JYU NEWS 2020
7.1.2020
NUCLEAR AND ASTROPHYSICISTS DETERMINE THAT MID-SIZE STARS EXPLODE TO BECOME WHITE DWARFS OF DIFFERENT SIZES 5.2.2020
The life cycle of stars depends on their size. At the end of their life cycles, lighter stars such as the Sun end up as white dwarfs and massive stars explode to become a spectacular supernova and leave behind a neutron star or a black hole. The destiny of mid-sized stars, however, has long remained a mystery. Now it has been demonstrated that they explode and become different sizes of white dwarfs, spewing a variety of elements around them.
HIGH-PRECISION IMAGING REVEALED WHAT HOLDS THE WORLD’S SMALLEST LIGHTRESPONSIVE GOLD CHAIN TOGETHER The manufacture of chemical sensors and catalysts based on gold nanoclusters gained new light from recent cutting-edge research. Chemists succeeded in determining the precise atomic structure of a chain of gold nanoclusters attached to each other. In this study the researchers revealed the disulfide-bridging bond between the bound nanoclusters. Linked gold nanocluster structures advance our understanding of the optical and electronic response of these systems, which could contain future insights for nanoelectronics and bioimaging.
15.1.2020
NEW TYPE OF SHORT PROGRAMME INCREASES FLEXIBILITY AND AWARENESS TO RELIEVE WORK EXHAUSTION Work exhaustion and stress can be relieved with a new type of short programme, which increases psychological flexibility and conscious awareness. It was developed at the Department of Psychology and is based on approval and dedication therapy. Subjects’ work exhaustion eased and working ability improved at the one-year follow-up.
17.1.2020
THE WAY YOU DANCE IS UNIQUE, AND COMPUTERS CAN TELL IT’S YOU Our dance style is almost always the same regardless of the type of music, and a computer can identify the dancer with astounding accuracy. Researchers at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Music Research used motion capture technology to understand how and why music affects us the way it does. They found out that your dance moves say a lot about you, such as how extroverted or neurotic you are, what mood you happen to be in, and even how much you empathise with other people.
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12.2.2020
EVEN LIGHT EXERCISE CONTRIBUTES TO THE HEALTH OF OLDER PEOPLE A new research method revealed that even very low-intensive exercise is connected to a lower fat percentage and a higher walking speed for older people who move little. Two-thirds of the participants in the 70 to 85 age group lacked even one minute of brisk walking in a week. With older people that move less, moving at any intensity was connected to a lower fat percentage and higher walking speed.
