The Crossword: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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What Can You Learn from Photographing Your Life?
As an obsessed amateur photographer, I spend too much time reading photography forums on the Internet. Not long ago, I came across a particularly plaintive discussion. “Let’s say, hypothetically, I’d like my future great, great grandchildren (and their offspring) to…
Parent-Teacher Conference
There’s been a noticeable decline in Billy’s homework, which leads me to believe there’s some trouble at home.
Could Talking About Climate Change Now Help Kamala Harris’s Campaign?
In the final minutes of the last Presidential debate of the 2020 election, the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, called for an end to all federal subsidies for the oil industry. Global warming, he’d explained earlier, is an “existential threat to…
Aaron Judge Rises Again | The New Yorker
In the seventh inning of Game Two of the American League Championship Series, between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians, on Tuesday night, Aaron Judge saw a ninety-five-mile-an-hour fastball, up around his chest, and smacked a two-run home…
Do You Remember School? | The New Yorker
I have been thinking about memory these days, because I have been gathering contributions for Class Notes from my classmates at the Brearley School. Seven contributions have come in, either instantly or, after many weeks, reluctantly. They are long or…
“No Other Land” Puts a Palestinian Neighborhood on the World Map
The documentary “No Other Land” combines first-person filmmaking with journalistic observation, experience with analysis, to depict demolitions in the Palestinian area of Masafer Yatta, near Hebron, by Israeli forces, between 2019 and 2023. It’s credited to four filmmakers—Basel Adra, Hamdan…
The Mini Crossword: Friday, October 18, 2024
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The Artistic Revolution of Portuguese Cinema
“The Ongoing Revolution of Portuguese Cinema,” a month-long series now getting under way at MOMA, does more than just present extraordinary (and extraordinarily rare) movies that happen to share a language and a culture. It is also the record of…
Should Political Violence Be Addressed Like a Threat to Public Health?
In the middle of the nineteenth century, filth of every kind accumulated on the streets of New York. The land was boggy and lacked proper drainage. Epidemics ravaged many of the city’s impoverished neighborhoods. In the summer of 1864, an…
Rage, Revenge, and Recovery Battle It Out in Virginie Despentes’s #MeToo Novel
On March 1, 2020, roughly two weeks before the COVID lockdown began in France, the French writer and filmmaker Virginie Despentes published an essay in the left-leaning paper Libération. The essay, whose headline read “On se leve et on se…
What are the advantages of a multi-layer flex circuit?
advantages of a multi-layer flex circuit The phrase “bend but do not break” is a common adage in the technology industry, and it is especially relevant when discussing flexible circuits. Flex PCBs are an advanced type of printed circuit board…
The Met’s “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350, ” Reviewed
Chop down a poplar tree. Other kinds of wood could work, too, but poplar is an especially soft one, and your task is to trim it into thin planes. These you’ll need to coat in a barrier of plaster and…
The Woman Who Helped Send a Spacecraft to Europa, Jupiter’s Icy Moon
Just after noon on Monday, a SpaceX rocket stood on the same launchpad that once sent men to the moon. Hurricane Milton had recently ripped across Florida, whipping up winds of a hundred miles per hour in Cape Canaveral, but…
Reporting on the Surprising Aftermaths of Shocking Tragedies
From the daily newsletter: Patrick Clancy discusses the death of his children. Plus: the spiralling home-insurance crisis; the house that Alvin Ailey built; and Dyson moves beyond whooshing air.
The House That Alvin Ailey Built
In 1960, the twenty-nine-year-old Alvin Ailey premièred his landmark work, “Revelations,” with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, the company he’d founded to showcase Black culture through dance. This marked the end of his apprenticeship as a young choreographer who’d…
How can PCB rigid flex enhance signal integrity?
