123 articles from FRIDAY 7.1.2022
Graphene could replace rare metal used in mobile phone screens
Researchers from Paragraf and Queen Mary University of London demonstrated the successful fabrication of an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) with a monolayer graphene anode, replacing ITO in organic light-emitting diodes. The new study is published in the journal Advanced Optical Materials.
Updated exascale system for Earth simulations
The Earth—with its myriad interactions of atmosphere, oceans, land and ice components—presents an extraordinarily complex system for investigation. For researchers, simulating the dynamics of these systems has presented a process that is just as complex. But today, Earth system models capable of weather-scale resolution take advantage of powerful new computers to simulate variations in Earth...
Using Squid Game to teach economics
First year business and economics students all over the world may soon be using Netflix's global smash hit series "Squid Game" to learn complex economic theories.
Organizational cultures are ripe for change when the familiar starts to seem odd
Imagine having never seen a handshake.
Dog killed by pack of wolves in Fort Smith, N.W.T.
A Fort Smith man is warning residents about a pack of wolves roaming around the N.W.T. community after it attacked and killed one of his three...
More than 400 weather stations beat heat records in 2021
Maximiliano Herrera, watcher of extreme weather, says last year likely to be in top five or six hottest in historyMore than 400 weather stations around the world beat their all-time highest temperature records in 2021, according to a climatologist who has been compiling weather records for over 30 years.Maximiliano Herrera keeps track of extreme weather around the world, and publishes an annual...
New route to the synthesis of P-chiral compounds
Chiral phosphines are one of the most commonly used ligands in assymetric metal catalysis for the synthesis of various useful drugs and pharmaceuticals. Have you ever wondered how to obtain them? Most of the so-called chiral phosphines are C-stereogenic, which means that the chirality is located at a site other than the P-center. Many of them are currently commercially available. However, the true...
Horse death ignites discussion over consumer fireworks in Nova Scotia
New Year's Eve fireworks in a small Nova Scotia community that a resident says led to the death of her horse has renewed discussions over the public's use of...
Scientists find surprisingly cool 'hotspots' under Earth's crust
The hotspots that created volcanic islands such as those of Hawaii, Iceland and the Galapagos Islands may often prove surprisingly cool, a new study finds.
Virginia preps for more bad weather amid storm of questions
With more bad weather looming, Virginia officials sought to reassure the public Thursday as they reacted to harsh criticism of their response to a snowstorm earlier this week that left hundreds of motorists stranded on Interstate 95 in frigid temperatures.
Japan tycoon Maezawa returns from space with business dreams
"Space now," was what Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa wanted to tweet for years. He finally really did it, from the International Space Station.
Billionaire's looted art still on display at Israel Museum
One of the Israel Museum's biggest patrons, American billionaire Michael Steinhardt, approached the flagship Israeli art institution in 2007 with an artifact he had recently bought: a 2,200-year-old Greek text carved into limestone.
The COVID-19 testing system isn't working anymore. Could sewage surveillance plug the gap?
The COVID-19 testing system has been overwhelmed by the Omicron variant, making it impossible to know how many people are infected. Testing for the virus in wastewater could help plug the gap. But how does it work? Where is it being used? And how can it inform public health...
Scientists step up hunt for ‘Asian unicorn’, one of world’s rarest animals
The saola is so elusive that no biologist has seen one in the wild. Now they are racing to find it, so they can save itWeighing 80-100kg and sporting long straight horns, white spots on its face and large facial scent glands, the saola does not sound like an animal that would be hard to spot. But it was not until 1992 that this elusive creature was discovered, becoming the first large mammal new...
Can Nasa persuade Russia to back International Space Station plans?
Biden wants to extend the operation of the ISS to 2030 before replacing it – will Russia approve?The deadline for the decommissioning of the International Space Station (ISS) is worryingly close, and there is a danger that the commercial replacements the US was hoping for will not be ready to launch in time.With that in mind, on New Year’s Eve, Nasa announced that the Biden-Harris...
The world feels fragile, but we can recover from the blows we’ve sustained | Rowan Williams
Science, art – and religion – can all help us build towards a new conception of humanity in the wake of the pandemicRowan Williams is a former archbishop of CanterburyRather more than half of the population of Afghanistan is facing levels of food shortage not seen for decades. Just under 1,500 people died in the Mediterranean during 2021, attempting to flee to a safer environment. The...
Dementia cases ‘set to almost triple by 2050’
Tackling lifestyle risk factors is vital as dementia cases surge, especially in poorer countries, researchers warn.
Cracks in B.C.'s infrastructure revealed by extreme weather events of past 6 months
From this year's flooding, to heat domes and wildfires, to the recent cold snap, residents and experts in British Columbia have been left to wonder how equipped the province's infrastructure is at handling these extreme weather...
Number of adults with dementia to exceed 150m by 2050, study finds
Experts describe data from first study of its kind as shocking and warn of ‘rapidly growing threat’The number of adults living with dementia worldwide is on course to nearly triple to 153 million by 2050, according to the first study of its kind. Experts described the data as shocking and said it was clear that dementia presented “a major and rapidly growing threat to future health and...