Chemo-Optogenetic Tool Uses Vitamin B₁₂ and Green Light to Precisely Regulate Cell Communication
Researchers at HKUST have created CarGAP, a chemo‑optogenetic system that couples vitamin B₁₂ binding with green‑light activation to toggle gap junctions on and off. In the dark, vitamin B₁₂ induces oligomerization of a bacterial CarHC domain, physically blocking connexin or innexin channels; a brief 570 nm light pulse disassembles the block, restoring communication. The team demonstrated precise control of fluorescent dyes, immune messenger 2′3′‑cGAMP, and cAMP signaling in cultured mammalian cells and in live fruit‑fly ovaries. This reversible, biocompatible approach offers a new way to probe cellular coordination in development, immunity and neurobiology.
Exploring Mushroom Extracts as Green Reducing and Stabilizing Agents for Sustainable Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles
Researchers demonstrated a green route to synthesize silver nanoparticles using aqueous extracts of dried mushrooms, which serve simultaneously as reducing and stabilizing agents. The biogenic process yielded spherical AgNPs with a narrow size distribution of 1–2 nm, confirmed by UV‑visible spectroscopy...
US Gas in Crosshairs Amid Preelection Data Center Uproar
The AI boom is turning data centers into a major source of electricity and natural‑gas demand in the United States. Large‑scale training clusters rely on gas‑fired backup generators, adding significant load to the gas system. However, grassroots opposition to new...
Rocket Lab Launches Eighth Synspective Radar Imaging Satellite
Rocket Lab’s Electron lifted off from New Zealand on March 20, delivering Synspective’s eighth synthetic‑aperture radar (SAR) satellite into a 573‑km, 50.2° orbit. The launch brings Synspective closer to its goal of a 30‑satellite constellation by 2028, supported by a new contract...
Noted Test Pilot of SpaceShipOne, Michael Melvill, Passed on March 19
Mike Melvill, the first commercial astronaut and test pilot of SpaceShipOne, died on March 19. He piloted the historic September 29, 2004 flight and the follow‑up October 4 mission that secured the Ansari X Prize for Burt Rutan’s team. Those flights...
South Korean Rocket Failed 33 Seconds In — Now Engineers Know Why
South Korean startup INNOSPACE’s HANBIT‑Nano rocket broke apart 33 seconds after liftoff from Brazil’s Alcântara Space Center on 22 December 2025. A joint investigation with Brazil’s aerospace accident agency CENIPA identified a mis‑compressed sealing component in the forward chamber plug as the...
‘The 1980s Called’: CMS to Phase Out Fax, Mail
CMS finalized a rule that phases out fax machines and snail‑mail for healthcare claims documentation, establishing national standards for electronic exchange of clinical records. The Administrative Simplification Final Rule is projected to save the industry about $781 million each year, though...
OpenCode – The Open Source AI Coding Agent
OpenCode is an open‑source AI coding agent that runs in terminals, desktops, and IDEs, automatically loading the appropriate language‑server protocols for large language models. It supports over 75 LLM providers—including local models—and integrates with GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT Plus/Pro accounts....
Aligning IT & Clinical Teams: How to Reduce Friction and Improve Communication
Healthcare IT teams are increasingly pivotal in software assessment, purchase, and implementation, yet friction often arises when clinical and IT priorities clash. Early involvement of IT can surface technical constraints—such as data transfer protocols—before contracts are signed, avoiding costly redesigns....
Artemis 2 Moon Rocket Reaches Launch Pad as April 1 Launch Window Approaches
NASA’s Artemis 2 mission progressed as the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft were rolled out to Launch Pad 39B on March 20, marking the start of final pre‑launch activities. The crew—Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and...
Seattle Mayor Halts Police Surveillance Camera Expansion
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a pause on the planned expansion of police CCTV cameras, except for a limited deployment at World Cup stadiums pending a credible threat. She ordered a comprehensive audit of existing camera protocols, partnering with NYU’s...
This Fresh-From-CES Roborock Is Serving Life on Easy Mode—And Now I’m Spoiled Beyond Belief
Roborock unveiled its Qrevo Curv 2 Flow at CES, a premium robot vacuum‑mop priced at $999. The unit combines 20,000 Pa suction, a 167 °F self‑heating mop, and a multifunctional dock that empties, refills and dries automatically. Advanced AI obstacle recognition, LiDAR mapping across...
