BepiColombo now firing on all cylinders
BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA spacecraft on a mission to Mercury, is now firing its thrusters for the first time in flight.
Space Exploration
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Proteins reveal intricate details about life under the microscope
People have always been fascinated by life. We dream about revealing all its mysteries and are even searching other planets trying to find some forms of life there. Philosophies around the world have tried to define and understand ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 5, 2018
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South Africa needs to refresh how it manages by-products from mining
To extract minerals from host rocks, mines grind down rock into fine sand. Once the mineral is extracted, most of this fine sand remains as a by-product called tailings. Every mining operation produces a unique tailings stream ...
Environment
Dec 5, 2018
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Agrometeorological applications to predict the influence of climate on crops
UPM researchers are working on seasonal weather forecasts and crops based on data provided by the water surface temperature of the oceans.
Earth Sciences
Dec 5, 2018
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Medullary bone found in Cretaceous birds
A team of scientists led by Jingmai O'Connor from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, reported the first occurrence of medullary bone in Enantiornithes, the ...
Archaeology
Dec 5, 2018
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Plant-based proteins for meat lovers
In canteens and supermarkets, plant-based substitute products for chicken escalopes and beef steaks have become standard fare. Together with colleagues from TU Berlin, researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ...
Polymers
Dec 5, 2018
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Researchers use a virus to speed up modern computers
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have successfully developed a method that could lead to unprecedented advances in computer speed and efficiency.
Nanomaterials
Dec 5, 2018
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30 years of experimental evolution results in a new sex chromosome
On 3 December 2018, the laboratory of Professor Axel Meyer, University of Konstanz published new findings of an experimental evolutionary project that ran for 30 years on the genomic mechanisms of sex determination in swordtail ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2018
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An embellished coat for bone implants
Scientists from the European project Laser4Surf are currently developing a multi-beam optical module to treat the metallic surfaces of dental implants to achieve the best cell adhesion and antibacterial properties. "Surface ...
Materials Science
Dec 5, 2018
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Hidden costs – how infrastructure development may fuel illegal wildlife trade
Fauna & Flora International (FFI) works with several companies leading the development of major infrastructure projects, and with the development banks that fund them. Back in 2016, when FFI suggested that one of its corporate ...
Environment
Dec 5, 2018
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