Columbia University
The economic and health impacts of major power outages
Nationwide patterns of severe events provide crucial data for hazard response and mitigation.
James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers ‘Firefly Sparkle’
James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers 'Firefly Sparkle': A Unique Early-Forming Galaxy Similar to Young Milky Way
New Electrolytes help batteries store energy more efficiently
Researchers have utilized advanced electrolytes in K-Na/S batteries which not only reduces its cost but also offers prolonged energy storage.
New techniques produce high-quality graphene on a larger scale
Engineers develop new techniques to reproducibly make the wonder material at scale.
Healthy diet linked to slower aging, lower dementia risk
Dietary patterns, aging rate, and dementia risk in Framingham study.
Bottled water found to contain uncounted tiny plastic fragments
A new microscopic technique zeroes in on the poorly explored world of nanoplastics.
Ketamine can alter the brain’s dopamine system, study
A deeper brain-wide perspective of how ketamine functions.
Lack of sleep can harm your blood vessels
Reduced sleep boosts oxidative stress in female endothelial cells.
Individuals who consume marijuana have high levels of metals in their blood and urine
The results indicate marijuana is a source of cadmium and lead exposure.
Study find evidence that Parkinson’s starts in the gut
Autoimmune reaction can lead to what appears to be the early stages of Parkinson’s.
New research offers clues on the origins of the Universe’s magnetic fields
The source of magnetic fields has long been debated. New research offers clues on their origins.
Direct visualization of the zero-field pair density wave
Tunneling spectroscopy confirms exotic superconducting state in iron-based superconductor.
Energy insecurity has negatively impacted health and the environment
The renewable energy economy is out of reach for many households.
The low-flavanol diet causes age-related memory loss
Low flavanol intake can lead to age-related memory loss.
Multivitamin improves memory in older adults, study
An inexpensive way to help older adults slow down memory decline.
Adding meds to an antidepressant may help older adults with treatment-resistant depression
For some patients, two different medications are better than antidepressants alone.
Earth’s inner core may be enriched with oxygen
Understanding of the formation process and evolution history of the Earth's core.
Positively charged nanomaterials reduce fat at targeted locations
Inhibiting the unhealthy lipid storage of enlarged fat cells.
Study found evidence of waveguiding in a unique quantum material
Physicists see light waves moving through a metal.
Scientists uncovered 60 new autism genes
These genes may provide important clues to the causes of autism across the full spectrum of the disorder.
Roboticists discover alternative physics
A new AI program observed physical phenomena and uncovered relevant variables.
Engineers resolve single photons 70x faster than other techniques
A step towards advancing quantum information processing
Giant groundwater system discovered in sediments below Antarctic ice
Previously unmapped reservoirs could speed glaciers, and release carbon.
Evidence for a second supermoon beyond our solar system
Hinting at the possibility of more exomoon discoveries to come.
Newly developed nasal spray blocks the spread of COVID-19 among ferrets
It can potentially generate therapeutic treatments as well.