spa

Vinicius, Mbappe on target as Madrid crush plucky Espanyol

The comprehensive victory was Madrid's 38th consecutive La Liga game without defeat, their last loss in the competition coming just under a year ago, against Atletico Madrid in September 2023




spa

Spain and Barcelona great Andres Iniesta announces retirement after 22-year career

The 40-year-old Iniesta ended a 22-year career that also included two European Championship titles and four Champions League trophies.




spa

Spain’s Rodri and Bonmatí win Ballon d’Or award for best men’s and women’s players in world soccer

Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí have won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best players in men’s and women’s soccer




spa

Olmo fires Barca past Espanyol as Simeone's son strikes for Atletico

Barcelona have started life under Flick in sensational form and after beating Bayern Munich and Real Madrid last week, earned their 10th win in 11 La Liga matches.




spa

Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar resigns

Edu said he was leaving to pursue “a different challenge” but did not specify what that would entail.




spa

Gold industry forms self-regulatory body to ensure transparency, boost trust

The Association for Gold Excellence and Standards will frame good practices to be followed by the entire value chain of the industry, including bullion, jewellery manufacturers and retailers



  • Gold & Silver

spa

Gold steadies after Iran strikes spark surge of haven buying

Gold has rallied nearly 30 per cent this year, hitting a series of record highs.



  • Gold & Silver

spa

Amid soaring gold prices, jewellers boost sales with sparkling innovations

Jewellery brands in India are devising newer strategies and refining their existing approaches to alleviate the impact of soaring gold prices



  • Gold & Silver

spa

High-pressure synthesis and crystal structure analysis of PbTeO4, a UV transparent material

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02697G, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Michael Hladik, Armin Penz, Felix R. S. Purtscher, Thomas S. Hofer, Gunter Heymann, Matthias Weil
Crystal structure of PbTeO4 with presumed position of the PbII lone-pair electrons (turquoise spheres). The electron localization function was used to emphasize the presence of the electron lone pair E.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry




spa

Where have the sparrows gone?

It’s not a forest bird; hence it is our duty to help them thrive




spa

Navigating public spaces as a woman

When public transport is inadequate or absent, it can heighten risks of violence and restrict access




spa

BSNL on higher gear with seven new services, including spam blocking solution

Sporting a brand new logo, BSNL also introduced low latency 5G connectivity for mining operations in partnership with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing




spa

Cabinet approves ₹1,000-crore venture capital fund for space tech firms

The fund will be professionally run and will select approximately 40 firms on the basis of commercialization potential, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said




spa

Government infuses ₹1,650 crore in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

“SBICAPS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the State Bank of India, is preparing a report on the sustainability of RINL,” a press note said




spa

Technopark-based HEX20 set to fly its maiden satellite with SpaceX




spa

Former Kerala Minister Mercykutty Amma wades into IAS officers’ spat, says Prasanth plotted against her

State govt. is considering disciplinary action against N. Prasanth, Special Secretary, Agriculture department, for his social media comments on Additional Chief Secretary A. Jayathilak




spa

Dead lizard found in meal sparks agitation at Digital University Kerala; mess temporarily closed

The contractor responsible for providing food to over 200 students has claimed to have purchased the pickle from outside




spa

Decisions, preferences, and heuristics [electronic resource] : an introduction to economic psychology and behavioral economics / Pere Mir-Artigues (Professor of Microeconomics, University of Lleida, Spain).

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2023]




spa

Saffronisation Of Colleges? Rajasthan Govt's 'Paint' Order Sparks Outrage From Congress

Targeting the BJP government over the matter, PCC general secretary Swarnim Chaturvedi said that it was an attempt to “politicise” education in colleges. 




spa

IIT Madras partners with ISRO to establish Research Centre to study Spacecraft & launch vehicle Thermal Management

This ‘Centre of Excellence in the area of Fluid and Thermal Sciences’ will be the Nodal Centre to study Thermal problems regarding design, analysis and testing of various components




spa

Spark of change

An IT campaign for the youth in the Capital




spa

Flexible spacer-block multi-component copolymerized donors enable resilient organic solar cells with over 40% crack-onset strain

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04208E, Paper
Congqi Lin, Zhenyu Chen, Ruixiang Peng, Wei Song, Jiangwei Gao, Xueliang Yu, Tingting Feng, Yongqi Bai, Ziyi Ge
A series of novel block donors were synthesized, achieving excellent PCE of 19.57% in rigid OSCs and 18.03% in f-OSCs, along with an outstanding crack-onset strain value of 40.29%.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry




spa

Anti-dissolving Fe2N6 site-based carbon fiber membranes for binder-free Zn–air batteries with a 200-day lifespan

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8722-8733
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03148B, Paper
Open Access
Zian Xu, Jian Zhu, Jingze Shao, Yu Xia, Pengfei Liu, Guangshe Li, Rouxi Chen, Shaoqing Chen, Jiacheng Wang, Shi Chen, Fuqiang Huang, Hsing-Lin Wang
The anti-dissolving Fe2N6 structure enables ZABs to operate over 200 days (record-breaking 14 500 cycles).
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry




spa

Big Tech’s fail — unsafe online spaces for women

The U.S. presidential election and the campaign has again highlighted a key issue — of technology and online spaces posing a threat to the safety and the dignity of women




spa

Lakshmi Swaminathan on how legendary architect Didi Contractor imagined spaces

‘Didi evocatively narrated her designs as stories as she drew. By living her ideals in day-to-day life, she introduced me to an elegantly simple lifestyle,’ says Didi’s student Lakshmi Swaminathan




spa

Dispatches from the field

How communication between soldiers and their families have changed over the years




spa

Kasparov picks Gukesh as favourite

Kasparov, who held the record for being the youngest world championship contender before Gukesh broke the record as a 17-year-old by winning this year's Candidates tournament, supported Carlsen's decision to forfeit his title.




