Tue.Jan 23, 2024

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Uncovering the secrets behind the silent flight of owls

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Owls produce negligible noise while flying. While many studies have linked the micro-fringes in owl wings to their silent flight, the exact mechanisms have been unclear. Now, a team of researchers has uncovered the effects of these micro-fringes on the sound and aerodynamic performance of owl wings through computational fluid dynamic simulations. Their findings can inspire biomimetic designs for the development of low-noise fluid machinery.

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Book Review: Embodied Self Awakening

The New Social Worker

Have you ever considered how living in a patriarchal, racist, capitalist society damages your mental health and separates you from wellness? That is exactly what Nityda Gessel explores in this work, Embodied Self Awakening. The book first explores how we inherently experience pain when moving through the world, and how it creates emptiness within us.

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New video camera system captures the colored world that animals see, in motion

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new camera system allows ecologists and filmmakers to produce videos that accurately replicate the colors that different animals see in natural settings.

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Q&A with Renee Salas: Lancet climate change brief recommends US urgent action

Public Health Newswire

Nation must rapidly phase out fossil fuel use, subsidies, report co-author says

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Water, water everywhere and now we may have drops to drink

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have achieved a major breakthrough in Redox Flow Desalination (RFD), an emerging electrochemical technique that can turn seawater into potable drinking water and also store affordable renewable energy.

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Q&A with Renee Salas: Lancet climate change brief recommends US urgent action

Public Health Newswire

Nation must rapidly phase out fossil fuel use, subsidies, report co-author says

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A Collaborative Vision for Public Health in 2024

The Network for Public Health Law

“The year ahead is pivotal. The focus on public health has increasingly shifted to state legislatures, where ideological—rather than medical or scientific—considerations are shaping policies.” Dear Friends, As I reflect on my journey in the past year as the Executive Director of the Network for Public Health Law, the resilience and adaptability of the public health community in 2023 has been nothing short of inspiring.