Machine learning–based techniques are finding a place in early-stage target discovery and in drug development workflows.…
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity touches down on the Red Planet
The Perseverance rover dropped the helicopter on April 4, 2021. Read more at Space.com…
IBM bets homomorphic encryption is ready to deliver stronger data security for early adopters
Homomorphic encryption enables computing on data while it remains encrypted. IBM believes this will unlock a…
Harvard Scientists Excited by Results on New Cancer Vaccine
Personalized cancer vaccines may be just “a few years” away. Read more at Futurism…
Matrix Multiplication Inches Closer to Mythic Goal
A matrix can also have entries that are themselves matrices. These four-by-four matrix matrix has four…
One Bit CPU Runs At A Blistering 60Hz
If you really think hard about it, a CPU is just a very general-purpose state machine.…
Scientists Just Killed the EmDrive
The “impossible” emdrive has failed international testing in three new papers. The idea was always far…
Ransomware admin is refunding victims their ransom payments
After recently announcing the end of the operation, the administrator of Ziggy ransomware is now stating…
Mysterious Interstellar Visitor May Be the Most Pristine Comet Ever Found
New observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) indicate that the rogue…
The Remnants of Theia May Still Exist Deep Inside the Earth – ExtremeTech
The remnants of Theia, the planetesimal that created the Moon, may still exist hundreds of miles…
Why COVID-19 survivors should only get one dose of mRNA vaccine
Data seems to be indicating that survivors of COVID-19 may not need two doses of mRNA…
Mathematicians Find a New Class of Digitally Delicate Primes
Despite finding no specific examples, researchers have proved the existence of a pervasive kind of prime…
Real-world evidence shows that the COVID-19 vaccines work
They’re just as effective as they were in clinical trials. Read more at The Verge…
Scientists built a perfectly self-replicating synthetic cell
Scientists have crafted a single-celled synthetic organism that divides and multiplies just like the real thing.…
I Tried the App That ‘Makes You Trip’ – and It Was Surprisingly Good
A new app claims it can get you high, using just your smartphone. We tested it…
New 5G protocol vulnerabilities allow location tracking | The Record by Recorded Future
Security researchers have identified new vulnerabilities in the 5G protocol that could be abused to crash…
Direct Observations by NASA Confirm that Humans are Throwing Earth’s Energy Budget off Balance
Earth is on a budget – an energy budget. Our planet is constantly trying to balance…
Understanding and optimizing python multi-process memory management
This post will focus on lowering your memory usage and increase your IPC at the same…
Vibrant raises $7.5M for a drug-free mechanical pill to treat constipation – TechCrunch
Vibrant, a medical technology company that’s developed a disposable vibrating pill to treat chronic constipation, today…
More Evidence Links ‘Cat Scratch’ Bacteria and Schizophrenia
New research is the latest to find evidence of a link between mental illness and infections…