Using biocontrol yeast to curb kiwifruit soft rot
Postharvest kiwifruit is susceptible to various fungal pathogens, especially soft rot, causing massive industry losses. Due to scientific concerns about consumer health and the ecosystem, as well as increasing constraints on the application of chemic.....»»
4 Reasons Not to Install macOS Monterey 12.5.1 & 11 Reasons You Should
4 Reasons Not to Install macOS Monterey 12.5.1 & 11 Reasons You Should is a post by Adam Mills from Gotta Be Mobile. Apple’s macOS Monterey 12.5.1 update could have a huge impact on your Mac’s performance. While many users should install the soft.....»»
This colorful Hubble dreamscape is sculpted by newborn stars
The image from the Hubble Space Telescope this week is particularly dreamy and stunning, showing the bright colors and soft shapes of a Herbig-Haro object......»»
Square Enix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender mobile game soft-launches today
Square Enix and Nickelodeon have announced the soft launch of Avatar: Generations in select territories on Android and iOS......»»
Sauropods had soft foot pads to help support their massive weight
Australian scientists find first biomechanical evidence for a long-suspected idea. Enlarge / A 3D paleoreconstruction of a sauropod dinosaur has revealed that the hind feet had a soft tissue pad beneath the "heel," cushioning the foot.....»»
A promising new way to detoxify fruits and fruit products from patulin, a common fungal toxin
One of the toxins commonly found in fruit like apples, pears, grapes, kiwifruit, blueberries and peaches and their products, is called patulin. Now, researchers have reported one of the first enzymes that can degrade up to 95% of patulin from apple j.....»»
Novel approach for generating coherent and ultrashort soft X-ray pulses
A research team from Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed an external seeding mechanism, termed echo-enabled harmonic cascade (EEHC), for generating coherent and ultrashort soft X-ray pulses......»»
3D printing of short-carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoset polymer composites
The 27-second video plays on a loop and it's mesmerizing to watch: Carbon fiber material pouring out of a 3D printer and slowly swirling and stacking like soft-serve ice cream......»»
XXL Bean Bag How Much Filling | Bean Bag Filling
Lazing around in your bean bag can be so relaxing, provided your bean bag has a soft and bouncy quality to offer better comfort. For that you need to refill your bean bag from time to time using the best bean bag refill, preventing it from going flat.....»»
400-year-old Ecuadoran beer resurrected from yeast
Inside an old oak barrel, Ecuadoran bioengineer Javier Carvajal found the fungus of fortune: a 400-year-old yeast specimen that he has since managed to resurrect and use to reproduce what is believed to be Latin America's oldest beer......»»
Researchers enlist sturdy yeast to help make cost-effective ethanol
Yeasts play a key role in converting ("fermenting") sugars from plants into ethanol fuel. But not all yeasts are created equal. Some are better fermenters than others because they can tolerate the harsh conditions of the bioreactors in which they're.....»»
How highly resistant strains of fungi emerge
An international research team has deciphered the mechanism by which the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is resistant to fungus-specific drugs. It is a yeast-like fungus that can infect humans. Specific drugs, named antifungals, are available for trea.....»»
Researchers identify the high-efficiency hacks cannabis cells use to make cannabinoids
For the first time, plant biologists have defined the high-efficiency "hacks" that cannabis cells use to make cannabinoids (THC/CBD). Although many biotechnology companies are currently trying to engineer THC/CBD outside the plant in yeast or cell cu.....»»
Nintendo alludes to Xenoblade Chronicles 4 – but we"re not convinced
Monolith Soft has confirmed Xenoblade Chronicles 3 won't be the last game in the series, but what does that really mean?.....»»
How edge computing is accelerating innovation across hardware, software and service provider domains
An increasing number of enterprises are placing more emphasis on edge computing. Industry leaders detailed, to VentureBeat, how edge computing is transforming use cases and strategies for some of the real giants of the industry, across hardware, soft.....»»
New Update Arrives for the Pixel 6a
The update comes with the June 2022 software patch. The post New Update Arrives for the Pixel 6a first appeared on Phandroid. One of the main advantages of investing in a Google Pixel smartphone is that the device tends to get regular soft.....»»
Latest iOS 16 beta addresses rising safety concerns for message editing
Apple has just released the fourth developer beta of iOS 16, with some significant changes to curb potential abuse of its new message editing features......»»
10 Things to Do Before Installing iPadOS 15.6
10 Things to Do Before Installing iPadOS 15.6 is a post by Adam Mills from Gotta Be Mobile. Downloading Apple’s new iPadOS 15.6 update might be tempting, but there are some steps you should take before you move your iPad to the company’s new soft.....»»
Music Companies Don’t Want ISP to Bring Up “Human Rights” and “Spying” in Piracy Trial
Bright House Networks will go to trial accused by several major music companies of not doing enough to curb piracy. In preparation, both sides have asked the court to ban topics from being presented to the jury. The music companies, for example, don'.....»»
Up to 90% of governmental websites serve cookies or third-party trackers
In some countries up to 90% of governmental websites add third-party tracker cookies without users’ consent. This occurs even in countries with strict user privacy laws, according to researchers Matthias Götze (TU Berlin), Srdjan Matic (IMDEA Soft.....»»
What Humans Can Learn From the Sea Cucumber’s Toxic Arsenal
Sea cucumbers are squishy and soft. They also employ lethal strategies to protect themselves......»»