#Combining magnetic data storage and logic

“#Combining magnetic data storage and logic” Postdoc Zhaochu Luo with a chip that features both 
racetrack memory and logic. Credit: Markus Fischer/ PSI Computers normally store and process data in separate modules. But now researchers at ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute have developed a method that allows logical operations to be performed directly…

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#Racial discrimination ingrained in jury selection, law school report finds

“#Racial discrimination ingrained in jury selection, law school report finds” A new report from Berkeley Law’s Death Penalty Clinic shows that racial discrimination is a deeply ingrained part of jury selection in California. Credit: Davide Bonazzi An eye-opening report from Berkeley Law’s Death Penalty Clinic finds that racial discrimination is a consistent aspect of jury…

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#Cats wreak havoc on native wildlife, but we’ve found one adorable species outsmarting them

“#Cats wreak havoc on native wildlife, but we’ve found one adorable species outsmarting them” by Euan Ritchie, Amy Coetsee, Anthony Rendall, Tim Doherty and Vivianna Miritis, The Conversation </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/catswreakhav.jpg” data-sub-html=”Credit: Zoos Victoria, Author provided” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2020/catswreakhav.jpg”> <figure><img alt=”Cats wreak havoc on native wildlife, but we’ve found one adorable species outsmarting them” height=”480″ src=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800/2020/catswreakhav.jpg”…

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#Australian fossil reveals new plant species

“#Australian fossil reveals new plant species” Co-author Anne-Laure Decombeix excavating the Barraba fossil site during an expedition in 2013. Credit: Antoine Champreux Antoine Champreux, a Ph.D. student in the Global Ecology Lab at Flinders University, has cataloged the discovery of the new fern-like plant species as part of an international effort to examine the Australian…

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#In virus lockdown, Europe’s predators regain turf

“#In virus lockdown, Europe’s predators regain turf” Handout photo from Rewilding Europe shows an Eurasian grey wolf (Canis lupus) walking at a vulture watching site in the Madzharovo valley, Bulgaria The hunter-prey drama took place just outside wildlife enthusiast Ennio Ciccotti’s window, in the central Italian town of Scanno. Four wolves, trailing a herd of…

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#China delays launch to complete GPS-like Beidou network

“#China delays launch to complete GPS-like Beidou network” In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, a model of Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System is displayed during the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China’s Guangdong province. Citing technical reasons, China has delayed the launch…

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#Wearable patch may provide new treatment option for skin cancer

“#Wearable patch may provide new treatment option for skin cancer” Purdue University innovators developed a bioresorbable wearable skin patch comprised with fully miniaturized silicon needles for the management of skin cancers. Credit: Purdue University/Chi Hwan Lee Conventional melanoma therapies, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, suffer from the toxicity and side effects of repeated treatments due to…

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