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System of quadrotors for the transportation of deformable linear objects

System of quadrotors for the transportation of deformable linear objects

Computer scienceMechanical EngineeringRobotics

By Julián Estévez

Nowadays, the industry is centering their efforts on the development of single aerial robots carrying single objects, such as the widely-known drone of Amazon for delivering packages, which was followed by some national post-office services. However, other approaches go a step further and get to transport bigger objects in a cooperative way, reducing the payload […]

MI weekly selection #173

MI weekly selection #173

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

Radar detects objects in hidden rooms within Tutankhamun’s tomb Additional rooms in Tutankhamun’s burial chamber containing objects made of metal and organic materials have been detected through the north and west walls by radar scans. What is in these rooms is a mystery, but some experts say the rooms could be related to Queen Nefertiti […]

Human-mouse chimeras

Human-mouse chimeras

Neurobiology

By José Ramón Alonso

Chimera was a monster from the Greek mythology, a hybrid creature usually depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat arising from its back and a tail ending in a snake. In biology, the term «chimera» is used for a single organism with genetically distinct cells from two different zygotes, also a hybrid […]

The importance of the dynamical electron-nuclear correlation terms

The importance of the dynamical electron-nuclear correlation terms

ChemistryCondensed matterPhysicsQuantum physics

By DIPC

Ionization is a fundamental process in chemistry and physics, lying at the heart of many fascinating phenomena. Ionization is the process of producing ions. Certain molecules ionize in solution, for example. But ions may also be formed when an atom or molecule loses one or more electrons as a result of energy gained in a […]

A pulse in the Mediterranean diet

A pulse in the Mediterranean diet

Health

By José Viosca

Intense flavors imprint our palate at every spoonful of Asturian fabada, an unquestionable cultural hallmark of Northern Spanish cuisine. Because of the present United Nations´ international year of pulses, we are visiting here some bits of the science about a food regime particularly rich in them. Beans, lentils, and chickpeas are feeding building blocks for […]

MI weekly selection #172

MI weekly selection #172

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

Mars’ magnetic field shaken by close comet flyby A comet streaking by Mars in 2014 wreaked havoc on the Red Planet’s fragile magnetic field, according to data collected by the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, spacecraft, according to NASA. Discovery Bacteria found in Japanese recycling center evolves to consume plastic A bacteria that […]

One pore to rule them all: Bax assembles into rings and arcs in apoptotic mitochondria

One pore to rule them all: Bax assembles into rings and arcs in apoptotic mitochondria

BiomedicineMolecular biology

By Invited Researcher

Although it may sound illogical, destruction of cells is as essential as their creation in the course of proper formation, growth and development of multi-cellular organisms. For this reason, cells program deliberately their suicide through a very controlled process, named apoptosis (from the Greek, “fall off”). Our research group at the University of Tübingen, Germany […]