compete in the age of electrification, software defined vehicles an.....»»
Buick hopes design equates to sales boom
When the redesigned Enclave large crossover goes on sale this year, all four of the General Motors premium crossover brand's nameplates will have been introduced or updated within the last 18 months......»»
Survey tallies consumer attitudes toward lab-grown meat alternatives
Many consumers view conventional meats as both tastier and healthier than laboratory-grown alternatives, according to the March Consumer Food Insights Report......»»
Researchers develop method to extract useful proteins from beer-brewing leftovers
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have created a method that extracts more than 80% of the available protein in grain leftovers from brewing beer, commonly known as brewers' spent grain......»»
Study finds that anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim accounts have grown on Elon Musk"s X
Since the war in Gaza, accounts spreading conspiracy theories and targeted hate speech have grown on Twitter/X. Since the escalation of the ongoing war on Gaza and in the age of Elon Musk's X/Twitter takeover, anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hate s.....»»
Scientists are grasping at straws while trying to protect infant corals from hungry fish
South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea......»»
Are the world"s cultures growing apart?
Cultural values may have become more different globally, but more similar regionally, over the past 40 years according to a paper published in Nature Communications. The authors suggest that over time, high-income Western countries have grown increas.....»»
Soundcore Boom 2 review: big fat bass, skinny price, and it floats!
Want big, smooth bass you can take to the pool? The Soundcore Boom 2 is a floatable, rugged, $130 Bluetooth speaker that punches well above its weight. Get it, already......»»
How can the energy sector bolster its resilience to ransomware attacks?
Since it plays a vital role in every functioning society, the energy sector has always been a prime target for state-backed cybercriminals. The cyber threats targeting this industry have grown significantly in recent years, as geopolitical tensions h.....»»
Apple struck deal with Shutterstock to license millions of images for AI training
The AI boom has sprung up a mini-economy for content repositories, which AI companies want access to in order to train their models. Companies like OpenAI initially trained their models by scraping data from the web. However, with the legal overha.....»»
Boom! This HP gaming laptop just had its price slashed to $700
The HP Victus 15 gaming laptop, which is powered by the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card, is on sale for an affordable $700 after a $300 discount from HP......»»
Food scientists show rice malt has potential to play a bigger role in beer
Rice is showing potential to play a more prominent role in beer brewing, and it helps that Arkansas produces a lot of it......»»
Largely cut off from Western games, Russia looks into a homegrown game console
How hard could it be? Enlarge / A Cold War-era arcade cabinet that serves as an example of what happened the last time Russia was forced to create a home-grown video game market. (credit: Arcade Blogger) It's been over t.....»»
In Canada"s Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom
Canada's Quebec province is rich with minerals needed for everything from electric cars to cell phones, but residents living atop the potential windfall are worried their backyards will be dug up—and they won't get a dime......»»
Researchers discover key gene for toxic alkaloid in barley
All plants mediate their environmental interactions via chemical signals. An example is the alkaloid gramine produced by barley, one of the world's most widely-grown cereals. Gramine provides protection against herbivorous insects and grazing animals.....»»
Attaching seaweed spores to used scallop shells could restore UK"s coastal kelp forests
Kelp spores are being seeded and grown on small rocks and scallop shells—a seafood waste product—in efforts to regenerate the UK's coastal kelp forests......»»
AI predicts the taste and quality of beer
Belgian scientists have developed AI models that can predict how consumers will rate a particular beer, and what aroma compounds brewers can add to improve it. The research was published in Nature Communications and may revolutionize how the food and.....»»
It’s a few years late, but a prototype supersonic airplane has taken flight
"This milestone will be invaluable to Boom’s revival of supersonic travel." Enlarge / XB-1 takes off on its inaugural flight. (credit: Boom Supersonic) A prototype jet independently developed by Boom Supersonic made it.....»»