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Manon Fiorot bounced back from her title fight loss in a big way after running through Jasmine Jasudavicius in the first round at UFC Vancouver. It was a disappointing night for Fiorot when she faced reigning UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko this past May, and she apparently decided to take out all her frustrations on Jasudavicius. As soon as the …

Popular YouTuber and Twitch streamer MoistCr1TiKaL has turned off every form of monetization possible and is urging viewers to hold onto their money or donate to charity. Viewers donating large amounts of money to streamers has always been a controversial topic, and often makes headlines. Earlier this month, a streamer was murdered by a viewer who had sent her nearly …

The Chicago Bears announced their new stadium plans in a big, gleaming, star-spangled announcement on September 8. They would be following a well-worn NFL path of moving out of the city and into the suburbs, building their new home in Arlington Heights, just northwest of the city — bragging about the jobs it would bring, the potential to host a …

Zoe CorbynTechnology Reporter, San Francisco Getty Images E. coli has been used in many discoveries in genetics and molecular biology Earlier this year an extraordinary new way of using waste plastic made headlines. A common bacterium was genetically engineered to eat a plastic-derived molecule and then digest it to produce the everyday painkiller, paracetamol. The microbe used by Stephen Wallace, …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔬 Researchers discover that bending salty ice generates electricity, offering a new clean energy source. 🌊 The process involves microscopic channels of salty water creating a streaming current when ice is bent. 🌍 Ice covers 10% of Earth’s surface, making it a significant untapped resource for sustainable energy. 🔧 Challenges include mechanical fatigue and energy loss, requiring …

As the saying goes, “if it can’t be grown, it has to be mined”– but what about all the metals that have already been wrested from the bosom of the Earth? Once used, they can be recycled– or as this paper charmingly puts it, become ore for “urban mining” techniques. The technique under discussion in the Chemical Engineering Journal is …

When cells are injured, they can “vomit” their insides out to help them heal faster, according to a new study. While effective, the process could also be implicated in diseases like cancer. The discovery was made while scientists were investigating a recently discovered cellular process called paligenosis, where mature cells respond to injury by reverting to a younger-seeming progenitor state, …

Researchers have developed a breakthrough technology that solves a fundamental limit in electronics. This new technology, dubbed an “optoexcitonic switch,” could lead to a new class of electronics — ranging from phones and PCs to data centers and quantum computers that can operate at without generating waste heat. The new switch works like a conventional electronic switch, which uses an …

The St. Louis strike for aerospace stock Boeing (BA) is still going on, even as Boeing looks to bring in permanent replacement workers for the strikers. And a recent four-hour session with a federal mediator proved to be less than productive as well, with the union declaring it a “…waste of time.” This did little good for Boeing shares, as …

Until 1972, the Pacific waters of Southern California served as a dumping ground for hazardous and industrial wastes. More than 50 years later, corroded metal barrels still litter the seafloor off the coast of Los Angeles, and scientists are only beginning to understand the consequences of casually tossing them into the ocean. Images of the barrels first surfaced in 2020, …