Category: 7. SciTech

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter The strange limestone formations standing in the middle of Western… Continue Reading

It’s an accomplishment that scientists have dreamed about for more than half a century. At last, a massive international team of researchers has mapped in exquisite detail every neuron in the brain of an adult animal with eyes and legs. The nifty noggin, which anyone can now freely peruse, is… Continue Reading

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Researchers have hailed a breakthrough in the development of drugs to treat… Continue Reading

The Exploring Jacket isn’t your regular anorak. Its color comes not from dyes, but from a pigment-producing bacteria called Streptomyces coelicolor. When applied directly to a fabric and left to incubate, the bacteria cells produce a compound in a spectrum ranging from reds and pinks to blues… Continue Reading

A few years ago, I walked into my department’s weekly Astro Coffee journal club and immediately had an existential crisis about the future of the Earth. To be clear, the discussion was not about the future of the Earth, per se. We were talking about a newly published research paper about some… Continue Reading

A new concept for targeted cancer treatment has proven somewhat successful in mice thus far. The concept relies on using radioactive ion beams to target cancerous tumors and cells directly. There are, of course, a number of reasons why scientists continue to look for better ways to… Continue Reading

Processors continue to improve as manufacturers find new ways to upgrade them. One of the latest upgrades comes in the form of a 32-bit bendable microprocessor that can run machine learning models, even when bent to the extreme. The real kicker about these bendable processors, though,… Continue Reading

In comparison, North Carolina’s insurance market looks pretty good. No insurers have exited the state since 2008, while homeowners pay an average of $2,100 per year—high, but avoiding the sky-high rates of states like Florida, California, and Texas. “What traditionally has happened is that… Continue Reading

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter A new toothed toad has been discovered in Vietnam by scientists on the hunt… Continue Reading

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Dolphins “smile” during play, scientists have found. The animals are… Continue Reading