#ScienceTech

[aumindustries]

🚀 Cleanrooms: The Unsung Heroes of Modern Industry (And Why They’re Cooler Than You Think)

Let’s talk about cleanrooms—those ultra-sterile, sci-fi-like spaces where even a single speck of dust can ruin everything. 🌌✨

From life-saving drugs to next-gen microchips, cleanrooms are the invisible force keeping our world running smoothly. But what makes them so special? And why should you care? Buckle up—we’re diving into the surprisingly fascinating world of contamination control.

🔬 What Even Is a Cleanroom?

Imagine a room where:

The air is constantly filtered (like, NASA-level clean).

Every surface is anti-microbial (germs don’t stand a chance).

Workers suit up like lab astronauts (hello, hazmat chic).

These hyper-controlled environments are essential for: 💊 Pharma & Biotech (no contaminants = safe meds) 🏥 Hospitals & ICUs (sterile spaces save lives) 📱 Electronics (a dust particle can wreck a microchip) 🍫 Food & Cosmetics (because nobody wants moldy lipstick)

🛠️ The Anatomy of a Cleanroom

It’s not just clean air—it’s a high-tech ecosystem of: ✔ Modular Panels – Dust-proof, easy to assemble (like LEGO, but for science). ✔ Laminar Airflow – Think invisible wind walls pushing particles away. ✔ Epoxy Flooring – Germ-resistant and weirdly satisfying to look at. ✔ Sealed Doors & Covings – No nooks for dirt to hide.

All built to meet crazy-strict standards (GMP, WHO, USFDA—ya know, big-deal acronyms).

🤔 "Do I Need a Cleanroom?"

Maybe! If you’re in:

Science (labs, research, drug-making)

Healthcare (hospitals, ICUs, surgical centers)

Tech (semiconductors, nanotech)

Food & Beauty (hygiene = trust)

Or, y’know, if you just really hate germs.

🚀 The Future? Modular Cleanrooms

Forget clunky, permanent builds—modular cleanrooms are where it’s at: ✅ Faster setup (like building a sterile IKEA room) ✅ Cost-friendly (no over-engineering) ✅ Flexible & scalable (grow as you go)

💭 Final Thoughts

Cleanrooms aren’t just rooms—they’re guardians of precision. Whether it’s a life-saving vaccine or the phone in your pocket, they make the impossible possible.

And if you’re geeking out over this (like we are), shoutout to AUM Industries—the folks behind next-level cleanroom tech in India. From modular hospitals to pharma-grade labs, they’re making sterile spaces accessible.

🔗 Want to nerd out more? https://aumindustries.blogspot.com

[khanvilkar-21]

The HI84500 is a simple, fast, and affordable automatic mini titrator designed for testing free or total sulfur dioxide (SO2) levels in wine. Based on the Ripper Method, this mini titrator uses an optimized, preprogrammed method of analysis with a powerful algorithm that determines the completion of the titration reaction by the use of a specialized ORP electrode.

[nucitrusms]

How Electrostatic Probes Work: Principles & Applications

Electrostatic probes are essential diagnostic tools in plasma physics, used to measure parameters like electron density and temperature. They operate by inserting a charged probe into a plasma, collecting data based on voltage-current characteristics. Applications range from fusion research to space exploration, helping scientists analyze and optimize plasma behavior effectively.

[lifepoint123]

Empowering Providers: The Next Generation Laboratory Provider Portal | Life Point

Laboratory Provider Portal:

The Laboratory Provider Portal revolutionizes the way healthcare providers interact with laboratory services. Offering a seamless platform for ordering tests, accessing results, and managing patient data, this innovative tool streamlines workflow and enhances efficiency in healthcare delivery. With user-friendly interfaces and robust features, providers can easily track specimens, monitor test statuses, and communicate with laboratory staff, saving valuable time and resources. Moreover, the portal promotes collaboration between providers and laboratories, fostering better patient care and outcomes.

Life Point:

Life points are pivotal moments in our journey, marking significant transitions or realizations. Whether it's graduating from university, starting a new career, or experiencing personal growth, life points shape our identity and perspective. They challenge us to reflect, grow, and evolve, often leading to profound changes in our lives. Embracing life points as opportunities for self-discovery and growth allows us to navigate transitions with resilience and optimism, leading to a more fulfilling and purposeful life journey.

