Thursday, December 22, 2016
Physiology: New achievement of science Argentina
CONICET researchers and UNSAM discovered that epithelial cells can kill the bacteria causing the death of patients with cystic fibrosis.
In the body, through the process of tissue regeneration, every day millions of cells die: our body is a sort of great cellular cemetery whose funebreros are nothing more and nothing less than the epithelial cells and the immune system.
Monday, December 19, 2016
Advance in the understanding of visual perception
A researcher Argentina managed to unravel the mechanism by which we seem to perceive a movement that does not exist. The research was conducted with larvae of the zebrafish, and is published in the journal Cell reports.
Optical illusions are a documented phenomenon since ancient times. In fact, Aristotle had determined that we can perceive, incorrectly, that a static object moves if, prior form, were watching the movement of the background. But so far the neural mechanisms that underlie these perceptual distortions were not quite established. Moreover, the study of these phenomena can shed light on the knowledge of how visual perception works.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Successfully tested an artificial pancreas developed in the country
Successfully completed the clinical trial in patients with type 1 diabetes; It is expected to be marketed next year.
A very good news for those suffering from type 1 diabetes emerged this week in Argentina, where local doctors and scientists foreign specialists announced that they successfully completed the phase of clinical trials of the first "artificial pancreas", an Argentine development experimentation worldwide .
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Confirmed: 60% income was cut to CONICET
A member of the governing body of CONICET confirmed rumors concern to the scientific community since the announcement of the reduction of the budget for science and technology.
The number of new researchers will increase from 943 in 2015 to about 400 in the call for this year.
CONICET develops fibers nanocellulose
In Misiones, CONICET researchers used forestry-industrial waste and alternative species such as moringa, for fibers that improve the products on the industrial scale.
The efficient use of natural resources is fundamental to achieving processes that are economically profitable and environmentally compatible. The nanocellulose - material to the simplest structural units of the plant material is obtained based - it is generating a revolution in various industries and is a key resource for the bio-economy in regions where forestry is one of the main sources of income the population.
Much development power generation system using solar thermal energy
salteños researchers developed a system for generating electricity using solar thermal energy.
It has various applications, you can accumulate some of the steam produced for later use and is the first industrial-scale prototype of Latin America.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Progress in understanding the origin and growth of glioblastoma
CONICET researchers achieved a major breakthrough on the mechanisms of origin and growth of glioblastoma, a variant of very aggressive cancer.
A team from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Buenos Aires (IBioBA, CONICET-Institute Partner of the Max Planck Society), led by Carolina Pérez Castro, associate researcher at the CONICET, in collaboration with the Foundation for Combating Neurological Diseases Children (FLENI), among others, described how the KANSL2 gene involved in the formation of glioblastomas, highly aggressive brain tumors.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Develop a sensor that detects carbon nanotube deformations in flexible fibers
INTI developed a prototype carbon nanotube sensor that can detect small deformations in a flexible fiber.
This technology, which can be used to detect changes other unnoticeable way, would be measured from the heartbeat to the sound pressure level in a work environment.
Friday, November 25, 2016
Argentina and Russia strengthen cooperation in technology with enriched uranium
In an exclusive interview to the Russian Sputnik means, Undersecretary of Nuclear Energy, Julian Gadano said that Argentina is interested in Russian technology that works with uranium enriched to expand in the area of NUCLEAR POWER.
"We are going to happen in the next few years to work with enriched uranium nuclear centers, and that Russia can be an excellent partner," the official, who also added that "there are many opportunities ahead on the nuclear issue," he said.
NA-SA works in replacement of steam generators Reservoir
Through its Facebook, the state company Nucleoeléctrica Argentina (NA-SA) reported that the tasks of replacement of steam generators Embalse Nuclear Power Plant (Córdoba) has already started.
The replacement of these fundamental pieces are part of the tasks of life extension process of the plant, which will allow to operate for another 30 years and with a power of 683 MWe, 6% more than its current generation capacity.
Drones can fly between the branches of fruit to evaluate agricultural production
In the Automation Institute of the National University of San Juan they designed drones capable of flying autonomously among the branches of fruit to evaluate agricultural production and record data structure, humidity and temperature of crops.
