An electric wound dressing can help heal injuries faster than existing methods, according to tests in rats. Previous research has found that applying electric fields across a cut can speed up wound healing, but this usually requires large and specialised equipment. Because of this, Guang Yao at the University of Read more…
LooksRare seemingly came out of nowhere to become the biggest rival yet to leading NFT marketplace OpenSea earlier this month, but there’s a big asterisk on the astronomical trading figures coming out of the platform. From a report: It’s marred by rampant wash trading, as users buy and sell NFTs Read more…
Software engineer Molly White has been a Wikipedia editor since 2006 (and also served several terms on the site’s Arbitration Committee). White is now a Wikipedia administrator and functionary — and just published an Opinion piece opposing the continued acceptance of cryptocurrency donations for the Wikimedia Foundation. Here’s an excerpt Read more…
Ohio promised Intel roughly $2 billion in tax breaks and incentives to attract its $20 billion chip-making factory to the state, according to the Associated Press. The state’s development director tells them it may be the biggest economic development deal in history. Intel’s hoping it creates a powerful new technology Read more…
Last week a Chinese satellite “was observed grabbing another satellite and pulling it out of its normal geosynchronous orbit,” reports the Drive, “and into a ‘super-graveyard drift orbit.’” “The maneuver raises questions about the potential applications of these types of satellites designed to maneuver close to other satellites for inspection Read more…
“A race against time is under way for the U.S. Navy to reach one of its downed fighter jets — before the Chinese get there first,” reports the BBC: The $100m (£74m) F-35C plane came down in the South China Sea after what the Navy describes as a “mishap” during Read more…
“The law commisions of England and Wales and of Scotland (statutory bodies which keep the laws in those countries under review) are recommending a shift in accident liability away from ‘drivers’ when autonomous cars become a reality.” Human drivers should not be legally accountable for road safety in the era Read more…