Cellular structures made from metal alloys could strengthen everything from bone implants to rocket parts—if they didn’t keep cracking under pressure. Researchers have so far spent years attempting to solve for uneven weight distribution issues across these artificial “metamaterials” to little success. As detailed in a recent study published in Advanced Materials , however, a...
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Hearing relaxing words in your sleep slows your heart down
A discovery by researchers from the GIGA — Center of Research Cyclotron at University of Liège reveals that the sleeping body also reacts to the external world during sleep, explaining how some information from the sensory environment can affect sleep quality. Researchers at ULiège have collaborated with the University of Fribourg in Switzerland to investigate...
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Research needs for loss and damage | Science
The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) of the United Nations (UN) climate negotiations concluded in December against a backdrop of shattered climate records, extreme weather, and climate events in 2023 that resulted in substantial loss of life, …Read whole article here
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New data can help better understand glaciers
The majority of Svalbard’s marine-terminating glaciers are retreating, with a couple of exceptions. Credit: Dr. Tian Li On February 20, a dedicated team of researchers presented a new high-resolution calving front dataset from 149 glaciers in Svalbard, spanning from 1985 to 2023. This innovative dataset, featured in Earth System Science Data, offers an important tool...
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Former Disney TV star Bridgit Mendler co-founds satellite ‘data highway’ startup
CEO of Northwood, Bridgit Mendler (center), with CTO Griffin Cleverly (left) and Head of Software Shaurya Luthra (right). (Image credit: Northwood) On Tuesday (Feb. 20), after a relatively long hiatus from the public eye, Bridgit Mendler announced the launch of her new satellite data startup, Northwood. Beyond introducing quite an interesting company — one that...
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Scientists create method to bond hydrogels and other polymeric materials using chitosan
This illustration highlights how two hydrogels (shown in blue) can be bonded in different ways by thin chitosan films (shown in orange). The bonds that form are extraordinarily strong and can resist high tensions. Credit: Peter Allen, Ryan Allen and James C. Weaver. Hydrogels are versatile biomaterials conquering an increasing number of biomedical areas. Consisting...
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DNA hypomethylation ameliorates erosive inflammatory arthritis by modulating interferon regulatory factor-8
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 121, Issue 7, February 2024. Read whole article here
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What’s that lurking in the mist? Inside the eerie science of bogs
Published February 16, 2024 Bogs are rich in storied horror, and the wetlands of eastern England are no exception. The phantom lights of the will o’ the wisp; the devil-dog Black Shuck lurking in the mist; strange rings where fairies dance, witchcraft rules, and only fools trespass—tales of the area are fraught with supernatural peril....
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Earthquake fatality measure offers new way to estimate impact on countries
Credit: Franklin Peña Gutierrez from Pexels A new measure that compares earthquake-related fatalities to a country’s population size concludes that Ecuador, Lebanon, Haiti, Turkmenistan, Iran and Portugal have experienced the greatest impact from fatalities in the past five centuries. The new impact measure, introduced in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA) by...
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Climate indices and precipitation anomalies reveal stark implications for the Middle East
Monthly Dipole Mode Index (DMI) correlations with total precipitation over the Middle East. Significant correlations are shown in color using a student t-test at the 5% significant level. The correlation is most notable in October. Credit: Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53677-x A new study led by Dr. Assaf Hochman from the Institute of Earth Sciences...