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Books that inspire us: 'Nuclear energy will save the world' by Alfredo García

By Sergio Parraportal-3

Can you disclose nuclear energy by referring to movies like Austin Powers or Back to the Future or series like The Simpsons? If possible. Can we disseminate information about nuclear energy while defending it from an environmentalist position? Also…

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24/05/2020
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This new material resists the impact of projectiles better than steel or Kevlar

By Sergio Parraportal-3

New types of armor could be used as a shield on military vehicles to provide better protection against bullets, as well as on spacecraft to mitigate the impacts of meteorite debris.

Like this nanomat…

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23/05/2020
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Towards the creation of the first 4D maps of the Earth's mantle

By Sergio Parraportal-3

Earth's mantle is a huge layer of slow-moving rock that lies beneath our surface. This circulation of rocks has literally shaped the world we live in today, from our islands and continents…

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22/05/2020
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How do children spread coronavirus?

By Research and Science: Scientific newsPortal, portal-3

In some countries, schools have begun to reopen, although it is still unknown how children and COVID-19 coexist.

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21/05/2020
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Collateral damage from COVID-19 could be causing thousands of cancer deaths

By Sergio Parraportal-3

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused collateral damage in the diagnosis and surgery of cancer patients. In this study carried out by scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, the consequences that...

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21/05/2020
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Human cells to repair myelin loss in multiple sclerosis

By Research and Science: Scientific newsPortal, portal-3

The study, carried out in mice, shows the migration and differentiation of these transplanted cells into oligodendrocytes. This results in remyelination of damaged tissue, as well as restoration of motor function.

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20/05/2020
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A lost video of a recording of an extinct animal is found: the Tasmanian tiger

By Sergio Parraportal-3

New images of the extinct Tasmanian tiger have emerged thanks to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA). They show the last known member of the species in a dirty cage.

With only 21 seconds, the number…

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20/05/2020
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