Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the data say

[ad_1] Of the many young people whom Cathy Eng has treated for cancer, the person who stood out the most was a young woman with a 65-year-old’s disease. The 16-year-old had flown from China to Texas to receive treatment for a gastrointestinal cancer that typically occurs in older adults. Her parents had sold their house … Read more

These super stylish designer wireless speakers by Elac have HDMI and a phono stage for your turntable, too

[ad_1] Many of the best wireless speakers are functional, designed with only their audio performance in mind. But others are designed to be looked at as well as listened too. That’s definitely the case for the rather beautiful speakers pictured above, the Adsum and Elac Debut ConneX DCB41 speakers.  The rather clunky name is because … Read more

Being a parent is a hidden scientific superpower — here’s why

[ad_1] Being a parent is often seen as a career obstacle, but it can actually make you a better scientist, says nutrition epidemiologist Lindsey Smith Taillie.Credit: Paul Taillie More than once in the past few years, in a variety of informal settings, I’ve overheard senior scientists recommend hiring people without children over those who are … Read more

Want to see what an Exaflop supercomputer looks like (and how it is cooled)? Check out this video of Aurora, the world’s second most powerful HPC ever

[ad_1] Few people will ever get to see inside a supercomputer for real, but it is possible to take a virtual tour. Nvidia previously opened the doors to Eos, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, and now Department of Energy’s Argon National Laboratory has prepared a short 5-minute video guiding viewers through Aurora, its exascale … Read more

Blueprinting extendable nanomaterials with standardized protein blocks

[ad_1] Natural and previously designed proteins exhibit a wide range of helical geometries with local irregularities, kinks and deviations from linearity16 that make it difficult to achieve the properties illustrated in Fig. 1 that enable simple nanomaterial scaling (beyond the one dimension accessed by varying the number of repeats in a repeat protein or coiled … Read more

Quordle today – hints and answers for Thursday, March 14 (game #780)

[ad_1] It’s time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off.  Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I’m still playing now, around two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it’s fun, … Read more

Numbers highlight US dominance in clinical research

[ad_1] As the leading country in health-sciences output in the Nature Index, the United States’ Share is almost 8,500, higher than the next 10 leading countries combined. As a result, US institutions feature prominently among the leading research organizations for the subject, with 30 of the top 50 being based there. The country’s dominance means … Read more

Millions of secrets and auth keys were leaked on GitHub last year

[ad_1] Millions of secrets and authentication keys were leaked on GitHub in 2023, with the majority of developers not caring to revoke them even after being notified of the mishap, new research has claimed. A report from GitGuardian, a project that helps developers secure their software development with automated secrets detection and remediation, claims that … Read more

researchers map organ in stunning detail

[ad_1] The heart is the first organ to develop, but despite its importance, scientists know surprisingly little about exactly how its cells are arranged. Read the paper here: Spatially organized cellular communities form the developing human heart Now a team of researchers have combined RNA sequencing and cutting edge imaging technology to map the heart … Read more

Maingear launches gorgeous gaming PCs with even sleeker motherboard cable management

[ad_1] Maingear announced its latest line of gaming PCs, which not only boasts a beautiful aesthetic but also feature truly unique: hidden motherboard cables. The Zero series not only has one of the cleanest designs I’ve ever seen among the best gaming PCs, but it also uses MG-RC (Maingear Rear Connection) technology. It combines a … Read more