王贞仪老师 Wáng Zhēnyí Laoshí 王貞儀老师 (1768–1797) – Our Logo/Avatar, was a scientist of the Qing dynasty who breached feudal customs of the old China which hindered women's rights and worked to educate herself in astronomy, mathematics, and geography. In her twenties, we know she took up poetry, as well, for the suffering of the Chinese peasants weighed on her. "Village is empty of cooking smoke, Rich families let grains stored decay; In wormwood strewed pitiful starved bodies, Greedy officials yet push the farm levy." Also this poem on the role of women in society, " It’s made to believe, Women are same as Men; Are you not convinced, Daughters can also be heroic?” ©M42 Orion Nebula from the balcony, Dr. Kenneth M Beck: 15 second exposure ISO 16,000, f/10 FL2350mm.
In this chapter, the authors explore the discovery and use of nanocompostite metal oxides in medicine. I was fortunate enough to work on Pt/TiO2 for the U.S. Department of Energy and The Japanese National Institute of Technology and Science during the early 21st Century. Part of our work was cited and then quoted in this …
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A trio of specialized instruments will speed advances in research into critical novel materials Corydon Ireland, PNNL Back in March 2020, PNNL geochemist Carolyn Pearce makes an adjustment to a PNNL XAFS machine in the basement of the Physical Sciences Building. The motorized sample wheel to her left holds the metals or aqueous solutions being tested …
STERN From the German to English with Google Translate "The European Parliament has agreed on a position for the planned multi-billion EU agricultural reform. A majority of MPs approved a compromise that had been debated for weeks. The decision stipulates that in future 30 percent of the direct payments will be reserved for organic regulations. …
NGC 1980 22Oct20 2:50AM PDT Richland, WA NGC 1980 is located just south of the Orion Nebula in a rich field of the Milky Way. It is a bright cluster of 30 stars embedded in a large, elongated nebula near Iota Orionis, or Nair al Saif. The cluster features the colorful triple 44 Orionis, which …
Almost one year ago, Greta Thunberg was in North America. Why was this young Swedish girl here, during the school year? She had become an advocate and a teen-age activist for Climate Action. She had been invited to the UN Meeting COPE 25 on Climate Change, to be held in Santiago, Chile. She had sailed …
The Half Disme (or half-dime) above was silver. "Where did the short-lived motto “Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry” come from, and why did it disappear? There are no documents that explain its origins. Because Secretary of State Jefferson supervised Mint operations (President Washington put it under State not Treasury and Secretary Hamilton) he must …
October 19, 2020 DIRECTOR’S COLUMN Steven Ashby, Ph.D., PNNL Originally published in the Tri-City Herald on October 19, 2020 Open PNNL physicist Emily Mace specializes in interpreting radioactive signals such as those emitted during underground nuclear weapons tests. She and her colleagues analyze samples of interest in PNNL's Shallow Underground Laboratory using copper detectors along with the …
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An Asteroid Is Moving Towards Earth on Election Day Eve By Mark B.staff@sciencetimes.com | Aug 23, 2020 07:30 AM EDT An asteroid first discovered back in 2018 is projected to move close to Earth on November 2, the day before the US Presidential Vote. According to NASA's Center for Near Earth Objects Studies (CNEOS), the asteroid officially designated …
AMBIENT (Leggi la traduzione in italiano) GRETA THUNBERG, ADÉLAÏDE CHARLIER, MARTINA COMPARELLI, LUISA NEUBAUER E LAURA VALLAROMostra didascaliaGreta Thunberg (The Associated Press)Nascondi19 ottobre 2020 • 00:43Aggiornato, 19 ottobre 2020 • 00:51 “These days, it is easy to assume that sufficient climate action is already being taken. EU countries are discussing new climate targets for 2030 and …
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4 Vesta astroid A V-type asteroid is an astroid whose spectra is that of 4 Vesta. Roughfully 6% of all main-belt astroids (between Mars and Jupiter) are Vesta-type with 4 Vesta being by far the largest of them. They are relatively bright, and rather similar to the most common, the S-type, which are also made up of iron. The V-types contain …
