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Be Careful of Blue Light – Damage Increases With Age
upstart writes:Sources of blue light include the sun, digital screens, and electronic devices:
China Plans Three Moon Missions After Discovering New Lunar Mineral
upstart writes:China Plans Three Moon Missions After Discovering New Lunar Mineral:
Scientists Use CRISPR to Condense a Million Years of Evolution Into Mere Months
mhajicek writes:https://singularityhub.com/2022/09/11/scientists-use-crispr-to-condense-a-million-years-of-evolution-into-mere-months/
Social Media Firms to Testify at U.S. Senate Homeland Security Hearing
upstart writes:Social media firms to testify at U.S. Senate Homeland Security hearing:
Linux Sees a New Attempt at Threaded Console Printing
upstart writes:Linux Sees A New Attempt At Threaded Console Printing:
Did This Gene Give Modern Human Brains Their Edge?
Did This Gene Give Modern Human Brains Their Edge?upstart writes:Did this gene give modern human brains their edge?:
'We Don’t Have Enough' Lithium Globally to Meet EV Targets, Mining CEO Says
upstart writes:'We don't have enough' lithium globally to meet EV targets, mining CEO says:
Beer Shortages and Pig Pile-Ups: Fertilizer Crisis Rattles European Food Chain
upstart writes:Beer and meat production take a hit as fertilizer plants shut down due to soaring energy prices:
Using DNA to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Valuable Products
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Rocket Lab, Sierra Space Sign Agreements Under US Military's Rocket Cargo Project
upstart writes:Rocket Lab, Sierra Space sign agreements under US military's rocket cargo project:
Blue Origin Uncrewed New Shepard Rocket Experiences In-Flight Abort, Capsule Lands Safely
takyon writes:New Shepard suffers in-flight abort on uncrewed suborbital flight
Sewage Pollution: Why the UK Water Industry is Broken
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Which 'Levers' Should Universities Pull To Achieve Gender Equity?
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Linux Fu: Eavesdropping On Serial
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The EU's AI Act Could Have a Chilling Effect on Open Source Efforts, Experts Warn
upstart writes:The EU's AI Act could have a chilling effect on open source efforts, experts warn:
Classified UFO (UAP) Videos Would 'Harm National Security' If Released, Navy Says
upstart writes:Classified UFO videos would 'harm national security' if released, Navy says:
Land Plants Changed Earth's Composition, Say Scientists
hubie writes:Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that the evolution of land plants caused a sudden shift in the composition of Earth's continents:
A Plastic Film That Can Kill Viruses Using Room Lights
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Watch Firefly Aerospace Try to Reach Orbit for 1st Time Sunday
upstart writes:Sunday evening's launch will be the second orbital flight attempt for Firefly's Alpha rocket:
Korean Fusion Reactor Ran Seven Times Hotter Than the Sun for 20 Seconds
upstart writes:The director of the Korean research centre said the 2020 experiment marked an 'important turning point' in making commercial nuclear fusion reactors:
Archeologists Discover 17th Century Remains of Suspected 'Vampire'
upstart writes:Archeologists Discover 17th Century Remains of Suspected 'Vampire' - ExtremeTech:
Feds Claw Back $30 Million of Cryptocurrency Stolen by North Korean Hackers
upstart writes:Blockchain analysis keeps getting better. Expect more seizures to come:
Unix History: A Mighty Origin Story
upstart writes:A brief walk down memory lane about Unix and its beginning:
Gamers Can Have Their Cake and Eat It Too
hubie writes:Breaking down rich gameplay into cognitive skills:
Mozilla Wants FTC to Fine Big Tech's Surveillance Giants
upstart writes:Mozilla wants FTC to fine Big Tech's surveillance giants:
Surrounded by Sick Coworkers? Your Body is Preparing for Battle
hubie writes:Chapman University biologist says physiology shifts gears from anticipating sickness to defense mode:
Court: Yeah, No One’s Going to Feel They’re Free to Go When Cops are Firing Bullets at Their Door
upstart writes:Court: Yeah, No One's Going To Feel They're Free To Go When Cops Are Firing Bullets Through Their Front Door:
NASA to Try Again with SLS Moon Rocket Launch this Month
upstart writes:NASA to try again with SLS Moon rocket launch this month:
