Scientists have created a biodegradable plant-based polymer plastic to replace regular plastic in the long-term. The researchers found that 97 percent of the bioplastic broke down within 200 days.
Graphite One Inc. (Alaska) chose Ohio's "Voltage Valley" as the site of a new graphite manufacturing plant in Trumbull County on Wednesday, a project estimated to create 160 jobs in the area, according to a press release from the company
Letran’s June Silorio is being advertised as the new “Captain Marbel,” or the second coming of ex-pro star Kenneth Duremdes.
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Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) capable of working within human cells could power advanced gene therapies, including those addressing some cancers, along with many laboratory applications, though serious technical obstacles have hindered their development. Now a team led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has made a significant breakthrough in this field that effectively bypasses a common stumbling block.
We humans just can’t help ourselves. Now scientists in China have created the world’s fastest humanoid robot. Dubbed “Evolution V3.0” by its creators at Unitree, the 5-foot-11, less than 110 pound H1 humanoid robot is capable of reaching speeds of 11 miles per hour. By comparison, Atlas, the humanoid robot created by Boston Dynamics, only […]
Dollar General is the latest retailer to back away from self-checkout registers.
Famous mRNA scientist Robert Malone doesn't have to turn over all his bank account data to keep his Substack earnings, Stripe says.
The Parler app – which was removed by Apple after accusations that it was used to plan and facilitate the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 – is now back in the App Store. The Android version of the social media app has not yet been accepted back into the Google Play Store. The company’s new CEO says that the app’s focus on completely unmoderated posts has now changed, though it’s unclear who actually owns and controls the business now more
Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday: Women’s History Month DCAF Fundraiser at ANXO Cider ANXO Cider is honoring Women’s History Month with a ton of events at their Brightwood Park location, housed […]
New research in Physical Review Letters (PRL) has proposed a novel method to detect light dark matter candidates using laser interferometry to measure the oscillatory electric fields generated by these candidates.
In 2023, there were over 13,000 smash-and-grab car burglaries in Oakland, a 23% increase from the year before. The crime is prevalent throughout the Bay Area, where it is known as “bipping.” The burglaries happen quickly and often go unreported, making them difficult to combat. Businesses, especially in downtown Oakland, are also victims, as frequent car…