A new study from University of Michigan public health researchers looks at national healthcare data, finding that white patients and those with private insurance or the ability to pay cash for treatment have dramatically better access to a commonly used addiction-treatment medication. “When the opioid epidemic… was really brought to public attention, there was a lot of concern that there was a high mortality rate amongst white Americans,” says lead author Pooja Lagisetty, a professor of medicine at the University of Michigan....

It has been generally assumed that the origin of the infections stems from fresh water runoff contaminated with cat feces, but there is no definitive science on the issue. There has been new research, however, on anchovies’ ability to filter the protozoa from the water in which they live. Scientists at California Polytechnic State University discovered that when exposed to_ T. gondii_ in a controlled environment, two-thirds of the anchovies absorbed the parasite....

The trick was moving the tank using muscle alone. Computer models showed that it could fit hardware for six pedalers and yield about 1.5 horsepower. That’s not enough to move tank treads, so the team used wheels instead. Then they gave it bicycle-like gearing to get more power from less exertion. A salvaged rear differential (which allows wheels to spin independently) from an old truck axle made turning more efficient....

The (strange, silly-sounding) study is being presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Researchers looked at phones for two allergens, cobalt and nickel; about a third of BlackBerries had nickel, they found. The flip-phone models were worse: about 91 percent of those had nickel and 52 percent had cobalt. iPhones and Android phones, by comparison, didn’t seem to have either allergen. Researchers point out that this is a common allergy; about 17 percent of women and 3 percent of men get itching and swelling in their jaw line, ears, and cheeks when they come into contact with cobalt and nickel....

Researchers have known for years that human-generated noise beneath the ocean’s surface can adversely affect marine life. Because these animals depend on sound to navigate, find food, avoid predators, and communicate with other members of their species, introducing non-natural background noise into their world can have grave consequences. During the last century, industrial activities have released hundreds of billions of tons of CO2 into the Earth’s atmosphere, about half of which has been absorbed by the world’s oceans, scientists say....

The Philips Momentum 559M1RYV offers HDMI 2.1 to play games in 4K at 120Hz, exactly what the Xbox Series X and PS5 call for. There’s a built-in soundbar designed by audiophile speaker designer Bowers & Wilkins, ensuring a better audio experience than your average TV. And, of course, for those who want to connect it to a PC, it features the full range of monitor configuration options, DisplayPort 2.0 ports, and all the other accoutrement typically associated with a screen that sits on a desk rather than a TV stand....

“Acoustic levitation is a really cool way to manipulate objects, because it’s literally using something very much like a loudspeaker,” says lead study author Melody Lim, an experimental soft matter physicist at UChicago. Lim and her colleagues hoped to refine this sort of levitation so they could use it to move and manipulate objects without touching them. This has a myriad of potential applications: some physicists are even investigating acoustic levitation as a means of rearranging cells for the purpose of tissue engineering....

The vast majority of that data is fluff that CERN automatically filters out. But each year that LHC runs, CERN estimates, produces 90 petabytes of saved data—enough to fill up 90,000 typical 1-terabyte hard drives. CERN, in the fashion of a 1960s space opera, stores much of it on giant banks of magnetic tape in a glossy room near the French-Swiss border. It’s too much data for any human to easily sift through....

Most recently, the aquatic plant duckweed has gained attention after being targeted as a possible source of biofuel (not unlike that other pond-choking stuff). But that’s just one of the potential applications scientists at the five allied institutions have been uncovering. Thanks to its high nutritional value, duckweed holds promise as a livestock feed, one that’s more sustainable due to its ability replenish itself relatively easily (duckweed creates biomass faster than any other flowering plant)....

In other PPX news, because there are a huge number of stocks closing out with the new year, and many others with closeout dates well into ’09, we’ve shaken things up a little; tomorrow’s prop has a quick turnaround time. It’s end-date is November 4th, 2008. We’re closing ISHARE out today. It’s payout statement reads: “This proposition will pay out at POP$100 if, by February 31, 2009, someone uses Apple’s SDK to build a program for the iPhone that allows it to make phone-to-phone calls, whether via a Wi-Fi signal or any other means, without it showing up on any carrier’s network or otherwise being charged to a user’s cellphone bill....

