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VCU to Create Memorial for People, Most of African Descent, Whose Remains Were Dumped in a Well

VCU to Create Memorial for People, Most of African Descent, Whose Remains Were Dumped in a Well

Published by Sam Flores

Virginia Commonwealth University will spend $3.6 million on a memorial for dozens of people, most of African descent, whose bodies were stolen from their graves, dissected by medical students and then dumped in a forgotten well. The Richmond school’s board of visitors voted Friday to fund what VCU calls the East Marshall Street Well Project, an effort to right wrongs committed more than a century ago. Construction of the memorial and burial site are expected to start in summer of 2027. “Years ago, VCU initiated this journey because we recognized a profound obligation to restore the human dignity of the people who were not afforded respect in their physical existence,” VCU President Michael Rao said in a story about the effort posted on the school’s website. “The East Marshall Street Well Project’s sacred mission is to ensure every life is honored with the permanence and reverence they deserve.” The circular memorial will feature a “unity chamber” inspired by the Toguna structures of Dogon culture in West Africa. Its design “is intended to encourage humility and …

Astronomers Create Entire Synthetic Universe “Indistinguishable” From Our Own

Astronomers Create Entire Synthetic Universe “Indistinguishable” From Our Own

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Astronomers say they’ve created an entire synthetic universe which uncannily reproduces the properties of our real one.  The point of the feat, which was detailed in a new study published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, wasn’t to play god, but to test the standard cosmological model. Nonetheless, the researchers couldn’t resist basking in the glory of their impressive creation, dubbed the COLIBRE project. “It is exhilarating to see ‘galaxies’ come out of our computer that look indistinguishable from the real thing and share many of the properties that astronomers measure in real data such as their number, luminosities, colors and sizes,” said coauthor Carlos Frenk, a physicist at Durham University, in a statement about the work. “What is most remarkable is that we are able to produce this synthetic universe purely by solving the relevant equations of physics in the expanding universe,” Frenk added. The similarities here are a good thing for cosmologists, who …

For the first time ever, scientists create particles out of empty space

For the first time ever, scientists create particles out of empty space

Published by Jenni Sidey

The universe looks like it is mostly empty space. Remove the stars, planets, dust, and gas, and what remains is nothing at all. Physics tells a stranger story. The vacuum is not truly empty. It is filled with restless energy and fleeting quantum fluctuations. These are brief disturbances that can produce virtual particle pairs before they disappear again. These particles cannot be observed directly. However, their effects can shape the behavior of matter in measurable ways. Now physicists working at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have found new evidence. Some of those hidden vacuum fluctuations may leave a direct imprint on the particles we can detect. Their study points to a link between short-lived virtual quark-antiquark pairs in the vacuum and real particles produced in high-energy proton collisions. The findings offer a new way to study one of the biggest unresolved problems in physics. Specifically, the question is how quarks become bound into matter. “The vacuum is now understood to have a rich and complex structure, characterized by …

Ditch power tools, build a hedgehog highway: how to create a nature-friendly garden | Gardens

Ditch power tools, build a hedgehog highway: how to create a nature-friendly garden | Gardens

Published by Sam Flores

It’s happening: spring’s stretching and greenness, vibrant and achingly alive. But the last thing your garden needs is to be tidied up in a rush, for soil to be cleared of debris, for rotten, grey, dead and dying bits to be whisked away. For it’s these bits that hold all the life. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. So many small things – overwinter insects, larvae, pupae and eggs – are still sleeping or waiting for just a few more warmer days. In our attempt to spruce things up, we often whisk away their homes in hollow stems and under layers of autumn leaves, and then wonder where the birds have gone. If you garden with wildlife in mind, everyone benefits. It’s a different mindset for sure, but every time you think, “I’ll just tidy up,” stop, wait a beat, and take a closer look because there’s always something wondrous and magical happening, something far more valuable than neatness. From a pond-in-a-pot …

