The University of Osaka researcher shows that solid-state hysteresis can be described using thermodynamic state variables When the input variable X is changed as X0→X1→X0, the response Y of the system varies as A→B→C →D→A.…
Fish farm guided by Sentinels and the clouds
[caption id="attachment_10290" align="alignnone" width="620"] Sea-surface temperature Gulf of Cadiz[/caption] A new service harnesses three decades of satellite observations of coastal zones made available through a cloud-based system to provide a rich information source for fisheries,…
Green pesticide to rid of apple snails
Researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) have succeeded in creating a green technology Nano-Emulsion Formulation of Saponin, which is an environmental-friendly poisonous pesticide to kill apple snails that have been destroying agricultural produce, especially rice…
Big-data algorithms could cut analysis times from months…
With new algorithms, data scientists could accomplish in days what has traditionally taken months. [caption id="attachment_10284" align="alignnone" width="639"] “The goal of all this is to present the interesting stuff to the data scientists so that…
Mapping serotonin dynamics in the living brain
Imaging technique that creates 3-D video of serotonin transport could aid antidepressant development. [caption id="attachment_10274" align="alignnone" width="639"] Molecular fMRI data showing signal changes from serotonin sensors in the absence (left) and presence (right) of the…