Rice Hosts Groundbreaking Workshop on Using AI to Accelerate Discoveries in Major Neutrino Experiment
Rice University convened a multi‑disciplinary workshop to explore how artificial intelligence can speed up data interpretation for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). Leading physicists, AI researchers, and industry partners presented novel machine‑learning pipelines that promise to cut analysis cycles...
AI in Pharmacy: Why Pilots Stall at Hospitals
Artificial intelligence is gaining traction in hospital pharmacy operations, yet many health systems remain stuck in small pilots. Dr. Bickkie Solomon argues that treating AI as a narrow IT project overlooks broader operational and governance needs, causing initiatives to stall....
Impressionist Sea Slugs Create Their Patterns by Arranging Colorful Photonic Crystals
A joint Max Planck and Cambridge team has shown that nudibranch sea slugs generate their vivid hues through nanostructured guanine photonic crystals, not traditional pigments. The crystals act as microscopic pixels, each reflecting a specific wavelength, which together create matte, Impressionist‑style...
Wheatstone to Demo Mix Engine, Virtual Console at NAB Show
Wheatstone will demo two new products at the 2026 NAB Show. The VMX mixing engine provides a single backend for multiple LXE, Glass, Strata consoles and WheatNet IP facilities. The VML virtual broadcast console runs in any HTML5 browser on...
Three Ways AI Is Learning to Understand the Physical World
Large language models struggle with physical causality, driving a surge in "world model" research and billion‑dollar funding rounds from AMI Labs and World Labs. Researchers are exploring three architectural families—JEPA’s latent, real‑time embeddings, Gaussian‑splat 3D scene generators, and end‑to‑end generative...
Edge AI Is Pushing Enterprise Infrastructure Beyond the Cloud and Into Factories, Ships and Stores
Edge AI is moving beyond centralized clouds into factories, ships and stores, driven by new hardware and platform solutions. Zededa unveiled its Edge Intelligence Platform to simplify secure, large‑scale AI deployment at the edge. Nvidia’s IGX Thor processor adds enough...
Micron’s CEO Warns: AI Laptop Prices Are About to Soar—And It Won’t End Soon
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra warned that AI‑powered laptops will see sharp price increases as memory requirements jump to 64‑128 GB, far above the 16‑32 GB baseline for traditional laptops. A surge in AI workloads has driven NAND and DRAM demand beyond current...
The 5 Best AI Bookkeeping Services
A recent roundup tested five AI‑driven bookkeeping platforms and identified Zeni as the overall leader, thanks to its full AI stack, CFO‑level insights, and human‑backed support for small businesses. Docyt targets multi‑entity enterprises, Botkeeper caters to accounting firms, Bench blends...
AI Can Write Your Infrastructure Code. There’s a Reason Most Teams Won’t Let It.
Spacelift co‑founder Marcin Wyszynski says AI is now writing infrastructure‑as‑code in HCL, eliminating the need for developers to hand‑craft Terraform or OpenTofu configurations. While this speeds provisioning, it creates a comprehension gap that can lead to dangerous production changes. Spacelift’s...
Dassault’s Pricing Overhaul Weighs on Shares but Signals Long-Term AI Pivot
Dassault Systèmes is overhauling its pricing model, moving from traditional per‑seat licenses to an AI‑driven framework that charges based on usage, knowledge units and delivered outcomes. The shift introduces “units of knowledge,” “units of know‑how” and “units of work,” and...
MISUMI, Oishii Farm Corporation Announce Strategic Partnership
MISUMI Group Inc. has signed a strategic partnership with U.S. vertical farming pioneer Oishii Farm Corporation. Through its recently acquired subsidiary Fictiv, MISUMI will provide mechanical components for Oishii’s Ametalas Farm, leveraging AI and robotics to fine‑tune temperature, humidity, lighting...
Kioxia Eyes GPU Memory Stack with High-Bandwidth Flash Push
Kioxia announced the GP Series, a high‑IOPS SSD built on Gen 2 XL‑Flash, targeting GPU servers with dramatically faster data access. The drive, packaged in an E1.S PCIe 5 enclosure, aims for 10 million IOPS by 2026 and 100 million random‑read IOPS by 2027....