[petnews2day]

Woman pays $50,000 for TWO clones of her late cat created by Texas biotech company that uses dead pet's DNA to create a genetic twin

New Post has been published on https://petnews2day.com/news/pet-news/cat-news/woman-pays-50000-for-two-clones-of-her-late-cat-created-by-texas-biotech-company-that-uses-dead-pets-dna-to-create-a-genetic-twin/?utm_source=TR&utm_medium=Tumblr+%230&utm_campaign=social

Woman pays $50,000 for TWO clones of her late cat created by Texas biotech company that uses dead pet's DNA to create a genetic twin

Grieving the death of a pet can be a sad and lonely experience, but would you pay a year’s salary to get your furry friend back? Well, a Canadian woman has done just that. Kris Stewart of British Columbia paid $50,000 for not one but two clones of her deceased ragdoll cat, Bear. Bear tragically died […]

See full article at https://petnews2day.com/news/pet-news/cat-news/woman-pays-50000-for-two-clones-of-her-late-cat-created-by-texas-biotech-company-that-uses-dead-pets-dna-to-create-a-genetic-twin/?utm_source=TR&utm_medium=Tumblr+%230&utm_campaign=social #CatsNews #Dailymail, #NewYork, #Sciencetech, #Surrogacy, #Texas

[digitalgeesestore]

Just created a #StainlessSteel Fabric #DigitalPaper Set! https://etsy.me/3QkuCgB

[serinemolecule]

Does your knowledge of East Asia extend to horticulture? Do people there have terrible problems trying to keep bamboo out of places they don't want it, or do they have some way to deal with it, or are the dynamics different where it's a native rather than an invasive plant?

Sorry, no clue.

I found this mention at the bottom of the Chinese Wikipedia page for bamboo:

雖然竹可以作為盆栽、觀賞用途，但是對於建築物卻有極大的破壞風險。竹的生長速度極快，根莖蔓延得很快，應該避免在花園種植竹類。快速長生的竹會破壞地基、混凝土。而由於竹根深藏於地底，橫向生長，要根除的成本極高，所以一般來說，花園發現竹類會對房價有負面影響。

While bamboo can be used for bonsai, it poses a very large danger to buildings. Bamboo grows extremely quickly, its stem extends very quicky, so you should avoid planting it in gardens. Quicky growing bamboo can harm foundations and concrete. And because bamboo can grow underground and sideways, making it very difficult to exterminate, the discovery of bamboo in a garden will negatively influence property values.

Which seems to confirm your suspicions. BUT the two sources cited are both British:

https://web.archive.org/web/20220601061310/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7772477/British-gardeners-urged-NOT-grow-bamboo.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20220605100918/https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/types/grasses/bamboo-control

(So my guess is that this was written by some Hong Konger living in the UK.)

That's the only mention I can find of negatives on Wikipedia, though. The English, Japanese, and Chinese articles are otherwise all relentlessly positive and talk about how many uses it has and all its cultural significance in religion and considered one of the Four Gentlemen and considered pure etc etc.

I googled "bamboo weed" in Japanese (protip: if you know both languages, Japanese is better to google in because of the lack of Great Firewall) and got some results about bamboo control but about as many about using bamboo to control other weeds, so that and the Chinese sources being English-language does suggest to me that it sometimes causes trouble but not particularly? One reason might be that, because it's native, building techniques already account for it. But I'm just speculating, I woke up today with zero knowledge of what kinds of trouble people have with bamboo.

[tentacion3099]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12869629/Tesla-robot-ATTACKS-engineer-companys-Texas-factory-violent-malfunction-leaving-trail-blood-forcing-workers-hit-emergency-shutdown-button.html

[mostlysignssomeportents]

This day in history

Next TUESDAY (May 14), I'm on a livecast about AI AND ENSHITTIFICATION with TIM O'REILLY; on WEDNESDAY (May 15), I'm in NORTH HOLLYWOOD with HARRY SHEARER for a screening of STEPHANIE KELTON'S FINDING THE MONEY; FRIDAY (May 17), I'm at the INTERNET ARCHIVE in SAN FRANCISCO to keynote the 10th anniversary of the AUTHORS ALLIANCE.

