For decades, scientists sought a way to apply the outstanding analytical capabilities of neutrons to materials under pressures approaching those surrounding the Earth’s core.
Squeezing Data From a Diamond Sandwich
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Study Shows Oil and Gas Infrastructure Hurting Nesting Birds In Globally Important Breeding Area in Arctic Alaska
A new WCS-led study that analyzed 17 years of migratory bird-nesting data in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, revealed that nest survival decreased significantly near high-use oil and gas infrastructure and its related noise, dust, traffic, air pollution, and other disturbances.
Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Dementia, Complicated by Genetics
Three years ago, an international study commissioned by the journal Lancet listed 12 modifiable factors that increased the risk of dementia, including three new ones: excessive alcohol, head injury and air pollution.
Charging Towards A More Sustainable Heavy Rail Network
University of Queensland researchers have worked with industry to map how Australia could move towards decarbonising its heavy haulage rail network.
Bacteria Could Make Salmon Healthier
Researchers, including from NTNU, are breeding bacteria-free fish fry. This pursuit is more important than you might think.
Forced Water-Use Cuts Made California More Waterwise
After a drought-stricken California lifted a year of mandatory water-use cuts that were effective in 2015 and 2016, urban water use crept back up somewhat, but the overall lasting effect was a more waterwise Golden State, a University of California, Riverside, study has found.
