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‘Freakish’ asteroid discovered, resembles rotating lawn sprinkler

Astronomers have discovered a “weird and freakish object” resembling a rotating lawn sprinkler in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The find, reported online in the Nov. 7 issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters, has left them scratching their heads and searching for an explanation for the strange asteroid’s out-of-this-world appearance.

Normal asteroids appear simply as tiny points of light. This bizarre asteroid has six comet-like tails of dust radiating from it like spokes on a wheel. (more…)

UCLA chemistry graduate student ready for her Nobel journey

By Guest PostJune 17, 2013Education, Scienceamericans, anastassia alexandrova, antelope valley, artificial enzymes, biochemistry, california nanosystems institute, catalysis, chemistry, crystal valdez, east los angeles, electronic structure, Germany, graduate student, lindau, medieval city, miguel garcia garibay, modern science, molecular, nano levels, nobel journey, nobel laureates, synthetic step, ucla

Crystal Valdez selected to meet with 34 laureates at international conference

From the time she was a young girl, Crystal Valdez was fascinated by science. “When I first learned we are composed of cells and that cells are composed of molecules and atoms, I was amazed and wanted to understand how it all works,” the chemistry graduate student recalled.

That curiosity ultimately led her to the laboratory of Anastassia Alexandrova at UCLA, where Valdez has earned a reputation for her research on the design and function of enzymes. (more…)

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‘Freakish’ asteroid discovered, resembles rotating lawn sprinkler

UCLA chemistry graduate student ready for her Nobel journey