PCB rigid flex enhance signal integrity Rigid flex offers unique advantages in the development of electronic devices. It reduces the number of components and connectors, increasing reliability and simplifying assembly. Its ability to withstand physical stress and temperature changes makes…
Joshua Cohen Reads “My Camp”
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up to receive our weekly Books & Fiction newsletter. Joshua Cohen reads his story “My Camp,” from the October 21st, 2024, issue of the magazine. Cohen’s books…
Joshua Cohen on Absorbing and Assimilating Events
This week’s story, “My Camp,” opens with its narrator, a writer, searching for a holiday house in the depths of the New Jersey countryside, an activity he describes as a compulsion or an addiction. Why did you choose New Jersey?…
Ukraine’s Waiting Game | The New Yorker
Once he got out from under occupation—he and other dormitory residents were evacuated in mid-March—Osievsky tried to join the Army. According to his best friend, Iaroslav Kovalchuk, a graduate student in history and an editor at Spilne, he did it…
Even in Her Memoir, Melania Trump Remains a Mystery
Back in 2012, some years before her husband, Donald Trump, was elected President of the United States, Melania Trump tweeted a picture of a beluga whale, its glistening white head emerging from the water, its toothy maw open in a…
What We Can Learn from Alexei Navalny’s Courage in Prison
In today’s newsletter, excerpts from the late Russian dissident’s upcoming memoir. And then: “We must do what they fear—tell the truth, spread the truth,” Navalny wrote. “This is the most powerful weapon.”Photograph by Martin Schoeller / AUGUST David RemnickEditor, The…
The Firefighters Battling the Northern California Wildfires
Our 360 Video takes you inside the efforts to contain the disaster.
Meet Japan’s hitchhiking fish
THE JAPANESE picture book “Soratobu medaka” tells the extraordinary tale of tiny stream-dwelling fish called medaka hitching a ride on an obliging bird to a far-off freshwater pool. The story has delighted children in the country since 1999, when it…
Noise-dampening tech could make ships less disruptive to marine life
Solutions include bendy propellers and “acoustic black holes”
Google’s DeepMind researchers among recipients of Nobel prize for chemistry
IT IS A recurring joke among chemists that the Nobel prize for chemistry is, more often than not, awarded for developments in biology. Recent examples include awards for the gene-editing tool CRISPR, in 2020; directed evolution of enzymes and antibodies,…
The world’s oldest cheese sheds light on ancient Chinese culture
FOR MORE than 3,500 years the mummified remains of the Xiaohe people lay undisturbed in a desert cemetery in Xinjiang in western China. Then, in 1979, a team of archaeologists got their hands on them. Among the treasures they dug…
AI researchers receive the Nobel prize for physics
NOBEL SCIENCE prizes are awarded in three areas: physics, chemistry and physiology or medicine. But occasionally some noteworthy discovery comes along that does not really fit into any of them. In 1973, for example, three pioneering students of animal behaviour,…
NASA is selling a brand-new Moon rover
NASA HAS big plans for the Moon. By the end of the decade, it wants to send humans back to the lunar surface. Before then, though, it intends to send probes to look for ice at its south pole. This…
A Nobel prize for the discovery of micro-RNA
Before the committee that awards the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine made its announcement on October 7th, the speculation about which discovery would win ranged from the revolution in the treatment of obesity to cancer-causing genes; from understanding the…
New technologies can spot pesky leaks in water pipelines
IN JUNE, BLISTERINGLY hot temperatures and a prolonged dry spell plunged much of southern Italy into its worst drought in decades. Water shortages on glitzy Capri became so dire that local authorities temporarily banned ferries from offloading tourists on to…
Immune therapy shows promise for asthma, heart disease—and even ageing
IN 2010 AN American girl called Emily Whitehead developed a form of leukaemia that is usually terminal. She was five years old. Two years later, she became the first paediatric patient to be offered a form of treatment called CAR–T,…
An adult fruit fly brain has been mapped—human brains could follow
For now, it is the most sophisticated connectome ever made
Isolated communities are more at risk of rare genetic diseases
ISLAND LIFE is famously idyllic, but it’s long been known that islanders tend to experience disproportionately high rates of some rare genetically transmitted diseases. Faroe islanders, for example, who live on an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, have a…
Why it’s so hard to tell which climate policies actually work
NATIONAL CLIMATE policies are a relatively recent invention. In 1997, according to the Grantham Institute, a think-tank at the London School of Economics, there were 60; by 2022 the number had risen to almost 3,000. Their effectiveness has proved almost…
AI offers an intriguing new way to diagnose mental-health conditions
Traditional methods of diagnosing mental-health conditions require patients to speak directly to a psychiatrist. Sensible in theory, such assessments can, in practice, take months to schedule and ultimately lead to subjective diagnoses.
How Does a Flex Circuit Support Fine Pitch Components?
Flex Circuit Support In flex circuits, copper foil is etched to create the conductor pattern. The etching process is usually done using an electrolytic solution, but it can also use chemical vapor deposition or plasma etching. The type of copper…
Can flexible PCBs be used in IoT devices?
flexible PCBs be used in IoT devices The Internet of Things, or IoT, has grown from a buzzword to an integral part of modern technology and everyday life. IoT is a network of connected devices that allow for the exchange…
How does an HDI printed circuit board affect manufacturing complexity?