The de facto cleaning blackholes are usually drawers people have in the room, with some admitting to placing their junk on chairs. And for some, it’s their nightstand. If you’re the latter, there’s still hope for a bit of organization. You can minimize clutter with the Magstand Mini Magnetic Charge Station, which gives you complete control over how you juice up your favorite gadgets. It’s on sale for 35 percent off during our Back to Education sale that runs until August 24th....

Ring Nation faced immediate criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers following news of its existence. With a well-documented history of sharing consumers’ data to law enforcement without their knowledge, many critics find the show’s smart home security premise in poor taste at best, and at worst, an unavoidable cash grab. But just how egregious is the new show? On its glossy surface, Ring Nation is nothing more than yet another montage series propelled by uncompensated audience submissions....

In October, Google Maps announced they would be sending their team into the rugged terrain of the Grand Canyon wearing their new camera system, the Trekker. The 40-pound backpack is equipped with a 15-lens camera system that captures 360-degree views and makes you look a little like a bacteriophage. It’s controlled by an Android phone and captures images as you walk. Thanks to the lucky Google employees assigned to wander 75 miles of steep trails in the most photogenic areas of the national park, you can visit famous canyon attractions like the Bright Angel Trail and the Meteor Crater whenever you want....

A new study published today in Science Advances found that rockfishes have a complex genetic network that likely influences the species’ length of life. These same genes also seem to be found in humans. “The way fish are regulating traits like longevity is actually very similar to how mammals are regulating longevity,” says lead study author Stephen Treaster, a postdoctoral research scientist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School....

That’s around $100,000 to $200,000 less than the top-line Phantom. Rolls-Royce executives said the RR4 will have a more informal presence than the company’s stately Phantom line, and will be more geared toward driving than being driven. The company, a subsidiary of BMW, said the RR4 will be powered by a new engine that is unique to Rolls-Royce. The RR4 is expected to go on sale in 2010.

According to the SEC’s official civil complaint released Tuesday, US regulators are charging Bankman-Fried with defrauding FTX’s equity investors, as well as its customers who relied on FTX to buy, sell, and trade billions of dollars of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, as well as the exchange’s own native token. An unsealed indictment published Tuesday charges Bankman-Fried with wire fraud against customers and lenders, conspiracy to commit wire, commodities, and securities fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, as well as conspiracy to defraud the United States and violate campaign finance laws....

The YOSUDA Stationary Cycling Bike has a 35-pound flywheel and a heavy-duty steel frame, with a belt-driven system for smoother and quieter rides. The LCD monitor tracks time, speed, distance, and calories burned, with a wide range of resistance to challenge yourself as much as you like. The non-slip handlebars and padded seats give you a comfortable riding experience, and transport wheels let you easily move the machine when not in use....

For Memorial Day, here are refurbished iPads, MacBooks, and Chromebooks on sale for fantastic rates. Just don’t miss out and take your pick: Apple iPad Mini 2 with Retina Display, 32GB – Silver (Wifi only) Featuring a Retina display, an A7 chip, advanced WiFi connectivity, and 10 hours of battery life, this iPad Mini 2 can help you achieve productivity on the move. It also has built-in apps like iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, so you can execute just about any task you need to accomplish....

It’s all about the beans “The quality of coffee you start with sets the limit for how good your coffee can be,” says James Hoffman, author of The World Atlas of Coffee and my favorite YouTuber on the subject. “You can improve cheap coffee, but there are no tricks or hacks to make it taste of anything but cheap coffee.” Coffee is kind of weird. For a long time it was treated as just a commodity: A cup of coffee was a cup of coffee, and it didn’t matter where the beans came from, as long as they were small, green, and ready to roast....

But there’s a way to pick up a new language without the hassle. Dubbed as the #1 language-learning app in the world, Babbel is developed by over 100 expert linguists to help millions of people assimilate to a new language quickly, and with confidence. For a limited time, you can grab it on sale at a special price of just $199 (reg. $499). Did you know that in the U....