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Astronomers found a ring around a distant object in space — and it’s acting strange
Publicado em 08 fevereiro 2023
This icy rock beyond Neptune has a ring, and it's raising some questions.
While an object the size of Spain drifts through the distant Solar System, astronomers watch it block faraway starlight to gather information. Recently, they found something exciting: this primordial chunk has a ring.
This is a show-stopping feature of Saturn and other planets, but much smaller bodies have them too. A decade ago, this same team made the first-ever detection of a ring around an asteroid.
The [...]
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Functional "Mini-liver" Created by 3D Bioprinting
Publicado em 18 dezembro 2019Original story by Maria Fernanda Ziegler, Agência FAPESP Using human blood cells, Brazilian researchers have succeeded in obtaining hepatic organoids (“mini-livers”) that perform all of the liver’s typical functions, such as producing vital proteins, storing vitamins, and secreting bile, among many others. The innovation permits the production of hepatic tissue in the laboratory in only 90 days and may in the future become an alternative to organ transplantation. The [...]ver notícia -
Innovative management system for tilapia fish farms cuts feed costs
Publicado em 27 junho 2018(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) System uses circular aluminum tanks that float on rafts of plastic bottles releasing a correct dose of fish food 48 times per day. The new method also reduced mortality in 12% by dispensing switching of tanks in fish grading. An innovative tilapia farming system that reduces both expenditures on fish feed and mortality rates, among other benefits, has been developed by Brazilian firm Fisher Piscicultura and is undergoing final testing [...]ver notícia -
Hiroshima Bombing Victim's Bones Reveal an Insane Level of Radiation
Publicado em 30 abril 2018The findings have terrifying ramifications for modern-day bombs.ver notícia