HDI printed circuit board affect manufacturing complexity As the demands for electronic devices continue to increase, manufacturers need to shrink PCB sizes and maximize component density. One way to do this is by using HDI printed circuit boards. HDI technology…
What is the team size of KeyValue Software Systems?
team size of KeyValue Software Systems Keyvalue Software Systems is a trusted product engineering partner for Start Ups & Scale Ups – helping them ideate, conceive, strategize and build their products. They specialize in fintech, payments, financial services, digital commerce,…
A scientific discovery could lead to leak-free period products
BLEEDING THROUGH a tampon or pad never makes for a good time. The risk of leaks is annoying and stressful for all women who bleed, and especially for the 20% to 30% whose menstrual flow is so heavy that they…
Researchers are figuring out how large language models work
TO MOST PEOPLE, the inner workings of a car engine or a computer are a mystery. It might as well be a black box: never mind what goes on inside, as long as it works. Besides, the people who design…
Freeze-dried chromosomes can survive for thousands of years
For palaeontologists, DNA is infuriatingly fragile. Its long chains begin to break apart shortly after death, destroying valuable information about the deceased parent organism. Unlike bones, footprints and even faecal matter, which can comfortably survive—in fossilised form—for millions of years,…
Vaccines could keep salmon safe from sea lice
ERIK SLINDE has spent 40 years developing vaccines. Not for humans; for salmon. “Back in the 1980s, it was looked upon as a joke,” says Dr Slinde, the former director of aquacultural research at the Institute of Marine Research in…
The world’s most studied rainforest is still yielding new insights
CONSERVATIONISTS GENERALLY disapprove of flooding species-rich habitats. But the law of unintended consequences works in mysterious ways. For it was just such a flood, in 1913, that created Barro Colorado Island in central Panama. Gatun, the lake surrounding the island,…
A new technique could analyse tumours mid-surgery
LÉO WURPILLOT was ten years old when he learned he had a brain tumour. To determine its malignancy, sections of the tumour had to be surgically removed and analysed. Now 19, he recalls the anguish that came with the subsequent…
New yeast strains can produce untapped flavours of lager
As frequent pub-goers will be well aware, beers come in two varieties—lagers and ales. Lagers are brewed at cool temperatures and typically have a crisp taste. Ales, known to be spicy and flavourful, are brewed in the warmth. Both get…
A new bionic leg can be controlled by the brain alone
BEFORE HUGH Herr became a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he was a promising rock climber. But after being trapped in a blizzard during a climb at age 17, he lost both his legs below the knee…
The race to prevent satellite Armageddon
IN EARLY 2021 Micross Components, a designer of highly specialised circuitry in Melville, New York, received an intriguing request. An American aerospace giant wanted components that could protect a military system’s electronics from the radiation generated by a nuclear detonation….
How the last mammoths went extinct
The woolly mammoths of Wrangel island were survivors. Trapped on a hunk of rock in the Arctic Ocean after rising sea levels cut them off from present-day Siberia, they were the last of their species to go extinct. Palaeontology textbooks…
A deadly new strain of mpox is raising alarm
MPOX IS A viral infection typically found in parts of Africa and spread through contact with infected animals as well as within households. It causes severe fever, flu-like symptoms and a rash of pus-filled blisters across the body. In 2022…
What The Economist thought about solar power
WHAT APPEARS to have been our first article about solar power, in 1955, mostly dealt with water heaters, cooking stoves and the like. But it also noted, “among the more ingenious low powered devices…the Bell Company’s solar battery”—which is to…
A flower’s female sex organs can speed up fertilisation
ANY biologically aware parent who has started talking about the birds and the bees will have realised halfway through that what they are really discussing is flowers. Bees carry pollen grains from one plant to another, enabling fertilisation; birds digest…
How physics can improve image-generating AI
TODAY’S BEST image-generating artificial-intelligence (AI) models are remarkable. Ask OpenAI’s DALL-E 3, or its counterparts Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, to draw a penguin sipping on a vodka martini on the French Riviera and they will do so with aplomb. Ask…
The dominant model of the universe is creaking
AT KITT PEAK National Observatory, in Arizona, a telescope has spent three years building a three-dimensional map of the heavens. In examining the light from tens of millions of galaxies, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) may have found something…
Only 5% of therapies tested on animals are approved for human use
Few students go into medical research dreaming of one day giving a mouse a tumour or heart disease to a rabbit. But animal experimentation of this kind has become fundamental to modern medicine. For regulatory bodies around the world, treatments…
China has become a scientific superpower
In the atrium of a research building at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing is a wall of patents. Around five metres wide and two storeys high, the wall displays 192 certificates, positioned in neat rows and tastefully…
Like people, elephants call each other by name
ONE ROLE of science, history suggests, is to wipe that smug grin off humanity’s face. It has moved Earth from the centre of the universe and relocated it in an astronomical backwater. It has downgraded Homo sapiens from being the…
Elon Musk’s Starship makes a test flight without exploding
“ONE OF THE key questions is—does that seal work? We think it will work, but it may not work,” said Elon Musk, the boss of SpaceX, on June 5th, as his company’s Starship rocket was being prepared for its fourth…
Zany ideas to slow polar melting are gathering momentum
Globally, sea levels have risen by somewhere between 21cm and 24cm since 1880. Most of this rise is a consequence of water physically expanding as it warms, but in recent decades meltwater flowing off Greenland and Antarctica has significantly contributed…
Robots are suddenly getting cleverer. What’s changed?
