128 articles from MONDAY 26.9.2022
Structure of wheat immune protein resolved—important tool in the battle for food security
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the University of Cologne in Germany together with colleagues from China have unraveled how wheat protects itself from a deadly pathogen. Their findings, published in the journal Nature, could be harnessed to make important crop species more resistant to disease.
US and Russia engage in a digital battle for hearts and minds
The battle over Ukraine extends across the world: Information warfare is quickly evolving as key nations seek to influence public opinion and gain political support.
Direct impact or nuclear weapons? How to save Earth from an asteroid
NASA's DART mission to test deflecting an asteroid using "kinetic impact" with a spaceship is just one way to defend planet Earth from an approaching object —and for now, the only method possible with current technology.
NASA to deflect asteroid in key test of planetary defense
NASA will on Monday attempt a feat humanity has never before accomplished: deliberately smacking a spacecraft into an asteroid to slightly deflect its orbit, in a key test of our ability to stop cosmic objects from devastating life on Earth.
Hurricane forces NASA moon rocket to shelter; launch on hold
Hurricane Ian is prompting NASA to move its moon rocket off the launch pad and into shelter, adding weeks of delay to the lunar-orbiting test flight.
‘Something is seriously wrong’: Room-temperature superconductivity study retracted
In 2020, Ranga Dias, a physicist at the University of Rochester, and his colleagues published a
sensational result
in
Nature
, featured on its cover. They claimed to have discovered a room-temperature superconductor: a material in which electric current flows frictionlessly without any need for special cooling systems. Although it was just a...
Hurricane Ian forces Nasa to shelter Artemis Moon rocket
The Artemis-I vehicle will be pulled off the launch pad in Florida to protect it from storm forces.
Hybrid cloud wins rely on data protection
After silicon chipmaker Broadcom acquired CA Technologies in 2018 and Symantec Enterprise in 2019, it decided to invest in hybrid cloud environments, which integrate and orchestrate public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises services. The CA and Symantec acquisitions onboarded vastly different tech stacks and operation workflows, with a variety of hosting scenarios: on-premises, colocation, and...
Young kids avoid one learning trap that often snares adults
- ScienceDaily
- 22/9/26 15:02
Children have a secret power that helps them avoid a 'learning trap' that adults may sometimes fall into: Kids just can't focus their attention.
Anxiety during pregnancy can lead to earlier births, study finds
- ScienceDaily
- 22/9/26 15:02
Women who experience anxiety about their pregnancies give birth earlier on average than those who don't, according to new research.
'Placenta-on-a-chip' mimics malaria-infected nutrient exchange between mother-fetus
- ScienceDaily
- 22/9/26 15:02
Combining microbiology with engineering technologies, this novel 3D model uses a single microfluidic chip to study the complicated processes that take place in malaria-infected placenta as well as other placenta-related diseases and pathologies. The technology supports formation of microengineered placental barriers and mimics blood circulations, which provides alternative approaches for testing...
Remdesivir-resistant version of COVID-19 detected in organ transplant recipients
- ScienceDaily
- 22/9/26 15:02
A new study shows that two kidney transplant patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs, and who later had a lengthy COVID-19 infection, developed a version of the virus with a genetic change (mutation) that made it resistant to the antiviral therapy remdesivir.
Actile impressions add product value, study finds
- ScienceDaily
- 22/9/26 15:02
New research shows that consumers are willing to pay extra for products that give them more to feel.
Flower strips and hedges combine to boost bees in orchards
- ScienceDaily
- 22/9/26 15:02
Researchers have found that hedges and perennial flower strips are complementary in supporting wild bees in orchards by providing continuous resources over the growing season.
Frozen embryo transfers linked with high blood pressure risks in pregnancy
- ScienceDaily
- 22/9/26 15:01
In pregnancies conceived with assisted reproductive technology using frozen embryos, the risk of developing a hypertensive disorder may be 74% higher than during naturally conceived pregnancies. In comparison, the risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancies from fresh embryo transfer was similar to naturally conceived pregnancies. High blood pressure during pregnancy may be a sign of...
Engineers build a battery-free, wireless underwater camera
- ScienceDaily
- 22/9/26 15:01
Researchers built a battery-free, wireless underwater camera, powered by sound waves, that can take high-quality, color images, even in dark environments. It transmits image data through the open water to a receiver that reconstructs the color image.
Invasive stink bug habitat could expand greatly with climate change
- ScienceDaily
- 22/9/26 15:01
A foul-smelling, voracious, wide-spread pest could become even more ubiquitous with climate change. A recent modelling study found that changing weather could increase suitable habitat for the brown marmorated stink bug in the United States by 70%. The study draws on data from a three-year stink bug monitoring effort in 17 states as well as several potential climate scenarios. However, whether the...
The Download: dual-driving AI, and Russia’s Telegram propaganda
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This startup’s AI is smart enough to drive different types of vehicles The news: Wayve, a driverless-car startup based in London, has made a machine-learning model that can drive two different types of…