Diagnosing single trees from above
Models based on images from unmanned aerial vehicles and satellites can help farmers to monitor the health of individual trees.
Earth Sciences
Jul 27, 2020
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Make your own greenhouse gas logger
Researchers at Linköping University's Department of Thematic Studies, Environmental Change, have developed a simple logger for greenhouse gas flows. It is built using inexpensive and easily available parts, and provides ...
Environment
Jul 27, 2020
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Water molecules are gold for nanocatalysis
Nanocatalysts made of gold nanoparticles dispersed on metal oxides are very promising for the industrial, selective oxidation of compounds, including alcohols, into valuable chemicals. They show high catalytic activity, particularly ...
Materials Science
Jul 27, 2020
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S-glutathionylation of human-inducible Hsp70 reveals regulatory mechanism involving C-terminal α-helical lid
Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) proteins are a family of ancient and conserved molecular chaperones. They play an essential role in maintaining protein homeostasis, including facilitating protein folding and degradation, preventing ...
Biochemistry
Jul 27, 2020
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Development of a 3-D titanium-based structure to improve bone implants
A research team from the University of Malaga, the Andalusian Centre for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology-BIONAND, the Canary Islands Technological Institute, the company Osteobionix, and the CIBER (Networking Centre for Biomedical ...
Polymers
Jul 27, 2020
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Trapping tiny particles: A versatile tool for nanomanipulation
At just 1/1000th of a millimeter, nanoparticles are impossible to see with the naked eye. But, despite being small, they're extremely important in many ways. If scientists want to take a close look at DNA, proteins, or viruses, ...
Nanophysics
Jul 27, 2020
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Launch of the world's first soft X-ray satellite with 'Lobster-Eye' imaging technology
The 'Lobster-Eye X-ray Satellite' was successfully launched on July 25 into orbit from the Taiyuan Launch Center, with the first signal received, riding the Long March 4B lift rocket. The Lobster-Eye X-ray Satellite project ...
Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2020
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Glacial stream insect may tolerate warmer waters
An endangered aquatic insect that lives in icy streams fed by glaciers might not mind if the water grows warmer due to climate change.
Ecology
Jul 27, 2020
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New approach refines the Hubble's constant and age of universe
Using known distances of 50 galaxies from Earth to refine calculations in Hubble's constant, a research team led by a University of Oregon astronomer estimates the age of the universe at 12.6 billion years.
Astronomy
Jul 27, 2020
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New genome mapper is like 'upgrading from dial-up to fibre-optic'
Researchers from Harvard University, the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG) and the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have described the first technology able to visualize hundreds to potentially thousands of ...
Biotechnology
Jul 27, 2020
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