Hacking Science

07/18/2025

Scientists exposed rats to the same phone radiation humans use daily, and within 30 days, visible brain cell damage appeared under a microscope. Neurons were dying, especially in areas tied to hearing. The findings raise serious concerns about long-term mobile phone use and potential effects on human brain health.

07/18/2025

07/09/2025

🌿 Artificial Trees That Clean the Air 1,000x Faster! 🌬️

Columbia University scientists have engineered “artificial trees” that can passively pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere up to 1,000 times faster than natural trees. 🌍💨

Developed by Dr. Klaus Lackner and his team, these towering devices use advanced materials to capture CO₂ without any energy input, making them a potential game-changer in the fight against global warming. Unlike traditional carbon capture systems, these “trees” don’t need power — they rely on humidity and smart chemistry to trap and release carbon. 🌡️♻️

This breakthrough forms the backbone of a growing field called Direct Air Capture (DAC), and it’s already being scaled by startups and climate-focused companies. 🌐🌱

💡 Just one of these synthetic trees could potentially do the work of thousands of real ones when it comes to carbon capture — without using farmland or water.

🛠️ Imagine entire carbon farms in deserts helping reverse climate change!
This isn't science fiction — it's sustainable science in action.

07/09/2025

Quantum Computer in China Breaks Speed Records
Here’s everything you need to know:
→ China’s USTC team has unveiled Zuchongzhi-3, a quantum computer with 105 qubits that runs one million times faster than Google’s latest quantum machine.
→ The new processor can solve complex calculations much faster than any supercomputer, marking a major leap in quantum technology.
→ Zuchongzhi-3’s performance was officially published in Physical Review Letters and praised by experts as a significant upgrade over previous models.
→ The machine’s advanced design allows for more reliable quantum operations, with high fidelity and longer operation times.
→ Researchers are now working on improving error correction and other quantum features to push the technology even further.
→ This breakthrough has received global recognition and is expected to accelerate research and innovation in quantum

07/06/2025

China has installed a massive 50-meter-high inflatable dome over a construction site in Jinan city to reduce dust and noise pollution, making it one of the most innovative environmental solutions in urban development. According to Gulf News, the dome covers an area of about 20,000 square meters and is made from durable, weather-resistant materials. It stays upright through a constant air pressure system, which means it doesn’t need internal supports and can fully enclose the construction site. This helps trap dust particles and significantly reduce the noise from heavy machinery, improving the quality of life for nearby residents.

The dome also includes transparent sections that allow natural light to enter, along with advanced ventilation systems to maintain safe air quality inside. According to The Bridge Chronicle, this project is part of Jinan’s broader efforts to meet strict environmental regulations and minimize the impact of construction on surrounding communities.

While the dome has been praised for its effectiveness and creativity, some experts have raised concerns about potential heat buildup and the safety of workers operating inside the enclosed space.

07/03/2025

Apple’s Type-C: Because even when we join the standard, we make it uniquely difficult. 😏🔌

06/26/2025

BREAKING: Meta just offered $32 BILLION for a 1-year-old AI startup. They got rejected. So now they're doing something even crazier!

This move is WILD!

Zuckerberg tried to buy Safe Superintelligence (SSI) - the company founded by OpenAI's former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever - for $32 billion.

A company that's barely a year old.

Sutskever said no.

So what did Meta do? They went full psycho mode.
Here's the insane sequence of events:

First, they got rejected hard:

Meta offered $30-32 billion for SSI. Sutskever didn't just say no - he personally rejected both the acquisition AND Meta's attempt to recruit him directly.

That's when things got interesting.

Then they went after the money behind the money:

Since they couldn't buy SSI, Meta started courting Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman - the guys who RUN the venture fund that BACKS SSI.

Think about that strategy for a second. If you can't buy the company, buy the investors who control the company.

Now they're buying a piece of their entire fund:

Meta is negotiating a $1+ billion stake in NFDG (Gross and Friedman's VC firm). This gives them indirect access to the most promising AI startups in the ecosystem.

Plus they already dropped $14.3 billion on Scale AI and brought in 28-year-old Alexandr Wang to lead their "Superintelligence" lab.

The compensation packages are absolutely insane:

→ Nine-figure signing bonuses
→ Total packages over $100 million
→ Mark Zuckerberg personally calling elite AI researchers

Even OpenAI admitted Meta's recruitment efforts are "aggressive" (which is corporate speak for "they're offering stupid money").
Here's what most people are missing:

This isn't just about building better AI models. Meta is trying to buy their way into controlling the entire AGI ecosystem.

They can't out-innovate OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic organically. So they're just buying everyone and everything around them.

It's like - if you can't win the game, buy the players, the coaches, the referees, and the stadium.

The bigger picture?

Zuckerberg is building what insiders are calling a "wartime AI team" - a small, elite unit that can move faster than big bureaucratic organizations.

He's betting that throwing unlimited money at the problem will let Meta skip years of development and jump straight to the AGI tier.

But here's the crazy part:

Even with all this spending, Meta's Llama models still lag behind ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini in performance.

So either this massive talent acquisition is going to completely change the game, or Meta is about to spend $50+ billion learning that you can't just buy your way to artificial general intelligence.

The next 12 months are going to show us which one it is.

My money's on Zuckerberg knowing something the rest of us don't. When someone's willing to spend $32 billion on a 1-year-old company, they're not just throwing money around.

They're making a bet on the future of everything.

06/21/2025

A French study by food safety agency ANSES found that glass bottles contain significantly more microplastics than plastic bottles or cans—up to 50 times more in some soft drinks. The source was traced to the plastic-based paint on glass bottle caps, which sheds microplastics through friction.

Water, both flat and sparkling, showed relatively low microplastic levels across all packaging types. While no health risk threshold has been established, ANSES suggested that simple cleaning methods could reduce contamination by 60%. The findings were published in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis.

06/03/2025

Japan is using AI-powered drones to plant forests 10x faster — a game-changer for reforestation and climate action! 🌱🤖