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New Satellite Engine Could Use Earth's Atmosphere to Stay in Orbit Indefinitely(scitechdaily.com)

45 points by GordonS 1 month ago | 9 comments

SciTechDaily article on a new satellite engine concept that would use atmospheric gases as propellant, letting satellites in very low orbit stay up indefinitely.

Combining spicy foods with mint boosts anti-inflammatory effects 100x or more(scitechdaily.com)

62 points by joeax 6 months ago | 33 comments

WiFi could become an invisible mass surveillance system(scitechdaily.com)

420 points by mgh2 8 months ago | 178 comments

SciTechDaily article on KIT researchers warning that WiFi signals could be used to identify and track people, enabling invisible mass surveillance.

Language may rely less on complex grammar than previously thought: study(scitechdaily.com)

18 points by mikhael 9 months ago | 4 comments

Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis(scitechdaily.com)

327 points by nis0s 9 months ago | 127 comments

SciTechDaily article on Stanford Medicine research showing an anti-aging injection that regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis.

Scientists link sugar substitute sorbitol to liver disease in zebrafish(scitechdaily.com)

11 points by mraniki 10 months ago | 5 comments

The Simple Vision Breakthrough That Might End Lasik(scitechdaily.com)

10 points by bilsbie 1 year ago | 1 comments

Contacts let you see in the dark with your eyes closed(scitechdaily.com)

85 points by geox 1 year ago | 12 comments

First hormone-free male birth control pill enters human trials(scitechdaily.com)

177 points by Teever 1 year ago | 208 comments

Global Health Threat: Antibiotic-Resistant "Superbug" Spreading in Malaysia(scitechdaily.com)

48 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 10 comments

Watch Antimatter Fall: Scientists Capture Gravity's Pull with a 3840MP Camera(scitechdaily.com)

28 points by robin_reala 1 year ago | 12 comments

Baldness? UCLA's New Molecule Could Revolutionize Hair Growth(scitechdaily.com)

6 points by Jerry2 1 year ago | 0 comments

New vaccine targets sugar molecules to protect from Covid, MERS, and Common Cold(scitechdaily.com)

11 points by ck2 1 year ago | 2 comments

Scientists discover an RNA that repairs DNA damage(scitechdaily.com)

119 points by Jerry2 1 year ago | 15 comments

NASA's Next-Level Discovery: Webb Exposes Dazzling Interstellar Web of Dust(scitechdaily.com)

17 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 3 comments

Scientists Discover New Molecule That Boosts Fat Metabolism Naturally(scitechdaily.com)

21 points by bookofjoe 1 year ago | 0 comments

Scientists Discover Underground Water Vault in Oregon 3x the Size of Lake Mead(scitechdaily.com)

69 points by geox 1 year ago | 28 comments

Simple Supplement That Causes Prostate Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct(scitechdaily.com)

5 points by amichail 1 year ago | 0 comments

NASA reconnected with Voyager 1 after a brief pause(scitechdaily.com)

223 points by Stratoscope 2 years ago | 143 comments

James Webb Telescope discovers some quasars that seem to exist in isolation(scitechdaily.com)

136 points by wglb 2 years ago | 51 comments

Type 2 diabetes: New treatment eliminates insulin for 86% of patients(scitechdaily.com)

192 points by amichail 2 years ago | 82 comments

Hurricanes Cause Millions More Deaths Than Reported(scitechdaily.com)

5 points by geox 2 years ago | 1 comments

Scientists Propose Groundbreaking Method to Detect Single Gravitons(scitechdaily.com)

13 points by amichail 2 years ago | 5 comments

AI predicts earthquakes with unprecedented accuracy(scitechdaily.com)

56 points by xrd 2 years ago | 35 comments

Stanford Reverses Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's with Brain Metabolism Drug(scitechdaily.com)

5 points by rmason 2 years ago | 1 comments

The Cause of Alzheimer's Might Not Be Amyloid(scitechdaily.com)

10 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 3 comments

New research on why Cahokia Mounds civilization left(scitechdaily.com)

23 points by historynops 2 years ago | 7 comments

Unmanned submarine discovers ice shelf mysteries, then disappears(scitechdaily.com)

44 points by geox 2 years ago | 5 comments

String Theory Unravels New Pi Formula: A Quantum Leap in Mathematics(scitechdaily.com)

6 points by nsoonhui 2 years ago | 3 comments

Venezuela's Last Glacier, Humboldt, Has Melted Away(scitechdaily.com)

46 points by simonebrunozzi 2 years ago | 37 comments

Autonomous AI Robot Creates a Shock-Absorbing Shape No Human Ever Could(scitechdaily.com)

34 points by croes 2 years ago | 33 comments

New Research: Masks Didn't Reduce Covid Infection Risk After First Omicron Wave(scitechdaily.com)

5 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 0 comments

Quantum Gravity Unveiled –Scientists Crack the Cosmic Code That Baffled Einstein(scitechdaily.com)

3 points by pg_1234 2 years ago | 0 comments

Hopes for Finding Mars Life After Rover's Ground-Penetrating Radar Discovery(scitechdaily.com)

54 points by isaacfrond 2 years ago | 60 comments

Tinnitus linked to undetected auditory nerve damage(scitechdaily.com)

750 points by beefman 2 years ago | 401 comments

SciTechDaily article reporting Mass Eye and Ear research linking tinnitus to hidden auditory nerve damage undetected by standard hearing tests.

Hubble’s Hitchcock Moment: An Explosion in Unexpected Place(scitechdaily.com)

38 points by wglb 3 years ago | 23 comments

The molecule DIM reduces biofilms causing dental plaque: study(scitechdaily.com)

98 points by hanniabu 3 years ago | 78 comments

Simple fragrance method boosts cognitive capacity: study(scitechdaily.com)

91 points by oblib 3 years ago | 48 comments

Conclusive Evidence for Modified Gravity(scitechdaily.com)

29 points by thenaturalist 3 years ago | 13 comments

70% of Type 2 Diabetes Cases Linked to Food Choices(scitechdaily.com)

113 points by geox 3 years ago | 103 comments

A simple and eco-friendly way to make ammonia(scitechdaily.com)

67 points by Stratoscope 3 years ago | 30 comments