DOI: doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA1340
MORE ARTICLES YOU MAY LIKE
Distinguished Professor Michael Zhdanov | Mapping Magma and Drilling for Oil: New Methods for Geophysical Modelling
Geophysicists use a variety of different methods to peer beneath the Earth’s surface. Seismic activity, gravitational fields , and magnetic fields each offer their own windows into the world underground, but, in isolation, are incapable of giving us the full picture. Combining data from distinct geophysical surveys, however, is its own challenge. For a number of years, a team of researchers led by Professor Michael Zhdanov has worked to develop a mathematical framework capable of generating detailed geophysical models from multiphysics data.
Through application to modelling magma chambers underneath Yellowstone and searching for oil deposits in the Barents Sea, they demonstrate that their approach can produce robust and accurate predictions
Dr Jan-Hendrik Schöbel – Dr Michael Felderhoff | Greener techniques for the production of pharmaceutical co-crystals through mechanochemistry
Pharmaceutical manufacturers face increasing pressure to reduce solvent use, energy consumption and waste. Mechanochemistry explores mechanical force rather than heat to drive chemical reactions in the absence of solvents, and offers a promising alternative.
At the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung in Germany, Dr Jan-Hendrik Schöbel and Dr Michael Felderhoff are exploring how large, industrial milling technologies can be adapted to produce high-value pharmaceutical co-crystals cleanly and efficiently. Their recent studies demonstrate that both drum mills and attritor mills, equipment long used in mining and materials processing, can be repurposed for greener production of ibuprofen:nicotinamide co-crystals.
Sara F Martin | The Sun’s Magnetic Activity May Be More ‘Superficial’ Than We Thought
Scientists have long debated where solar cycle magnetic fields come from—deep within its interior or closer to its surface. Compelling new evidence suggests these fields may originate much closer to the Sun’s visible surface than previously thought, with important implications for understanding our star’s complex magnetic behaviour. The Sun’s activity also holds important implications for exoplanets currently being discovered around many solar-like stars.
Dr Khaled Mnaymneh | Does a Boundary Exist Between Classical and Quantum Mechanics?
Physicists typically have two frameworks for considering mechanics – a classical picture, looking at larger-scale objects, or a quantum picture, considering things on a subatomic scale. Where the boundary between these two pictures lies is an open question. Dr Khaled Mnaymeh from National Research Council Canada and Carleton University argues that this boundary does not exist. Through his analysis of Bell’s inequality, configuration space, and counterfactual definiteness, his work highlights the importance of considering these foundational principles in our study of the world around us.