#20yrsago Internet Archive’s Petabox: a 1,000 terabyte array https://archive.org/web/petabox.php

#15yrsago Pinkwater’s Neddiad: awesome YA novel with ghosts, fat alien cops, shamans, circus animals, triplanes, swordfighting, etc https://memex.craphound.com/2009/05/11/pinkwaters-neddiad-awesome-ya-novel-with-ghosts-fat-alien-cops-shamans-circus-animals-triplanes-swordfighting-etc/

#15yrsago Selling fiber broadband by inviting users to dig their own trenches https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2009/05/norwegian-isp-dig-your-own-fiber-trench-save-400/

#15yrsago Free ebooks’ effects on book-sales https://web.archive.org/web/20090515095615/http://bloggasm.com/did-random-houses-free-online-book-releases-affect-sales

#15yrsago Pirate Bay founder proposes to pay his fine with tiny, expensive-to-receive payments https://web.archive.org/web/20090514014403/http://www.blogpirate.org/2009/05/10/pirate-bay-founder-crafts-distributed-denial-of-dollars-attack/

#15yrsago Canadian MPs don’t want Parliament videos in the hands of citizens https://web.archive.org/web/20090512225709/http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/632164

#15yrsago Cornell says no to restrictions on public domain materials https://web.archive.org/web/20090515100044/http://news.library.cornell.edu/com/news/PressReleases/Cornell-University-Library-Removes-All-Restrictions-on-Use-of-Public-Domain-Reproductions.cfm

#5yrsago Bipartisan groups call on Congress to reinstate the Office of Technology Assessment, which Gingrich killed in 1995 https://www.techdirt.com/2019/05/10/broad-coalition-tells-congress-to-bring-back-office-technology-assessment/

#5yrsago Beto O’Rourke just hired a “senior advisor” who used to lobby for Keystone XL, Seaworld and private prisons https://theintercept.com/2019/05/11/beto-orourke-campaign-staff-lobbyist-keystone-xl/

#5yrsago Facebook’s “celebration” and “memories” algorithms are auto-generating best-of-terror-recruiting pages for extremist groups https://www.securityweek.com/whistleblower-says-facebook-generating-terror-content/

#5yrsago Chelsea Manning’s statement on the occasion of her release https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDZGRRk4MnM

#1yrago 'We buy ugly houses' is code for 'we steal vulnerable peoples' homes' https://pluralistic.net/2023/05/11/ugly-houses-ugly-truth/#homevestor

[lapseudosphere]

Pseudonews 2 - Les momies tridactyles de Nazca (pseudossier : les anciens bâtisseurs)

À lire avant pour ne pas être trop perdu :

Pseudocomplément : les corps momifiés de Nazca

Pseudossier complet sur les anciens bâtisseurs :

1. Planète mégalithe

Petit pseudotraité d’archéoastronomie

2. Premières pierres

3. Prouesses techniques

Petit pseudotraité de géométrie sacrée

4. Géométrie sacrée

5. Cataclysme atlante

6. Anciens astronautes et intraterrestres

Pseudocomplément : les corps momifiés de Nazca

Petit pseudotraité de cosmo-tellurisme

7. Machinerie antique

8. Langage universel

Pseudocomplément : la Troménie de Locronan

9. Homo Amnesis

Pseudoréflexions : les anciens bâtisseurs, un sujet qui dérange...

Je remercie les chercheuses et chercheurs cité·e·s dans ce pseudossier pour leurs travaux. Pour réaliser ce pseudossier, je me suis appuyé sur des films documentaires, des interviews vidéos, des ouvrages, des articles de presse ou de sites internet. Je remercie les pseudosphéristes passionnés qui en sont à l’origine.

Principales pseudosources :

Condamnation de Mario : (en espagnol) https://lalupa.pe/nacional/ministerio-de-cultura-emite-comunicado-tras-sentencia-del-descubridor-de-las-momias-tridactilas-de-nasca-50547/

Conférence mexicaine de septembre 2023 : (en anglais) https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/close-encounter-with-alien-bodies-mexico-2023-09-16/

Conférence mexicaine de novembre 2023 : (en espagnol) https://www.insolitaexperiencia.com/las-momias-de-nazca-son-una-escala-evolutiva-superior-son-del-futuro/?fbclid=IwAR0Lh3DBZqUH5FraakkPDJzpoJgp3mqDXsMi_CXN4tyWWi5q_vnZgSqCKkQ https://www.the-alien-project.com/momies-de-nasca-mexico-2023/

