Polymer Blend Capacitor Stores 4× Energy at 250 °C
Engineers created a capacitor crafted from a polymer blend that can operate at temperatures up to 250 °C while storing roughly four times as much energy as conventional polymer capacitors. This new material could be used in EVs and to assist the power grid. https://spectrum.ieee.org/polymer-blend-capacitor
CZI Biohub Leverages AI to Outpace Funders in Biomedical Research
CZI’s Biohub aims to harness AI for groundbreaking biomedical research, potentially surpassing other leading funders in influence and investment. Wendy Paris Reports: https://tinyurl.com/28f6rnzc Related IP Resources: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative -https://tinyurl.com/nhhw9a9u Disease Research Grants -https://tinyurl.com/akr4pv9h Grants for Science Research -https://tinyurl.com/mpdstvy2 Tech Philanthropists -https://tinyurl.com/bdewp5v8 Journalism
Cutting Illumina DNA Prep Volume Without Introducing Bias
Colleague is looking for input on reducing library prep costs for metagenomic sequencing using Illumina DNA Prep kit. They ask "Has anyone successfully reduced library prep volumes without introducing bias? If so, how much reduction worked for you?"
Night‑blooming Flower Relies on Hawkmoths for Pollination
Nocturnal hawkmoths have been identified as the primary pollinators of Jasminanthes mucronata, marking the first evidence of a colored nectar flower relying mainly on nighttime insects for pollination. plantbiology
Artemis Mission Sparks Global Hope for Moon Exploration
@abcnews called, I answered, and now millions of people know why the Artemis mission is the the most hopeful thing happening on this planet right now. Four astronauts. The Moon. Let’s go. 🔥🚀
NR & NMN Boost Blood NAD+ via Gut Microbiome
The differential impact of three different NAD+ boosters on circulatory NAD and microbial metabolism in humans “Collectively, the clinical data combined with the ex vivo human microbiota and human whole-blood experiments led us to propose a human model where NR and...
Real Anti‑aging Breakthroughs Needed to Shift Public Discourse
Kudos to Peter - and to David for highlighting it to 8x more people than I am doing here :-) But yes, without actual life-extension progress in a mammal, the Overton window seems immoveable. My TED talk was 20 years...
Zooming Earth’s Details Reveals Our Home’s Beauty
Beautiful new whole-Earth photos. I love to zoom in and see the changing fine details, like the green glow of the aurora near the poles. A beauty of extreme exploration is that we better discover and understand our home. nasa canadianspaceagency
SpaceX Aims for Million Orbital Data Centers, Faces Hurdles
SpaceX wants to put up to a million data centers in orbit. There are a few technological hurdles standing in the way.
AI Foundation Models Will Let LLMs Reason About Atoms
Fun conversation on @NoPriorsPod w @LiamFedus on AI Foundation Model for Atoms from @periodiclabs -Foundation models that understand atoms -LLMs as reasoning engines -Timing to displace AI researchers Liam prior was VP Post Training at OpenAI, now CEO Periodic https://t.co/jmiv5uQt8U
Chronic Cannabis Smoke Elevates Brain and Peripheral Inflammation, Age‑Dependent
Effects of Chronic Cannabis Smoke Exposure on Inflammatory Markers in Periphery and Brain in Young and Aged Mice https://t.co/QeOw5EVOnk https://t.co/PV4A1OBJzO
Grandmothers Drove Human Brain Evolution by Extending Care
Human females live unusually long after their reproductive window has ended The evolutionary reason for that might be: grandmothers Dr. Kristen Hawkes is an anthropologist best known for developing the 'grandmother hypothesis.' The idea is that older women helped shape human evolution...
