Photorealistic image showing a cross-section of concrete with visible coarse recycled aggregate particles and embedded glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) fibers from wind turbine blades, macro lens, 60mm, high detail, precise focusing, controlled lighting.

Wind Turbine Blades: The Secret Ingredient for Tougher Recycled Concrete?

Hey there! Let’s Talk Concrete and Recycling! Alright, so you know concrete, right? It’s pretty much everywhere – buildings, bridges, roads. It’s super strong when you push on it (that’s called compressive strength), which is why we use it for things like foundations and columns. But here’s the thing: concrete…

Macro lens, 105mm, high detail, precise focusing, controlled lighting showing tiny spherical extracellular vesicles interacting with the surface of a brain neuron.

Brain’s Tiny Messengers: How EVs Might Spread Trouble in Machado-Joseph Disease

Hey there! Let’s dive into something fascinating happening inside our brains, specifically when things go wrong in a condition called Machado-Joseph Disease (MJD), also known as Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 (SCA3). It’s a tough neurodegenerative disorder where a faulty protein, called mutant ataxin-3, causes all sorts of problems, leading to…