The 180 days experiment with 4 volunters was started in June, 2016, and will finish in December. It is examined how oxygen, water and food can be used and reused in space. The physiological changes and emotional fluctuations of the volunteers brought by a hermetic...
The combined-cycle aerospace vehicle will be propelled by a combination of turbine, ramjet and rocket engines. It will use turbine engines, like those installed on jetliners, or rocket-based combined-cycle engines, when it takes off from a conventional runway. CAS...
The index is based on an assessment of a select group of scientific journals in which research papers are published, and of authors’ contributions to such papers. Among 100 top institutions in the life and basic medical sciences, 48 are located in the USA, 10 in...
The group of Yanlei YU at Fudan University has developed a novel concept for liquid handling. It is based on channels with deformable tubular microactuators containing azobenzene derivatives. Upon illumination, these channels change shape and drive the liquid into a...
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