Humans Return Beyond LEO After 50 Years
Getting a ringside seat to space history - after over half a century humans venture out beyond LEO again #Artemis #NASA #spaceflight #ArtemisII https://t.co/RMT4s1iZSC https://t.co/7NGliTWrD1
Artemis II Captures Earth’s Auroras and Zodiacal Light
Breathtaking view of Earth taken by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman after the TLI burn yesterday. The NASA post (link below) explains the two auroras and the zodiacal light in the image. https://t.co/jSToocbGT1 https://t.co/7lbb8pErhF
Gravitational Waves Also Experience Cosmic Redshift
Ask Ethan: Do gravitational waves redshift like light does? Light redshifts as it travels through the expanding Universe, and is affected by a host of other phenomena. But not everything is the same for gravitational waves. https://t.co/x7HvhjGPU5
From Kubrick’s Dream to Artemis: Moon Journey Continues
April 2, 1968, Kubrick releases 2001: A Space Odyssey. December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 orbits the Moon. July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 lands on the Moon. April 1, 2026, Artemis heads back to the Moon. https://t.co/OYK341YTa2
Oral NR/NMN Boosts Blood and Brain NAD in Two Weeks
The NAD-brain pharmacokinetic study of NAD augmentation in blood and brain using oral precursor supplementation 🔎 “… oral NR or NMN in humans produces a slow but robust and sustained elevation of systemic and cerebral NAD that stabilizes after ∼2 weeks…” https://t.co/Hvp1NvRwl0
Epigenetic Aging Clocks Lack Reliable Real‑world Accuracy
This is a thoughtful essay on a new preprint from Raghav Sehgal and Albert Higgins-Chen that’s worth your time. It highlights something we don’t talk about enough: for biological aging clocks to be useful outside of research, they need to...
Revisiting H1: Mapping Proton Structure at DESY
Spent a day at my old PhD experiment at DESY in Hamburg. This is what remains of H1 - a particle detector that mapped the structure of the inside of the proton (and I used to explore Pomerons … but...
Three Artemis‑II Cubesats Show Successful Perigee‑Raise Burn
Three of the four Artemis-II cubesats have now been cataloged; orbits are 149 x 70247 km, 492 x 70228 km, and 61 x 70276 km. Suggests at least one made a successful perigee raising burn, but waiting for more data...
Charlie Duke Calls for Return to Moon via Artemis
In honor of Artemis: Yours truly with Charlie Duke, youngest living human to have walked on the moon. Let’s get back there, soon. 🌖 https://t.co/PkTaRIMwJG
From 1966 to Artemis II: Earth’s View Evolves
On the left is the first ever full-disk image of Earth captured in 1966, on the right is the most recent photo taken by the Artemis II crew Incredible. https://t.co/codJxEg6NB
Four Astronauts Witness Unseen Night‑Side Earth for First Time
Take a second and look at this image. Right now, there are four human beings seeing the full, unobstructed Earth for the first time since 1972. They are the only four people not in this picture. But it gets wilder...
Study Overlooks Construction Heat, Skews Data Centre Impact
Looking at a viral academic study that claims to analyse local area heating effects of data centre construction on green-field sites, that does not control for the heating effects of *any* construction on green-field sites.
NASA's Nighttime Earth Reveal Shows Global City Lights
NASA released footage of Earth. This is Earth photographed at night time for the respective countries/ cities facing us.
Artemis II Crew Captures Earth From Moonbound Journey
The Artemis II astronauts are the only living people who are not in that photo. For reference: North is down with Africa to the left and South America on the right.
Microplastics in Food May Accelerate Cancer Development
As a medical school professor, I never learned this in training: the plastic in your food may be fueling cancer. A new Journal of Clinical Investigation review (Feb 2026) maps how micro/nanoplastics drive cancer through 4 mechanisms: 1. Inflammation: Macrophages engulf plastic...
White House Proposes 23% NASA Budget Cut for FY27
The White House is proposing $18.8 billion for NASA in FY27, a 23% cut to NASA's 2026 enacted funding. Science, ISS, and education major targets of the proposed cuts. https://t.co/4PxZxpplUh
Bat-Inspired Denoising Lets Tiny Drone Avoid Invisible Obstacles
A bat-inspired approach denoises ultrasound echolocation signals, enabling a palm-sized drone to navigate challenging environments while avoiding transparent or thin obstacles. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/utyw7UGfJ9 https://t.co/gfE3Ehcuyy
Living Environment Impacts Brain Aging as Much as Disease
"Where and how people live may be as important for brain aging as the specific disease they develop." Physical and social exposome factors associated with accelerated brain aging across 34 countries Physical factors primarily linked with structural MRI brain aging; social with...
Dead Worms Boost Lifespan Through Separate Mechanisms
Exposure to deceased remains of conspecifics extends the lifespan of young and aged C. elegans via distinct pathways https://t.co/B1VE91Y1lj
Aging May Be Evolutionary Program, Not Random Decay
Is aging programmable? It implies there IS a program created by evolution, not only accident or entropy. But that's a debate. Here's a paper by business consultant Michael Ringel, on this very topic, with many good citations. https://t.co/fREM4AHnJG
Our Brains Read Pictures 60,000× Faster than Text
The human brain processes visual information 60,000x faster than text. Humans are visual processors, not text processors. Images hit the brain instantly. Words take work. That's why a single SpaceX launch video communicates more than a thousand-word essay—and why your...
