MIT Finds Space Beats Time in Computing Power
The MIT paper that showed space can be more powerful than time in computers. Full video: https://t.co/I9Qly22GGe https://t.co/9FP23XXkpp
England's Drought Risk Drops After Months of Rain
England sees drought risk dwindle after months of heavy rain https://t.co/KjFZB8L3gf via @joewertz @OliviaRudgard https://t.co/9KiYOslG6x
Melatonin Controls Glutathione, Master Antioxidant, and Cell Recycling
Glutathione is often called the master antioxidant, but it’s actually regulated by melatonin (PMID: 20868358) Besides sleep, melatonin also regulates inflammation, immunity, antioxidant activity, and autophagy the process of cell recycling https://t.co/auPkyCsXLp https://t.co/JagmihM101
Radiologists and AI Struggle to Spot Deepfake Scans
The majority of radiologists and 4 LLMs were unable to differentiate synthetic, deepfake scans from real ones https://t.co/aAJhP0cpfG @RSNA https://t.co/q0wdIKicK6
Quantum IoT Enhances Safety in Connected Devices
Quantum #InternetOfThings Powering a Safer Connected World by @antgrasso #IoT #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology #Tech https://t.co/jFSeUN9GR8
SWIFT-Seq Maps Single-Cell Transcriptomes of Myeloma CTCs
SWIFT-seq enables comprehensive single-cell transcriptomic profiling of CTCs in multiple myeloma & precursors [Aug 8, 2025] Lightbody, @RomanosSP et al. @IrenemGhobrial - @LabGhobrial @NatureCancer https://t.co/LhqmRShFo9 #mmsm #LiquidBiopsy #cactc THREAD: https://t.co/87VZtDNy80 https://t.co/41MRROCXwI
Carlos Garcia‑Galan Outlines Detailed Moon Base Roadmap
I’ve been waiting literally decades for NASA to articulate a plan for a Moon base. Now Carlos Garcia-Galan is doing a masterful job of precisely this. Dozens of landings. Drones. RTGs. Rovers. Habitats. Excavators. This is incredible stuff.
Quantum Simulations Target Real-World Industrial and Societal Challenges
The third session of the #QuantumTechnologies track at the #GCConference of the @BerlinUAlliance is dedicated to exploring how quantum simulation can address industrial and societal challenges. Stefan Kühn opens the session with perspectives on using quantum computers to tackle problems in...
Introducing a Noninvasive Test for Endothelial Function
I’m excited a new noninvasive way to evaluate endothelial function. Stay tuned for a deeper dive as I test it on myself. https://www.vendys2.com/drlufkin VENDYS_2
Sex‑specific Epigenetic Network Drives Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis
Sex-specific KDM6A-HNF4A-CREBH network controls lipoprotein cholesterol metabolism and atherosclerosis via epigenetic reprograming of hepatocytes https://t.co/2XpUt6ndcs https://t.co/r5DvCeGMeS
Musk Unveils Orbital Data Centers Larger than ISS
Musk Offers Sneak Peek at Orbiting Data Centers. They're Bigger Than the ISS https://t.co/3zP36MHO4C https://t.co/Y2QLnDhLJO
Focus on Fundamentals, Not Every New Sequencing Method
1/ I used to panic every time a new *Seq method dropped. ATAC-seq, CUT&Tag, scNOMe-seq, SHARE-seq... the list never ends. I tried to learn them all. I burned out. Here's what I wish someone told me earlier. https://t.co/xUlsvXmaQh
Isaacman's Speech Praises NASA Transparency Over Cover‑ups
This is the speech Isaacman is presently giving. What is refreshing about this is that it acknowledges NASA’s shortcomings rather than minimizing or covering them up.
NASA Unveils “Ignition” Moon Exploration Roadmap
NASA's day-long meeting, starting at 9:00 am ET this morning (Mar 24), is "Ignition: NASA's Plan for the Moon." https://t.co/JDGO8sMTFt
Measurable Residual Disease: Crucial Metric in Multiple Myeloma
#mmMRD healthcare social media hashtag [Nov 21, 2020] Minimal/measurable residual disease (MRD) in multiple myeloma. Submitted by @bdermanmd to @symplur @healthhashtags https://t.co/grkkiox2yh #mmsm No longer available at Symplur https://t.co/WmKH0fcB4p
NASA Switches Progress MS-33 Docking to Manual After Antenna Failure
NASA: All attempts to deploy 1 of 2 Progress MS-33 Kurs rendezvous antenna did not succeed, so the docking will be switched to manual mode as first planned yesterday... Progress MS-33 is now tracked by an ISS camera: https://t.co/P6h1cwOAXH...