“WHAT DO YOU see right now?” a man asks a humanoid robot standing behind a table. “I see a red apple on a plate in the centre of the table, a drying rack with cups and a plate, and you…
The quest to build robots that look and behave like humans
IF THE CANON of science-fiction cinema is in broad agreement on one thing, it is that a robot is supposed to look like a human being. It is not only casting directors and special-effects technicians who are on board: engineers…
How does an AI video editor ensure consistent video quality?
AI video editor ensure consistent video quality AI tools provide efficiency in the editing process, allowing creators to focus on storytelling and conceptualization. This makes content more appealing and compelling for viewers, resulting in higher engagement. However, it is important…
Progress on the science of menstruation—at last
Newly developed research models show promise
Many Ukrainian drones have been disabled by Russian jamming
AS UKRAINE’S STOCKS of artillery shells have dwindled, its army’s reliance on drones has grown. These are able to deliver ammunition with great precision over long distances—provided they can maintain connections with GPS satellites (so they know where they are)…
Hordes of cicadas are emerging simultaneously in America
All across the eastern states of America, it is cicada season. These small winged insects roughly the size of a paperclip emerge at periodic intervals in vast hordes known as broods, many millions or billions of individuals strong. They spend…
A second human case of bird flu in America is raising alarm
On May 22nd America’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a new human infection with the H5 avian influenza virus, a bug with pandemic potential that has recently spread rapidly among dairy cows in America. This is the second…
What role does a solder paste stencil play in Interconnect pcb?
solder paste stencil play in Interconnect pcb The solder paste stencil is a critical tool for PCB assembly that allows the operator to accurately deposit consistent amounts of solder on all pads, making it easier to ensure proper connection between…
Are fpc pcb resistant to moisture and chemicals?
fpc pcb resistant to moisture and chemicals FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit Board) is an electronic component that allows us to integrate circuitry into compact and flexible products. It can bend, twist and wrap freely in three dimensions to achieve a…
How to Ensure Quality Control in PCB SMT Assembly
Ensure Quality Control in PCB SMT Assembly The manufacturing process of a printed circuit board is complicated and requires meticulous attention to detail to ensure the end product meets all required standards and performs as intended. Failure to do so…
The AirFish is a fast ferry that will fly above the waves
In the 1960s, during the height of the cold war, American spy satellites spotted an unusual stubby-winged craft at a Soviet naval base on the Caspian sea. Was it a boat, was it a plane? Dubbed the “Caspian Sea Monster”,…
Are hdi pcb manufacturer prone to electromagnetic interference?
hdi pcb manufacturer High-Density Interconnect (HDI) PCBs are not inherently more prone to electromagnetic interference (EMI) than other types of PCBs. However, their compact design and high routing density can present unique challenges when it comes to managing EMI in…
A new age of sail begins
By harnessing windpower, high-tech sails can help cut marine pollution
A promising non-invasive technique can help paralysed limbs move
FOURTEEN YEARS ago, Melanie Reid, a journalist, fell off a horse and broke her neck. The injury to her spinal cord left her paralysed, limiting the function of her four limbs and torso—a condition known as tetraplegia. For more than…
What are the environmental considerations in Rigid flex pcb supplier?
environmental considerations in Rigid flex pcb supplier Environmental considerations are increasingly important for rigid-flex PCB suppliers as industries strive to adopt more sustainable and eco-friendly practices. The production of rigid-flex printed circuit boards (PCBs) involves various processes and materials that…
How do you prevent tombstoning during Pcb assembly companies?
prevent tombstoning during Pcb assembly companies Tombstoning, also known as the “Manhattan effect,” is a common defect in PCB assembly where one end of a surface-mount component lifts from the pad and stands upright, resembling a tombstone. This issue is…
How is component placement optimized in Flexible printed circuit manufacturers?
