Revolutionizing Lunar Construction: Innovations in Regolith Solidification Techniques Unveiled
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: Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Revolutionizing Lunar Construction : Innovations in Regolith Solidification Techniques Unveiled April 18, 2024 Tsinghua University Press Based on the technical mechanisms of bonding and cohesion between particles , regolith solidification and formation technologies can be categorized into four groups : reaction solidification RS sintering melting SM bonding solidification BS and confinement formation CF methods . As lunar exploration missions shift from exploration to construction and utilization , in situ lunar construction becomes a critical requirement . The core of this process lies in regolith solidification and formation , which aims to maximize local resource utilization while
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Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Massive Prehistoric Marine Reptile Jawbones Discovered on UK Beach April 18, 2024 University of Manchester A giant pair of swimming Ichthyotitan severnensis . Credit : Gabriel Ugueto A father and daughter from Devon , UK , have discovered the fossilized remains of a gigantic jawbone measuring over two meters long on a beach in Somerset . Justin and Ruby Reynolds found the first pieces of the jawbone in May 2020 while searching for fossils at Blue Anchor beach . Ruby , then 11 years old , found the first chunk of the bone before they searched together for additional . pieces Experts Identify New Species of Ichthyosaur The bones have been identified as belonging to the jaws of a new species
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Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search AI-Powered Tool Predicts Cancer Treatment Response at Single-Cell Level April 18, 2024 Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute A false color- scanning election micrograph of lung cancer cells grown in culture . A new AI tool called PERCEPTION uses data at the level of single cells to help predict patientsâ response to different therapies . With over 200 types of cancer , each with its own unique characteristics , developing precision oncology treatments remains a daunting task . Most efforts have focused on identifying mutations in cancer-driving genes and matching treatments to those mutations . However , many cancer patients do not benefit from these early targeted .
Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Largest Genetic Study of PTSD Identifies Nearly 100 Locations in the Genome Linked to the Disorder April 18, 2024 Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Credit : Jessica Hernandez , Broad Communications Posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD can severely impact a person’s life after experiencing trauma . While about 6 percent of people who go through trauma develop PTSD , scientists are still working to understand the biological basis of the . disorder A new genetic study , the largest and most diverse of its kind , has identified 95 locations in the genome associated with the risk of developing PTSD . The study , conducted by the PTSD working group within the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium PGC
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Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Cosmic Dust Particles May Hold Key to Life’s Building Blocks April 18, 2024 Friedrich Schiller University Jena Dr . Serge Krasnokutski , Arbeitsgruppe Labor-Astrophysik und Clusterphysik des Max-Planck-Instituts für Astronomie der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena , untersucht in einer Vakuum-Kammer die Bildung von Biomolekülen unter Weltraumbedindungen . Foto : Jens Meyer . Universität Jena Dr Serge Krasnokutski , Laboratory Astrophysics and Cluster Physics group at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy at Friedrich Schiller University Jena , investigates the formation of biomolecules under space conditions in a vacuum chamber . Photo : Jens Meyer University of Jena Peptides are
: Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Glowing Clothes and Microplastics : The Hidden Pollutants in Our Water April 17, 2024 European Geosciences Union When you see an advertisement for a detergent that promises to make your clothes brighter , it probably contains something called a fluorescent whitening compound , or optical brightener . These materials absorb UV light and emit visible blue light through fluorescence , resulting in brighter whites and more vibrant colors . In other words , your clothes are . glowing Fluorescent Whitening Compounds : Making Clothes Brighter However , these brighteners can find their way into the water supply . Luka Vucinic , a lecturer and environmental engineer at Glasgow Caledonian
Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Scientists Discover Toxic Umbrella” Proteins Used by Soil Bacteria in Microbial Warfare April 17, 2024 University of Washington Umbrella-shaped antibacterial toxin particles drifting toward and engaging a bacterial target cell . The toxins are derived from Streptomyces and potently inhibit the growth of competing species in the same . genus Researchers have found that soil bacteria called Streptomyces release toxic proteins shaped like umbrellas to fight off their rivals , especially those of their own species . The discovery of these umbrella toxin particles , along with details about their structures , makeup , and how they work , was published on April 17 in the journal . Nature
: Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Rats Can Count : Hong Kong Scientists Uncover Numerical Ability in Rodents April 16, 2024 City University of Hong Kong A joint research team from City University of Hong Kong CityUHK and The Chinese University of Hong Kong CUHK has made a remarkable discovery that appears to confirm the existence of discrete number sense in rats . This finding provides a crucial animal model for studying the neural basis of numerical ability and disability in . humans The study , published in Science Advances , employed a numerical learning task , brain manipulation techniques , and AI modeling to address the ongoing debate about whether rats can count . Professor Yung Wing-ho , Chair Professor of