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Hackers can steal data by messing with a computer's processor

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 07/05/2024 - 17:23
Software that has been blocked from connecting to the internet should be secure from hacking attempts, but now researchers have found a way to sneak data out by varying the speed of the computer's processor
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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launch delayed due to rocket fault

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 06/05/2024 - 21:04
Two astronauts will have to wait to set off for the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, following a problem with the Atlas V rocket that caused the mission to be aborted before launch
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Ball-balancing robot could assist wheelchair users

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 06/05/2024 - 20:00
A robot that moves around by balancing on a ball could prove a better assistant for wheelchair users than humanoid robots that walk on two legs
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How Schrödinger's cat could make quantum computers work better

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 06/05/2024 - 19:00
A quantum bit inspired by Schrödinger’s cat can resist making errors for an unprecedentedly long time, which makes it a candidate for building less error-prone quantum computers
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How to Uninstall Apps on Mac Computers

howstuffworks - Fri, 03/05/2024 - 20:51
Mac fans always talk about how easy and intuitive Apple's OS is to use. Is it really that simple to uninstall programs on a Mac?

China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 03/05/2024 - 13:06
If all goes well, the Chang’e 6 probe will be the first ever to land on the far side of the moon to take samples and bring them back to Earth
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Mysterious space signals may come from a dead star with a planet

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 03/05/2024 - 13:00
Strange bursts of radio waves called FRBs have long been mysterious, and one of the most famous sources of these flashes may have an unexpected planet
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Politicians can use social media ads to buy votes for €4 per person

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 02/05/2024 - 15:22
An analysis of the 2021 German federal elections has found that for every 200,000 times a politician's social media adverts were viewed, their vote share increased by 2.1 per cent - a potentially low-cost way of swinging elections
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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 02, 2024)

Daily Brain Teaser - Thu, 02/05/2024 - 03:00
Commonym

What is the common link for these items?

bubble, cork, question


Check Braingle.com for the answer.
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GPS jamming traced to Russia after flights over Europe suspended

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 01/05/2024 - 23:00
Finnair has cancelled flights to Tartu in Estonia this month because of an ongoing GPS jamming attack – and there is evidence that the attack is being controlled from Russia
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Kill the sun! How wild thought experiments drive scientific discovery

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 01/05/2024 - 21:00
My colleagues call me a supervillain for trying to destroy the cosmos, but this kind of imaginative thinking isn't so far from what scientists do, says space reporter Leah Crane
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AI-driven race cars test limits of autonomous driverless technology

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 01/05/2024 - 20:27
AI-driven race cars compete at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, a showcase of driverless autonomous technology and an advanced test bed for AI research
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What Is Streaming And How Does It Work?

howstuffworks - Wed, 01/05/2024 - 19:45
Streaming video and audio have come a very long way since it was first introduced in the 1990s. In fact, millions of people have gotten rid of cable and rely on streaming only for entertainment.

Erratum for the Research Article “Gut pathogen colonization precedes bloodstream infection in the neonatal intensive care unit” by D. J. Schwartz et al. | Science Translational Medicine

HomeScience Translational MedicineVol. 16, No. 745Erratum for the Research Article “Gut pathogen colonization precedes bloodstream infection in the neonatal intensive care unit” by D. J. Schwartz et al.Back To Vol. 16, No. 745 Full accessErrata Share on Erratum for the Research Article “Gut pathogen colonization precedes bloodstream infection in the neonatal intensive care unit” by D. J. Schwartz…
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Vaccination for healthy aging | Science Translational Medicine

Vaccination as a strategy to promote healthy aging is associated with challenges, opportunities, and implications for policy.
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Multimodal MRI reveals brainstem connections that sustain wakefulness in human consciousness | Science Translational Medicine

Structural and functional MRI reveals brainstem connections that sustain wakefulness, a key component of human consciousness.
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Early skeletal outcomes after hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell gene therapy for Hurler syndrome | Science Translational Medicine

Clinical, functional, and radiological outcome measures indicate an early beneficial effect of HSPC-GT on skeletal dysplasia in Hurler syndrome.
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Vaccination with antigenically complex hemagglutinin mixtures confers broad protection from influenza disease | Science Translational Medicine

Vaccination with a mixture of hemagglutinin variants increases antibody responses to multiple epitopes including the conserved hemagglutinin stalk.
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Extravascular administration of IGF1R antagonists protects against aortic aneurysm in rodent and porcine models | Science Translational Medicine

IGF1R antagonists attenuate abdominal aortic aneurysm formation and progression in rodents and pigs.
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Electronic health record signatures identify undiagnosed patients with common variable immunodeficiency disease | Science Translational Medicine

Machine learning–based EHR analysis could enable earlier diagnosis of an inborn error of immunity with heterogenous presentation.
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