New Mineral discovered in Moon – Meteorite

Fragments of the lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001 acquired by the NHM Vienna and used for the scientific analyses. The largest specimen is on display at the NHM Vienna. © NHM Vienna, Ludovic Ferrière

The high-pressure mineral Donwilhelmsite, recently discovered in the lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001 from Apollo missions, is important for understanding the inner structure of Earth. A team of European researchers discovered a new high-pressure mineral in the lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001, named donwilhelmsite [CaAl4Si2O11]...

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Some of the Principal Treatments for Osteoporosis could Reduce the Incidence of COVID-19, study finds

Dr. Josep Blanch-Rubió (left) and Jordi Monfort (right). Source: Hospital del Mar.

Some of the principal treatments for osteoporosis, denosumab, zoledronate and calcium, could have a protective effect against COVID-19 in patients who take them, specifically a 30 to 40% reduction in the rate of infection, according to the results of a joint study by Hospital del Mar, the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Pompeu Fabra University and the Pere Virgili Health Park. The study, the first of its kind in the world, has just been published the journal Aging.

The last author of the study, Dr...

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Radical Diagnostic could Save Millions of people at Risk of dying from Blood Loss

Engineers at Monash University have developed a diagnostic that can help deliver urgent treatment to people at risk of dying from rapid blood loss.

Engineers at Monash University in Australia have developed a fast, portable and cheap diagnostic that can help deliver urgent treatment to people at risk of dying from rapid blood loss.

In a world-first outcome that could save more than two million lives globally each year, researchers have developed a diagnostic using a glass slide, Teflon film and a piece of paper that can test for levels of fibrinogen concentration in blood in less than four minutes.

Fibrinogen is a protein found in blood that is needed for clotting...

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New Remote Sensing Technique could bring Key Planetary Mineral into focus

Olivine (greenish crystals) is thought to be one of the most abundant minerals in interior of the Earth and other planetary bodies.

Planetary scientists from Brown University have developed a new remote sensing method for studying olivine, a mineral that could help scientists understand the early evolution of the Moon, Mars and other planetary bodies.

“Olivine is understood to be a major component in the interiors of rocky planets,” said Christopher Kremer, a Ph.D. candidate at Brown University and lead author of a new paper describing the work. “It’s a primary constituent of Earth’s mantle, and it’s been detected on the surfaces of the Moon and Mars in volcanic deposits or in impact craters that bring up material from the subsurface.”

Current remote sensing techniques are good a...

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