#German official wants probe into major coronavirus outbreak at slaughterhouse

“#German official wants probe into major coronavirus outbreak at slaughterhouse” June 18, 2020 | 1:39pm Enlarge Image A truck leaves the Toennies meatpacking plant in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany. AP BERLIN — Germany’s agriculture minister said Thursday that conditions at a slaughterhouse where hundreds of workers tested positive for COVID-19 were untenable and backed an official investigation…

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#Researchers create a photographic film of a molecular switch

“#Researchers create a photographic film of a molecular switch” Molecular structure of the photo-responsive molecular switch (in the center) surrounded by solvent molecules. The scientists revealed a light-induced pedalo-type motion, which goes both forward and backward. The image is on the cover of the print edition of the journal, which was published today (June 18)….

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#Researchers identify key steps in development of kidneys

“#Researchers identify key steps in development of kidneys” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The discovery of how certain key structures in the kidneys are formed could have important implications for treating renal fibrosis (or scarring), a feature of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a new study by a researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Interestingly,…

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#Vapor fix lifts up perovskite crystal performance

“#Vapor fix lifts up perovskite crystal performance” The new bromine vapor treatment enhances the transport properties of MAPbBr3 crystals. In this treatment, the researchers suspended the crystals above in a sealed container holding liquid bromine kept at room temperature. Credit: Reproduced under a Creative Commons license from reference one, 2020 Kirmani et al. A simple…

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#Researchers make next-generation, high-toughness battery component

“#Researchers make next-generation, high-toughness battery component” Research shows that graphene (rGO) can help prevent the propagation of cracks in ceramic materials used for battery electrolytes. Credit: Brown University A team of Brown University researchers has found a way to double the toughness of a ceramic material used to make solid-state lithium ion batteries. The strategy,…

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#New Argentine fossils uncover history of celebrated conifer group

“#New Argentine fossils uncover history of celebrated conifer group” Leaf litter from an Australasian-type Araucaria growing at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California. Pictured are the three types of tree organs, leafy branches, pollen cones and cone scales that are preserved as fossils at Laguna del Hunco and Río Pichileufú,…

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