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The Telemetry system for SpaceHealth (TESH) project from HUNOR aims to study the complex changes in astronauts' cardiovascular and balance systems during space travel. By integrating the data from various medical devices with mission-specific data and applying emerging data science techniques to analyze the information, this project could advance real-time health monitoring and predictive healthcare technologies on Earth.
This project will investigate lightning activity at the top of thunderstorm clouds that extend into the stratosphere to better understand the role of thunderstorms on atmosphere dynamics and chemistry. Using a special camera that responds to local changes in brightness, the Thor-Davis cameras can image lightning at up to 100,000 frames per second, giving accurate pictures of what happens during a lightning strike. The proximity of these images taken from the ISS, versus weather satellites in higher orbits, helps investigators get more accurate altitude-related measurements. Other goals from this project include understanding the relationship between electrical activity and convective thunderstorm activity, effect of lightning on atmospheric greenhouse gas composition, and impact of lightning that extends beyond the tops of clouds on greenhouse gas circulation.
The UHU experiment aims to study Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) - electrical phenomena associated with thunderstorms which produce bursts of light reaching altitudes of up to 100 km. By recording various TLEs from orbit, coordinating ground and space-based observations, and measuring electrical parameters, the research can understand more about the nature and causes of TLEs. This could improve our knowledge of thunderstorms and atmospheric processes, which could enhance weather forecasting, improve safety in storm-prone areas, and advance our understanding of atmospheric electricity.
The UYNA experiment will investigate novel medium entropy and high entropy alloys (MEAs and HEAs, respectively). These types of metal alloys are characterized by their high strength, toughness, and resistance to corrosion and are of interest for potential applications in many industries, including space, aviation, automotive, energy, and medicine. The data from this experiment will help to improve the understanding of the formation and properties of MEA/HEA alloys, which could lead to the development of new and improved materials for a variety of applications.
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