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Heat-trapping microplastics found to play role in climate change

Scientists found that colored plastic particles, prevalent in the atmosphere, have a significant heat-trapping impact, particularly in areas with high plastic pollution. This discovery necessitates updates to climate models to account for this previously underestimated factor.

The Economic Times

Shanghai scientists create computer chip in fiber thinner than a human hair, yet can withstand crushing force of 15.6 tons — fiber packs 100,000 transistors per centimeter

Researchers say they have built a computer chip in a flexible fiber that is thinner than an average human hair.

Tom’s Hardware

Chinese AI startup gets access to 2,300 banned Blackwell GPUs by exploiting cloud loophole — rents compute from Indonesian firm with 32 Nvidia GB200 server racks

A Chinese company gains access to Nvidia hardware by renting compute from a Jakarta-based telecommunications company.

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Researchers achieve breakthrough integration of 2D materials on standard silicon chips

Researchers at Fudan University have created a working memory chip just a few atoms thick, and the first to integrate 2D materials with standard silicon circuits.

Tom’s Hardware

Chinese researchers invent silicon photonic multiplexer chip that uses light instead of electricity for communication — CCP says China's early steps into light-based chips precede 'major breakthroughs' in three years

Fudan University researchers have allegedly developed a photonics-based multiplexer chip, supporting up to 38 Tbps data transmission. While not yet a full CPU, Chinese industry observers believe China's big breakthrough in photonics will arrive in "three to five years".

Tom’s Hardware

Qiu Xigui obituary

Paleographer, historian and expert on ancient Chinese writing

The Guardian - UK

Drinking champagne could reduce risk of sudden cardiac arrest, study suggests

Maintaining a positive mood and eating more fruit may also help lower risk, researchers find

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Faster than SRAM! New flash memory tech from China is millions of times faster than NAND rivals from US, Japan or Korea - but please change its name

Chinese researchers claim to have developed the fastest non volatile flash memory to date, but it needs a better name than PoX.

TechRadar

Teenagers who sleep longer and earlier are likely to do better at tests, study finds

The study showed that those who slept longer and earlier had better reading, vocabulary and problem solving skills than their counterparts

The Independent UK

Youngsters who sleep longer may perform better in tests, study suggests

The group that slept the longest performed the best, the research showed.

Evening Standard

World's fastest Flash memory developed: writes in just 400 picoseconds

By re-configuring the architecture of flash memory, researchers have managed to achieve unprecedented data write and read speeds

Tom’s Hardware

Chinese researchers develop method to revive lithium batteries that significantly extends their lifespan

The method involves injecting fresh lithium into degraded batteries using a specialized lithium compound, potentially extending their lifespan and improving battery sustainability.

Tom’s Hardware

Why China now wants to put some limits on its ‘no limits’ friendship with Russia

Just before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China announced to much fanfare a “no-limits friendship” with Russia, suggesting a future of close collaboration in trade, energy and, perhaps most importantly, security.

The Conversation

Young Chinese Women Hire Female Cosplayers To Play Dream Men

During her final years of high school, Chinese teenager Xu Yunting found an unusual way to make some pocket money -- transforming herself into male video game characters and taking their female devotees on dates.

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Response to My Motion to Unseal Material in Pennsylvania Sen. Douglas Mastriano's Lawsuit Related to His Ph.D. Thesis

Sen. Mastriano (who is running for reelection to the state senate, and who ran in 2022 for Governor) is suing for, among other things, libel—but trying to keep the allegedly libelous material under seal.

The Independent UK

Children born deaf can hear in both ears in world-first gene therapy trial

Given as an infusion into the ear, the treatment works by replacing the faulty DNA which causes a type of inherited deafness known as DFNB9.

The Independent UK

Two deaf children can hear in both ears after world-first treatment

After the gene therapy, the children went from being profoundly deaf to having mild to moderate hearing loss

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How does your diet impact cognition?

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1,500-year-old DNA used to reveal likeness of Chinese Emperor Wu

Scientists used DNA to create a facial reconstruction of a Chinese emperor who ruled 1,500 years ago.

The Guardian - AU

Genetics journal retracts 18 papers from China due to human rights concerns

Researchers used samples from populations deemed by experts and campaigners to be vulnerable to exploitation, including Uyghurs and Tibetans

LiveScience

Gene therapies restore hearing in several kids with inherited deafness

Two new gene therapies show promise in treating otoferlin-related deafness, an inherited condition.

Evening Standard

Healthy lifestyle ‘key for preventing depression – regardless of genetic risk’

Data shows that a good night’s sleep – between seven and nine hours a night – reduces the risk of depression by 22%

The Conversation

Forests are breaking up in the tropics but coming together elsewhere – here's what it means for wildlife and the climate

In 2015, research on global forest cover revealed a concerning fact: 70% of the world’s remaining forest now lies within 1km of the forest’s edge. This process, called fragmentation, is causing the deepest and darkest parts of the world’s forests to shrink.

The Independent UK

Reading for pleasure in childhood boosts brain health in teenage years – study

Children who read perform better at cognitive tests and have better mental health when they enter adolescence, researchers found.

The Independent UK

Humans may have inherited nose shape gene from Neanderthals, study suggests

A particular gene, which leads to a taller nose, could have been the product of natural selection as ancient humans adapted to cold.

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