spa

Spare the Glass House

With the Republic Day Flower Show coming up at Lalbagh, it’s time we reviewed the use of the Glass House, meant to be a conservatory and not an exhibition gallery




spa

Trees for tiny soil spaces

There are trees with small root systems that can grow even in 1 ft of soil, says Hema Vijay




spa

Spectacular trees for small spaces

They are easy to care for, thrive in ordinary garden soil, and need minimal watering once established, says Vrinda Kumble




spa

Aspartate restrains thermogenesis by inhibiting the AMPK pathway in adipose tissues

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03614J, Paper
Shengjun Dong, Mengxin Jiang, Qinglei Sun, Junqing Xu, Lei Zhang, Lei Han, Yan-na Li, Zhengtong Zhou, Yingjiang Xu
We evaluated the potential effects of aspartate on brown adipose tissue function.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry




spa

Aronia melanocarpa extract extends the lifespan and health-span of Caenorhabditis elegans via mitogen-activated protein kinase 1

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11020-11035
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02479F, Paper
Huan Zhang, Zhigang Zhu, Wenjing Wei, Zekun Liu, Huiji Zhou, Yueling Gong, Xinlei Yan, Jun Du, Houkai Li, Liang Chen, Lili Sheng
Aronia melanocarpa (AM) was shown to promote the lifespan and health-span of C. elegans via the PMK-1 pathway, highlighting the potential of AM as a dietary supplement for delaying aging.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry




spa

Dynamic changes in the gel properties, microbial community, and volatile flavor profile of Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius) sausages inoculated with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CY1-2

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11060-11071
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03841J, Paper
Xinran Lv, Wenyu Wu, Shuilin Liu, Lili Ding, Anqi Ren, Le An, Fengling Bai, Jianrong Li, Xuepeng Li, Shumin Yi
This study aimed to examine the dynamic changes in the gel properties, microbial diversity, and volatile flavor compounds (VFCs) of Spanish mackerel sausages inoculated with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CY1-2 during fermentation.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry




spa

Odisha’s panchayats witness spate of no-confidence motions after BJP’s victory in State

The trend signals a shift in the grassroots power dynamics across the State with BJP venturing to claim even more of the BJD’s political territory




spa

Booker Prize 2024: British writer Samantha Harvey wins for space-station novel 'Orbital'

She called the book a “space pastoral” about six astronauts circling the Earth, which she began writing during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns




spa

Morning Digest: British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins Booker Prize for fiction; Big names face test as Jharkhand votes in Phase I, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day




spa

Digital ethology [electronic resource] : human behavior in geospatial context / edited by Tomáš Paus and Hye-Chung Kum.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]




spa

Foundations of social ecological economics [electronic resource] : the fight for revolutionary change in economic thought / Clive L. Spash.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2024.




spa

New research shows most space rocks crashing into earth come from a single source

Scientists know that while some of these meteorites come from the Moon and Mars, the majority come from asteroid.




spa

Harris or Trump? How US space policy will change under a new president

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have used their positions to prioritise leadership in space but with noticeably different styles and results




spa

Chinese startup to sell tickets for 2027 space tourism flights

Deep Blue Aerospace will put the tickets up for sale on October 24 for a suborbital flight




spa

ISRO-DBT ink deal to conduct biotechnology experiments in space station

Some of the experiments being mooted include how weightlessness can influence muscle loss on those in space, what kind of algae may be suitable as nutrients or to preserve food for longer




spa

China launches Shenzhou-19; new crew arrives at space station in sign of growing influence in space

The team of two men and one woman will replace the astronauts who have lived on the Tiangong space station for the last six months, conducting a variety of experiments and maintaining the structure




spa

Astronomers just found complex carbon molecules in space – a step closer to deciphering the origins of life

A new study shows that complex organic molecules (with carbon and hydrogen) likely existed in the cold, dark gas cloud that gave rise to our Solar System.




spa

ISRO's analogue space mission kicks off at Ladakh's Leh

The mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond the earth




spa

India’s first analog space mission to simulate extra-terrestrial conditions on Mars and Moon kicks off 




spa

India must create ‘leading’ space firms, not just service companies: ISRO chief

India has 450 companies making components to build and launch satellites, but ISRO’s vision requires new players, young talent, a thriving start-up ecosystem and large-scale investment from government and private sector




spa

Why were the Spain floods so deadly?

Flash floods in Spain devastate communities, leaving thousands displaced and authorities scrambling to provide relief and assistance.




spa

NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space

NASA astronauts discuss extended spaceflight, hospitalisation upon return from the International Space Station




spa

Cutting-edge skills for the startup space

"We are keen on seeing as many spin-out businesses as we can from the programme."