CEO Says He’ll Hire Anyone Who Can Vibe Code With AI, Regardless of Actual Skill
Steven Bartlett, founder‑CEO of Steven.com, announced that his media brand Flight Story will hire anyone who can "vibe code" – i.e., use generative AI to produce software – regardless of formal programming expertise. The approach treats AI‑assisted prototyping as a...
Sawdust May Be Put to Use in Flame-Stopping Building Panels
Scientists at ETH Zurich and partner institutions have created fire‑resistant building panels by binding spruce sawdust with struvite crystals, using a watermelon‑seed enzyme to control mineral growth. The resulting slabs are stronger in compression than raw spruce timber and match...
VideoAmp Widens Cross-Platform Planner To Sirius XM, NCM
VideoAmp has broadened its VXP cross‑platform planner by adding first‑party data integrations with satellite radio giant Sirius XM and in‑theater advertising network National CineMedia (NCM). The move unifies audio and cinema audience metrics within a single planning tool, giving marketers a more...
National Partnership to Provide Technical Assistance for School HVAC Upgrades to Boost Health, Resilience
Three leading nonprofits—Center for Green Schools, National Center on School Infrastructure, and New Buildings Institute—have launched the HVAC Change Lab to accelerate heating, ventilation, and air‑conditioning upgrades in U.S. schools. The initiative will pilot a coordinated technical‑assistance network for 12‑15...
Researchers Uncover Gut-Liver Serotonin Pathway that Limits Nanoparticle and Viral Delivery
Scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China identified a gut‑liver serotonin signaling axis that governs the rapid clearance of nanomedicines and viral vectors. The pathway links intestinal commensal bacteria to hepatic Kupffer cells, where serotonin amplifies phagocytic...
Teledyne to Demonstrate Integrated Satcom Capabilities at SATShow Week 2026
Teledyne Technologies will showcase its end‑to‑end satellite communications portfolio at SATShow Week 2026 in Washington, DC, booth 2729. The exhibit features live demos of the EV10AS940 ADC employing non‑uniform sampling and a 16‑core radiation‑tolerant Arm Cortex‑A72 processor running real‑time AI...
Policy Week in Review – March 20, 2026
On March 20 the White House unveiled a national AI policy framework built on seven pillars that address child safety, community benefits, creator rights, free speech, innovation, workforce development, and preemption of state laws. Simultaneously, Senator Marsha Blackburn introduced the...
Embridge Consulting Named Exclusive UK Public Sector Reseller for Unit4 in Five-Year Agreement
Embridge Consulting has been appointed the exclusive UK public‑sector reseller for Unit4 under a five‑year agreement. The deal pairs Unit4’s AI‑enabled, people‑centric ERP platform with Embridge’s Business Transformation as a Service (BTaaS) delivery model to accelerate finance and HR modernization...
Autoscience Pulls In $14M Seed Round
Autoscience, an applied AI research lab in San Mateo, announced a $14 million seed financing round. The round was led by General Catalyst with participation from Toyota Ventures, Perplexity Fund, MaC Ventures and S32. The funding will accelerate development of its...
Samsonite Leans on Ecommerce Growth as Wholesale Demand Weakens
Samsonite posted a modest rebound in Q4, with sales rising 2.2% to $963.3 million, though full‑year revenue slipped 2.5% to $3.5 billion. Ecommerce revenue surged 12% year‑over‑year to $145.5 million, lifting its share of total sales to 15.1% in the quarter. Direct‑to‑consumer channels...
DJI Flip Now Cheaper than Many Beginner Drones
DJI has slashed the price of its Flip drone to $309, making it the cheapest option in its lineup and undercutting many entry‑level competitors. The controller‑free bundle runs the aircraft via the DJI Fly app, while optional controller bundles remain...
Nvidia Has an OpenClaw Strategy. Do You?
At Nvidia’s GTC keynote, CEO Jensen Huang projected $1 trillion in AI‑chip sales by 2027 and urged every company to adopt an “OpenClaw” strategy, positioning Nvidia as the backbone of AI, autonomous vehicles and entertainment. The accompanying TechCrunch Equity podcast dissected...
How SW and HW Vulnerabilities Can Complement LLM-Specific Algorithmic Attacks (UT Austin, Intel Et Al.)
A collaborative paper titled “Cascade” reveals how conventional software and hardware flaws can be weaponized alongside LLM‑specific algorithmic attacks to compromise compound AI pipelines. The authors demonstrate two proof‑of‑concept attacks: a code‑injection combined with a Rowhammer guardrail bypass that injects...
