Why chocolate tastes so good: microbes that fine-tune its flavour Summary Researchers report that conditions during cocoa-bean fermentation — notably pH, temperature and the specific microbial community — shape the…
Summary This Where I Work profile interviews Stefan Guldin, a materials scientist now developing meat alternatives at the Technical University of Munich and Proteins4Singapore. Guldin describes working with microalgae and…
5% of Americans are Cancer Survivors – and They’re Living Longer Summary The Wall Street Journal (via Slashdot) reports that the U.S. now has more than 18 million cancer survivors…
5% of Americans are Cancer Survivors – and They’re Living Longer Summary The Wall Street Journal report, highlighted on Slashdot, says the US now has more than 18 million cancer…
The One Feature That Keeps Me From Recommending Flip Phones Summary The Verge reviewer Allison Johnson argues that the main drawback of modern flip/foldable phones is dust ingress around the…
Physicist models new use for nuclear waste: Turning it into super-rare fusion fuel Summary Los Alamos physicist Terence Tarnowsky has simulated a method to convert conventional nuclear waste into tritium,…
Molten salt nuclear reactors slated to power Google datacentres in 2030 Summary Kairos Power, backed by Google, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) plan to build the Hermes 2 molten…
The Wall Street Journal reports that more than 18 million Americans — over 5% of the population — are cancer survivors or living with cancer. Advances in targeted therapies and…
The One Feature That Keeps Me From Recommending Flip Phones Summary The Verge’s Allison Johnson argues that dust ingress around the hinge is the single drawback that still keeps her…
5% of Americans are Cancer Survivors – and They’re Living Longer Summary The Wall Street Journal reports the US now has more than 18 million people who are cancer survivors…
