Month: January 2023

I don’t normally post business news, but this is also a technology story. Intel used to be the gold standard in computer chips…but not anymore. One analyst said there were “no words” to describe the collapse of Intel, which has suffered as consumer demand for PCs has slackened overall. While the PC market is hurting…

I didn’t even know that was possible! The rotation of the Earth’s inner core may be reversing, scientists have found in a study that sheds new light on geological processes occurring deep within our planet. For more, check out this Newsweek/MSN story.

As climates around the world grow harsher and increasingly unpredictable, concerns are increasing over our world’s food security. While studying food diversity in 2011, environmental scientist Morgan Ruelle, now at Clark University, accidentally stumbled across one possible technique that could help stabilize dipping crop yields. For more, check out this ScienceAlert story.

Scientists have created a self-repairing material from a tiny, but strong natural force. When two genetically modified bacterial cells come in close proximity, these proteins come together and keep the cells attached to each other. By surrounding each cell with this sticky, elastic material, bacterial cells will cluster together to form a living slime. For…

Let’s hope that 2023 will be a definite improvement over 2022!