Just for fun we did test notebookLM capabilities to produce simple summary of large texts in a form of a conversation using the recent paper by Nicola Campomenosi and the results without further input is incredible. certainly is not perfect but...
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New chapter for host-inclusion systems studies We finally started a new chapter on mineral host-inclusion studies by investigating processes that go beyond simple elasticity. The study of mineral rheology, how rocks and minerals deform under...
Read moreOpen questions on carbonaceous matter in meteorites
Open questions on carbonaceous matter in meteorites Every year several tons of extraterrestrial material reach Earth’s surface but only a fraction of it ends up in the hands of geoscientists. In their recently published comment, Oliver...
Read moreJoe Gonzalez appointed at the New York State Museum
Our former postdoc Joseph P. Gonzalez funded by the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) has been appointed by The New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) Office of Cultural Education as a Museum Scientist in mineralogy and...
Read moreBarringer Family Fund for Meteorite Impact Research to Oliver Christ
Barringer Family Fund for Meteorite Impact Research to Oliver Christ Congratulations to our postdoctoral fellow Oliver Christ that has been awarded the Barringer Family Fund for Meteorite Impact Research! We wish you the best for your research!!...
Read moreWatch the video of the talk given by Giulia Mingardi at the “3MT 2024 Edition @UniPv”
Watch the video of the talk given by Giulia Mingardi at the “3MT 2024 Edition @UniPv”
Read moreGiulia Mingardi is the winner of the “3MT 2024 Edition @UniPv”
Giulia Mingardi is the winner of the “3MT 2024 Edition @UniPv” The 3MT is an academic competition that challenges PhD students to describe their research to a general audience in English in less than three minutes. The Three Minute...
Read moreFirst evaluation of stiff-in-soft host–inclusion systems
First evaluation of stiff-in-soft host–inclusion systems We all have been habit to work and think about inclusions being preserved by their very stiff host. But have you ever wondered what would happen when a stiff inclusion has been entrapped...
Read moreMatteo Alvaro and Marco Scambelluri nominated Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA)
Matteo Alvaro and Marco Scambelluri nominated Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) The Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) is pleased to announce the new Fellows for 2023. Fellows are MSA members who have contributed...
Read moreInclusion deformation triggers fractures in the host
Inclusion deformation triggers fractures in the host In her recent paper Marta Morana and co-authors stumbled on the least expected behavior for quartz inclusions trapped in garnet while exploring their behavior at high temperature conditions...
Read moreHow does recorded temperature changes upon impact shock?
How does recorded temperature changes upon impact shock? Anna Barbaro and co-authors estimated temperature by a graphite-thermometer based on micro-raman spectroscopy data, on 5 ureilitic fragments (FRO 95028, FRO 01089, FRO 97013, FRO 01088 and...
Read moreAre you working with mixed-phase inclusions?
Are you working with mixed-phase inclusions? Ross J. Angel and co-authors finally provide the recipes to work out the elastic response of mixed-phase inclusions. Their study published in the European Journal of Mineralogy presents the theory of...
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