Новости за 21.03.2023

Greta Heydenrych also talks community building, digitizing chemistry, and creating a common language for scientists

Google is now providing limited public access to its Bard AI chatbot to rival OpenAI's ChatGPT. Here's what we know so far about what it can do and how to access it

A new study has demonstrated the ability of red flour beetles (Tribolium castaneum) to recycle water in their rectums. This feat allows the beetles to survive in some of the driest environments on Earth. The research team of Kenneth Halberg and colleagues built a transcriptomic atlas of the beetles’ life stages, which allowed them to systematically … Continue reading "The flour beetle’s water butt"

Calculating Ramsey numbers is so difficult that one mathematician once said he'd rather fight off an alien invasion. Now, mathematicians have made the first major advance in nearly a century

Aperiodic tiling, in which shapes can fit together to create infinite patterns that never repeat, has fascinated mathematicians for decades, but until now no one knew if it could be done with just one shape

A cake has been 3D printed using seven simple ingredients blended into pastes. The result was a layered flavour that "hits you in different waves"

The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft brought back samples from Ryugu in 2020, and an analysis of a tiny portion of those samples has revealed key ingredients for life

The penis plays host to a collection of bacteria known as the penile microbiome, and an analysis of urethral swabs has found that men who have vaginal sex can pick up bacteria normally found in the vagina

Industrial action across the country saw research institutes forced to close or cut services

When courting by twilight, spiders with the fanciest feet had highest success

Advance breaks the record for most ingredients in a printed food

TL:DR – If you’re online, you cannot ensure complete privacy. But, here are some tips on keeping at least some of your private life private. Often those in power declare that we shouldn’t worry about privacy, they often say “If you’ve got nothing to hide, then you’ve got nothing to worry about”. So let them … Continue reading "Concerning privacy concerns and device fingerprinting"

The 2023 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (curated by Andrew Spaeth and myself) has 614 research/teaching positions and 73 teaching positions. 

Virology database cuts off scientists who found and analyzed data collected 3 years ago by team in China

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The Chemistry department at Morehead State University is accepting applications for a full-time position as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Chemistry (Organic). The anticipated start date is August 7, 2023.

Vaccination, virus biology may be driving down risk