Why Cars Still Don’t Have Airless Tires, Yet
Why Cars Still Don’t Have Airless Tires, Yet Summary The Slashdot post links to a Jalopnik feature that revisits airless-tyre efforts (notably Michelin’s Tweel) and explains why passenger cars still…
Mysterious coffee species turns out to be a blend
Mysterious coffee species turns out to be a blend Summary A detailed genetic and taxonomic analysis has revealed that the coffee variety commonly called liberica is not a single species…
Brain editing now ‘closer to reality’: the gene-altering tools tackling deadly disorders
Brain editing now ‘closer to reality’: the gene-altering tools tackling deadly disorders Summary Researchers report striking results in mice that bring the prospect of gene editing for brain disorders much…
Why Cars Still Don’t Have Airless Tires, Yet
Why Cars Still Don’t Have Airless Tyres, Yet Summary Twenty years after Michelin introduced the Tweel, airless tyres remain absent from passenger cars. A Jalopnik report cited on Slashdot (and…
Controversial quantum-computing paper gets hefty correction — but concerns linger
Controversial quantum-computing paper gets hefty correction — but concerns linger Summary The journal Science has removed an earlier expression of concern for a 2020 paper that claimed evidence for Majorana…
Brain editing now ‘closer to reality’: the gene-altering tools tackling deadly disorders
Brain editing now ‘closer to reality’: the gene-altering tools tackling deadly disorders Summary Recent advances in gene-editing technologies are producing striking results in mice and bringing the prospect of brain-targeted…
Daily briefing: Why some places on our bodies heal without scars
Daily briefing: Why some places on our bodies heal without scars Summary Author: Flora Graham — Nature Briefing (13 August 2025) This daily briefing collects several short science stories. The…
Mysterious coffee species turns out to be a blend
Mysterious coffee species turns out to be a blend Summary Detailed genetic and morphological analysis has revealed that what has been called the coffee variety liberica is actually three distinct…
.NET 10 preview out now, likely to be near feature-complete
.NET 10 preview out now, likely to be near feature-complete Summary Microsoft has published Preview 7 of .NET 10. This build introduces a stream-based WebSocket API (WebSocketStream), simplified passkey authentication…
Why Cars Still Don’t Have Airless Tires, Yet
Why Cars Still Don’t Have Airless Tyres, Yet Summary Twenty years after Michelin introduced the Tweel, airless tyre designs remain uncommon on passenger vehicles. The article (via Jalopnik, republished on…