NASA Announces Major Program Updates at 9 Am ET
Expecting major news today across a broad range of programs at NASA. Event here at NASA HQ starts at 9 am ET. https://t.co/MGTEqhfgfV
Advancing Quantum Networks: Optical Experiments and Hybrid Photonics
The second #quantumtechnologies session at the #GCConference focused on experimental quantum optical implementations of quantum communication concepts. Eleni Diamanti opened the session with an inspiring talk on the Paris-based efforts toward quantum networks. She was followed by Matheus Ribeiro-Sen, who spoke...
Spouse’s Hand Dampens Brain’s Threat Response to Shock
Holding your spouse’s hand while anticipating an electric shock can reduce the brain’s threat response. A stranger’s hand showed a smaller, more limited effect, but only a spouse’s hand also reduced how unpleasant it felt. PMID: 17201784 https://t.co/tulIhvmzQI
Ketone Supplement May Shield Soldiers From Training Head Impacts
Neuroprotective effects of ketone monoester supplementation 🧠 This new study recruited 354 US military service members engaging in airborne training 🪖 Participants consumed either… 1️⃣ Ketone monoester 2️⃣ Placebo …before and during Improved Swing Landing Trainer (ISLT) training 🪂 Cognitive, balance, blood-based biomarkers were assessed 🔍 Results...
Quantum Computing Meets AI at GCConference Kickoff
We had a great start to the #quantumtechnologies theme at the #GCConference, with two sessions. Christian Gogolin delivered an inspiring and insightful keynote on the use of quantum computers in quantum chemistry. This was followed by three eminent researchers who explored...
Inulin Cuts Knee OA Pain, Boosts Sensitivity and Strength
Effect of Prebiotic Supplementation With and Without Physiotherapy on Pain and Pain Sensitivity in People with Knee Osteoarthritis "Inulin and PSE each produced meaningful pain reductions. Only inulin improved pain sensitivity and grip strength, the latter paralleled by increased GLP-1, and...
Aging May Be Reversible by Restoring Cellular Information
It’s not often that a theory about aging feels this transformative. I recently came across research suggesting that aging may not be permanent damage — but a loss of biological information inside our cells. Think of it like a scratched CD. The data...
TFL and Gluteus Medius Leverage Peaks at Joint Extremes
With a straight leg, hip abduction moment arms alter over the joint angle range of motion such that the TFL and gluteus medius have best leverages at either end. https://t.co/d43ErC08BZ
P‑tau217 Predicts Dementia Risk with Combined Hormone Therapy
Blood levels of the Alzheimer's biomarker p-tau217 may help identify which women are more vulnerable to dementia when using combined hormone therapy after menopause, while estrogen-only therapy does not show the same association. menopause
Glyphosate in Soil Fuels Rise of Multidrug‑Resistant Bacteria
Exposure to glyphosate-based weedkillers in agricultural soils may promote the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, suggesting a link between herbicide use and the spread of antimicrobial resistance beyond clinical settings. antimicrobialresistance
Optimization Theory Predicts LLM Hyperparameter Scaling Laws
The paper claims that optimization theory for adaptive methods actually predicts most of what we know about hyperparameter scaling in LLM pretraining. Paper: Deriving Hyperparameter Scaling Laws via Modern Optimization Theory ( https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.15958 )
2025 Global Air Quality Drops, More Cities Breach Health Standards
Global air quality declined in 2025, with more cities reporting standards below international health guidelines on the impact of severe wildfires and pollution from sectors including fossil fuels and agriculture https://t.co/QSqCfK0z7u
Cyclone Narelle Threatens Australia's Energy and Mining Sectors
Narelle, a cyclone that menaced Australia’s northeast coast last week, now threatens to disrupt energy and mining operations in the country’s west https://t.co/lW7pIQXkcI
Direct Immune Cell Injection Eradicates Multiple Mouse Cancers
A potentially game-changing discovery by @UCSF's Justin Eyquem @j_eyquem & colleagues – injecting cancer-fighting immune cells directly into the body kills several types of cancers in mice. Paper in @Nature: https://t.co/EXbsfx7whl Summary/video by UCSF: https://t.co/qLYXXvEDTV
Record Efficiency Reached in Perovskite‑Silicon Triple‑Junction Cells
Record efficiency achieved for perovskite-silicon triple-junction solar cells by @EPFL_en @TechXplore_com Learn more: https://t.co/sZXYSMQ1KF #Sustainability #TechForGood #CleanEnergy https://t.co/ykexA5vACR
Memory Shapes Identity, yet Distorts Reality
How memory makes us and breaks us – the Rashomon effect and the science of how memories form and falter in the brain https://t.co/AkTfsRHTxX
XBot‑L Becomes First Humanoid to Scale Great Wall
#WhosNext? Chinese border patrol guards? Meet XBot-L, the first humanoid robot to climb the Great Wall. #Robots #Robotics https://t.co/PpRvpEFWT2
Unveiling Plesetsk's Secret Unannounced Orbital Launch
OK, we will try to chronicle the curious case of an unprecedented/unannounced orbital launch from Plesetsk on the linked page (work in progress, of course): https://t.co/zaum1S7eWh
Unannounced Soyuz Launch Suspected, Details Remain
Possible launch of Soyuz rocket with Rassvet satellites at about 1800 UTC Mar 23. Russia has, unusually, made no announcement but there are observations downrange of rocket plume and claimed signals from a payload. Situation currently uncertain, no Space Force...
