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AI-controlled robot arms attempted harmful tasks 97% of the time; experiments included stabbing a baby doll, mixing chemicals — OpenAI and Anthropic models try mixing bleach and stabbing dolls without jailbreaks (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-21 | by Shane Downing | tags: roboharm, claude fable 5.1, gpt-6 astra

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The specter of AI-enabled bioweapons is a wake-up call for biotech (technologyreview.com)

2026-09-18 | by Jessica Hamzelou | tags: ai bioweapons, collaborations pharmaceuticals, molecule generator

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Original Sony PlayStation 2 security chip ‘broken wide open’ after 26 years — chemical decapping and four years of reverse engineering unlocks MechaCon secrets (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-16 | by Mark Tyson | tags: playstation 2, mechacon chip, reverse engineering

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Data Centers Are Causing a Huge Surge in Incredibly Toxic Chemicals Polluting the World (futurism.com)

2026-09-16 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: pfas, data centers, forever chemicals

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How the Disaster of "Forever Chemicals" Was Kept Secret (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-05 | by Jessica Lussenhop | get Clearly Filtered water pitcher PFAS → | tags: forever chemicals, pfas, nonstick pans

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A Prop 65 Crash Course: What You Need to Know (2026) (wired.com)

2026-09-02 | by Boutayna Chokrane | get First Alert carbon monoxide detector → | tags: prop 65, california proposition 65, chemicals

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Dimethyl Mercury Exposure Incident at MIT (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-29 | get Silver Shield 4H laminate chemical resistant gloves → | tags: mit, dimethyl mercury, mercury exposure

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Preserving glow-in-the-dark art and fashion for future generations (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-25 | get UV blacklight flashlight 395nm → | tags: dayglo, phosphorescent pigments, american chemical society

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How chemistry can keep glow-in-the-dark pigments from fading (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-25 | get glow in the dark fabric paint set UV blacklight → | tags: dayglo, phosphorescent pigments, american chemical society

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Startup to use drones to keep clouds away from solar farms, 'Our ultimate goal is to reduce the intensity of severe storms and hurricanes' — chemical-free tech promises up to 30% power boost for $30 to $60 an hour (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-23 | by Jowi Morales | get EcoFlow 220W bifacial portable solar panel → | tags: meteoric, y combinator, drones

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Catastrophic optical disc shattering blamed on cleaning chemicals and packing foam — another data preservation concern to add to bit rot and laser rot (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Mark Tyson | tags: optical disc, compact disc, polycarbonate

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Your Personal Care Products Are Likely Hiding 3 Times as Many Chemicals Than Labeled (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: personal care products, chemicals, study

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Tiny black holes may be exploding stars across the Milky Way (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: black, black holes, chemical

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Tiny Black Holes May Be Exploding Stars Across the Milky Way (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: black, black holes, chemical

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Lawsuit claims Micron's $100 billion New York chip fab could discharge "forever chemicals" into the Oneida River (techspot.com)

2026-08-04 | by Rob Thubron | tags: micron, new york, oneida river

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New Micron lawsuit reignites fight over New York fab — complaint alleges 'forever chemicals' will flow into Oneida River (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Jake Roach | tags: micron, new york, pfas

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Rise Reforming (YC S26) Is Hiring (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: rise reforming, syngas-to-methanol, pilot chemical plant

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A digitally controlled silicon quantum processing unit (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-29 | by Hrl Laboratories | tags: qubit chip, silicon, chemical vapour deposition

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Launch HN: Rise Reforming (YC S26) – Turning Waste Gases into Valuable Chemicals (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: rise reforming, biogas, yc s26

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The Glass Famine (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | by Ed Conway | tags: material world, glass famine, ministry of munitions

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Wind turbine is being used to produce zero-carbon "green ammonia" fertilizer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-25 | by Anke Eksteen | tags: wind turbine, green ammonia, haber-bosch process

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Chinese Companies Are Selling Vapes With Chemicals Potentially More Potent Than Nicotine (wired.com)

2026-07-24 | by Louise Matsakis | tags: vape valley, chinese manufacturers, nicotine analogs

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A solid-state “atomic channel” for separating rare earth elements (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | by Sarah C.P. Williams | tags: rare earth elements, manganese oxide, electrochemical intercalation

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Naked Mole-Rat Queens Release a Chemical to Stop Other Females From Reproducing (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: naked mole-rat, queens, reproduction

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Forever chemicals are hidden in farm soil. Scientists found a new way to remove them (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: pfas, winslow, laura robinson

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Naked mole-rat queens use a chemical signal to suppress fertility in rivals (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: naked mole-rat queens, olfactory receptor genes, max delbrück center

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More Bounce to the Ounce – By Maciej Cegłowski (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | by Maciej Cegłowski | tags: nuclear pulse rocket, freeman dyson, jupiter

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How naked mole rat queens stop rivals reproducing (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-15 | by Smith | tags: chemical, colony, females

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How naked mole-rat queens stop rivals reproducing (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-15 | by Smith | tags: chemical, colony, females

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The simple chemical that lets queen naked mole-rats 'rule' (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-15 | by Bundell | tags: best, best experience, browser