Category: 7. Science

Recycling takes place in our cells at all times: in a process called autophagy, cell components that are no longer needed are enclosed by membranes and broken down into their basic building blocks. This vital process prevents the formation of harmful aggregates and makes nutrients available again. A research team co-led by Prof. Dr. Claudine…

A Cranfield University, UK, academic has used drone mapping to investigate a 3000-year-old ‘mega fortress’ in the Caucasus mountains. Dr Nathaniel Erb-Satullo, Senior Lecturer in Architectural Science at Cranfield Forensic Institute, has been researching the site since 2018 with Dimitri Jachvliani, his co-director from the Georgian National Museum, revealing details that re-shape our… Continue Reading…

Using a new artificial intelligence method, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons can accurately predict the activity of genes within any human cell, essentially revealing the cell’s inner mechanisms. The system, described in the current issue of Nature, could transform the way scientists work to understand everything from cancer to… Continue Reading…

University researchers have identified probable locations for critical metals needed to support a green economy by studying how critical metals accumulate at the margins of old cores of continents. January 9, 2025 … Continue Reading News Source: https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/01/09/research-unlocks-hot-spots-for-critical-minerals-needed-for-green-economy/

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have recently achieved a significant breakthrough in the development of next-generation carbon-based quantum materials, opening new horizons for advancements in quantum electronics. The innovation involves a novel type of graphene nanoribbon (GNR), named Janus GNR (JGNR). The material has a unique zigzag edge, with a special… Continue…

ML Milbank LLP More Milbank LLP is a leading international law firm that provides innovative legal services from 12 offices around the world. Founded in New York over… Continue Reading News Source: https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/aviation/1565758/milbank-top-ten-space-business-stories-of-2024

Carl Sagan famously said, “We are made of star-stuff,” but even he didn’t realize just how far that star stuff traveled before it got to us. New Hubble data has shown at least some of the carbon that now makes up our bodies may once have drifted hundreds of thousands of light-years out of the…