Rapport préliminaire du biologiste Ricardo Rangel Martínez sur Maria : https://www.the-alien-project.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Preliminariy-report-of-DNA-study-from-peruvian-nazca-tridactyl-mummies.pdf

Conférence de l'archéologue Flavio Estrada : (en anglais) https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/scientists-assert-alien-mummies-peru-are-really-dolls-made-earthly-bones-2024-01-13/

Monserrat et Rafael : https://www.the-alien-project.com/momies-de-nazca-monserrat/

Conférence d’avril 2024 : (en anglais) https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2024/04/denver-coroner-examines-alien-mummies-in-peru/61303/

Propos de Gary Nolan sur les momies de Nazca : Chaîne New Paradigm Media, Garry Nolan Joins Us - Talks Nazca Mummies, NHI & Consciousness | Unidentified Anomalous Podcast, 26 juin 2024 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBT-jFIYDQ&t=0s)

Propos de Tim Burchett sur les momies de Nazca : (en anglais) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13739361/congress-investigates-alien-mummies-peru-independent-analysis-tennessee.html

Étude publiée dans une revue scientifique à comité de lecture : CARACTERIZACIÓN BIOMÉTRICA MORFO-ANATÓMICA Y DATACIÓN DE LA ANTIGÜEDAD DE ESPÉCIMEN HUMANOIDE TRIDÁCTILO: A PROPÓSITO DEL CASO DE NASCA-PERÚ https://rgsa.openaccesspublications.org/rgsa/article/view/6916/2987?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1R6SwrOshLSMzxCXQI_YDNG79IRlHOlCqEp4OLSm6qQjIVIAVXWAC9cUI_aem_Aasw9DiwHW0c9oapdd5VSPQDebihbB-_TZ1ezpj-E_p5sO11rKm5j8LxE8D1_jBY3aMWEkvO4CnrB_4KMW4FgmO-https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380954098_Biometric_Morpho-Anatomical_Characterization_and_Dating_of_The_Antiquity_of_A_Tridactyl_Humanoid_Specimen_Regarding_The_Case_of_Nasca-Peru

Conférence du 9 novembre 2024 au Congrès de la République du Pérou : Chaine Maussan TV, Audiencia Pública en el Congreso de Perú sobre los Seres Tridáctilos: La audiencia PROHIBIDA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP2ljGRxKis&ab_channel=MaussanTV)

Rapport de l’Hôpital Augusto Hernandez Mendoza d’Ica sur Maria et Wawita : https://www.the-alien-project.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CamScanner-07-11-2024-14.19-FR.pdf

[theworldismyoysterandiamthepearl]

Dogs living near Chernobyl nuclear disaster have mutated

from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14174993/dogs-chernobyl-nuclear-disaster-mutated-new-superpower.html

[entwinedmoon]

Hi, how are you doing? I came across an article that says that some of the crew members of the Franklin Expedition are women. I was quite baffled, but what do you think?

Also here is the link to the article:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4443072/amp/Sailors-died-1845-expedition-WOMEN.html

While it's possible there were women who disguised themselves as men--or even people who today we would call transgender--on board, the "female" DNA results are probably just due to degraded DNA giving false results. This article explains it a bit more: https://www.livescience.com/58797-dna-sailors-on-1845-arctic-expedition.html

[khanvilkar-21]

Advanced Spectrophotometry with Barcode Identification – HI802 🔬📊

Take your laboratory efficiency to the next level with the IRIS Visible Spectrophotometer (HI802) featuring method identification via barcode reader. This cutting-edge technology ensures fast, precise, and automated spectrophotometric analysis, reducing errors and enhancing workflow. Perfect for laboratories, research facilities, and industrial applications!

[wellthatwasaletdown]

Harry with his trad wife and kids:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13439123/amp/former-celebrity-couples-AI-generated-children.html

This is scary AF. LOL

(The article is about AI-generated kids of former celebrity couples.)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13439123/amp/former-celebrity-couples-AI-generated-children.html

[futuristech-info]

HARVARD discovers elixir of youth? Scientists claim to reverse aging with simple drug cocktail...

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[travellinghopefully]

Voyager 2 is ALIVE: NASA regains communications with probe https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12359885/Search-legendary-Voyager-2-spacecraft-NASA-accidentally-severs-contact-humanitys-second-distant-probe-12-billion-miles-home.html?ito=native_share_article-top