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Hannover Messe 2022 rescheduled for beginning of June

January 25, 2022 by Editor Leave a Comment

This year’s Hannover Messe, one of the world’s largest trade shows for industrial technology, has been rescheduled for beginning of June. It usually takes place in April.

Deutsche Messe AG, the company which organises the event, says the decision to delay Hannover Messe is “due to the current situation surrounding Covid”.

It says that this year’s exhibition is now scheduled to take place from 30 May to 2 June, adding that the new date “provides exhibitors and visitors with planning security”. [Read more…] about Hannover Messe 2022 rescheduled for beginning of June

Perseverance’s first year on Mars: Purdue professor, mission team member looks at what is ahead

January 24, 2022 by Editor Leave a Comment

Almost one year into the Mars rover mission, accomplishing its goal is on the horizon for Purdue University’s Briony Horgan and the Perseverance team.

February 18 will mark one year since the rover landed on the red planet following a seven-month, 300-million-mile flight across space.

Horgan, associate professor of planetary science in the Purdue College of Science’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, says anticipation is building as the team focuses on the mission goal: researching a now-dry large river delta. [Read more…] about Perseverance’s first year on Mars: Purdue professor, mission team member looks at what is ahead

ABB provides Ty-Rap cable ties for NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission
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As NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover begins exploring its new planetary home after landing on February 18, 2021, it’s operating with the world’s most advanced technology while being equipped with Ty-Rap cable ties from ABB, the same ties that are widely used on earth. Found in buildings, subways, the deepest oceans…
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Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think

August 18, 2021 by Editor

Most of us remember a time when we could eat anything we wanted and not gain weight. But a new study suggests your metabolism – the rate at which you burn calories – actually peaks much earlier in life, and starts its inevitable decline later than you might guess.

The findings will appear Aug. 12 in the journal Science.

“There are lots of physiological changes that come with growing up and getting older,” said study co-author Herman Pontzer, associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University. “Think puberty, menopause, other phases of life. What’s weird is that the timing of our ‘metabolic life stages’ doesn’t seem to match those typical milestones.” [Read more…] about Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think

Avast/NortonLifeLock: ‘Cyber security deal needs to dig deeper’

July 27, 2021 by Editor

Cyber scammers are becoming more like pirates since the pandemic forced them to live online. Increasing threats are driving demand for protection and breathing new life into mature consumer security groups.

NortonLifeLock (formerly known as Symantec), which once lags behind the United States, is in the midst of a breeze in sales. Look British listed Avast. The details are scarce, but the expected offer raised Avast’s stake by 15%, bringing the group’s valuation to about $9 billion.

Trading at that premium is not impressive. The Biggest Cybersecurity Deal Ever – Thoma Bravo’s $12.3 billion purchase of Proofpoint – Collected over 30% premium in April. Even if consumer cybersecurity grows slower than its peers, Avast is still leading the horde of peers. [Read more…] about Avast/NortonLifeLock: ‘Cyber security deal needs to dig deeper’

Insect-sized robot navigates mazes with the agility of a cheetah
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Many insects and spiders get their uncanny ability to scurry up walls and walk upside down on ceilings with the help of specialized sticky footpads that allow them to adhere to surfaces in places where no human would dare to go. Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have used…
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Coral offspring physiology impacted by parental exposure to intense environmental stresses

July 8, 2021 by Editor

Adult corals that survive high-intensity environmental stresses, such as bleaching events, can produce offspring that are better suited to survive in new environments.

These results from a series of experiments conducted at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) in 2017 and 2018 are deepening scientists’ understanding of how the gradual increase of sea surface temperatures and other environmental disturbances may influence future coral generations.

Researchers on the project included BIOS marine ecologists Samantha de Putron and Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley (now with the Central Caribbean Marine Institute), ecophysiologist Hollie Putnam at the University of Rhode Island (URI), and Kevin Wong, then a first-year doctoral student at URI. [Read more…] about Coral offspring physiology impacted by parental exposure to intense environmental stresses

Social media and science show how ship’s plastic cargo dispersed from Florida to Norway

May 2, 2021 by Editor

A ship’s container lost overboard in the North Atlantic has resulted in printer cartridges washing up everywhere from the coast of Florida to northern Norway, a new study has shown.

It has also resulted in the items weathering to form microplastics that are contaminated with a range of metals such as titanium, iron and copper.

The spillage is thought to have happened around 1,500 km east of New York, in January 2014, with the first beached cartridges reported along the coastline of the Azores in September the same year. [Read more…] about Social media and science show how ship’s plastic cargo dispersed from Florida to Norway

It’s snowing plastic: Small particles of plastic are coming down with the snow
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The snow may be melting, but it is leaving pollution behind in the form of micro- and nano-plastics according to a McGill study that was recently published in Environmental Pollution. The pollution is largely due to the relatively soluble plastics found in antifreeze products (polyethylene glycols) that can become airborne…
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Satellite map of human pressure on land provides insight on sustainable development

April 21, 2021 by Editor

The coronavirus pandemic has led researchers to switch gears or temporarily abandon projects due to health protocols or not being able to travel. But for Patrick Keys and Elizabeth Barnes, husband and wife scientists at Colorado State University, this past year led to a productive research collaboration.

They teamed up with Neil Carter, assistant professor at the University of Michigan, on a paper published in Environmental Research Letters that outlines a satellite-based map of human pressure on lands around the world.

Keys, lead author and a research scientist in CSU’s School of Global Environmental Sustainability, said the team used machine learning to produce the map, which reveals where abrupt changes in the landscape have taken place around the world. The map shows a near-present snapshot of effects from deforestation, mining, expanding road networks, urbanization and increasing agriculture. [Read more…] about Satellite map of human pressure on land provides insight on sustainable development