# s-chem: solar fuels, a catalytic "dance" to drive

AA << have identified a rapid electronic process that could aid the water-splitting reaction in cobalt-containing catalysts. Cobalt catalysts are relatively inexpensive and could replace more expensive precious metal catalysts in the production of clean energy, most notably solar fuels >>

Chemical "dance" of cobalt catalysis could  pave way to solar fuels. June  3,  2017

https://m.phys.org/news/2017-06-chemical-cobalt-catalysis-pave-solar.html

Casey N. Brodsky, Ryan  G. Hadt, et al. In situ characterization of cofacial Co(IV) centers in CoO cubane: modeling the high-valent active site in oxygen-evolving catalysts.  PNAS (2017) vol. 114 no. 15  pp. 3855–3860 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1701816114

http://m.pnas.org/content/114/15/3855

# n-soc: Andrew calling: the rebellion against Potus Donald's (chaotic) transition

<< In response to news that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, Governor Cuomo [Andrew M. Cuomo] joined California Governor Edmund G. Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee to announce the United States Climate Alliance, a coalition that will convene U.S. states committed to taking aggressive action on climate change.  If Washington will not act on climate then the states must >>

Governor Cuomo announces the United States Climate Alliance

https://www.ny.gov/content/united-states-climate-alliance

# s-behav: the multifactorial relationship system evolved in Blenny

AA << investigate the evolution of fangs, venom, and mimetic relationships in reef fishes from the tribe Nemophini (fangblennies) >>

Nicholas R. Casewell, Jeroen C. Visser, et al. The Evolution of Fangs, Venom, and Mimicry Systems in Blenny Fishes. Current Biology. Vol 27, Issue 8, p1184–1191, 24 Apr 2017

http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(17)30269-5

<<  It’s a good venom story >> Rich Pyle.

Christie Wilcox. Beware the blenny’s bite: scientists uncover the toxins in fang blenny venom.  Mar 30, 2017

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/2017/03/30/fang-blenny-venom-toxins/

<< Si tratta del fang blenny, o blennide dalle zanne (..) noto anche come "senza paura", perche' non sembra temere troppo i predatori >>

Gli oppioidi del blennide. Le Scienze vol 586 p 24 Giu 2017

http://www.lescienze.it/

# s-ecol: strange migrations

AA << analyze abundance data over time for 86 tree species/groups across the eastern United States spanning the last three decades >>

AA << show that more tree species have experienced a westward shift (73%) than a poleward shift (62%) in their abundance, a trend that is stronger for saplings than adult trees >>

Songlin Fei, Johanna M. Desprez, et al. Divergence of species responses to climate change. Sci. Adv. 2017; 3:e1603055 17 May 2017

http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/5/e1603055

# s-game: people who turn career into a game playing ...

AA << speak to a researcher who's fascinated by what happens to people who turn game playing into a career >>

Annabel Bligh, Emily Lindsay Brown, et al. Anthill 13: All the world’s a game. May 17, 2017 10.04am BST

http://theconversation.com/anthill-13-all-the-worlds-a-game-77763

https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/gaming-1806

FonT

1618 - etica d'inversione. May 26, 2005 12:16 AM

http://inkpi.blogspot.it/2005/05/1618-etica-dinversione.html

# n-soc: un lavoro per tutti

<< L'obiettivo vero da raggiungere non è il reddito per tutti, ma il lavoro per tutti. Perché senza lavoro per tutti non ci sarà dignità per tutti >>

Anna Maria Brogi, Ilaria Solaini. Genova. Papa Francesco: «Lavoro per tutti, non reddito per tutti».
27 Mag 2017

https://www.avvenire.it/papa/pagine/papa-francesco-a-genova-ilva-vescovi-giovani-pediatria-messa

FonT

Anche senza fare conti l'ipotetico  reddito di cittadinanza esteso a tutti i cittadini italiani maggiorenni, di (ad esempio) 1500 - 2000 euro mensili contro una eventuale disponibilita' formativa/ lavorativa di circa 3 ore al giorno costerebbe meno, molto ma molto meno alla comunita' della creazione artificiale, campata in aria, di lavori che gia' oggi (senz'altro domani) l'automazione puo' espletare a bassissimi costi e con senz'altro piu' elevate  accuratezza e riproducibilita'. Anche senza essere Nobel di "Scienze" Economiche chiunque lo puo' capire. Anche  venti / trent'anni fa ... Entro una quindicina d'anni sara' cosa ovvia.

# gst-chem: growth by random fluctuations in a curvy fractal structure

<< The weaker interaction causes the molecules to slide past each other and dislocate during crystal growth, resulting in an unusual, irregular crystal. According to Guoquing Zhang, ‘at room temperature, there is a high probability that crystal growth will be dictated by random fluctuations, resulting in a curvy fractal structure’ >>

Thomas Foley. Fractal crystals win fashion design contest. 14 May 2017

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/fractal-crystals-win-fashion-design-contest/3007277.article

<< The  crystals  of  1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(pyridin-2-yl)propane-1,3-dione exhibited  rarely  seen  curved  fractal  structures  under  an  optical microscope.  Weak  intermolecular  interactions  may  result  in  dislocation during  crystal  growth  and  thus  the  irregular  crystalline  structures.  The micrographs  of  the  crystals  were  exploited  for  their  artistic  value  and were  transferred  onto  fabrics  for  application  in  fashion  design. >>

Zongzheng Qian, Dongxue Li, et al. Curved fractal  structures  of pyridine-substituted  β-diketone crystals. CrystEngComm. 2017, 19, 2283-2287. doi: 10.1039/C7CE00462A

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2017/CE/C7CE00462A#!divAbstract