Science
First SpaceDataHighway laser relay in orbit
The European Data Relay System’s first laser terminal has reached space aboard its host satellite and is now under way to its final operating position.
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Herbal Extracts Applied to Synthesize Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
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Nanostructural Changes in Solar Cells to Increase Their Efficiency
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Monstrous Cloud Boomerangs Back to Our Galaxy
The 100-million-year-long trajectory of the Smith Cloud as it arcs out of the plane of our Milky Way galaxy and then returns like a boomerang. Hubble Space Telescope measurements show that the cloud, because of its chemical composition, came out of a region near the edge of the galaxy's disk of stars 70 million years ago. The cloud is now stretched into the shape of a comet by gravity and gas pressure. Following a ballistic path, the cloud will fall back into the disk and trigger new star formation 30 million years from now.
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An alternative to platinum: Iron-nitrogen compounds as catalysts in graphene
Nano-island of graphene in which iron-nitrogen complexes are embedded. The FeN4 complexes (shown in orange) are catalytically active.
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Researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have created a new technique that greatly enhances digital microscopy images
The image sensor of the wavelength scanning super-resolution apparatus collects a “stack” of images of the sample.
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Designing a pop-up future: Simple origami fold may hold the key to designing pop-up furniture, medical devices and scientific tools
This image shows various shapes made from Miura-ori pattern.
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Microscopic drug 'depots' boost efficacy against tumors in animal model
Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a technique for creating microscopic "depots" for trapping drugs inside cancer tumors. In an animal model, these drug depots were 10 times more effective at shrinking tumors than the use of the same drugs without the depots.
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Highly efficient heavy metal ions filter
In November 2015, Brazil experienced an unparalleled environmental disaster. When two dams broke at an iron ore mine, a poisonous cocktail of heavy metals was sent pouring into the Rio Doce, reaching the Atlantic some days later. The consequences were devastating for nature and humans alike: countless fish, birds and animals died, and a quarter of a million people were left without drinking water.The contaminated water (colored water in vials) is drawn through the hybrid membrane by negative pressure; the heavy metal ions (red spheres) bind to the protein fibers in the process. The filtered water is of drinking quality.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi

Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability

Human Rights Event: Discussing the Future of Governance Experts from 56 Countries Participated in the ICCJW

Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions

Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future

Global Celebration of International Day of Conscience: Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze Unites Participants from 63 Nations

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020