Новости за 06.01.2023

Fossils show plants were producing higher levels of sunscreen chemicals to protect against higher ultraviolet light levels at the end of the Permian period

Management has bought out the West Virginia process development and manufacturing organization

There is a limit to how big existing wind turbine designs can get, which limits the power they can produce, but a new approach inspired by palm trees could help them scale up

There are lots of old gravelworks in our area some of which are earmarked as nature reserves as I’ve mentioned before, a couple of times, and some are used as fisheries. Where there’s water and reeds and trees there will most likely be birds regardless of the anglers or visitors. On this almost sunny Friday … Continue reading "Fowl play: old gravelpits as birdwatching hotspots"

Conglomerate will remove fluorochemicals from portfolio in a bid to stay ahead of rapidly tightening regulations

Pine trees that are more than 600 years old have unusual branching patterns and other strange characteristics that suggest a strong ability to adapt to stress

All in all, this wasn't such a bad week back from a break, some definite bright spots. I hope you had a good week, and a good weekend. We'll see you on Monday. 

Via the New York Times: 

In a far-reaching move that could raise wages and increase competition among businesses, the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday unveiled a rule that would block companies from limiting their employees’ ability to work for a rival.

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The Department of Chemistry (cse.umn.edu/chem) at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a term contract non-tenure track Assistant Professor position with a 12-month, annually renewable appointment beginning summer or fall term of 2023 (May 31, 2023 or later). Both junior and senior hiring levels will be considered. We seek outstanding applicants with a Ph.D. in chemistry or a related field, with preference for a focus in synthetic organic chemistry. Successful... Читать дальше...

The fuel cell pioneer discusses her childhood in Ethiopia and the US, life as a scientist and being the ‘only one in the room’

I get asked a lot about what camera (and lens) I use to take my bird photos. It comes with a simple answer. Most of the time, I use a Canon 7D Mark ii (a model first launched in 2014). I bought the 7Dii during the first COVID-19 lockdown (March 2020). It was cutting edge … Continue reading "My photographic setup for birds"

Personal effects of the ‘father of femtochemistry’ will be housed in a museum bearing his name

When physicists first discovered a form of a radioactivity called beta decay it seemed to violate the laws of physics. It took 50 years to work out what was going on

Learning the significance of data points allows artificial intelligence models to make better predictions, which will help us tell when hurricanes or disease outbreaks are imminent

Agency warns about brain swelling and bleeding on drug’s label, but imposes few restrictions on lecaneamb’s use

Maior hidrelétrica da Amazônia leva à escassez de peixes e ameaça comunidades tradicionais do Rio Xingu

Estimate is hundreds of years older than previous calculations

Quicklime may have made material more durable than its modern counterparts