A World Renowned Chemist Wants to Suck Water, and Carbon, Out of the Air  
Back in 2014, Omar Yaghi, a chemistry professor at the University of California, noticed something unusual about a new water-absorbing material his lab was developing. Pulling water out of the air is useful for a lot of things (think about the silica beads that come in packaging to keep things dry) but drying out desiccants in order to reuse them generally means heating them to very high temperatures, often around 400°F, which uses a lot of energy. But Yaghi’s material, an atomic-scale lattice work replete with billions of tiny pores, known as a metal-organic framework (MOF), was giving up its water at a much low...
Source: TIME: Science - September 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Alejandro de la Garza Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Greenspring Medical Aesthetics in Tucson, AZ Upgrades to CoolSculpting ® Elite, the Most Advanced CoolSculpting Non-invasive Fat Reduction Technology Available
Greenspring Medical Aesthetics in Tucson, Arizona is now offering CoolSculpting® Elite, the latest and greatest in CoolSculpting technology, featuring more effective, quicker fat reduction. TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Greenspring Medical Aesthetics in Tucson, AZ is...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news

Small Changes in Bone Mineral Density Can Reduce Hip Fracture Risk
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 -- Small changes in bone mineral density (BMD) across populations can lead to a reduction in the incidence of hip fractures, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Noting...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

AI usage on social media has potential to impact voter sentiment
Artificial intelligence (AI) usage in social media has been targeted as a potential threat to impact or sway voter sentiment in the upcoming 2024 presidential elections in the United States. Major tech companies and U.S. governmental entities have been actively monitoring the situation surrounding…#accreteai #ussocom #prashantbhuyan #accrete #mit #troll #meta #google
Source: Reuters: Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from Phase 2 study KARDIA-1 of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic in development to treat hypertension in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease
Zilebesiran met primary endpoint demonstrating greater than 15 mmHg reduction of systolic blood pressure at three months of treatment compared to placeboStudy met key secondary endpoints showing consistent and sustained reductions of systolic blood pressure at six monthsZilebesiran demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adult patients with mild-to-moderate hypertensionFull study results to be presented at an upcoming scientific conferenceBasel, 7 September 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Alnylam announced today that the Phase 2 study KARDIA-1 of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi the...
Source: Roche Media News - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Exclusive from The Electric: A Leading Chinese Nickel Producer Tries Its Luck in the U.S
The Inflation Reduction Act was meant to keep companies like Huayou Cobalt, a leading Chinese supplier of battery-grade nickel to Western carmakers including Tesla, Ford and Volkswagen, out of the U.S. battery supply chain. But the company is attempting to break into the U.S. market anyway and…#huayoucobalt #tesla #ford #volkswagen #huayou #ira
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The EV battery boom: billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs
New data shows the massive impact the electric vehicle buildout is already making on manufacturing and infrastructure spending in America — so far a big win for the Biden Administration. Catalyzed by legislation like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), data…#evs #tomtaylor #atlaspublicpolicy #southkorean #lg #tesla #ford #skinnovation #unitedautoworkers #uaw
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Burned Out at Work? Find Someone to Split Your Job 50-50 With You
Anybody who has ever been burned out at work and wished for a few days to breathe without using precious vacation days may be interested in the solution employed by Sarah Hammer and Mimi Su. The two, senior marketing directors at the consumer giant Unilever, share one job. One works for an intense week in their current role, at Unilever’s Pepsi Lipton Partnership, and then, when Wednesday comes around, she hands off responsibilities to the other for the next week.  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] This job sharing allows each woman to pursue ambitious career goals while still having time to sp...
Source: TIME: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alana Semuels Tags: Uncategorized Economy Source Type: news

US Officials Say Chinese " Tourists " Engaged In ' Gate-Crashing ' US Bases For Espionage
US Officials Say Chinese "Tourists" Engaged In 'Gate-Crashing' US Bases For Espionage Fresh reporting in The Wall Street Journal has reviewed and presented a series of instances which are being dubbed low-level Chinese intelligence collection efforts, often involving Chinese nationals posing as…#defensedepartment #fbi #wsj #usarmy #socorro #newmexico #mit #florida #southcarolina #beijing
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Oil rises as Riyadh, Moscow extend supply cuts until year end
LONDON: Oil prices jumped about 2 percent on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia and Russia announced a fresh extension to their voluntary supply cuts, stretching a combined 1.3 million barrel per day reduction for another three months through December. Brent crude futures for November were up $1.44, or…#saudiarabia #riyadh #spa #alexandernovak
Source: Reuters: Health - September 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Coming Green Energy Bailout
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies for green energy, yet now renewable developers want utility rate-payers in New York and other states to bail them out.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Apotex Corp. Launches Brimonidine Tartrate Ophthalmic Solution, 0.1% in the United States
WESTON, Fla., Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Apotex Corp. has released its latest ophthalmic product in the United States, announcing today that brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution, 0.1% is now available. Brimonidine is an alpha-adrenergic receptor agonist indicated for the reduction...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 5, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Psilocybin Tied to Fewer Symptoms With Major Depressive Disorder
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 -- Psilocybin treatment is associated with a clinically significant sustained reduction in depressive symptoms and functional disability in individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a phase 2 study...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 5, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

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