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Safe and Fuel-Efficient Hybrid Fusion-Fission Reactors Developed in Russia Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/science/202104061082554018-safe-and-fuel-efficient-hybrid-fusion-fission-reactors-developed-in-russia/ Researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), in cooperation with other Russian scientists, have created and tested a fusion component of a unique hybrid reactor. They claim the system will combine the advantages of reactors of various types and will excel i...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Dentary teeth with three wear facets of Stegosauria indet. from the Teete locality, Yakutia, Russia; Batylykh Formation (Lower Cretaceous). Specimens ZIN PH 13/246 (A-D), ZIN PH 19/246 (E-H) in labial (A,... view more  Credit: Skutschas et al, 2021, PLOS ONE (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Stegosaurus teeth from Eastern Siberia show high wear and replacement rate, and could indicate adaptations to life at high latitudes. ### Article Title: Wea...

 E-Mail Connections are crucial. Bacteria may be most dangerous when they connect - banding together to build fortress-like structures known as biofilms that afford them resistance to antibiotics. But a biomolecular scientist in Israel and a microbiologist in California have forged their own connections that could lead to new protocols for laying siege to biofilm-protected colonies. Their research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNAS), USA. This interdi...

IMAGE: Penn State The Warner Prize is awarded annually for a significant contribution to observational or theoretical astronomy during the five years preceding the award. It is given to an astronomer resident in North America who has not attained 36 years of age in the year designated for the award or must be within eight years of receipt of their doctorate. This is Dawson’s second AAS prize; she also received the Annie Jump Cannon Award in 2017 for her earlier work modeling the dynamical int...

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center Using genetic engineering, researchers at UT Southwestern and Indiana University have reprogrammed scar-forming cells in mouse spinal cords to create new nerve cells, spurring recovery after spinal cord injury. The findings, published online today in Cell Stem Cell, could offer hope for the hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who suffer a spinal cord injury each year. Cells in some body tissues proliferate after injury, replacing dead or damaged cel...

Scientists test the effect of natural product isolated from sea sponge on cancer cells Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) together with Russian and German colleagues, continue studying antitumor compounds synthesized based on bioactive molecules isolated from a sea sponge. One of them fights cancer cells resistant to standard chemotherapy, and at the same time has an interesting dual mechanism of action. A related article appears in Marine Drugs. Scientists have tested the b...

Even if countries undertake radical measures to restructure industries, it will be impossible to stop Arctic warming, researchers say

Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) together with Russian and German colleagues, continue studying antitumor compounds synthesized based on bioactive molecules isolated from a sea sponge. One of them fights cancer cells resistant to standard chemotherapy, and at the same time has an interesting dual mechanism of action. A related article appears in Marine Drugs. Scientists have tested the biological effect of the marine alkaloid 3,10-dibromofascaplys...

SOURCE / ECONOMY By Global Times Published: Feb 26, 2021 07:38 PM Robots dancing at the first China-ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Summit held in Nanning, capital of South Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday. More than 100 firms displayed cutting-edge intelligent technology and appliances for peoples daily lives in the 5G era, and attendees could have a try. Photo: VCG   The contribution of science and technology to Chinas economic growth was estimated to top 60 percent in ...

Traffic Noise Is a Silent Killer Published: February 24, 2021 As researchers probe the physiology underlying noise’s cardiovascular consequences, they’re zeroing in on a culprit: dramatic changes to the endothelium, the inner lining of arteries and blood vessels. This lining can go from a healthy state to one that’s “activated,” and inflamed, with potentially serious ramifications. When sound reaches the brain, it activates two important regions: the auditory cortex, which interprets ...