- A new Nature paper from NUS demonstrates that a single, standard silicon transistor can emulate both neural firing and synaptic weight changes by biasing the bulk terminal to exploit punch-through impact ionization and charge trapping; the resulting two-transistor “Neuro-Synaptic Random Access Memory” (NS-RAM) cell can switch between neuron and synapse regimes, offering a path to dense, CMOS-compatible neuromorphic hardware.  
- NIH is accelerating its Public Access Policy: the anti-paywall mandate originally set for 31 Dec 2025 now takes effect 1 Jul 2025, aiming to restore public trust in federally funded science.  
- An antitrust class-action lawsuit has been filed against the six largest for-profit scholarly publishers, alleging collusion to divert billions of dollars from research funding and seeking damages plus injunctive relief (DocumentCloud link provided).  
- Ralph Merkle’s mechanical computing designs—atomistic diamond-link locks and single-atom rotational joints—were loaded and validated in the latest release of the open-source molecular editor msep.one, with screenshots and Merkle’s 36C3 talk linked.  
- Discussion of Intel’s reliance on TSMC: Arc GPUs (N6), Meteor Lake tiles (N5/N6), Ponte Vecchio chiplets (N5/N7 + Intel 7), and Habana Gaudi 2 (N7) were catalogued; participants argued Intel’s design quality, not the external silicon, is the bigger problem.  
- A Cell Reports paper shared in-channel reframes tau tangles as an immune response, potentially reshaping Alzheimer’s pathogenesis models.  
- Debate on stimulants and diet quality: contributors criticized caffeine’s messy pharmacology, advocated separate cholinergic/dopaminergic experimentation, and emphasized food evaluation via immunological/oxidative safety and micronutrient density rather than blanket calorie restriction.