Synthetic Enamel Could Make Teeth Stronger and Smarter
Scientists say that the new material is even more durable than real dental enamel -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
LG’s 2023 OLED TVs: smarter, lighter, and significantly brighter
The new OLED TVs LG announced for CES 2023 offer boosted brightness, better HDR handling, and much more......»»
South Korea wants more incentives to stay in global chip race
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered his government to devise stronger incentives to drive its chip industry, accusing opposition lawmakers of impeding that critical effort as other countries spend billions on semiconductor policy support......»»
What to expect at CES 2023, from mondo TVs to EVs
Faster PCs, brilliant TVs, and smarter smart homes are all on the horizon, and CES 2023 will be ground zero for the gadgets that will get us there......»»
Microsoft Excel is finally making formulas smarter, and easier
Microsoft Excel wants to teach its users how to apply formulas and make it even easier to link to other files and images......»»
Investments in green energy infrastructure: An (over)performance that will last?
The summer of 2022, which saw repeated heat waves, fires, and droughts in Europe and around the world, is confirmation that the effects of global warming are coming on stronger and faster than even the most pessimistic forecasts. To be able to hope t.....»»
Porsche ramps up work with electricity-based synthetic fuels
Porsche-backed HIF Global's eFuel plant in Chile will produce 14.5 million gallons annually by mid-decade......»»
When was the first time life began to prey on each other?
Using the word predation may seem surprising when we talk about the first organisms that set out to eat other organisms, for they were not deadly predators with sharp teeth and claws, but small single-celled life forms that swam around in the primord.....»»
Porsche’s synthetic gasoline factory comes online today in Chile
The Haru Oni plant will scale up from 34,000 gallons to 14.5 million gallons by 2024. Enlarge / The HIF synthetic fuel plant near Punta Arenas in Chile. (credit: Porsche) This week, a Chilean startup called Highly Innova.....»»
PS Plus’ 2022 revamp could use a revamp of its own in 2023
Six months after its relaunch, Sony's PS Plus service could use a few tweaks to make it a stronger subscription deal......»»
Scientists create chemical compound that can reverse effects of methamphetamine and fentanyl
Drug overdoses in the United States have risen sharply in the last two decades. Nearly 92,000 people died from overdoses of illegal drugs and prescription opioids in 2020—more than five times the number of deaths in the year 2000—and synthetic op.....»»
Researchers synthesize new compound for production of plastics
Creating new synthetic compounds is often a complex and multi-step process that can take years of research. Caleb D. Martin, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Baylor University and principal investigator of.....»»
Can we hack DNA to grow more food for a hotter, hungry planet?
To feed a hotter and drier planet, Stanford scientists are building a smarter plant......»»
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet gym rematch guide: teams, weaknesses, and more
Want to battle again? Every gym leader is stronger the second time around, so here's how you can best prepare for your rematch in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet......»»
Layered feedback mechanisms add control to engineered cells
Dr. Chelsea Hu, an assistant professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University and a member of the Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship (ACES) Faculty Fellows Program, is using synthetic biology to.....»»
Dinosaur teeth reveal what they didn"t eat
Scratches on dinosaur teeth could reveal what they really ate. For the first time, dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has been used to infer the feeding habits of large theropods, including Allosaurus and T. rex......»»
Industry lobbies against biodiversity goals: research
Lobbyists for pesticide and fertiliser producers are pushing "behind the scenes" against stronger protection for species and ecosystems at the COP15 biodiversity conference, research showed Thursday......»»
Examining Smilodon"s saber teeth
A team of researchers led by Narimane Chatar, a doctoral student at the EDDyLab of the University of Liège (Belgium), has tested the biting efficiency of Smilodon, an extinct genus of carnivore close to the extant felines. Using high-precision 3D sc.....»»
Seaweed molecules used to improve outcomes for bypass surgery
Researchers are using a natural material derived from seaweed to promote vascular cell growth, prevent blood clots and improve the performance of synthetic vascular grafts used in heart bypass surgery......»»
T. rex"s fancy footwork owed to special ligaments, study finds
How did Tyrannosaurus rex catch its food? Looking at T. rex's fossilized skull, the answer may seem obvious: monstrous jaws and sharp teeth capable of delivering a multi-ton bite force......»»
New paper highlights the co-benefits of coordinating climate action and peacebuilding
Climate change can manifest in different ways: stronger tropical droughts, extreme droughts, warmer climates and highly unpredictable rainfall patterns. All these endanger the availability of food, which in turn could increase conflict over resources.....»»