Africa’s Pulse is a biannual publication containing an analysis of the near-term macroeconomic outlook for the region. Each issue also includes a section focusing upon a topic that represents a particular development challenge for the continent.
Category: futurism – Page 317
Light-induced rolling of azobenzene polymer thin films for wrapping subcellular neuronal structures
Neuron al behavior can be controlled by probing and modulating subcellular regions of the cells; however, developing an interface that can morph into the extreme curvatures of neurites is a major challenge. Here, the authors develop a wireless platform made of an azobenzene polymer that undergoes on-demand light-induced folding with an ultra-low curvature radius and wraps various morphologies of neuronal processes in vitro.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Science As A Way of Knowing
Live Appearances: Worcester & Newark!
Expand your universe with astrophysicist, professor and New York Times best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. In this thought-provoking talk, he’ll discuss the anatomy of science and the scientific process. What exactly is science? How does it work? And why is it so effective at explaining the confusing world around us? Learn how science can help humanity answer our most pressing questions — and why the future of our species depends on it.
NJPAC’s Conversations Series is graciously supported by the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
Kinetic Alfvén waves may be key to mystery of solar corona heating
Syed Ayaz, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has published a paper in Scientific Reports that builds on an earlier first-of-its-kind study that examined kinetic Alfvén waves (KAW) as a possible explanation for why the solar corona, the outermost layer of the sun’s atmosphere, is approximately 200 times hotter than the surface of the sun itself.