{"title":"Foot-and-mouth disease A new antiviral stops the super-spreader in its tracks","authors":"","doi":"10.32907/ro-134-3956605686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32907/ro-134-3956605686","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74685,"journal":{"name":"Research outreach : the outreach quarterly connecting science with society","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89258643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What can Occam’s razor principle tell us about theories of dark matter?","authors":"","doi":"10.32907/ro-134-3950834446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32907/ro-134-3950834446","url":null,"abstract":"If concrete proof for these assumptions later appears, the thinker could then reasonably conclude that their theory is correct. Yet according to Occam’s razor, theories which rely more heavily on unproven assumptions are generally at a disadvantage. ‘The principle dictates that when several theories compete, the one that makes fewer assumptions has the upper hand’, Oks explains. In the case of dark matter research, theories which make unproven assumptions about the nature of the universe are especially prevalent. ‘The overwhelming majority of dark matter theories either introduce exotic subatomic particles which have never","PeriodicalId":74685,"journal":{"name":"Research outreach : the outreach quarterly connecting science with society","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85565387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Atmospheric species and their effect on solar radiation and our health","authors":"Jianhui Bai, Rui Chen","doi":"10.32907/ro-134-3950775177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32907/ro-134-3950775177","url":null,"abstract":"many roles in keeping the Earth a habitable and safe place for its human population. As well as providing the oxygen we breathe, the atmosphere also protects us from the full intensity of the sun’s radiation. This protection is in the form of absorption, reflection, and attenuation of nearly all shorter-wavelength radiation from the sun. The depletion of the ozone layer over Antarctica allows much more UV radiation to pass through the atmosphere, leading to a disruption of global temperatures and environment.","PeriodicalId":74685,"journal":{"name":"Research outreach : the outreach quarterly connecting science with society","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90464970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How electrons and phonons promote heat transfer in material systems","authors":"","doi":"10.32907/ro-134-3941967013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32907/ro-134-3941967013","url":null,"abstract":"NANOSCALE ELECTRONICS The increasing complexity and demands of modern electronics have resulted in a progressive reduction in the size of the transistors, as smaller transistors have higher processing speed, lower energy consumption, and they can be packed in larger numbers within smaller areas. A parallel reduction in interconnect sizes has however been far more difficult to achieve. As the wires are made thinner, their electrical conductivity decreases, and energy is dissipated in the form of heat, which can limit the performance, reliability, and efficiency of an integrated circuit. Improving the thermal properties of interconnects is therefore one of the central challenges in integrated electronics and for enabling the development of future alternative computing approaches based on nanotechnology, including spintronics (taking advantage of the natural magnetism of electrons, as well as their charge, to produce faster computers) and neuromorphic computing (a computing approach inspired by the structure and function of the human brain).","PeriodicalId":74685,"journal":{"name":"Research outreach : the outreach quarterly connecting science with society","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78529376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exiguobacterium degradation of polystyrene Enlisting bacteria in the war against plastic","authors":"André Hudson","doi":"10.32907/ro-134-3871201922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32907/ro-134-3871201922","url":null,"abstract":"Polystyrene is a chemically stable recalcitrant plastic that pollutes many natural environments. Unfortunately, few mechanisms can break down this man-made polymer into its naturally occurring components. Research into the polystyrene-digesting capabilities of the bacteria genus Exiguobacterium sp RIT 594 by Dr André Hudson and his team at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, USA, has uncovered the specific ring-cleaving mechanism which the bacterium uses to degrade the plastic. Bioinformatics, anaerobic culture analysis, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy provided evidence of aromatic ring attack as the primary mechanism by which Exiguobacterium sp RIT 594 breaks down polystyrene. for their ability to degrade polystyrene in natural ecosystems. Studying the biochemical pathways that allow Exiguobacterium to do this will help researchers understand the mechanisms behind plastic degradation and apply them to new technologies aimed at degrading plastic.","PeriodicalId":74685,"journal":{"name":"Research outreach : the outreach quarterly connecting science with society","volume":"131 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78140612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ketamine An old medication with newly discovered actions in pain and breathing regulation","authors":"","doi":"10.32907/ro-134-3868875938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32907/ro-134-3868875938","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74685,"journal":{"name":"Research outreach : the outreach quarterly connecting science with society","volume":"381 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80690982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jeanne Fair, Chuck Hathcock, Sarah Kane Moser, Jeremy Ellis
{"title":"Microbiomes – the key to a healthier planet?","authors":"Jeanne Fair, Chuck Hathcock, Sarah Kane Moser, Jeremy Ellis","doi":"10.32907/ro-134-3857681346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32907/ro-134-3857681346","url":null,"abstract":"of tiny organisms, collectively known as microbiota. They are invisible to the human eye, living on and in all of us: layers of bacteria, viruses, and fungi covering our skin, gut, and every part of us. These ‘friendly’ microorganisms act as our body’s first line of defence, helping keep us healthy by preventing their destructive counterparts from invading, as well as assisting with all sorts of different bodily processes.","PeriodicalId":74685,"journal":{"name":"Research outreach : the outreach quarterly connecting science with society","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82945206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital twin for integration of design, manufacturing, and maintenance","authors":"","doi":"10.32907/ro-134-3837001121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32907/ro-134-3837001121","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74685,"journal":{"name":"Research outreach : the outreach quarterly connecting science with society","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85451025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}