🔬💡 Nature has compiled examples of basic #research that seemed impractical but led to major breakthroughs, including Thomas Brock's 1960s #Yellowstone hot springs bacteria work that enabled PCR technology for #DNA analysis.

The compilation traces discoveries from Isidor Rabi's 1930s atomic nucleus research to MRI development, Friedrich Reinitzer's 1888 carrot root studies to LCD screens, Francisco Mojica's microbial research to #CRISPR gene editing, and Gila monster venom studies to #diabetes medications like #Ozempic.

👉 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03474-x

#science #technology #tech #medicine #discovery #innovation #history #education #breakthrough

Tim Bray on Grokipedia

https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/10/28/Grokipedia

#HackerNews #TimBray #Grokipedia #Technology #News #OpenSource #Innovation

Corrosion

https://fly.io/blog/corrosion/

#HackerNews #Corrosion #corrosionblog #technology #innovation #softwaredevelopment

Hacking India's largest automaker: Tata Motors

https://eaton-works.com/2025/10/28/tata-motors-hack/

#HackerNews #Hacking #Tata #Motors #HackingNews #Cybersecurity #Automotive #Innovation

It's the "Hardware", Stupid

https://haebom.dev/archive?post=4w67rj24q76nrm5yq8ep

#HackerNews #Hardware #Stupid #TechNews #Innovation #Analysis

The most accurate carotid artery model to date — the first to capture both the soft, low-pressure behavior and the stiff, high-pressure response of the vessel.

Built on the same principles as Fung’s law, but improved: our 2014 α–β framework fits strain energy first, then derives pressure — like how F = dE/dx gives the force in a spring. Here E is the strain energy — the quantity Fung’s law was originally built around. Strain energy is differentiated to give force, and in the fits below that force corresponds to pressure.

The 1987 plot below (Fung-type) fits well only at high pressures; the 2019 plot fits low pressures. Ours is the first to capture both perfectly.

#Biomechanics #MaterialScience #Physics #Mathematics #Modeling #Energy #Pressure #Research #Science #Innovation #london #askfedi

A Closer Look at Piezoelectric Crystal

https://www.samaterials.com/content/a-closer-look-at-stressed-piezo-crystals.html

#HackerNews #Piezoelectric #Crystals #Technology #Innovation #Science #Research

🔬💡 Nature has compiled examples of basic #research that seemed impractical but led to major breakthroughs, including Thomas Brock's 1960s #Yellowstone hot springs bacteria work that enabled PCR technology for #DNA analysis.

The compilation traces discoveries from Isidor Rabi's 1930s atomic nucleus research to MRI development, Friedrich Reinitzer's 1888 carrot root studies to LCD screens, Francisco Mojica's microbial research to #CRISPR gene editing, and Gila monster venom studies to #diabetes medications like #Ozempic.

👉 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03474-x

#science #technology #tech #medicine #discovery #innovation #history #education #breakthrough

Jujutsu at Google [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9Ob5yPpC0A

#HackerNews #Jujutsu #Google #video #martialarts #tech #innovation

Universal Music lässt Musik zum Training von KI verwenden

Universal Music öffnet die Tür für das Training Künstlicher Intelligenz mit Werken seiner Künstler. Eine Klage gegen den Dienst Udio wird beigelegt.

https://www.heise.de/news/Universal-Music-laesst-Musik-zum-Training-von-KI-verwenden-10964753.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Innovation #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Musik #Musikindustrie #UniversalMusic #Urheberrecht #Wirtschaft #news

Just chatted about the future of molecular modeling and realized we lean too much on automation. AI is powerful, but those “aha” moments from years of intuition still drive breakthroughs. Human‑in‑the‑loop lets us spot patterns, tackle edge cases, and guide data toward creative solutions. How do you balance automation with expertise in your work? 🤔

#MolecularModeling #HumanAI #Science #Innovation

https://idees.moleculair.es/humanloop

A Fork in the Road: Deciding Kafka's Diskless Future

https://jack-vanlightly.com/blog/2025/10/22/a-fork-in-the-road-deciding-kafkas-diskless-future

#HackerNews #Kafka #Future #Diskless #Technology #Innovation

Extropic is building thermodynamic computing hardware

https://extropic.ai/

#HackerNews #Extropic #Thermodynamic #Computing #Hardware #Innovation #Future #Tech #AI

OpenAI’s promise to stay in California helped clear the path for its IPO

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-promise-to-stay-in-california-helped-clear-the-path-for-its-ipo-3af1c31c

#HackerNews #OpenAI #California #IPO #Tech #News #AI #Innovation

The end of the rip-off economy: consumers use LLMs against information asymmetry

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/10/27/the-end-of-the-rip-off-economy

#HackerNews #endofripoffeconomy #consumers #LLMs #informationasymmetry #finance #innovation

Collins Aerospace: Sending text messages to the cockpit with test:test

https://www.ccc.de/en/disclosure/collins-aerospace-mit-test-test-textnachrichten-bis-ins-cockpit-senden

#HackerNews #CollinsAerospace #SendingTextMessages #Cockpit #Technology #Innovation #Aviation

The jQuery Age of AI Agents

https://metorial.com/blog/jquery-age-of-ai

#HackerNews #jQuery #AI #Agents #AI #Technology #Web #Development #Innovation

I made a 10¢ MCU Talk

https://www.atomic14.com/2025/10/29/CH32V003-talking

#HackerNews #MCU #Talk #10cent #Atomic14 #Tech #Innovation

Eye prosthesis is the first to restore sight lost to macular degeneration

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/10/eye-prosthesis.html

#HackerNews #EyeProsthesis #MacularDegeneration #RestoringSight #Innovation #Healthcare #Technology