Adiponectin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, plays a doubly important role in maintaining the function of the pancreas: in lean people, it protects beta cells, which make insulin, and in obese people obesity, it reverses adipose tissue damage. The discovery was made by researchers at the Institute of Chemistry of the University of São … Leer más
Image: The Mars rovers have groups of human experts on Earth telling them what to do. But the robots on the moon landing missions orbiting Jupiter are too far away to receive timely commands from Earth. Researchers in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a … Leer más
The Alexander Shulgin Research Institute (ASRI), the organization that promotes the famous chemist’s legacy and scientific work, presented novel psychoactive compounds at MAPS’ Psychedelic Science 2023 last month in Denver . ASRI co-founder and president, Dr. Nicholas Cozzi spoke with Benzinga about Alexander ‘Sasha’ Shulgin’s contributions to the field and how it all started. (See … Leer más
MIT-Takeda Program researchers have developed a physics and machine learning technique to enhance the manufacturing process of pharmaceutical pills and powders. Their method, called PEACE, involves using lasers and machine learning to measure particle size distribution, increasing efficiency, reducing faulty batches and making the process sustainable and economical. more cost-effective. A collaborative research group from[{» … Leer más
The European Southern Observatory continues to build the world’s largest telescope, the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). Construction of the telescope began in 2014 with the flattening of a peak called Cerro Armazones in Chile’s Atacama desert. ESO has just announced that construction progress has passed the 50% mark. The remaining work will take another … Leer más
Investigators from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory revealed that when the tin selenide compound is heated, structural changes at the atomic level occur, allowing it to conduct electricity but not heat. According to Siegrist, professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at FAMU-FSU Technical University. Image credit: Mark Wallheiser/FAMU-FSU … Leer más
The artist’s concept shows a large constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit, with the Low Frequency Radio Array (LOFAR) telescope below. A new study shows that leaking satellites of radio waves could be harmful to radio astronomy. Image via IAU/Daniëlle Futselaar. SpaceX satellite leaked radio waves On July 5, 2023, astronomers from various institutions … Leer más
A new study shows that SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are leaking radiation into the night sky as they orbit the Earth, which could hamper astronomers’ efforts to pick up radio signals. from the farthest reaches of the universe. All satellites, including SpaceX’s rapidly growing ones star link constellations, emitting and receiving radio waves to and from … Leer más
This week marks the final launch of the European heavy rocket, Ariane 5. Launched on its final mission on July 5 from the European Space Base in Kourou, French Guiana, this rocket carries two communication satellites in an orbit set for a geostationary orbit, where the satellites will hover over a fixed point on Earth. … Leer más