Pyrite-induced hydrogen peroxide formation as a driving force in the evolution of photosynthetic organisms on an early earth

The remarkable discovery of pyrite-induced hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) provides a key step in the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis. Here we show that H2O2 can be generated rapidly via a reaction between pyrite and H2O in the absence of dissolved oxygen. The reaction proceeds in the dark, and H2O2 levels increase upon illumination with visible light. Since pyrite was stable in most photic environments prior to the rise of O2 levels, this finding represents an important mechanism for the formation of H2O2 on early Earth.     

The potential for lithoautotrophic life on Mars: application to shallow interfacial water environments

We developed a numerical model to assess the lithoautotrophic habitability of Mars based on metabolic energy, nutrients, water availability, and temperature. Available metabolic energy and nutrient sources were based on a laboratory-produced Mars-analog inorganic chemistry. For this specific reference chemistry, the most efficient lithoautotrophic microorganisms would use Fe(2+) as a primary metabolic electron donor and NO(3)(-) or gaseous O(2) as a terminal electron acceptor. In a closed model system, biomass production was limited by the electron donor Fe(2+) and metabolically required P, and typically amounted to approximately 800 pg of dry biomass/ml ( approximately 8,500 cells/ml). Continued growth requires propagation of microbes to new fecund environments, delivery of fresh pore fluid, or continued reaction with the host material. Within the shallow cryosphere--where oxygen can be accessed by microbes and microbes can be accessed by exploration-lithoautotrophs can function within as little as three monolayers of interfacial water formed either by adsorption from the atmosphere or in regions of ice stability where temperatures are within some tens of degrees of the ice melting point. For the selected reference host material (shergottite analog) and associated inorganic fluid chemistry, complete local reaction of the host material potentially yields a time-integrated biomass of approximately 0.1 mg of dry biomass/g of host material ( approximately 10(9) cells/g). Biomass could also be sustained where solutes can be delivered by advection (cryosuction) or diffusion in interfacial water; however, both of these processes are relatively inefficient. Lithoautotrophs in near-surface thin films of water, therefore, would optimize their metabolism by deriving energy and nutrients locally. Although the selected chemistry and associated model output indicate that lithoautotrophic microbial biomass could accrue within shallow interfacial water on Mars, it is likely that these organisms would spend long periods in maintenance or survival modes, with instantaneous biomass comparable to or less than that observed in extreme environments on Earth.     

随机噪声载荷作用下薄壳结构的随机振动实验研究

为研究薄壁壳结构在随机噪声激励下的随机振动响应特征,本文设计了一套针对薄壁壳在内部随机噪声作用下的振动问题进行研究的实验方案,同时对噪声载荷和薄壳振动加速度响应进行测量,并对实验结果进行初步的定性分析,了解噪声载荷在频率域上的分布特征和薄壁壳在内部随机噪声作用下的振动响应特征,获得在噪声激励的频率范围内能激起薄壳该频率范围内所有模态共振等结论,为薄壳结构在内部噪声作用下随机振动响应的计算方法的研究提供依据。      

压电网络复合板的振动抑制实验研究

主要研究了压电网络系统针对薄板的振动抑制特性,在对压电网络复合板机电耦合动力学方程分析的基础上,通过设计模拟电感电路解决了压电网络复合板振动实验中最优电感值过大的问题,从理论和实验上分析比较了电阻型和电感电阻并联型压电网络复合板振动控制效果及其特点。实验证明采用均匀化处理方法建立的机电耦合动力学方程能够正确预测压电网络复合板的动力学特性,同时实验验证了压电网络的电路模态和压电复合板的机械模态的耦合关系,明确了最优电学参数选取原则,为压电网络复合板的最优参数设计提供了依据。      

西安区管空管自动化备份系统签约仪式在蓉举行

2012年5月18日,“民航西安区域管制中心空管自动化备份系统”项目合同签约仪式在成都举行。西北空管局、民航二所领导和代表共25人出席了签约仪式。西北空管局书记谢林岩在仪式上指出,该项目是西北空管局与民航二所合作以来签订的最大的合同,双方在今后的各项领域还有着广泛的合作前景,要求各单位和部门通力协作,全力配合项目实施,为项目的成功建设提供有力的支持。     

MAVEN：解密火星大气的前世今生

MAVEN：火星大气的考古学家 “火星大气和挥发物质演化探测器（MAVEN）”是NASA火星勘测计划的第二个任务,同时也是第一个致力于探索研究火星高层大气的航天器。MAVEN将会测量火星上层大气的密度,来帮助科学家理解这颗红色星球历史上的气候变化。     

冥王星系统的生命曙光

地下海洋,外星生命的摇篮？ 冥王星曾经是太阳系最为遥远的九大行星之一,但因其偏远而且体积很小,2006年被排除出太阳系大行星之列,而这也同时是它很难被科学家观测的原因。     

基于自适应迭代的机器人曲面恒力跟踪

针对利用机器人进行打磨、抛光、去毛刺等场合时末端执行器对曲面工件轮廓跟踪时难以得到恒定接触力的问题,对机器人末端执行器和工件轮廓接触时的接触力进行研究,建立了实际跟踪过程中机器人末端执行器的接触力和已知传感器坐标系的映射关系,提出了一种基于自适应迭代学习算法的机器人力/位混合曲面恒力跟踪控制方法。该方法由两部分组成:基于机器人和环境接触时的阻抗模型设计了迭代学习控制律,在PD反馈控制的基础上通过迭代项克服机器人的未知参数和不确定性,并构建Lyapunov能量函数证明所提控制律的收敛性;将迭代学习控制律和力/位混合曲面恒力跟踪控制方法结合起来设计了用于曲面工件轮廓跟踪的控制方法。实验结果显示,经过15次迭代,接触力的波动范围逐渐变小并稳定在±3 N之内,验证了所提方法的有效性。      

A Light Source System of Multi-star Simulator with Adjustable Background and Controllable Magnitude

A light source of multi-star simulator capable of background adjustment and magnitude control has been designed. Two integrating spheres are employed as the star-point light source and the background light source respectively. A beam splitter prism has been designed to serve as the beam combiner for the star-point and the background light sources, and a mathematical model has been constructed respectively to compute the light flux of the two integrating spheres. A magnitude testing system and a background testing system have been created using low-light illuminometer, luminance meter, and testing instruments to measure the star-point magnitude and the background luminance of the multi-star simulator. The test results suggest that the star-point magnitude is adjustable from 0 to +5m_v, with a simulation precision superior to ±0.026m_v. The maximum background luminance is 3.8×105 cd·m-2, and the minimum background luminance is 6.4×10-2 cd·m-2. The designed light source system can meet the requirements for simulating the stellar map with a sky background.