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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research from Anglia Ruskin University’s Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER) shows that two-way communication, as well as careful monitoring, is the most effective way to prepare girls to handle online requests for indecent images. The research draws on survey results that were conducted following a public awareness campaign run … Read more

By adjusting the occupancy of the 4f orbitals, it is possible to induce the HAT mechanism for the activation of C-H bonds. Credit: Science China Press As the “holy grail” in the field of chemistry, the catalytic activation of methane has been a topic of great interest in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Gas-phase experiments … Read more

Physicist Gregor Hlawacek, head of the EU project FIT4NANO, is responsible for a state-of-the-art facility at the HZDR where he can produce and analyze nanostructures using a particularly finely focused ion beam. Credit: Oliver Killig/HZDR Processing materials on the nanoscale, producing prototypes for microelectronics or analyzing biological samples: The range of applications for finely focused … Read more

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the first time, researchers have analyzed the impact of antibiotic use on the rise of treatment-resistant bacteria over the last 20 years in the UK and Norway. They show that while the increase in drug use has amplified the spread of superbugs, it is not the only driver. Researchers from … Read more

Credit: Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering (2023). DOI: 10.1007/s11783-024-1786-5 Free nitrous acid (FNA) is known for its capacity to inhibit various microorganisms in wastewater systems, significantly benefiting treatment process management. Initially deemed problematic due to its potential adverse effects on treatment, FNA is now employed to enhance wastewater management by mitigating odors, emissions, and … Read more

Image of a fresh impact crater with a diameter of approximately 30 meters (100 feet) with corresponding ejecta rays obtained by NASA’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Nov. 19, 2013. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona When we look at the moon, either through a pair of binoculars, a … Read more

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The US developers of a 300-ft glowing orb, set to be built in the middle of Stratford, east London, and accommodate upwards of 21,500 concert goers, have withdrawn their planning application. Las Vegas, in the US, already boasts one such venue, known as Sphere. Citing its “extreme” disappointment at London residents … Read more

People stand outside their offices building after an earthquake was felt in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and part of neighboring Afghanistan on Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and especially frightening people in remote villages across the country, Pakistani officials and the … Read more

Twenty year light curve of NGC 2403 XMM4 obtained from Swift (blue boxes), Chandra (magenta diamonds), XMM-Newton (green circles) and NuSTAR (red triangles) observations. The observed luminosity is reported in the 0.3–10 keV energy band, with Chandra and NuSTAR values extrapolated to that band from their best-fitting parameters. Credit: Luangtip and Roberts, 2023. By analyzing … Read more

Multidisciplinary approaches to urban archaeology provide a wealth of information about how cities shape, and are shaped by, their environment. Credit: Michelle O’Reilly Cities play a key role in climate change and biodiversity and are one of the most recognizable features of the Anthropocene. They also accelerate innovation and shape social networks, while perpetuating and … Read more