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“#Support drives fate of protected gold nanoclusters as catalysts” The research made to the cover of Chemistry-A European Journal in June 2020. In the image: gold clusters (yellow gems) protected by organic molecules (pink and blue gems) split in two different ways based on the support that it is deposited on. In the case shown…
“#Amyloid formation on the International Space Station” Decal of the project and timeline of the space experiment performed on the ISS. Credit: JAXA/NINS Amyloids, abnormal fibrillar aggregates of proteins, are associated with various disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. Therefore, an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms of amyloid formation is critical for developing clinical strategies and…
“#As many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates” Artist’s conception of Kepler telescope observing planets transiting a distant star. Credit: NASA Ames/W Stenzel. To be considered Earth-like, a planet must be rocky, roughly Earth-sized and orbiting Sun-like (G-type) stars. It also has to orbit in the habitable zones of…
“#How politics have played a big role in the release of prisoners” Throughout the course of history, it’s usually been politics — not compassion — that’s resulted in prison releases of the type we’ve seen during COVID-19. Credit: Piqsels As governments around the world responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, they released prisoners in large numbers….
“#Decade-long study shows why South Africa needs to stop stereotyping young black men” South Africa’s Youth Day celebration on the 16th of June, just after my birthday on the 15th, remained a special day in my life as a young black man. But the day also raised questions for me. A lot gets said in…
“#Researchers perform southern white rhino oocyte collection and embryo creation” Prof. Dr. Thomas Hildebrandt (rechts Mitte), Prof. Robert Hermes und Dr. Susanne Holtze (alle vom Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung) bei der Eizellenentnahme an der Breitmaulnashornkuh Makena am 26.05.2020 im Serengeti-Park in Hodenhagen. Credit: Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen In order to prevent the extinction of species such…
“#All of the performance, none of the fuss: nitrile hydrogenation done right” Figure 1: Catalytic hydrogenation of nitriles to primary amines. Credit: Osaka University The need to be mindful consumers is becoming a priority for an ever-growing portion of society. This means that achieving efficient and environmentally sustainable chemical processes is more important than ever…
“#Storm hunter turns two” Credit: NASA The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor or ASIM, mounted outside the European laboratory of the International Space Station, enters its second year of science operations. Launched in April 2018, the payload began operating on 14 June 2018 and has been studying thunderstorms 400 km above Earth ever since. Specifically, ASIM is…
“#Simba CubeSat to swivel from Earth to sun to help track climate change” Led by the Royal Meteorological Institute Belgium, Simba is a 3-unit CubeSat mission to measure the Total Solar Irradiance and Earth Radiation Budget climate variables with a miniaturised radiometer instrument, due to be launched in 2020 on the inaugural flight of the…
“#PICASSO, ESA’s CubeSat to sift secrets from sunrise” PICASSO CubeSat in orbit. The miniature PICASSO mission will use the filtering of sunlight by Earth’s atmosphere to check the health of our protective ozone layer. Credit: Dr Johan De Keyser @ BIRA-IASB There is always a sunrise and sunset happening somewhere on our planet. Soon ESA’s…