White House tries to tamp down Democratic jitters about midterm messaging
By most measures, President Joe Biden enters his second year in office in a woeful place.
Two Beijing locals got Covid. Their contact tracing illustrated the city’s wealth gap.
The movements of two Covid patients in Beijing, which is trying to control an outbreak before the Winter Olympics, painted different portraits of the city.
Review: 2022 Toyota Corolla Hybrid is, well, not a Prius
If Toyota is known for anything, it’s hybrids. The Prius is synonymous with the term and Toyota has more hybrids in its lineup than any other automaker. The Corolla Hybrid is a step up from the Prius in terms of style and interior appeal, but how much …
Plea deal reached with two of Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers in hate crimes trial
Prosecutors in the federal hate crime case against the men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery filed notices Sunday that they’ve made plea deals with two of the three
Used masks upcycled into batteries with energy density of lithium-ion
As important as face masks are in our current pandemic-riddled world, they have a major impact on the environment. Now scientists have demonstrated a novel method for disposing of old masks – by using them to make low-cost, flexible and efficient batte…
Jetpack racing could join this year’s Air Race World Championship
JetPack Aviation CEO David Mayman says the company is in discussions with the Air Race World Championship team on starting a world-first race series in September that would see jetpack pilots competing on parallel aerial obstacle courses.Continue Readi…
Targeting lactic acid in tumors may be key to stunting their growth
Scientists have known for some time that lactic acid can fuel the growth of tumors, but the biological mechanisms behind this relationship have remained unclear. A new study has drilled into the matter and turned up some useful answers around how lacti…
“Game-changing” anode exchange membrane promises cheaper green hydrogen
Electrolysis is a key component of the cost of green hydrogen, and a Korean team says it’s made a huge breakthrough with an anion exchange membrane that’s not only much cheaper than current proton exchange tech, but offers some 20 percent better perfor…
DARPA’s ROCKn program aims to make optical atomic clocks portable
DARPA has announced a new initiative called the Robust Optical Clock Network (ROCkN) program, which will look to develop a practical, super-accurate optical atomic clock that is robust and small enough to fit inside a military aircraft, warship, or fie…
Nanoparticle-enhanced nasal flu vaccine delivers promising early data
Researchers at Georgia State University have produced a novel nanoparticle-enhanced intranasal influenza vaccine. The results of a preclinical study that have just been published demonstrate the unique nasal spray induces robust local and systemic immu…