: 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
Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Natural Compounds Show Promise in Protecting the Brain from Obesity-Related Cognitive Decline April 18, 2024 Shibaura Institute of Technology Researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology , Japan investigated the impact of HFSD on mice and found that tocotrienols T3s a form of vitamin E , show promise in protecting against cognitive decline associated with obesity , highlighting its therapeutic potential . Obesity rates have been rising worldwide , and this condition is linked to various health problems , including heart disease , diabetes , and even brain-related issues like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s . Researchers are working to understand how obesity affects the brain and find ways
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 NASA Uncovers Secrets of the Sun’s Mossy” Patches April 17, 2024 NASA JPL In this composite image , the left side captures a small-scale , patchy structure known as moss in the Sun's atmosphere , observed through NASAâ s High-Resolution Coronal Imager sounding rocket . This moss forms in the lower layers of the solar atmosphere , specifically around the center of sunspot groups , where magnetic activity is intense . On the right , an image from NASAâ s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph IRIS mission provides a detailed view of the cooler roots of the moss structure , offering insights into the dynamics of the Sun's magnetic field and atmospheric . processes Scientists have discoveredSkip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Scientists Uncover Brain Cells’ Coordination of Focus and Short-Term Memory Storage April 17, 2024 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered how brain cells responsible for working memoryâthe type needed to remember a phone number long enough to dial itâcoordinate intentional focus and short-term storage of information . The study , published in the journal Nature , sheds light on the complex processes involved in this crucial aspect of . memory Working Memory : The Key to Remembering Short-Term Information Working memory , which allows the brain to store information for just seconds , is fragile and requires continued focus to be maintained . According to
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 My journey as writer Contact About Air Quality Matters Discourse for all interested in all things air-quality related Menu My journey as writer Contact About Latest Annual U.S . Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Inventory released April 15, 2024 WASHINGTON â Today , April 11, the U.S . Environmental Protection Agency released its latest annual Inventory of U.S . Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks GHG Inventory which presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2022. Net U.S . greenhouse gas emissions were 5,489 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2022, a 1.3 increase in emissions from 2021. The increase is largely due to higher energy use in 2022, reflecting the continued rebound in economic activity following
The story of PET, Positron Emission Tomography, has evolved over decades of advancement. To begin, tomography, detectors and computers had to be invented. Separately, positron emission as a medically viable radiation source had to be identified and validated. Positron decay occurs when a neutron deficient nucleus emits a positron and a neutrino to convert a […]
Prologue: What follows is a look at the use of 68Gallium as part of a positron emitting radioligand from an organometallic chemist’s point of view. I’m not from nuclear medicine nor am I a radiation oncologist. It had to happen … the other shoe has dropped. My stage-4 prostate cancer has come charging back for […]