Flexible printed circuit manufacturers Optimizing component placement is a critical aspect of flexible printed circuit (FPC) manufacturing, as it directly impacts the performance, reliability, and manufacturability of electronic devices. FPC manufacturers employ various techniques and strategies to ensure efficient and…
It is dangerously easy to hack the world’s phones
FOR YEARS security experts have warned that a technology at the heart of global communications is dangerously insecure. Now there is proof that it has been used to snoop on people in America. Kevin Briggs, an official at America’s Cybersecurity and…
How to Prevent Oxidation in PCB Fabrication Assembly
Prevent Oxidation in PCB Fabrication Assembly Various types of corrosion can plague PCBs in the manufacturing process. Understanding the causes of these issues and taking steps to prevent them can help make your circuit boards more durable and functional. Corrosion…
Can you explain the importance of traceability in Pcba manufacturing?
importance of traceability in Pcba manufacturing Traceability is a critical aspect of PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) manufacturing that refers to the ability to track and trace the production history, location, and status of individual components and assemblies throughout the…
Some corals are better at handling the heat
CORAL REEFS, home to about a quarter of all known marine species, face an existential threat. Rising water temperatures cause the corals to expel their resident photosynthetic algae, bleaching them white and depriving them of their major food source. But,…
What are the thermal properties of hdi circuit board?
thermal properties of hdi circuit board Understanding the thermal properties of High-Density Interconnect (HDI) circuit boards is essential for designing reliable electronic systems that can dissipate heat effectively. HDI boards, known for their compact size and advanced functionality, exhibit unique…
The Great Barrier Reef is seeing unprecedented coral bleaching
THE GREAT Barrier Reef is a natural marvel. Spanning 2,300km along the north-east coast of Australia, this vast ecosystem boasts hundreds of species of multicoloured corals across an area roughly the size of Italy. Thousands of other marine species rely…
Can custom pcb be used in high-temperature applications?
custom pcb be used in high-temperature Custom PCBs can indeed be utilized in high-temperature applications, provided that they are designed, manufactured, and assembled using appropriate materials, techniques, and components that can withstand elevated temperatures without compromising performance or reliability. High-temperature…
How are solder joints inspected for quality in printed circuit board assembly?
solder joints inspected for quality in printed circuit board assembly Inspecting solder joints for quality is a critical step in Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) to ensure the reliability and functionality of electronic devices. Solder joints serve as the primary…
Today’s AI models are impressive. Teams of them will be formidable
Ask ChatGPT to recommend the must-do activities on a holiday to Berlin, and OpenAI’s chatbot will do a great job of proposing restaurants, bars, museums and parks that it reckons you might like. But ask it to plan your trip—complete…
pc board assembly
pc board PC board assembly, also known as PCB (Printed Circuit Board) assembly, stands as a cornerstone process in the electronics industry. It’s the pivotal stage where individual electronic components are integrated onto a PCB to create functional electronic systems….
Factors That Affect PCB Manufacturing Lead Times
Affect PCB Manufacturing Lead Times A printed circuit board (PCB) is a vital component in all electronic devices and equipment. As design engineers are asked to create more new products in shorter periods of time, it becomes increasingly important to…
A Russia-linked network uses AI to rewrite real news stories
IN THE 1980S the KGB had a well-worn method for pumping disinformation around the world. “We preferred to work on genuine documents,” recalled Oleg Kalugin, a former KGB general, “with some additions and changes.” That method has not changed greatly,…
New crop-spraying technologies are more efficient than ever
The world is awash in pesticides. Fully 3m tonnes are thought to be sprayed onto crops worldwide every year, of which only a small fraction are needed. The excess chemicals are known to run off onto increasingly fragile land and…
Wind turbines keep getting bigger
IN RECENT YEARS the manufacture of blades for wind turbines has undergone a revolution, as it were. Two decades ago lengths of 40 metres or so were an achievement. Thanks largely to lighter and stronger carbon-fibre composites, the state of…
To stay fit, future Moon-dwellers will need special workouts
Running around the inside of a barrel might help
Archaeologists identify the birthplace of the mysterious Yamnaya
Mykhailivka, a village on the right bank of the River Dnieper in Ukraine, lies dangerously close to the front line of Russia’s war on its western neighbour. Seventy years ago, however, it was the site of an excavation by Ukrainian…
What role do electronics PCBs play in renewable energy systems
electronics PCBs PCBs are the backbone of many electronics products and machines. From renewable energy systems like solar, wind and tidal power to electrical vehicles, home appliances and more, these machines feature complex electronics that require reliable PCBs to function…
Fighting disinformation gets harder, just when it matters most
Researchers and governments need to co-ordinate; tech companies need to open up
Disinformation is on the rise. How does it work?