Ultra-Processed Foods Harm Male Fertility and Early Embryo Growth
High intake of ultra-processed foods is associated with reduced fertility in men and smaller embryonic growth and yolk sac size in early pregnancy, suggesting potential impacts on reproductive outcomes and early development. nutrition
Minor Lifestyle Tweaks Cut Major Heart Risks
Even small differences in sleep, physical activity and nutrition (SPAN) can have significant favorable impact vs major adverse cardiovascular events @uk_biobank, >53,000 participants, median age 63 yrs https://t.co/iZJjENsOiM https://t.co/WNiGfGGDYL
Vibecoding Peaks Between PCRs, Meeting at 9
Vibecoding between PCR's has hit an all time high. See you at 9pm, Claude. https://t.co/8mJv5GJIut
Isotope Fingerprints Reveal Asteroid Water Matches Earth, Not Comets
Not all water is the same. H₂O tells you the ingredients — but not the “version” of those atoms. Elements come in different isotopes, and that changes water’s chemical fingerprint. That’s how scientists discovered comet water doesn’t quite match Earth’s… but asteroid water...
Fish Behavior Predicts Lifespan and Aging, Study Shows
A study from Stanford University found that daily behavior patterns—like activity and sleep—can help predict lifespan and track aging in fish. 🧠🐟 Not humans... https://t.co/J89e7AcD7e
Boom's New SEM Paves Way for World's Best
We just ordered Boom's first Scanning Electron Microscope. Extremely serious materials development is now happening. I think by the end of this year Boom will have the most advanced turbine blade manufacturing anywhere in the world.
Brief 5‑MeO‑DMT Trip Yields Month‑Long Antidepressant Boost
One of the most remarkable things about 5-meo-DMT as an antidepressant is that the psychoactive experience is so brief. 10 minute peak, perhaps. 20 min total. And people seldom remember it well. Yet it has possibly the largest anti-depressant effect...
Cyborg Organoids Sense Glucose, Release Hormones for Diabetes
Bioengineers embedded soft, stretchable electronics into the tiny clusters to create “cyborg” organoids. These can mimic the pancreas, sensing glucose levels and releasing hormones. They could help build replacement cells for people with type 1 diabetes. https://spectrum.ieee.org/cyborg-stem-cell-therapy-for-diabetes
AI and Genomics Target Aging to Combat Chronic Disease
Aging underpins most chronic diseases and remains the biggest challenge to human health. Thank you @carninci for the opportunity to present @humantechnopole on aging, genomics and AI approaches to identify longevity targets and drugs. https://t.co/ysDGHfJeY0
Photon‑propelled Probes Could Reach Tau Ceti in 60 Years
While we don't have access to the astrophage from ProjectHailMary in real life, scientists are designing space probes that rely on the same basic principle it uses to travel between the stars: very low mass objects accelerated to very high...
Airstrikes and Hormuz Closure Boost Gas Emissions
Gas infrastructure is spewing methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as airstrikes intensify and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. https://t.co/XysNBe1tfC
Daytime Napping Not Causally Linked to Brain Health
Is there an association between daytime napping, cognitive function, and brain volume? A Mendelian randomization study in the UK Biobank https://t.co/AQI9U7Mpri
New Climate Chair Created at UEA with CRU Collaboration
Hey academic climate folks, great new chaired position at @uniofeastanglia working w/ the folks at the Climatic Research Unit in Norwich UK: https://t.co/F5KtwO2jse (h/t @TimOsbornClim)
Middle East Conflict Spikes Gas Flaring, Boosting Emissions
The conflict in the Middle East appears to have forced some oil and gas companies to directly burn off more natural gas than usual at their facilities, releasing planet-warming pollution into the atmosphere https://t.co/HkXsn5239y
Helium Atom Lithography Promises Chips Ten Times Smaller
Introducing Ⓛ 𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗬 A novel approach to chip-making that can extend Moore's Law 10x beyond what is possible with light — to atomic resolution. News today: "Manufacturers use light-based lithography systems made by the Dutch company ASML, which dominates the market....