Scientists Redesign Fentanyl To Preserve Pain Relief While Reducing Deadly Side Effects - Researchers at Scripps Research have redesigned fentanyl at the molecular level, challenging decades-old assumptions about opioid chemistry. Fentanyl ranks among the most powerful medications available for treating intense pain. However, its benefits come with serious hazards, including a high potential...
A New Way To Read the “Unreadable” Qubit Could Transform Quantum Technology - Researchers have demonstrated a new way to read Majorana qubits, highly stable but notoriously difficult-to-measure quantum bits, using a global quantum capacitance probe. Quantum computers are often described as machines that could solve certain problems far beyond the reach of today’s fastest supercomputers....
Inside a Dutch Street Organ: The Art of Mechanical Music-Making - [James]’ Mechanical Organ of Dutch origin has been around longer than he has, but thanks to being rebuilt over the years and lovingly cared for, it delivers its unique performances …read more
[News] Japanese Paper Maker Oji Holdings Reportedly Develops EUV Photoresist for 2nm Chips - Japan has long been strong in semiconductor materials, and some unexpected players are now entering the field. According to Nikkei, Oji Holdings plans to launch a materials business targeting chips at 2nm and beyond. The company has developed a photoresist made using wood-based components, with comm......
New Research Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About What Makes the World’s Fastest Sprinters So Quick - New research suggests there is no universal blueprint for sprinting success. An international team of researchers is questioning long-standing assumptions about what gives elite sprinters their extraordinary speed. Their findings offer new insight that could influence how Australia trains and develops...
Diamond Age-Inspired Pocket Watch Has ESP32 Inside - A lot of hacks get inspired by science fiction. When that inspiration is taken from the boob tube or the silver screen, the visual design is largely taken care of …read more
What’s Causing Antarctica’s Strange “Gravity Hole”? Scientists Finally Solve the Mystery - A mysterious dip in Earth’s gravity beneath Antarctica traces back to slow-moving rocks deep underground. Gravity feels dependable and unchanging, something we rarely question. Yet the planet behaves in strange ways defies intuition. In reality, gravity is not uniform across Earth’s surface. Its strength...
Americans Report Far More Long COVID Brain Fog Than the Rest of the World - A sweeping international study of more than 3,100 long COVID patients has uncovered a striking global divide in brain-related symptoms. A large international study led by Northwestern Medicine has found that people with long COVID in the United States report much higher levels of brain fog, depression,...
Thermoforming Printed Parts with Hot Water - Thermoforming is the process of softening a material enough so that it can be tweaked into a new shape, with the source of the thermal energy being not particularly relevant. …read more
