With roommates, it"s all about chemistry, molecularly speaking
Within and upon every human being reside countless microorganisms—the microbiota that help shape and direct the lives of their hosts. A similar phenomenon occurs between people, microbes and the homes they share......»»
Spotify may catch up to Apple Music with potential music video catalog
Speaking of the good ol’ pivot to video, Spotify may be taking a page out of the Apple Music playbook and investing in a music video catalog. more… The post Spotify may catch up to Apple Music with potential music video catalog appeared first o.....»»
TSMC confirms supplier data breach following ransom demand by Russian-speaking cybercriminal group
Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC confirmed Friday that one of its hardware suppliers was hacked and had data stolen from it, but said the incident had no impact on business operations......»»
Ted Lasso charted a record-breaking billion minutes of viewing during finale week
Speaking of unfathomable numbers, Ted Lasso has been blazing through the charts at Nielsen. During the week of the season 3 finale, more than a billion minutes were spent watching the Apple TV+ comedy. more… The post Ted Lasso charted a record-b.....»»
Pokémon GO maker says Apple Vision Pro validates their work as it closes studio and cancels games
Speaking of tech industry layoffs, the makers of Pokémon GO are proving that they’re not immune to growing too fast either. Niantic announced today that it is closing its LA studio and cancelling new and upcoming AR game titles. more… The post.....»»
Chocolate can be fruity or flowery, if you skip the roasting step
"Natural" foods are trendy, and proponents claim that little or no processing helps preserve the food's inherent flavor. Research now published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry shows that, at least for certain artisanal, bean-to-bar.....»»
John Goodenough, Nobel laureate and lithium ion battery pioneer, dies at 100
Goodenough was 97 when he received the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry — along with Britain's Stanley Whittingham and Japan's Akira Yoshino — for their respective research into lithium-ion batteries......»»
Dolphin moms use baby talk to call to their young, recordings show
You know instantly when someone is speaking to an infant or small child. It turns out that dolphin mothers also use a kind of high-pitched baby talk......»»
John Goodenough, Nobel laureate and lithium-ion battery pioneer, dies at 100
Goodenough was 97 when he received the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry — along with Britain's Stanley Whittingham and Japan's Akira Yoshino — for their respective research into lithium-ion batteries......»»
Alchemy: Much more than male-driven pseudoscience
What has long been seen as a deluded effort to turn base metals into gold is being reassessed by researchers as a serious precursor to chemistry in which women were heavily involved......»»
Reconstructing an alien astronomer"s view of our home galaxy"s chemistry
Researchers have reconstructed what alien astronomers observing our Milky Way galaxy from afar would find if they analyzed our home galaxy's chemical composition. The study, which is led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, is.....»»
Find My Apple Pencil is the last missing piece of the puzzle
Speaking of lost stuff, there’s one iPad feature that I hope Apple finds a way to deliver. There’s already a patent for it, and iOS 17 is a positive sign that it could actually happen. more… The post Find My Apple Pencil is the last missing p.....»»
Understanding how chemical communication evolved in insects
All around us, insects are speaking to each other: jockeying for mates, searching for food, and trying to avoid becoming someone else's next meal. Some of this communication is easy to spot—like the flashes of fireflies on a summer night or a screa.....»»
Exploring the properties of very thin hafnium dioxide
The chemistry of hafnium dioxide (known as hafina) is rather boring. Yet, the behavior of ultrathin layers that are based on this material is very interesting: they can be used as non-volatile computer memory through the switching of dipoles with an.....»»
AirPods Adaptive Audio could be the future of hearing protection at gigs
AirPods Adaptive Audio is Apple’s latest take on active noise cancellation and transparency modes. The idea is that it allows in the external sounds you’re likely to want to hear, like someone speaking to you, while blocking unwanted noise (like.....»»
Researchers follow AI path to safer senolytic compounds
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and the University of Cantabria, Spain, have teamed up to develop an AI trained to discover senolytic medicinal chemistry in familiar compounds......»»
Theoretical discovery: A new path for quantum physics to control chemical reactions
Controlling chemical reactions to generate new products is one of the biggest challenges in chemistry. Developments in this area impact industry, for example, by reducing the waste generated in the manufacture of construction materials or by improvin.....»»
Right-handed building blocks of life might have had a rocky start
Harvard University led research may have solved the puzzle of how life became molecularly right-handed. In the paper, "Origin of biological homochirality by crystallization of an RNA precursor on a magnetic surface," published in Science Advances, th.....»»
Unveiling the hidden stars: ALMA shines a light on dust attenuation
Interstellar dust is a key component in galaxies. It favors star formation and drives the chemistry and physics of the interstellar medium. However, it hides the majority of stars in a way that it is impossible to observe them. Astrophysicists use du.....»»
New research provides a rapid and non-destructive method for identifying honey"s botanical origin
Researchers at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague have developed a rapid, non-destructive method using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) to identify the botanical origin of honey. This m.....»»
Has JWST finally found the first stars in the univese?
In astronomy, elements other than hydrogen and helium are called metals. While that might make your high-school chemistry teacher cringe, it makes sense for astronomers. The two lightest elements were the first to appear in the universe......»»