A nanocrystal shines on and off indefinitely
New York, NY—May 31, 2023—In 2021, lanthanide-doped nanoparticles made waves—or rather, an avalanche—when Changwan Lee, then a PhD student in Jim Schuck’s lab at Columbia...
NEWS INDEX
Microbes powered by electricity
In microbial electrosynthesis, microorganisms use CO2 and electricity to produce alcohol, for example. How this process works biologically, however, has only been speculated about until...
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Volume 13, Issue 5 Publishes
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/acta-pharmaceutica-sinica-b/vol/13/issue/5Credit: APSB https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/acta-pharmaceutica-sinica-b/vol/13/issue/5 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B (APSB) was founded with the goal of creating a global high-level forum centred around drug discovery and pharmaceutical...
When the media believe that a firm is really green
When firms make their environmental policies public, they can get favorable media coverage only if their narrative carefully articulates signals of conformity (actions aimed at...
Eat right, live longer: could a moderate protein diet be the coveted elixir of youth?
As the proverb “You are what you eat” goes, the type of food we consume influences our health and longevity all through our lives. In...
Fairy tales offer accessible ways to communicate energy research in the social sciences to help tackle climate change
A team of researchers, led by Lancaster University, has been developing accessible and creative means of communicating sustainability research from the social sciences for policymakers...
Color-changing material shows when medications get too warm
Some foods and medicines, such as many COVID-19 vaccines, must be kept cold. As a step toward a robust, stable technique that could indicate when...
Spinosaur Britain: Multiple different species likely roamed Cretaceous Britain
Analysis of a British spinosaur tooth by palaeontologists at the EvoPalaeoLab of the University of Southampton shows that several distinct spinosaur groups inhabited Cretaceous Britain. Credit:...
New health indicator can revolutionize how we measure and achieve well-being
The term ‘well-being’ entered popular vocabulary during the Covid-19 pandemic soon after ‘lockdown’ and ‘quarantine’. We quickly discovered that without the ability to take walks,...
The clams that fell behind, and what they can tell us about evolution and extinction
Every so often, life on Earth steps onto a nearly empty playing field and faces a spectacular opportunity. Something major changes—in the atmosphere or in...
Genetic change increased bird flu severity during U.S. spread
(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – May 29, 2023) St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists discovered how the current epizootic H5N1 avian influenza virus (bird flu) gained new...
Matthew Bailes, Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin receive the 2023 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
The Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2023 is awarded in equal shares to Matthew Bailes, Director of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for...
New Jersey Health Foundation awards grants to Kessler Foundation to advance research in brain and spinal cord stimulation methods
East Hanover, NJ – May 30, 2023 – Annually, New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF) invites researchers to submit applications for grants aimed at supporting pilot...
Extreme precipitation in northeast to increase 52% by the end of the century
With a warmer climate creating more humid conditions in the Northeast, extreme precipitation events — defined as about 1.5 or more inches of heavy rainfall...
Obstructive sleep apnea disrupts gene activity throughout the day in mice
The low blood oxygen levels of obstructive sleep apnea cause widespread changes in gene activity throughout the day, according to a new study in the...
