Credit: Nature Protocols (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41596-024-01046-3 A research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has developed a computational workflow for analyzing large data sets in the field of metabolomics, the study of small molecules found within cells, biofluids, tissues, and entire ecosystems. Most recently, the team applied this new computational tool … Read more
Porous Si3N4 ceramics with uniform and fine structures were achieved by the dual-solvent templating combined freeze-casting method. Credit: Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press Radomes and wave-transmitting antenna windows are critical structural components in aircraft, protecting radar antennas from external interference while ensuring reliable communication. Currently, the most widely used wave-transmitting materials are ceramics … Read more
University of Delaware associate professor Andrew Wozniak co-led a research cruise aboard UD’s Research Vessel Hugh R. Sharp to study the sea surface microlayer in the North Atlantic Ocean. Pictured here are researchers working with a Rosette sampler, a device used for water sampling in deep water, outfitted with pieces of glass. These glass panels … Read more
A Cape fur seal on Seal Island near Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed to be the first time the virus has spread in sea mammals. At least 24 Cape fur seals … Read more
In 2020, more than 90 percent of plastic waste ended up in landfills or was incinerated, and only seven percent was recycled, according to the Canadian environment ministry. One of the largest producers of plastic waste per capita, Canada is struggling to protect its designated marine protected areas from this pollution, experts warn. Here are … Read more
Credit: Mariia Klymenko (Vienna) Birds of a feather flock together but strong pairing in geese has been shown to produce better breeding results, according to a new study. Focusing on a group of captive greylag geese, bird behavior experts from the University of Vienna and Flinders University have looked into the parental benefits of ‘made … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Iron is a micronutrient indispensable for life, enabling processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA synthesis. Iron availability is often a limiting resource in today’s oceans, which means that increasing the flow of iron into them can increase the amount of carbon fixed by phytoplankton, with consequences for the global climate. … Read more
This illustration demonstrates how atomic configurations with an equiatomic concentration of niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta) and vanadium (V) can become disordered. The AI model helps researchers identify potential atomic configurations that can be used as shielding for housing fusion applications components in a nuclear reactor. Credit: Massimiliano Lupo Pasini / ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy … Read more
Transmission electron micrograph of a new material sporting wavy layers of atoms. Credit: Checkelsky Lab, MIT MIT physicists and colleagues have created a new material with unusual superconducting and metallic properties, thanks to wavy layers of atoms only billionths of a meter thick that repeat themselves over and over to create a macroscopic sample that … Read more
This picture taken by LOFAR shows Porphyrion, with the galaxy hosting the supermassive black hole in the centre. The largest blob-like structure near the centre is a separate smaller jet system. The relative size of our Milky Way galaxy is indicated in the lower-right corner. Credit: LOFAR Collaboration / Martijn Oei (Caltech) The largest known … Read more
