Best of the Week: Opposition Surge Effect in Astronomy, Analyzing Soil in the Amazon
September 19th 2025Top articles published this week include a video interview discussing the opposition surge effect in astronomy, a peer-reviewed article about charge transfer complexes in antibiotics, and a news article about using reflectance spectroscopy to analyze soil in the Amazon.
Exploring the Key Drivers of the Opposition Surge Effect in Astronomy
September 18th 2025In a continuation of our conversation with Leonardos “Leo” Gkouvelis, who is in the Faculty of Physics at Ludwig Maximilian University (Munich, Germany), we discussed the phenomenon of shadow hiding and coherent back scattering in astronomy, particularly in the context of observing celestial bodies like the moon and exoplanets.
Michael Gold to Deliver SciX 2025 Keynote on UAP Research
September 16th 2025As part of the SciX Conference program, a keynote presentation is set to take place on Monday October 6, 2025, from 8:30–9:30 am EST in Ballroom B. This year’s keynote speaker is Michael Gold of Redwire, and he will deliver a talk titled, “Unveiling the Unknown: The Pursuit to Understand UAP’s."
New Imaging Breakthrough Offers Hope for Early Diagnosis of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
September 2nd 2025A recent study demonstrated that combining hyperspectral imaging with multivariate curve resolution can non-invasively detect and monitor intestinal necrosis in acute mesenteric ischemia, offering a promising tool for earlier diagnosis and improved patient outcomes.
Inside the Laboratory: How Computational Approaches Can Improve Understanding of Molecular Behavior
August 29th 2025In Part 2 of this “Inside the Laboratory,” feature on George Shields, a professor of chemistry at Furman University and the founder and director of the Molecular Education and Research Consortium in Undergraduate Computational ChemistRY (MERCURY), Consortium, we discuss his research into computational approaches to improve our understanding of molecular behavior in both biochemistry and atmospheric chemistry and his work applying replica exchange molecular dynamics (REMD) for breast cancer drug design.
Infrared Spectroscopy Emerges as Key Tool for Identifying Plant-Based Milk Alternatives
August 26th 2025A new study demonstrates that infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometric modeling offers a fast, cost-effective way to classify plant-based milk alternatives and detect compositional variability, particularly in almond beverages.