The Download: NASA’s new telescope and Chinese tech import curbs
NASA will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in late August, which can detect dark energy and identify potentially dangerous asteroids. The telescope combines capabilities for studying cosmic expansion with planetary defense monitoring.
Read full story →Powerhouses for fake meat: Muscle protein can now be grown in chloroplasts of lettuce and tobacco plants
Muscle protein can now be grown in chloroplasts of lettuce and tobacco plants for use in fake meat production. The global market for meat alternatives is currently worth €6.7 billion to €8.1 billion annually and is projected to grow 8.1% to 12.3% each year over the next decade.
THC medication made PTSD nightmares disappear for more than a third of patients
A prescription THC medication eliminated recurring nightmares in more than one-third of PTSD patients after ten weeks of treatment. The finding suggests a potential therapeutic approach for trauma-related nightmares, which are among the condition's most persistent symptoms.
Claude Fable 5 AI finds a tiny formula that topples an 87-year-old math conjecture
Claude Fable 5 discovered a simple counterexample disproving the Jacobian conjecture in three dimensions and higher, solving a problem unsolved for over 87 years. The two-dimensional version of the conjecture remains unresolved despite the counterexample's findings.