positronium
Positronium is a particle that has no actual nucleus, but has a positive (positron) and negative (electron) particle. The positron is antimatter as it has the opposite charge to an electron, which is negatively charged.
Scientists have found a way to freeze the particle with lazers, which will allow further study.
You can read a little more on the BBC Website. While the research was published in Physical Review Letters.. Article can be found here
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#Physics,#Letters,#Research,#Electron,#Antimatter,#Positron,#Positronium
Write an Impactful Research Paper
I have been reading Write an Impactful Research Paper by Martins Zaumanis. This is a fascinating book, while I am not a graduate or even doing post grad work, this book is really informative.
The author is sharing lots of really useful hints and tips from personal experience of publishing, There is a link to both the publisher and the book below.
I would recommend this book as part of your collection as there are also links to cheat sheets which when taken within the context of the book could be really useful. I say this as cheat sheets are a summary of what is in the book, so reading associated chapters does make sense.
As you are trying to get your research reviewed and published, then it is not worth cutting corners. You can print off the cheat sheets and display for reference.
If anyone is interested, then I can bring my copy to the STEM group, but if you want one, you need to buy your own.;
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#Books,#Publishing,#Research,#Paper,#Writing
Stsci lectures Feb 2024 update
I have been catching up on these lectures as they are fascinating. The LISA talk was also good as it gave a lot of background information as to the science behind this. Exciting times to come, even though it may be a decade before the mission is launched in to space.
So far I have watched:-
Links
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#STSCI,#JWST,#LIGO,#LISA,#Space,#Astronomy,#Research,#Science,#Physics,#Astrophysics
CRISPR
Interesting article about an announcement in relation to the gene editing technique(s) known as CRISPR.
Today, we talk about the much-awaited CRISPR-based drug Casgevy, discuss the new Gavi initiative that plans to dramatically ramp up vaccine manufacturing in Africa, and more. Have a nice weekend!
Also, wonderful that Africa can lead the way on this, too.
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#CRISPR,#Genetic,#Editing,#Vaccine,#Research,#BioTech
Halogens and the ozone layer
Interested research posted on Phys.org looking at Halogens and tropical region ozone depletion
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#Physics,#Ozone,#Depletion,#Halogens,#Research
NASA Citizen Science
This is something attendees at the STEM group could get involved with and use the group as a meet point to discuss projects and ideas being worked on.
Lets put Torbay on the map by building an active science community
Citizen Science Projects
NASA’s citizen science projects are collaborations between scientists and interested members of the public. Through these collaborations, volunteers (known as citizen scientists) have helped make thousands of important scientific discoveries. More than 410 NASA citizen scientists have been named as co-authors on refereed scientific publications. Want to work on some real NASA science? Click on one of the 34 projects below to get started. NASA citizen science projects are open to everyone around the world, not limited to U.S. citizens or residents. Projects with the
icon can be done by anyone, anywhere, with just a cellphone or laptop.
If you're note quite ready for this yet, then perhaps form a community so we can help each other build the skills and support each other.
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#NASA,#CitizenScience,#STEMGroup,#Science,#Research.
Search for gravitational waves set to resume
Search for gravitational waves set to resume following COVID-19 setbacks
Physics world have reported that the The LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA will resume. They are looking for gravitational waves. You can read the full article here. Back in 2021, there was a talk at FOSDEM about Virgo which I made a post about on 7/3/2021.
There is some info on Ligo at the STEM group, which I can re-display if anyone is interested.
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#Physics,#GravitationalWaves,#LIGO,#Virgo,#KAGRA,#Science,#Research
Ecology jobs and research opportunities.
If you're interested in jobs within Ecology and Environment it may be worth following @jobsecoevo on the fediverse. As opportunities seem to get posted on a regular basis.
Note: That these seem to be generally PostDoc opportunities, but fedi is also about making connections too.
Also worth following @anarodrigues@ecoevo.social">Ana Rodrigues
An example of a recent post is
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#Science,#Research,#PostDoc,#Opportunities,#Ecology,#Environment
Job: PhD cetaceans English Channel – Plymouth Uni
Spotted this to day on Fediverse, so sharing. Best of luck to anyone who applies.
Posted to fedi by : Ana Rodrigues
Fedi id: @anarodrigues@ecoevo.social
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#Jobs,#PhD,#Plymouth,#Research,#cetaceans,#English,#Channel,
#UnitedKingdom
