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    Aalto-1 Satellite sends first image

    August 2, 2017, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    The image shows the Danish coast as well as a portion of the Norwegian coastline. Credit: Aalto University, VTT and Aalto-1 team.

    The image shows the Danish coast as well as a portion of the Norwegian coastline. Credit: Aalto University, VTT and Aalto-1 team.

     
    The photograph was taken with the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland developed hyperspectral camera’s secondary camera. Launched on the morning of 23 June from India, the Aalto-1 satellite’s first month in space has gone according to plan. ‘We have run checks on the majority of the satellite’s systems and found that the devices are fully functional,’ Aalto University’s Professor Jaan Praks, who is heading the satellite project, explains.
     
    ‘We have also downloaded the first image sent by Aalto-1, which is also the first ever image taken from a Finnish satellite. It was taken while on orbit over Norway at an altitude of about 500 kilometres...
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    Sun’s Core Rotates 4X Faster than its Surface

    August 2, 2017, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    The sun is emitting plumes of hydrogen plasma. The white areas are where the sun's magnetic field is especially strong. Credit: SoHO, a joint project of the European Space Agency and NASA

    The sun is emitting plumes of hydrogen plasma. The white areas are where the sun’s magnetic field is especially strong. Credit: SoHO, a joint project of the European Space Agency and NASA

    Surprising observation might reveal what the sun was like when it formed. The sun’s core rotates nearly 4X faster than the sun’s surface, according to new findings by an international team of astronomers. Scientists had assumed the core was rotating like a merry-go-round at about the same speed as the surface. “The most likely explanation is that this core rotation is left over from the period when the sun formed, some 4.6 billion years ago,” said Roger Ulrich, a UCLA professor emeritus of astronomy, who has studied the sun’s interior for more than 40 years...

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    Resistance Training may Slow down the Progression of MS

    August 1, 2017, Categories  Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

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    Can resistance training impact MRI outcomes in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis? Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2017; 135245851772264 DOI: 10.1177/1352458517722645

    New research shows that resistance training protects the brain in persons with multiple sclerosis, which may delay the development of the disease. In the past, multiple sclerosis patients were advised not to exercise for fear of exacerbating the illness. However, it is now known that physical training can relieve many of the symptoms, including the excessive fatigue and mobility impairments that are often seen. New research now shows that resistance training may protect the nervous system and thus slow the progression of the disease.

    This is the main finding of a study conducted by Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospita...

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    Bacterial Biofilms, Begone

    August 1, 2017, Categories  Biology/Biotechnology

    1. Scanning electron microscope images of (a) the chitosan film, (b) the chitosan-copper metal organic framework film at 500x magnification, (c) the chitosan-copper metal organic framework film at a higher magnification, and (d) an X-ray image of the film that shows the copper in pink. 2.An artist’s representation of bacteria (purple) being compromised by a chitosan-metal organic framework film. Credit: Colorado State University/Advanced Functional Materials

    1. Scanning electron microscope images of (a) the chitosan film, (b) the chitosan-copper metal organic framework film at 500x magnification, (c) the chitosan-copper metal organic framework film at a higher magnification, and (d) an X-ray image of the film that shows the copper in pink.
    2.An artist’s representation of bacteria (purple) being compromised by a chitosan-metal organic framework film. Credit: Colorado State University/Advanced Functional Materials

    A new material could form a new antibacterial surface that prevents infections and reduces our reliance on antibiotics, suggests new research. By some estimates, bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics – superbugs – will cause more deaths than cancer by 2050...

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