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NewsFusion for November 2023

Science...

• Patrol and delivery robots to share sidewalks in South Korea | The Register
• UK is first to approve CRISPR treatments | Nature
• Women in wildlife conservation; the importance of mentorship | The Wildlife Society

Design...

• Sustainability is the common thread at 2023 Lakmé Fashion Week in India | BBC
• Students reimagine South Miami in studio course | University of Miami
• 2023 Dubai Design Week - wrap up | Wallpaper

Culture...

• Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo prioritizes cultural identity and sustainability in her designs | CNN Business
• Kohala community, Hawaii Land Trust working to save voyaging temple on Big Island | SF Gate
• Chilean Indigenous Startups Shine at the 2023 World Indigenous Business Forum in Papua New Guinea | Contxto

Biochemist | Antonio E. Serrano

Antonio E. Serrano is a Chilean biochemist. Serrano received his BS in Medical Technology in 2001 and his PhD in Biochemistry in 2010, both from the Universidad de Chile. Serrano served as a teacher, lecturer, and researcher on multiple projects before his current position as postdoctoral researcher at the Universidad Catolica del Norte working in microbial nanobiotechnology.

Serrano is also Founder and President of Haimaitier Institute in Copiapó, Chile, a nonprofit research and development institute focused on the high-desert Atacama region and its distinct nature and culture.

When not doing research or running the nonprofit, Serrano can also be found on stage playing rhythm guitar and singing vocals for Morphonica.

Cocktail Astronomy | Opening Night for ALMA

Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO).
Visible light image: NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Here at Future-ish, we love astronomy and we love cocktails. So to prep our fans (and ourselves) for those stellar weekend cocktail conversations, we are pleased to offer our Cocktail Astronomy post each Friday.

This week in Cocktail Astronomy we bring you the glitz and glamour that accompanies any movie or gallery opening. In this case, it was the premier of ALMA and the stars were out in numbers, literally. Early in October 2011, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) located in Chile, the most powerful telescope of its kind to date, released its first image and the headliner of this show was none other than the stunning Antennae Galaxies in the Corvus constellation. What makes ALMA so specials is that rather than utilizing visible light or infrared imagery like many other telescopes, ALMA uses its multiple array to focus on long wavelengths of light. Given ALMA's unique perspective on the universe, we look forward to many more stellar snapshots in the future.