Understanding it will lead to better ways to fight it
Producing fake information is getting easier
But that’s not the whole story, when it comes to AI
What Are the Most Common Failure Modes for HDI Circuit Boards?
Most Common Failure Modes for HDI Circuit Boards Printed circuit boards (PCB) are complex electronic devices that must perform reliably in a range of different environments. They must be able to cope with extreme temperatures, high levels of electromagnetic interference…
What materials are commonly used in pcb manufacturing assembly?
pcb manufacturing assembly PCB (Printed Circuit Board) manufacturing assembly is a complex process that involves the integration of various materials to create functional electronic circuits. These materials play a crucial role in determining the performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of the…
A promising technique could make blood types mutually compatible
EVERYONE HAS a blood group, defined by the characteristic chains of sugar molecules, or antigens, that protrude from their red blood cells like spikes on a hedgehog’s back. Not all these groups are created equal. In the roughly 50% of…
Locust-busting is getting an upgrade
From pesticides to drones, new technologies are helping win an age-old battle
The Role of Rigid flex Printed Circuit Boards in Smart Grid Technology
Rigid flex Printed Circuit Boards in Smart Grid Technology Rigid flex circuit boards are the perfect solution for Smart Grid technology because they allow the rigid parts of the rigid-flex printed circuit board to be fitted tightly into the application…
What are the advantages of using flex circuit boards
advantages of using flex circuit boards Unlike rigid PCBs, which have a glass or metal base, flex circuit boards have a flexible polymer core. They can be made from a wide variety of materials, but most have a polyimide (PI)…
What role do ceramic printed circuit boards play in LED lighting?
ceramic printed circuit boards play in LED lighting The ceramic PCB is a circuit board that utilizes a special material called alumina or aluminum oxide. It is an advanced inorganic compound with a wide range of beneficial properties. For instance,…
Large language models are getting bigger and better
In AI-land, technologies move from remarkable to old hat at the speed of light. Only 18 months ago the release of ChatGPT, OpenAI’s chatbot, launched an AI frenzy. Today its powers have become commonplace. Several firms (such as Anthropic, Google…
Bees, like humans, can preserve cultural traditions
WHEN IT comes to architectural accomplishments, humans like to think they stand at the top of the pyramid. That is to underestimate the astonishing achievements of social insects: termites raise skyscraping nests and honeybees fashion mesmerisingly geometric combs. The true…
How Ukraine is using AI to fight Russia
IN THE run-up to Ukraine’s rocket attacks on the Antonovsky Bridge, a vital road crossing from the occupied city of Kherson to the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, security officials carefully studied a series of special reports. It was…
Why robots should take more inspiration from plants
The enormous titular robots of the “Transformers” universe, a popular franchise spanning toys, TV series, video games and films, move along the ground in one of two ways. On wheels, when they are shaped like vehicles; on giant humanoid feet…
A stealth attack came close to compromising the world’s computers
In 2020 XKCD, a popular online comic strip, published a cartoon depicting a teetering arrangement of blocks with the label: “all modern digital infrastructure”. Perched precariously at the bottom, holding everything up, was a lone, slender brick: “A project some…
Killer whales deploy brutal, co-ordinated attacks when hunting
The killer whales that roam the waters of the Monterey Submarine Canyon, off the coast of California, are brutal animals. When hunting grey whales, they target mother and calf pairs, chasing them until the calves begin to tire. At that…
Flexible Printed Circuit Manufacturers Companies
Flexible Printed Circuit Manufacturers Companies The best flexible printed circuit manufacturers companies will have a proven track record of high-quality PCBs. They’ll be able to produce boards for various industries and applications, including medical, automotive, consumer electronics, telecommunications, and more….
