AsianScientist (Mar. 20, 2026)–For sperm cells, swimming ability is everything. The long, whip-like tail, known as a flagellum, generates the propulsion needed to reach and fertilise an egg. But before the tail can form, a pair of tiny cylindrical protein barrels inside developing sperm cells known as centrioles must transform into specialised structures that support…

Washington has a habit of changing its budget goals — not because the country solved the spending-driven debt problem, but because each goal proved harder than lawmakers were willing to confront. I remember working on fiscal policy in 2011, when lawmakers still talked about balancing the budget. It was an intuitive target. If the government…

For years, Prezi’s CEO Jim Szafranski focused the company’s strategy on helping customers nail their presentations. But the surprising results of a survey made Szafranski realize that Prezi users’ biggest pain point wasn’t exactly what he thought it was. Tapping the knowledge he gained while writing his Master’s thesis on AI at MIT back in…

Coyote CUAS. Image – Raytheon Over the coming weeks, the big story for counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) procurement and operations will likely remain the U.S./Israeli joint attack on Iran and how military forces and neighboring countries are responding to that nation’s largely missile and drone-based counter attacks on civilian centers, energy infrastructure, and armed forces…