Space biweekly vol.57, 20th July — 5thAugust TL;DR Powerful jets of a supermassive black hole change the conditions for star formation in interstellar clouds. Supermassive black holes with varying light signatures are actually in different stages of the life cycle. Because it’s bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings…

A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 21st July — 4th August TL;DR EIP4844 (proto-danksharding) will drastically decrease rollup fees, enabling Ethereum to scale without sacrificing decentralization. Researchers and devs from Optimism, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Prysmatic labs, and the EF recently joined the second community call coordinating these efforts. EIP4844 call video…

Neuroscience biweekly vol. 63, 20th July — 3rd August TL;DR Scientists have used state-of-the-art electron microscopy approaches to demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 hijacks nanotubes, tiny bridges that link infected cells with neurons. The virus is therefore able to penetrate neurons despite the fact that they are lacking the ACE2 receptor that the…

Biweekly update on Ethereum DeFi ecosystem vol.57, 19th July — 2nd August TL;DR $40.2B in DeFi this week, currently at ~ $40.68B, with Maker dominance 19.63%. Latest Aave News: July community call, extend safety module protection, 1INCH AIP & more. Follow the Aave governance forum. “GHO is the Next Big Stablecoin”…

Biometrics biweekly vol. 43, 18h July — 1st August TL;DR Apple introduces new Skin-Detect Sensors with their 3rd gen AirPods as listed on their sensors list. Among the biometric or biometric-adjacent features available in new models are also motion detection, speech detection, and force sensor Microsoft touts a new biometrics-based contact…

Quantum news biweekly vol.32, 18th July — 31th July TL;DR An international team has successfully implemented an advanced form of quantum cryptography for the first time. Moreover, encryption is independent of the quantum device used and therefore even more secure against hacking attempts. Researchers discover that nickel oxide superconductors contain a…

Energy & green technology biweekly vol.29, 15th July — 29th July TL;DR Researchers have designed a fuel production system that uses water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. They have implemented the system in the field, and the design could help the aviation industry become carbon neutral. Passive…

Biweekly update on the Polkadot ecosystem vol. 42, 14th July — 28th July TL;DR Gov2: Polkadot’s next generation of decentralized governance Congratulations to BridgePort on winning Polkadot’s 22nd parachain auction Polkadot 0.9.26 has been released with medium upgrade priority Referendum 69, proposing to upgrade the Polkadot relay chain to runtime v9250…

Biweekly update vol.28, 13th July — 27th July TL;DR Hello to the amazing crypto fans and tech enthusiasts! The last two weeks have been extremely intense and fruitful for the Humanode team, and we can’t wait to share some of the most significant news with you! The great news is, that…