TSS agency - is increasingly common agricultural producers join analysis of images captured by drones to make decisions. Most of these aerial vehicles make data-based navigation satellite (GPS), which have a margin of error of several meters. That makes it difficult in the case of crops such as fruits, where the flight should be up to the tree to observe the fruits. But the limitation of only guided GPS navigation becomes difficult flight between plants without the drones hit against the tree branches.
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
They find a new mechanism by which plants regulate their defenses
How this phenomenon by which, facing a competitive threat, plants make intelligent use of resources and emit certain scents to attract insects that protect them from predators.
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| Collection device volatiles. Plants of tomato treated with far red radiation in the sample. |
A group of researchers from the Faculty of Agronomy of the UBA (FAUBA), in collaboration with scientists from the Netherlands, deciphered unknown aspects so far a defense mechanism that plants use against insect attack, based on the emission of compounds volatile. These "flavors" serve to attract beneficial species, as plants focus their energy on other functions.
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
2017 will be a key year for the nuclear area INVAP
In 2017, the Argentina company would sell a reactor to Holland and is negotiating other agreements.
Every morning, overlooking Lake Nahuel Huapi, four kilometers from the center of Bariloche, 1,400 people will work at the state company rionegrina Invap. 400, the most engineers and physicists have a common goal: to develop nuclear technology. And it does not try experimenting with techniques developed countries; quite the opposite. In Invap produce innovative technology internationally. It is so so Argentina and six other countries are the only exporters in the nuclear sector.
Super Walter produced the first series of the Castor backhoe
It is commercially launched after the favorable impact of the prototype presented in early 2016. It includes several innovations.
The company Super Walter is manufacturing the first commercial batch of the self-propelled backhoe Castor C50 after presenting the prototype in early 2016.
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Sequenced the genome of the yerba mate
Researchers Project Genome Sequencing Yerba Mate (PRO.MATE.AR) decoded almost all the genes that comprise it. This information will be freely accessible and enable a wide range of studies.
Yerba mate is one of the most common commodities in the basket of Argentine; statistics speak for themselves: 98% of households is consumed. Indeed, for the National Institute of Yerba Mate (INYM) a person ingests an average of 100 liters of matte a year, while drink about 50 liters of gas, 30 of wine, 34 beer and 18 bottled water.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Identify new genetic lineage of native corn
Although it was thought that in South America there were only two groups of corns, one adapted to Andean highlands and lowlands another, DNA analysis found a third variant in northeastern Argentina.
Maize was domesticated about 8,000 years ago in Central America and then dispersed to the north and south of the continent as a result of human activity. In South America, it is believed that there were two entry routes in pre-Columbian times: one for the Andes and one in the eastern coastal region, which resulted in two large groups adapted to the Andean highlands and the lowlands.
Discovering the role of a protein that prevents the formation of cancer cells
The finding of the researchers of the Institute Leloir and CONICET, together with colleagues from France, reveals mechanisms used by healthy cells to prevent tumor formation.
Investigating the Leloir Institute (FIL) Foundation showed that a protein called p21 small, even in small quantities, is a potent inhibitor of tumorigenesis, namely biological processes that lead to cancer.
A software that simulates colonies of bees
Software developed by researchers at the National University of Mar del Plata recreates a hive of Apis mellifera. It is one of the most important for pollinating insects, the key process in agriculture, benefiting 75 percent of crops.
In 1999, "Matrix" movie premiered the Wachowski brothers, who embodied the confrontation between humanity and machines in a virtual space. In 2016, the protagonist of the project of the National University of Mar del Plata (UNMdP) is not Keanu Reeves, but Apis mellifera, bee species most widely distributed in the world, key agricultural activity for their pollinating task.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Reoccurs Heavy Water Plant
After a year of inactivity, the Industrial Heavy Water Plant (PIAP), operated by the Neuquen Engineering Services Company resumes production in order to supply the requirements of Atucha III, whose construction has just confirmed.
In early July, the Minister of Energy and Mining, Juan Jose Aranguren, China signed an agreement for the Asian giant finance the construction of Atucha Atucha III and IV, the two new nuclear power plants planned in the country.
Akron grows strong in markets in the United States, Canada and Australia
The external business has grown alongside sales in the domestic market, where it works to replenish stocks. There were significant shipments to North America and Australia.
The company Akron passes the last two months of 2016 manufacturing all its installed capacity and exporting 31% of production.
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