Dead mosquitoes find new life as ultrafine 3D printer nozzles, enabling sustainable microscale manufacturing.

Abstract. Magnetic stir bars are routinely used by every chemist doing synthetic or catalytic transformations in solution. Each bar lasts for months or yea

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Join the Global Ocean Oxygen Network (UNESCO-IOC Expert Working Group GO2NE) for the latest session of its webinar series on ocean deoxygenation. The webinar series features presentations by two ocean oxygen scientists, followed by moderated discussion sessions. The speakers for this session are: Cesar Pacherres from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark who will speak about ‘Microscale […]

In this episode of Big Ideas at Microscale, we speak with Dr. Cassandra Juran from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science at NASA Ames Research…

In this episode of Big Ideas at Microscale, we speak with Dr. Cassandra Juran from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science at NASA Ames Research…

Iron-sulphide-bearing aggregates can compromise concrete durability when reactive sulphide phases, particularly pyrrhotite (Fe1–xS), oxidise and contribute to internal sulphate attack, cracking, and ...

Today is Bilbo and Frodo’s Baggins’s birthday! Celebrate by treating yourself to a Middle-earth themed set – and maybe an extra snack or ten. The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith (11377) This hybrid-scale model has an intricate microscale majestic city of Gondor on the outside, which houses a minifigure-scale interior. The exterior captures the […] LEGO: Celebrate Hobbit Day With These ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Sets first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

The dwarf planet Ceres in the asteroid belt seemed like a tempting setting for a new space build in my homebrew hard-scifi LEGO microscale theme I’ve dubbed the Interplanetary Expedition Alliance (I.E.A.). I’ve been wanting to incorporate some motion into my builds for a while, but my spaceships and space stations tend to be too Continue reading → The post My LEGO Microscale space goes planetary with a motorized diorama: Ceres Frontier Outpost appeared first on The Brothers Brick.

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Marine particles create microenvironments that promote nitrogen fixation by non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs, revealing how microscale spatial organization within aggregates shapes heterotrophic diazotr...