JPMorganChase Data Center Gets Million Handout to Create Grand Total of One Job

JPMorganChase Data Center Gets $77 Million Handout to Create Grand Total of One Job

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Back in March, we shared the story of a $136 million data center going up in Northeastern Ohio, which was slated to bring in a whopping ten full-time jobs. That project received a $4.5 million state tax exemption, which is egregious enough on its own — but a new project in New York State is making that Ohio handout look like chump change. First reported by New York Focus, a data center being built by financial giant JPMorganChase is receiving $77 million in subsidies. What does the local economy get in return for its generosity? The answer, incredibly, is just a single full-time job. JPMorganChase, which received the $77 million tax break in 2024, plans to use the funds to expand a data center in Orangeburg, a small New York town about a 45 minute drive away from Times Square. “The county is giving away quite a lot of public money in exchange basically for nothing,” Kasia Tarczynska, …

How Claude Code and Opus 4.7 Create the Ultimate Coding Agent

How Claude Code and Opus 4.7 Create the Ultimate Coding Agent

Published by skeptic

Anthropic’s Opus 4.7 and Claude Code combine to create a sophisticated coding and automation framework, as explored by David Ondrej. This pairing uses Opus 4.7’s enhanced capabilities, such as its redesigned tokenizer, which improves contextual understanding and reasoning efficiency. For example, the model’s ability to autonomously manage multi-step workflows makes it particularly effective for complex tasks like debugging intricate codebases or analyzing financial data. However, these advancements come with trade-offs, including increased token usage that may impact cost efficiency for large-scale projects. In this overview, you’ll gain insight into how Opus 4.7’s features, such as its improved visual reasoning and command-based customization options, can address specific challenges in software development and automation. Explore its real-world applications, from creating scalable web applications to streamlining operations in creative industries. Additionally, understand the limitations, including verbosity and cost considerations, to help you evaluate whether this system aligns with your technical and organizational needs. New Performance Enhancements TL;DR Key Takeaways : Opus 4.7 introduces significant advancements in coding, automation and complex reasoning, outperforming competitors like GPT-5.4 and Gemini 3.1 …

Scientists create light inside the body using ultrasound

Scientists create light inside the body using ultrasound

Published by Jenni Sidey

Getting light deep inside the body has always come with a catch. Tissue scatters and absorbs it, which means doctors and researchers often have to cut into the body or thread in optical fibers to reach the places they want to target. A team at Stanford University now says it has found a way around that problem, at least in mice. Instead of trying to shine light through layers of tissue, the researchers used ultrasound to trigger tiny particles circulating in the bloodstream, making them emit light exactly where the sound waves were focused. The result is a noninvasive method for creating small, controlled pockets of light inside living tissue. That matters because light has become an increasingly useful tool in biology and medicine. It can stimulate cell activity, influence neural signals, and help treat certain cancers. The problem has never been what light can do. It has been how to get it where it needs to go without physically entering the body. “Ultrasound is very convenient to use, and it penetrates much deeper into …

Greggs adds new sausage roll to menu to create ‘iconic trilogy’

Greggs adds new sausage roll to menu to create ‘iconic trilogy’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up to IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free Greggs is launching a chicken version of its customer-favourite sausage and vegan rolls, a permanent addition to the chain’s menu. The Chicken Roll – described by the high street baker as “seasoned chicken wrapped in layers of crisp, golden, glazed puff pastry” – contains 305 calories and will cost £1.35 when it goes on sale on Thursday. It joins the Sausage Roll, which has been a Greggs staple since the 1950s, and the Vegan Roll, which was introduced in 2019. To celebrate the final launch of the “trilogy”, Greggs is allowing customers the chance to be among the first to taste the new roll with a 20-minute slot between 3.30pm and 9pm on Wednesday (8 April) at a pop-up location at 15 Bateman Street, in London’s Soho. Places will be given on a first-come, first-served basis but, in a nod to the trilogy theme, guests …