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‘Lab-grown’ meat maker hosts Miami tasting party as Florida ban goes into effect
As Florida’s ban on “lab-grown” meat is set to go into effect, one manufacturer hosted a last hurrah with a cultivated meat-tasting party in Miami. California-based Upside Foods hosted dozens of guests Thursday evening at a rooftop reception. CEO and founder Uma Valeti believes people should have a choice to choose what they want to...
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Analysis of NASA InSight data suggests Mars hit by meteoroids more often than thought
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain NASA’s Mars InSight Lander may be resting on the Red Planet in retirement, but data from the robotic explorer is still leading to seismic discoveries on Earth. In one of the latest studies using data from the spacecraft, an international team of scientists led by a Brown University researcher found that...
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Simulating blood flow dynamics for improved nanoparticle drug delivery
Chamber flow simulation for particle adhesion for 220 nm particles (top) and for 750 nm particles (bottom). Larger particles show greater retention after the wash stage than smaller particles. Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Despite gaining a bad rap in mainstream media in recent years, nanoparticles have been...
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What a Study on Ultraprocessed Fake Meat and Heart Disease Really Found
Recent headlines denounced plant-based fake meat—such as vegetarian sausages and textured vegetable protein—as unhealthy and claimed that their consumption is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. But a closer look at the study underpinning these claims suggests a more nuanced story. The real culprits are in fact “plant-based” ultraprocessed foods as...
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Approaching the quantum limit of contact resistance in van der Waals layered semiconductors | Science
The field-effect transistor (FET) is a cornerstone of modern electronics, pivotal in the development of compact and efficient integrated microprocessors and memory storage devices capable of low-power operation. At the heart of a FET is a semiconductor …Read whole article here
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Untangling the entangled: Quantum study shines fresh light on how neutrinos fuel supernovae
Editors’ notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread by Matt Lakin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Flavor inversion probabilities for 𝑁=12 neutrinos. The lines show the single-step Trotter (continuous) and exact (dashed) simulations,...
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NASA, Boeing delay Starliner astronaut landing again, to study helium leaks and thruster issues
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft docked at the International Space Station in June 2024. (Image credit: NASA) The first astronaut mission of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been extended again. Starliner will remain docked with the International Space Station (ISS) until at least July 2, roughly a week later than the previously stated target date of June 26....
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A family city guide to Marrakech
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The melodic song of the call to prayer bouncing off the honeycomb-coloured medina walls; the hammering of metal and bray of a donkey in the winding souqs; the whine of a pungi flute in the Jemaa el-Fnaa square at dusk — there’s much to enchant kids...
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Where to stay in Tartu, Estonia
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). 2024 is the year to visit Tartu, Estonia’s second city and the intellectual hub of the country. One of three cities awarded the title European Capital of Culture for 2024, Tartu is set to host more than 1,000 events, exhibitions and arts and culture projects throughout...