Synonymous Mutations Can Disrupt TF Sites and Cause Disease
Every exome analysis I have seen filters out synonymous variants first. "Silent mutations, skip them." But 15% of human codons sit inside transcription factor binding sites. A synonymous change that breaks a TF site can cause disease with the protein completely intact. https://t.co/yzkdi82kEd
Aging Isn't Destiny—It's a Modifiable Biological Process
Most people treat aging as fate.�Biology treats it as a process that can be changed
Saudi‑Kazakh Team Releases Restored Saker Falcons Into Wild
Saker falcons sit with their eyes covered before being released into the wild as part of a population restoration programme led by Saudi Arabia's state-run Saudi Falcons Club in cooperation with Kazakh partners, at Altyn-Emel National Park, Kazakhstan March28, 2026.Pavel...
Jules Verne's Moon‑Earth Neutral Point: Surprisingly Accurate?
In the book From the Earth to the Moon, Jules Verne calculates the "neutral point" of gravity based on the density of Earth and Moon. His location was 47/60th the way there. Was he right? https://www.instagram.com/p/DWpIDBgAJuq/
Seven‑Dimensional Geometry Unites Black‑Hole Paradox and Higgs Origin
A new theoretical model suggests that a 7-dimensional geometric structure could resolve the black hole information paradox and naturally explain the origin of the Higgs mass, linking quantum information storage to the fabric of spacetime. physics
Experiencing a Moon‑bound Rocket Launch Live
From the Earth to the Moon - what's it like to watch a rocket launch? #Artemis #NASA #ArtemisII https://t.co/ixlbGUQBk0 https://t.co/d7yEw0ZMRo
Fermionic Dark-State Symmetry Preserves Quantum Coherence at Scale
A new theoretical framework demonstrates that quantum coherence can be preserved at large scales in open, driven systems by exploiting fermionic dark-state symmetry, potentially enabling more robust quantum devices. quantumphysics
Artemis Program Highlights 21st‑Century Space Research Landscape
Part 2 of exploring the current ecosystem of space exploration and research we see in the 21st century via the Artemis program #space #stem #nasa @aljazeeraenglish
Artemis II to Beam 4K Video From Moon
Artemis II will use laser beams in giant leap for space video — new optical tech will stream '4K high-definition video from the Moon' https://www.techradar.com/streaming/artemis-ii-will-use-laser-beams-in-giant-leap-for-space-video-new-optical-tech-will-stream-4k-high-definition-video-from-the-moon
Every “Hassler” Adds ~9 Months to Your Biological Age
Negative relationships may accelerate biological aging. In a new study, each additional “hassler” - someone who often causes problems or makes life difficult - was linked to ~1.5% faster aging and ~9 extra months of biological age. The catch: this showed up...
Gut Microbiome Depletion May Rejuvenate Aging Brain
Microbiome depletion rejuvenates the aging brain "...targeting the gut microbiome or its circulating mediators may therefore represent a non-invasive approach to promote brain health and cognitive resilience in aging..." https://t.co/GuBPBxx1p9
Muscle‑Brain Dialogue Holds Key to Dementia Prevention
Your muscles and your brain are in constant conversation. Most people have no idea this conversation is happening — or what's at stake when it goes quiet. Many of you fear dementia far more than a heart attack or a diabetes...
Debating Brainless Clones as Personal
Are you pro-bodyoid or anti-bodyoid? For the purpose of this poll, a bodyoid is: a newborn clone of you lacking a cortex, a.k.a. a brainless clone, gestated by a paid surrogate. It's organs are a perfect match (isogenic) to you...
Spin a Boiled Egg to Make It Stand Upright
If you've got a hard-boiled egg, try this before anyone eats it. Spin it fast on the table and watch it end up standing upright. Kids always go “HOW?” and then want to see it ten more times and try...
Reasoning Data Enables Age Prediction Without Biological Samples
This may be the most important breakthrough from Insilico in aging research this year (kind of building on the concepts from the MMAI Gym). Turns out, you do not need original biological data to train foundation models to predict...
Annotate Second Methionine when CDS Begins with MM
Question: If a transcript has a CDS that starts with two methionines, what's the general rule for sequence annotation? Should I make it so if two METs in a row at the beginning, annotate the closest MET to rest of sequence...
Starship and V3 Test Flights Expected Within Six Weeks
Next flight of Starship and first flight of V3 ship & booster is 4 to 6 weeks away https://t.co/tg4OQQ7pyI