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Iceland braces for volcanic eruption: what scientists are watching
Authorities have evacuated the town of Grindavík in response to nearby earthquakes.Credit: Micah Garen/Getty Many Icelanders have been on edge in recent weeks, as magma moving underground in the country’s southwest threatens to breach the surface and begin flowing across the landscape. If it does, the volcanic eruption could threaten the coastal community of Grindavík,…
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Changes in total volatile organic compound concentration in Seoul subway stations before (2019) and after (2021) the COVID-19 outbreak
Abstract Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are major air pollutants often designated as specific hazardous or toxic. This study analyzed the trends in concentration changes and influencing factors of VOCs in underground subway stations in the Seoul Metro before (2019) and after (2021) the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 506 samples were collected from 253 stations…
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Investigating the elegance of empty space
A recent study presents an approach for characterizing and quantifying the pore space in assemblies of particles, enabling research into pore-scale flow physics and insight into the interplay between the solid and void phases in granular materials. Granular materials—that is, assemblies of discrete particles with interstitial voids between them—are everywhere. The soil beneath our feet,…
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Divide and conquer: exploiting entropy to grow nanoscale barrier materials
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 21 November 2023 The full promise of materials structured at the nanoscale can be realized only if they can be manufactured more efficiently and at the sizes required for device integration. An innovative method takes advantage of thermodynamic and kinetic effects to control the growth of stacked 2D nanosheets that can be used…
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Psyence Group Announces Resignation of Board Member
Article content TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Psyence Group Inc. (CSE:PSYG) (“Psyence” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage life science biotechnology company pioneering the use of nature-derived psilocybin in mental health and wellbeing announced today that Mr. Marvin Singer has resigned from his position as a Non-Executive Director for personal reasons. Mr. Singer has…
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The Week of November 20, 2023
A 2016 chart of the U.S. allocation of radio spectrum. (NTIA) National Spectrum Strategy Includes ‘Moonshot’ Sharing Effort The Biden administration released a 26-page National Spectrum Strategy last week that aims to better manage the nation’s crowded radio frequency spectrum. An accompanying presidential memorandum directs agency actions to promote wireless technology innovation and establishes a…
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Gilles Clément, the philosophical gardener who leaves plants to their own devices
Even if it is through the computer screen, on the other end of a video conference, Gilles Clément’s planet-blue eyes convey surprise and enthusiasm, curiosity and disillusionment, the possible and its opposite. Clément, 80, says he has left misanthropy behind and is approaching something akin to tranquility. He possesses large doses of wisdom and an…
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Mary Kay Recognized for Leadership in Conservation and
Published an hour ago Submitted by Mary Kay Mary Kay was included in the 2023 Texan by Nature 20 (TxN 20), a prestigious recognition by the conservation non-profit, Texan by Nature. DALLAS, November 20, 2023 /CSRwire/ – Mary Kay Inc., a global leader in skin care innovation and sustainability, is honored to announce its inclusion…
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Physicists answer question of Supergalactic Plane’s absent spiral galaxies
image: Artist concept of the Milky Way. view more Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Astrophysicists say they have found an answer to why spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way are largely missing from a part of our Local Universe called the Supergalactic Plane. The Supergalactic Plane is an enormous, flattened structure extending nearly a billion light years…
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I live next to an Icelandic volcano that’s about to blow. I wanted to be closer to nature, but not that close.
A volcano under the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland could erupt within days. The eruption site is likely to be near the town of Grindavik, which has been evacuated. Advertisement This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sigurdur Leosson, a resident of the fishing town Grindavik in Iceland which is under threat from a…
