Chamber flow simulation for particle adhesion for 220 nm particles (top) and for 750 nm particles (bottom). Larger particles show greater retention after the wash stage than smaller particles. Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Despite gaining a bad rap in mainstream media in recent years, nanoparticles have been … Read more
Kyle Jaros, associate professor of global affairs at the University of Notre Dame, fields questions from state- and local-level officials during the U.S.-China Subnational Symposium at the University of Michigan’s Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies in April 2024. Jaros shared his expertise as part of his role as a fellow of the National Committee on … Read more
An Edmonton-based space tech company made up of University of Alberta alumni is uncovering new insight into the planet with the first-ever commercial hyperspectral satellite. But what exactly is that? It sounds complicated but Chris Robson, the co-founder and CEO of Wyvern, offered a simple way to think about it. “Imagine if you and I … Read more
Wild Egyptian fruit bat in flight. Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Researchers have found that nerve cells in the hippocampus region of the brain encode complex information on numerous characteristics of other individuals in the same social group. The work, which is being carried out in bats, is the first to show this … Read more
Images from NASA’s GOLD mission show C-shaped and reverse-C-shaped plasma bubbles appearing close together in the ionosphere on Oct. 12, 2020, and Dec. 26, 2021. Credit: D. Karan et al. Who knew Earth’s upper atmosphere was like alphabet soup? NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission has revealed unexpected C- and X-shaped … Read more
Juvenile Pacific cod. Credit: Ben Laurel, NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center During recent periods of unusually warm water in the Gulf of Alaska, young Pacific cod in near shore safe havens where they typically spend their adolescence did not experience the protective effects those areas typically provide, a new Oregon State University study found. Instead, … Read more
Almost exactly two years ago, as it prepared for the next generation of human spaceflight, NASA chose a pair of private companies to design and develop new spacesuits. These were to be new spacesuits that would allow astronauts to both perform spacewalks outside the International Space Station as well as walk on the Moon as … Read more
Credit: Tasmanian Land Conservancy Scientists at the University of Tasmania are using groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) technology to tackle the spread of Devil Facial Tumor 2 (DFT2). This innovative project, led by Dr. Rodrigo Hamede and Professor Barry Brook at the School of Natural Sciences, aims to transform how scientists monitor and manage wildlife diseases. … Read more
Comparison of the LPI for the terrestrial ecosystems of the Palearctic realm with and without including one population of viper (Vipera berus). This one viper population is the only representative for herptiles in the Palearctic for the four years at the beginning of the whole period (arrows) and is responsible for less-than-one index values for … Read more
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Stargazers will want to keep a close eye on the sky in the coming days. A comet with a 69-year orbit is set to pass by Earth. It is called Comet 13P/Olbers, named after astronomer Heinrich Olbers, who is credited with first identifying the comet in 1815. P stands for … Read more
