Scientists repurposed living frog cells — and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. These tiny ‘xenobots’ can move toward a target and heal themselves after being cut. These novel living …read more Source:: Science
Day: January 13, 2020
Microsoft spots malicious npm package stealing data from UNIX systems
by
•Malicious JavaScript package was only active on the npm repository for two weeks. …read more Source:: Linux
Meteorite contains the oldest material on Earth: 7-billion-year-old stardust
by
•Scientists have discovered the oldest solid material on Earth: 7-billion-year-old stardust trapped inside a meteorite. This stardust provides evidence for a ‘baby boom’ of new stars that formed 7 billion …read more Source:: Science
Tuning optical resonators gives researchers control over transparency
by
•Using a nanoparticle as a ‘tuning device,’ researchers have devised a way to control electromagnetically induced transparency — a feature of light which allows it to pass through opaque media. …read more Source:: Science
How the solar system got its ‘Great Divide,’ and why it matters for life on Earth
by
•Scientists have finally scaled the solar system’s equivalent of the Rocky Mountain range. …read more Source:: Science
High temperatures due to global warming will be dramatic even for tardigrades
by
•A research group has just shown that tardigrades are very vulnerable to long-term high temperature exposures. The tiny animals, in their desiccated state, are best known for their extraordinary tolerance …read more Source:: Science
Linux gaming made easy: The fastest way to get up and running
by
•Did you know that there are many top-tier commercial games available for Linux? Here’s the quickest way we know to get up and running. …read more Source:: Linux