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IISc’s MSG Method Boosts Recombinant Proteins; Edinburgh Unravels Sun’s Magnetic Mystery; SIAT’s Perovskite Detectors Enable Low-Dose X-rays

2024-06-15 12:19 AM

Solving a 400-year-old solar mystery AN international team of researchers led by Geoffrey Vasil of Edinburgh University is getting closer to solving a 400-year-old solar mystery that even Galileo Galilei had tried to understand. Since first observing the sun’s magnetic activity, astronomers have struggled to pinpoint where the process originates. Now, after running a series …

Many young adults who began vaping as teens can’t shake the habit

2024-06-13 10:42 AM

G Kumar’s vaping addiction peaked in college at the University of Colorado, when flavored, disposable vapes were taking off. “I’d go through, let’s say, 1,200 puffs in a week,” Kumar said. Vaping became a crutch for them. Like losing a cellphone, losing a vape pen would set off a mad scramble. “It needs to be …

NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory captures ‘Super’ star cluster Westerlund 1 | Science News

2024-06-10 02:26 AM

NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory has turned its sensitive gaze towards a star cluster that is producing new stars at a furious rate. The star cluster, designated as Westerlund 1, is the biggest and closest star cluster to the Earth. Chandra’s capture of Westerlund 1. (Image Credit: NASA/CXC/INAF/M. Guarcello et al.; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Image …

NASA’s new Instagram augmented reality filter brings universe to your fingertips

2024-06-06 03:51 AM

NASA is offering Instagram users a way to explore the universe through a new augmented reality (AR) filter that brings stunning celestial bodies to life on your screen. Using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other space telescopes, this “Instagram experience” immerses you in the beauty of space by placing astronomical objects right next …

A tool to track cell-to-cell contact

2024-03-21 01:34 PM

The new uLIPSTIC technology can track the physical interactions between cells, such as the above depiction of a dendritic cell activating a T cell. | Photo Credit: Rockefeller University A fundamental goal of basic biology is understanding how diverse cell types work in concert to form tissues, organs, and organ systems. While recent efforts to …

Science Notebook | A tool to track cell-to-cell interactions, a synchrotron on solar power, and a galactic emission and the Big Bang

2024-03-21 12:33 PM

A fundamental goal of basic biology is understanding how diverse cell types work in concert to form tissues, organs, and organ systems. While recent efforts to catalogue the different cell types in every tissue in human bodies are a step in the right direction, they address only one piece of the puzzle. The big mystery …

JAXA’s XRISM mission to begin unravelling X-ray universe | Science News

2024-03-18 05:00 PM

JAXA has announced that the newly launched X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) mission has completed its commissioning phase. The Japanese space agency has released data from early observations, and has moved to the nominal phase of the mission. The X-ray telescope is expected to begin regular operations soon. An image of the supernova …

PFAS exposure linked to weaker bones in young people

2023-12-07 11:00 AM

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manufactured chemicals used in products such as food packaging and cosmetics, can lead to reproductive problems, increased cancer risk and other health issues. A growing body of research has also linked the chemicals to lower bone mineral density, which can lead to osteoporosis and other bone diseases. But most of …