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Science

The economic and health impacts of major power outages

PLOS

Nationwide patterns of severe events provide crucial data for hazard response and mitigation.

atomic arrangement within a single lanthanide-doped nanocrystal
Invention

New “all-optical” nanoscale sensors of force

Pranjal Malewar

A tour de force.

Galaxy cluster MACS J1423 (NIRCam image)
Space

James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers ‘Firefly Sparkle’

Editorial Team

James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers 'Firefly Sparkle': A Unique Early-Forming Galaxy Similar to Young Milky Way

human heart
Biology

The heart has a mini-brain

Ashwini Sakharkar

Heart has its own nervous system that controls the heartbeat.

New Electrolytes help batteries store energy more efficiently
Technology

New Electrolytes help batteries store energy more efficiently

Jay Kakade

Researchers have utilized advanced electrolytes in K-Na/S batteries which not only reduces its cost but also offers prolonged energy storage.

Gut stem cells gain a new identity
Health

Gut stem cells gain a new identity

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Fate mapping finds the source of Lgr5+ cells in the intestine

The Hone lab at Columbia Engineering created over 100 identical graphene samples with their oxygen-free chemical vapor deposition method.
Science

New techniques produce high-quality graphene on a larger scale

Ashwini Sakharkar

Engineers develop new techniques to reproducibly make the wonder material at scale.

A woman in pregnancy
Health

Pregnancy hastens biological aging in young adults

Pranjal Malewar

Pregnancy may carry a cost.

Image showing couple at home having breakfast together.
Health

Healthy diet linked to slower aging, lower dementia risk

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Dietary patterns, aging rate, and dementia risk in Framingham study.

glass of water macro shot
Science

Bottled water found to contain uncounted tiny plastic fragments

Pranjal Malewar

A new microscopic technique zeroes in on the poorly explored world of nanoplastics.

ketamine text inscription with stethoscope ketamine
Neuroscience

Ketamine can alter the brain’s dopamine system, study

Amit Malewar

A deeper brain-wide perspective of how ketamine functions.

quick-but-slow hare
Physics

A superatomic material sets a speed record

Amit Malewar

The fastest and most efficient semiconductor yet.

insomnia
Health

Lack of sleep can harm your blood vessels

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Reduced sleep boosts oxidative stress in female endothelial cells.

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Health

Individuals who consume marijuana have high levels of metals in their blood and urine

Dr. Prajakta Banik

The results indicate marijuana is a source of cadmium and lead exposure.

protein associated with Parkinson's disease
Neuroscience

Study find evidence that Parkinson’s starts in the gut

Pranjal Malewar

Autoimmune reaction can lead to what appears to be the early stages of Parkinson’s.

The magnetic field in the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
Space

New research offers clues on the origins of the Universe’s magnetic fields

Amit Malewar

The source of magnetic fields has long been debated. New research offers clues on their origins.

Image showing superconducting-material-Eu-1144.
Physics

Direct visualization of the zero-field pair density wave

Vidya Nagalwade

Tunneling spectroscopy confirms exotic superconducting state in iron-based superconductor.

Image showing man-working-office-alone.
Health

Energy insecurity has negatively impacted health and the environment

Vidya Nagalwade

The renewable energy economy is out of reach for many households.

Image showing Low-Flavanol Diet.
Health

The low-flavanol diet causes age-related memory loss

Vidya Nagalwade

Low flavanol intake can lead to age-related memory loss.

Image showing multivitamin bottles
Health

Multivitamin improves memory in older adults, study

Pranjal Malewar

An inexpensive way to help older adults slow down memory decline.

Eric J. Lenze, MD, holds an antidepressant drug in one hand and aripiprazole
Health

Adding meds to an antidepressant may help older adults with treatment-resistant depression

Vidya Nagalwade

For some patients, two different medications are better than antidepressants alone.

Iron-rich Fe–O compounds at Earth’s core pressures
Science

Earth’s inner core may be enriched with oxygen

Pranjal Malewar

Understanding of the formation process and evolution history of the Earth's core.

depot-specific targeting of fat
Health

Positively charged nanomaterials reduce fat at targeted locations

Pranjal Malewar

Inhibiting the unhealthy lipid storage of enlarged fat cells.

Light Conduction in a Metal
Science

Study found evidence of waveguiding in a unique quantum material

Amit Malewar

Physicists see light waves moving through a metal.

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Science

Scientists uncovered 60 new autism genes

Amit Malewar

These genes may provide important clues to the causes of autism across the full spectrum of the disorder.

physical state variables
Science

Roboticists discover alternative physics

Pranjal Malewar

A new AI program observed physical phenomena and uncovered relevant variables.

Like a magnifying glass zooming in on an object, a time lens can zoom in on time. In recent work, engineers at Columbia built a time lens to identify individual photons.
Physics

Engineers resolve single photons 70x faster than other techniques

Pranjal Malewar

A step towards advancing quantum information processing

Chloe Gustafson
Science

Giant groundwater system discovered in sediments below Antarctic ice

Pranjal Malewar

Previously unmapped reservoirs could speed glaciers, and release carbon.

second exomoon candidate
Space

Evidence for a second supermoon beyond our solar system

Amit Malewar

Hinting at the possibility of more exomoon discoveries to come.

Newly developed nasal spray blocks the spread of COVID-19 among ferrets
Health

Newly developed nasal spray blocks the spread of COVID-19 among ferrets

Pranjal Malewar

It can potentially generate therapeutic treatments as well.

Recent Stories

People with fatty liver disease have almost twice the mortality rate

Health

Galactic Giants: How black hole radiation might help life thrive

Space

The vast majority of the galaxies rotate in the same direction

Space

An experimental drug shows promise in lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s dementia

Neuroscience

MIT develops breakthrough quantum interconnect for scalable computing

Quantum Computing