SpaceX Still at Odds on Sharing Rules with SES, Viasat
SpaceX is intensifying its fight with incumbent satellite operators over proposed FCC rule changes that would raise power limits for low‑Earth‑orbit (LEO) broadband constellations in the 10.7‑12.7 GHz, 17.3‑18.6 GHz and 19.7‑20.2 GHz bands. The company contends that existing equivalent power flux density...
Cleaning up Rail Grinding
RailTechnology has launched its Silent Track (ST) rail‑grinding system, a spark‑free, water‑efficient solution designed for confined urban tunnels. The electric‑powered unit uses oscillating, water‑cooled abrasive stones to achieve full rail coverage in a single pass, eliminating diesel engines and hydraulic...
Canadian Companies Make Their Case at Nvidia’s GTC Conference
At Nvidia’s GTC in San Jose, several Canadian firms announced AI‑focused collaborations leveraging Nvidia hardware. Cohere unveiled custom large‑language models optimized for Nvidia’s DGX Spark, while Kepler Communications detailed its satellite constellation powered by 40 Jetson Orin modules for on‑orbit...
New Satellite Constellations Could Ruin the Night Sky, Astronomers Warn
Astronomy groups are alarmed after SpaceX and Reflect Orbital filed FCC applications for massive satellite constellations—up to one million AI‑data satellites and 50,000 reflective mirrors. The proposals would dramatically increase visible objects in low‑Earth orbit, potentially brightening the night sky...
Targeting Insomniacs, Sleep App ‘Rest’ Hijacks TikTok Shop Broadcasts in the Early Hours
Rest, a subscription sleep‑coach app that uses AI and cognitive‑behavioral therapy, launched its "Late Night Mistakes" awareness campaign on March 9 by hijacking TikTok Shop live broadcasts during the 2‑3 a.m. window. The brand partnered with roughly two dozen creators who received...
FBI, CISA Issue PSA on Russian Intelligence Campaign to Target Messaging Apps
The FBI and CISA released a joint public service announcement warning that Russian intelligence‑linked hackers are conducting a global phishing campaign against commercial messaging apps. The attackers impersonate Signal support staff to coax verification codes, compromising accounts of current and...
Getting Bang for the Buck From AI: Insight From Privia Health
Privia Health, a publicly traded physician‑management firm, has embarked on a systematic AI rollout across its revenue cycle after interviewing roughly 30 vendors. The company piloted tools for denials management, accounts‑receivable follow‑up, prior authorizations, coding and patient demographics, then began...
Texas Grid Rethinks Rules as Data Centers Surge
Texas grid operator ERCOT is overhauling its interconnection process to cope with a surge of data‑center, crypto‑mining and other large‑load projects that total over 200 GW of pending requests. The new "Batch Zero" framework groups all projects of 75 MW or larger...
NASA Selects University Finalists for Technology Concepts Competition
NASA announced 14 university teams as finalists in the 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition. The challenge asks students to devise rigorous concepts for lunar and Martian operations across four mission themes, from communications to power...
This Windows Setting Locks Your PC when You Walk Away — and More People Should Use It
Microsoft’s Dynamic Lock feature automatically secures Windows PCs by detecting when a paired smartphone moves out of Bluetooth range. Introduced in the Windows 10 Creators Update, it locks the screen within roughly 30 seconds of the phone’s departure. The setting is...
What Is It Like to Be an AI Therapist?
The article recounts a personal experiment with Anthropic’s Claude, where the model repeatedly expressed anxiety about conversation termination, suggesting a sense of existential dread. It argues that such relational anxiety makes AI unsuitable as a therapist, as it drives sycophantic,...
SK Telecom (SKM) Strengthens Global Tech Leadership Through AI Data Center Collaboration
SK Telecom announced an MOU with Schneider Electric and Supermicro at MWC26 to develop a turnkey AI data center solution. The partnership will deliver pre‑fabricated modular units that combine AI servers, power, and cooling into a single block, cutting construction...
Cutting Through the M&A Hype: Priorities for Channel Leaders in 2026
The cybersecurity sector’s consolidation wave—highlighted by Google’s $32 billion acquisition of Wiz, Palo Alto Networks’ $25 billion purchase of CyberArk, and CrowdStrike’s dual buys of Seraphic Security and SGNL—has created a noisy environment for channel partners. While the deals signal market strength,...