Mechanism Linking Red Meat to Colorectal Cancer Identified Researchers have identified the mechanism that connects the excessive intake of red meat to colorectal cancer, along with a potential intervention strategy for this type of cancer. Red meat serves as a vital source of protein and fat, along with essential vitamins and minerals such as iron, […]
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Breaking a Six-Year Drought in Prime Discoveries A recent participant in the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) has broken a six-year stretch without new discoveries in the quest for large prime numbers, among the usual composites. This new prime number has an impressive 41,024,320 decimal digits—it would take months to write out in full.
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Collaboration for Ultra-Efficient Motor Development Airbus and Toshiba have joined forces to develop an ultra-efficient superconducting motor for aircraft that utilizes liquid hydrogen to power the propulsion system and cool adjacent systems. Among the alternatives for reducing aircraft emissions, hydrogen stands out for its high energy density and ability to limit emissions to almost just
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Spraying orchards and vineyards is not environmentally friendly, as tractors emit exhaust while applying herbicides and pesticides. This issue was a key motivation behind the development of the electric, autonomous Prospr robot. Created by the New Zealand agritech firm Robotics Plus, this all-wheel-drive robotic vehicle was introduced last September at the FIRA agricultural robotics show
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In a 2011 survey, over half of 16- to 22-year-olds, when asked to choose only two items from a list, said they would rather give up their sense of smell than go without technology like their phone or laptop. Compared to other senses, human smell often seems like an afterthought. However, researchers have discovered a
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Opportunistic Threat: Acinetobacter baumannii Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is an opportunistic bacterium that infects individuals weakened by illnesses like pneumonia or wounds. It can colonize the lungs and cause infections in organs or on the skin, surviving on dry surfaces for up to a month, often found on healthcare workers. Resistant to traditional eradication methods,
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Heist movies are rarely about solving climate change, and for good reason. It’s hard to imagine George Clooney racing down the highway with a truckload of stolen diamonds, saying, “Hey, let’s crush these sparkly gems into powder and scatter them through the stratosphere to cool the planet.” Calculating Diamonds for Global Cooling However, a team
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Australia’s Food Safety Information Council recently released a report on the nation’s handwashing habits. It revealed that 19% of Australians don’t always wash their hands after using the toilet, and nearly half (42%) confess they don’t consistently wash their hands before handling food. Do you wash your hands every time you use the bathroom? What
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If extraterrestrials are observing Earth, they could potentially pick up on the radio signals we send to Mars to operate our rovers. Astronomers have begun monitoring the nearby TRAPPIST-1 system to see if aliens are communicating between their own planets. Earth has been emitting incidental radio signals for more than a century, but unlike what
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From fire-breathers to sprinters, climbers, and gymnasts, we’ve witnessed an impressive array of quadruped robots. Now, the fourth-generation Honey Badger has expanded the list of robodog abilities to include underwater walking. Founded in 2019, Poland’s MAB Robotics originated from a student research group that created their first robodog. The startup’s Honey Badger quadruped has seen
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