Light Accelerates Conductivity In Nature's 'Electric Grid'
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U.S.-French Earth Science Satellite Ready To Ship For December Launch
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FCC Does the Bare Minimum: Asks Wireless Carriers to be Honest About Location Data
upstart writes:FCC Does The Bare Minimum: Asks Wireless Carriers To Be Honest About Location Data:
Ireland Fines Instagram a Record $400 Million over Children's Data
upstart writes:Ireland fines Instagram a record $400 Million over children's data:
Sulfur Shortage: A Potential Resource Crisis Looming as the World Decarbonizes
hubie writes:A projected shortage of sulfuric acid could stifle green technology advancement and threaten global food security:
US Bans Tech Companies with Federal Funding from Building Factories in China for 10 Years
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NASA’s Dart Spacecraft Sets Sights on Asteroid Target
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The 1,000 Chinese Spacex Engineers That Only Existed On Linkedin
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The EU Proposes Tough Regulations on Smartphone Spare Part Availability
upstart writes:The EU publishes draft regulations on smartphone spare parts and battery life, including requiring that manufacturers supply 15+ parts for at least five years:
Honoring Peter Eckersley, Who Made the Internet a Safer Place for Everyone
upstart writes:Honoring Peter Eckersley, Who Made the Internet a Safer Place for Everyone:
What The Ethereum Merge Is And Why It Matters
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Richard Stallman Announces GNU C Language Reference Manual
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-C-Language-Manual
Queen Elizabeth II has Died - Buckingham Palace Announcement
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Elizabeth II has died.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
Major, Groundbreaking Increase in Hype in Grant Applications
hubie writes:Projects funded by the National Institutes of Health increasingly employ subjective and promotional language in describing research:
G7 Countries Beat UK in Global Broadband Speed Test Again
upstart writes:G7 countries beat UK in global broadband speed test again:
My Microsoft Class Action Cheque Arrived Today!
Appalbarry wrote in with a submission which became:Several years ago I read about and applied to join a class action lawsuit against Microsoft for something bad that they did. I didn't honestly remember just what they were accused of doing, but lo and behold my cheque arrived today! $128 Canadian (97.17 United States Dollar).The page describing the suit says:
System Study of Proposed Inflatable Moon Base
Arthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:Pneumocell, a company specializing in inflatable structures, submitted a study to the European Space Agency laying out the concept for an inflatable lunar habitat.
A Memory Prosthesis Could Restore Memory in People with Damaged Brains
upstart writes:Brain electrodes designed to mimic the hippocampus appear to boost the encoding of memories—and are twice as effective in people with poor memory:
Linux Devices 'Increasingly' Under Attack from Hackers, Warn Security Researchers
An Anonymous Coward writes:Ransomware groups want to make as much money as possible - that means they're going after more varied targets:
Powerful New Antibody Neutralizes All Known Covid Variants
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NASA RFI Asks for Industry Input on ISS Deorbit
An Anonymous Coward writes:NASA issued a Request For Information (RFI) "to assess industry's capability to design, develop, manufacture, launch, and provide the on-orbit operation to enable a controlled re-entry and the safe deorbit [of] the ISS." The general plan lays out possible steps in the deorbit process, ending with "the final reentry burn resulting in a controlled reentry of the ISS within a pre-defined, uninhabited entry corridor." The RFI and its attached presentation slides are very interesting reading, even if you're not preparing for an eventual proposal.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs Reportedly Run Hot, Up to 95C
upstart writes:AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs Reportedly Run Hot, Up to 95C - ExtremeTech:
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