Category: Science & Tech

The Richard E. Bjork Library at Stockton University in New Jersey will be renovated for $19.5 million next fall to facilitate student study. The 60,000-square-foot building was rebuilt to enhance campus students’ collaborative and independent learning. New York, New Brunswick, and Philadelphia-based DIGroup Architecture is revamping the library’s E-Wing. The company plans to add student…

Jim Smith anticipates a quick grocery trip. Anita and he bought flowers for their new neighbors at Sussex ShopRite. Jim wondered why he was singled out when a loss-prevention staffer approached him in an angry and strange manner seconds later. Several New Jersey establishments covertly use face recognition technology to monitor customers, raising concerns. These…

Global airlines are updating Airbus A320 software after JetBlue crashed. To remove environmental dangers to flight control systems, particularly high sun radiation, Airbus advised and European aviation regulators required adaptation. Last month’s event showed how a popular commercial airliner needs software repair. Every A320 operator must upgrade software, per EASA. Flight safety is crucial, but…

SS United States, once a beacon of American inventiveness and speed, is abruptly entering the Gulf of Mexico near Florida. The almost 1,000-foot ship is becoming the world’s largest artificial reef after decades of uncertainty, helping tourists and the ecology. This year, a large ship was moved from Philadelphia’s Delaware River to Mobile, Alabama. Team…

A U.S. House committee is investigating New Jersey’s major organ procurement organization, the NJ Sharing Network. The investigation followed whistleblower claims of fraud, coercion, and questionable medical decisions like organ recovery after a patient showed signs of life. The House Ways and Means Committee investigated after nearly a dozen insiders made accusations. Committee Chairman Jason…

Good weather in mid-November brightens the Leonid meteor shower. The small moon illuminates meteors at night. The Leonid shower occurs every November and December when Earth passes through comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle’s debris. The tiny pieces fly fast and burn brightly. At peak, 10–15 meteors per hour are predicted. Peaking is likely November 16–17 and into November…

An otherwise healthy 47-year-old New Jersey man died from a rare red-meat allergy caused by tick bites, according to University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers. Sensitization to tick-borne alpha-gal sugar causes AGS. Man died after eating mammalian meat after tick-borne molecule exposure. The man had severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea four hours after…

Ocean County, NJ, officials want more control over 3M’s $450 million PFAS/PFOS settlement. Nonbiodegradable “forever chemicals” cause cancer. County leaders advise local governments to fight contamination with settlement funds. The state settled 3M Salem and Middlesex County pollution lawsuits early this year. The deal was praised as a historic step toward addressing PFAS contamination in…

Lawrenceville’s R Rider University cut pay and fired many to save money. The private college must fire 40 full-time teachers, 25% of its staff, by December 31. This cut is part of university money-management reform. On December 1, university employees will lose 14% of their base pay and cannot contribute to retirement. The university’s “March…

New Jersey residents may not have to change their clocks every two years under the proposed law. Workers, students, and pet owners have long complained that spring and fall clock changes make it hard to sleep and follow their schedules. The state wants to make DST permanent to eliminate seasonal clock changes. The New Jersey…