Princeton team disables long-targeted gene behind spread of major cancers

Medical [Princeton team disables long-targeted gene behind spread of major cancers]( [Scientists have discovered a compound that takes aim at a gene central to the metastasis of many major cancers]( Researchers at Princeton focusing on a single gene central to the ability of most major cancers to metastasize have discovered what they describe as a "silver bullet," in the form of a compound that can disable this gene in mice and human tissue. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Save 20%+ on this innovative color-matching device for Cyber Monday]( Portable and sophisticated, the Nix Mini 2 Color Sensor is engineered with life in mind. The Nix Mini can easily identify any color with a simple scan, ideal for those who work with color, or for those who want to bring it into their everyday lives. [Read more]( Energy [Green ammonia electrolysis breakthrough could finally kill Haber-Bosch]( [Nearly all the world's current ammonia production uses dirty, steam-reformed hydrogen and a massive amount of energy via the Haber-Bosch process, but Jupiter Ionics' electrolysis device promises to disrupt this landscape]( Scientists at Australia's Monash University claim to have made a critical breakthrough in green ammonia production that could displace the extremely dirty Haber-Bosch process, with the potential to eliminate nearly 2% of global greenhouse emissions. [Read more]( Photography [Tiny salt-grain-sized camera snaps hi-res full-color images]( [The tiny new camera sensor measures just half a millimeter wide]( Princeton and the University of Washington researchers have developed a camera the size of a grain of salt that can snap sharp, full-color images. It’s made with a metasurface that captures light and could be scaled up to turn entire surfaces into sensors. [Read more]( Medical [Non-invasive scanning tech reads blood cholesterol levels via the skin]( [The scanner]( For people with coronary heart disease, regular monitoring of bloodstream cholesterol levels is essential – and it typically requires the drawing of blood samples. A new system, however, is claimed to provide the same data simply by imaging the skin of the hand. [Read more]( Computers [Simplified quantum computer can be made with off-the-shelf components]( [A new, "simplified" quantum computer circuit entangles a single atom with multiple photons]( Quantum computers are so far held back by their complexity. Engineers at Stanford have now demonstrated a new relatively simple design for a quantum computer where a single atom is entangled with a series of photons to process and store information. [Read more]( Marine [Modular mo-jet system serves as different types of powered watercraft]( [The mo-jet system, seen here in its Bodyboard configuration, can also serve as a powered surfboard, hydrofoil board and underwater scooter]( In recent years, we've heard about electric surfboards, bodyboards, hydrofoil boards and underwater scooters. Buying all of those separately could get pretty expensive, which is why the mo-jet system combines them in one modular setup. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [mRNA vaccine makers are working on new Omicron-specific formulations]( [Omicron-specific mRNA vaccines are currently in development while previously produced Delta-specific vaccines may be useful if it is discovered Omicron can evade current vaccines]( As scientists scramble to understand what the real-world implications are from the many novel mutations seen in Omicron, the new SARS-CoV-2 variant, both Pfizer and Moderna are racing to update their mRNA vaccines. [Read more]( Science [Self-replicating Xenobots represent new form of biological reproduction]( [Pac-Man-shaped Xenobots move cells around in a Petri dish to create their own offspring]( Scientists have developed first-of-a-kind "Xenobots" from frog cells with the ability to self-replicate, a technology that could find use in regenerative medicine and and reveals a type of biological reproduction never before observed in science. [Read more]( Medical [New nanochip reprograms cells in the body to perform different functions]( [The Indiana University nanochip]( A team of researchershas advanced development of a nanochip device that can reprogram cells in the body to become new blood vessels and nerve cells. It could be used to repair brain damage resulting from a stroke or nerve damage caused by diabetes. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Study details new links between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome]( [New research found 48 percent of long COVID patients fit the diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome]( New research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has identified a link between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome, adding to a growing understanding of the overlap between the two illnesses. [Read more]( Home Entertainment [Omnia music system aims to power streaming, digital and analog listening]( [The Audiolab Omnia music system supports hi-res streaming, CD playback and can be cabled up to a turntable]( UK hi-fi specialist Audiolab has leveraged its award-winning know-how to create a "just add speakers" music system called the Omnia, which features a Class AB amp, rocks a CD player, caters to streaming needs, and can even be cabled to a turntable. [Read more]( Collectibles [Botto, the decentralized AI/human artist, makes its first million]( [Blossoming Cadaver: "As the bone whitens, the dead are revealed. A group awash in light who constantly play. A trip that has yet to end."]( An AI algorithm called Botto has made somewhere around US$1.3 million at auction for its first six NFT artworks. Botto generates thousands of images, and a community of humans vote to influence its direction and decide which pieces go to auction. [Read more]( Around The Home [Asus heads into the kitchen with food safety detection device]( [The PureGo PD100 shares a bath with your fruit and veggies, and checks for pesticides and other residues]( Whether you buy your veggies from a farmer's market or at the grocery store, you need to give them a good wash when you get home. But how clean is clean enough? Help is at hand from an unexpected source in the shape of the PureGo PD100 from Asus. [Read more]( Good Thinking [Impact-absorbing traffic light poles could save lives]( [Testing shows how one of the prototype poles absorbs impact energy by tilting to one side when hit by a car, instead of snapping off and possibly hitting bystanders]( When a car crashes into a roadside object at an intersection, chances are pretty high that object will be a traffic light pole. If it's a new energy-absorbing pole, however, the likelihood of injury or even death may be significantly reduced. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [Study finds no significant causal link between gut microbiome and autism]( [Hand drawn seamless bacterium pattern. Vector illustration]( The hypothesis that gut health influences autism has been turned on its head by a new Australian study. Rather than playing a causal role, the study suggests these microbiome differences are the result of restricted diets associated with autism. 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