The XL bully is a dangerously aggressive dog
IN 2021, WHILE visiting a friend’s house in the Welsh town of Caerphilly, ten-year-old Jack Lis was fatally attacked by a dog called Beast. It mauled him so severely that Jack’s mother could only identify her son’s body from his…
AI models can improve corner-kick tactics
TO ZHE WANG at Google DeepMind, an artificial-intelligence (AI) company, corner kicks are like games of chess. Partly because both feature opposing sides poised to react to a single imminent move. But also, no doubt, because they may also one…
Elon Musk’s Starship reaches orbit on its third attempt
THE WORLD’s largest rocket has flown again, and the uncrewed test flight on March 14th, like the two previous ones, ended in “rapid unscheduled disassembly” (ie, catastrophic explosions). But the upper stage of Starship, built by SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket…
A flexible patch could help people with voice disorders talk
The human voice, with all its power to mesmerise audiences, woo loved ones and irritate neighbours, is a delicate thing. Each person’s distinctive sound is produced when air from the lungs causes the vocal cords, folds of muscle tissue in…
Some Labradors have a predisposition to obesity
Much like their human owners, dogs are experiencing an obesity epidemic. One recent study of British pooches found that one in 14 is too pudgy, putting them at higher risk of conditions like arthritis, shortening their lifespan and making walks…
A new technique to work out a corpse’s time of death
In fiction, hard-pressed pathologists presented with a corpse are able to take a bite of their sandwich and instantly pronounce a time of death. Reality is, of course, a lot messier, and the results—or lack of them—can make or break…
How medical gloves will help launch satellites
GRAPHENE is strong, lightweight, flexible and an excellent conductor of electricity. In the 20 years since it was first isolated at the University of Manchester, however, it has also proved dispiritingly light in useful applications. That is slowly beginning to…
Scientists can help fetuses by growing tiny replicas of their organs
WHEN A FETUS shows signs of trouble in the womb, doctors face a precarious task. They must find out what is wrong and how to help without jeopardising the pregnancy. Despite sophisticated modern genetic and imaging tests, many questions are…
Scientists want to tackle multiple sclerosis by treating the kissing virus
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects around 1.8m people worldwide. Symptoms include fatigue, blurred vision, and trouble walking. Eventually, some people become severely disabled and complications from the condition can lead to death. There is currently no cure, and few treatments for…
A variety of new batteries are coming to power EVs
The tall grey buildings covering an industrial complex at Nysa, in south-west Poland, look like a modern car factory has been teleported into the surrounding farmland. The plant, though, does not make cars, but it is a new and vital…
Radio telescopes could spot asteroids with unprecedented detail
Astronomy is a passive science. Its practitioners usually earn their livings studying what they are given: light and other forms of radiation emitted by stars and nebulae, sometimes after it has bounced off other objects, such as planets. But there…
The challenges of steering a hypersonic plane
Mach 5 is the new Mach 1. Just as aviators of old sought to break the sound barrier and travel supersonically, the search is now on for reliable and controllable ways to travel “hypersonically”, generally defined as more than five…
New treatments are emerging for type-1 diabetes
“WHERE ARE the islets of Langerhans?” is a trick question that pops up from time to time in quizzes. The answer is to be found not in atlases of geography, but rather in those of anatomy, for the so-called islets…
A private Moon mission hopes to succeed where others have failed
LANDING ON THE Moon is difficult. Of the five robotic landers that have made the attempt in the past year, two succeeded and three failed. Both successful landers were sent by national space agencies—those of India and Japan—though the Japanese…
A new treatment for Alzheimer’s offers hope—but raises questions, too
FOR DECADES the search for a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease had seemed a costly wild-goose chase. Then, in 2021, a drug called aducanumab received regulatory approval in America. A second, lecanemab, got the nod in January this year. Now a…
A 40-year-old nuclear-fusion experiment bows out in style
THE HORSE archers of ancient Iran had a trick known as the Parthian shot. When retreating after a charge they were able to twist their bodies around in the saddle and loose a final salvo. That is not a bad…
The first endometriosis drug in four decades is on the horizon
In 1690 Daniel Schrön, a German physician, described a patient with “ulcers” throughout her peritoneum, bladder, intestines, uterus and cervix. It was long thought to be the first documented appearance in medical literature of endometriosis, a painful and debilitating gynaecological…
Ancient, damaged Roman scrolls have been deciphered using AI
