Prices of the electricity we use to charge

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Des astronomes découvrent une planète "cousine" de Pluton !
Une équipe scientifique a repéré une planète naine au-delà de Neptune. C’est l’un des objets visibles les plus lointains de notre système solaire.

https://www.caminteresse.fr/sciences/des-astronomes-decouvrent-une-planete-cousine-de-pluton-11201888/

MPEC 2025-K47 : 2017 OF201

We are the official body that deals with astrometric observations and orbits of minor planets (asteroids) and comets.

www.minorplanetcenter.net

 

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The US has a new most powerful laser
Hitting 2 petawatts, the NSF-funded ZEUS facility at U-M enables research that could improve medicine, national security, materials science and more.

The US has a new most powerful laser

Hitting 2 petawatts, the NSF-funded ZEUS facility at U-M enables research that could improve medicine, national security, materials science and more.

news.engin.umich.edu

 

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‘Turbocharged’ Mitochondria Power Birds’ Epic Migratory Journeys
Changes in the number, shape, efficiency and interconnectedness of organelles in the cells of flight muscles provide extra energy for birds’ continent-spanning feats.

‘Turbocharged’ Mitochondria Power Birds’ Epic Migratory Journeys | Quanta Magazine

Changes in the number, shape, efficiency and interconnectedness of organelles in the cells of flight muscles provide extra energy for birds’ continent-spanning feats.

www.quantamagazine.org

 

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CERN gears up to ship antimatter across Europe
A portable containment device that can be dropped on a truck.

CERN gears up to ship antimatter across Europe

A portable containment device that can be dropped on a truck.

arstechnica.com

 

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InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that’s stronger than steel
InventWood’s Superwood product starts with regular timber, which is mostly composed of two compounds, cellulose and lignin. The goal is to strengthen the cellulose already present in the wood. “The cellulose nanocrystal is actually stronger than a carbon fiber,” Lau said.

Exclusive: InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that’s stronger than steel | TechCrunch

The material has 50% more tensile strength than steel with a strength-to-weight ratio that’s ten-times better.

techcrunch.com

 

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Google Researcher Lowers Quantum Bar to Crack RSA Encryption

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/05/24/google-researcher-lowers-quantum-bar-to-crack-rsa-encryption/

 

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A Formal Proof of Complexity Bounds on Diophantine Equations

https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.16963

 

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Vital for Bone Health, Vitamin D May Also Slow Aging at the Cellular Level
A long-term trial reveals how the powerhouse vitamin D can add anti-aging to its already-impressive list of health benefits.

Vital for Bone Health, Vitamin D May Also Slow Aging at the Cellular Level

A long-term trial reveals how the powerhouse vitamin D can add anti-aging to its already-impressive list of health benefits.

www.discovermagazine.com

 

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Programmatically integrate Claude Code into your applications using the SDK.

https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/sdk

 

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A strange fascination
Studies of exotic materials called “strange metals” point to a whole new way to understand electricity

https://www.science.org/content/article/strange-metals-point-whole-new-way-understand-electricity

 

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How to Disappear
Inside the world of extreme-privacy consultants, who, for the right fee, will make you and your personal information very hard to find

How to Disappear

Inside the world of extreme-privacy consultants, who, for the right fee, will make you and your personal information very hard to find

www.theatlantic.com

 

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Mini-satellite paves the way for quantum messaging anywhere on Earth
A Chinese team has transmitted quantum-encrypted images a record 12,900 kilometres.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00581-7

 

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From Sci-Fi to Superpower: These Contacts Let You See in the Dark With Your Eyes Closed
Imagine slipping on a pair of contact lenses and suddenly being able to see infrared light—without any bulky equipment or even a battery. That’s now a reality thanks to breakthrough lenses developed by scientists that convert invisible infrared into visible colors.

https://scitechdaily.com/from-sci-fi-to-superpower-these-contacts-let-you-see-in-the-dark-with-your-eyes-closed/

 

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The Soviet plan to reverse Siberia's rivers with 'peaceful nuclear explosions'

The Soviet plan to reverse Siberia's rivers with 'peaceful nuclear explosions'

In the 1970s, the USSR used nuclear devices to try to send water from Siberia's rivers flowing south, instead of its natural route north.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Pascal Technologies: Airhull lets electric boats glide on a layer of air
Airhull technology is intended to make electric boats more energy-efficient. Pascal Technologies wants to equip two boats with this technology.

Pascal Technologies: Airhull lets electric boats glide on a layer of air

Airhull technology is intended to make electric boats more energy-efficient. Pascal Technologies wants to equip two boats with this technology.

www.heise.de

 

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US solar keeps surging, generating more power than hydro in 2025
Continued rising demand still outpacing growth of renewables in the US.

US solar keeps surging, generating more power than hydro in 2025

Continued rising demand still outpacing growth of renewables in the US.

arstechnica.com

 

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How the Non-Essential Spleen Could Regenerate Vital Organs Inside the Body
Scientists are repurposing this once non-essential organ to grow life-saving tissues on demand and from inside the body.

How the Non-Essential Spleen Could Regenerate Vital Organs Inside the Body

Scientists are repurposing this once non-essential organ to grow life-saving tissues on demand and from inside the body.

www.discovermagazine.com

 

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FreeBASIC is a free/open source (GPL), BASIC compiler for Microsoft Windows, DOS and Linux.

https://freebasic.net/

 

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A strange fascination
Studies of exotic materials called “strange metals” point to a whole new way to understand electricity

https://www.science.org/content/article/strange-metals-point-whole-new-way-understand-electricity

They (fermions) form what we call 'Cooper pairs'. Leon Cooper discovered them in 1956.
Many physicists have studied them ever since. Progress is pretty rapid although room temperature superconducting ceramics may be a couple of generations into the future.