“I can’t believe it worked!” says Nat Friedman, co-founder of the Vesuvius Challenge, which offered $1m in prizes to anyone who could use artificial intelligence (AI) to decipher papyrus scrolls carbonised by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. But…
How cheap drones are transforming warfare in Ukraine
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Russia’s bid to return to the Moon comes to an ignominious end
A RASH OF small, fresh craters across the lunar surface testifies to the international rush to return to the Moon by means of robot spacecraft. In April 2019 the gyroscopes on Beresheet, built by a public-private Israeli partnership, failed during…
Alzheimer’s disease may, rarely, be transmitted by medical treatment
RESEARCHERS DIVIDE Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, into two types. “Sporadic” cases usually occur in people over 65. Rarer “familial” ones are associated with a handful of mutations that run in families. Symptoms can begin in a…
Scientists have found a new kind of magnetic material
“Magnets, how do they work?” asked Insane Clown Posse, a hip-hop duo, in their 2009 song “Miracles”. A flurry of recent papers suggests physicists did not quite have the full picture either. A new type of magnetic material may, it…
A Nobel prize in physiology for mRNA vaccines
THE COMMITTEES which award the Nobel science prizes (chemistry, physics and physiology or medicine) are hard to second-guess. Last year, for instance, the physiology prize went to Svante Paabo, who helped invent the field of fossil DNA, and then used…
A Nobel prize for electron-watchers
INSIDE ATOMS, things move fast. An electron zooms around a nucleus, changing its position or energy in mere fractions of an attosecond. An attosecond is a billionth of a billionth of a second—a unit of time so short that there…
A Nobel prize for quantum dottiness
THE QUANTUM world is full of paradoxes. Is light made up of particles or waves? How can entangled particles seemingly influence each other faster than the speed of light? And if, officially at least, the Nobel committee does not decide…
Many AI researchers think fakes will become undetectable
Rishi Sunak is Britain’s prime minister. If some advertisements on Facebook can be trusted (which they cannot) he also appears to be flogging get-rich-quick schemes. One such advert shows Mr Sunak endorsing an app supposedly developed by Elon Musk, a…
We’re hiring a Science and Technology Correspondent
THE ECONOMIST is looking to hire a writer on science and technology, ideally based in London. The writer will mainly be responsible for covering emerging technologies—topics such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology or space. They will help shape The Economist’s thinking…
Researchers in China create the first healthy, cloned rhesus monkey
PRIMATES RESIST cloning. For some, that is a blessing, since it postpones the awkward day when somebody proposes cloning people. For others it is a problem. Medical researchers would find the genetic standardisation which cloning brings useful, especially if it…
The Economist’s science and technology internship
THE ECONOMIST is seeking promising journalists and would-be journalists to apply for the 2024 Richard Casement internship. The successful candidate will spend three months with us in London writing about science and technology, and receive payment. No previous experience is…
2023 was the hottest year ever
image: The Economist Last year was the hottest ever recorded. Data from Copernicus, an EU climate-monitoring service, put the average global temperature for 2023 at 1.48°C above the pre-industrial average. Much of the heat came in a run of six…
Wind turbines are friendlier to birds than oil-and-gas drilling
BIRDERS GET nervous when they see landscapes covered in wind turbines. When the wind gets going, their blades can spin at well over 200km per hour. It is easy to imagine careless birds getting chopped to bits. Campaigners often point…
Vast amounts of the world’s shipping sail unseen
In maritime legend, the Flying Dutchman traversed the world’s oceans undetectable except to the naked eye. Its mysterious voyages have inspired poems, novels, an opera, and, it would seem, an armada of imitators. According to a new study in Nature,…
A new type of jet engine could revive supersonic air travel
Since the 1960s engineers around the world have been fiddling with a novel type of jet called a rotating detonation engine (RDE), but it has never got beyond the experimental stage. That could be about to change. GE Aerospace, one…
Reviving ancient viruses can help fight modern ones
Humans work hard to dodge viruses. Sick people are quarantined, diseased livestock are killed and fields of infected crops set ablaze. All for good reason. Viruses are everywhere: from snowy mountain-tops to grimy lake floors. Bringing old ones back to…
How scientists went to an asteroid to sample the Sun
It was, Dante Lauretta told his audience at an American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco, like seeing an old friend after “seven years [and] a journey of 3bn miles”. Sitting in front of him in the Utah desert on…