Through their study of two-dimensional iron selenide (FeSe) films, a research team has unlocked some intriguing clues about superconductivity.
Superconductors—materials that can transport electrons with no resistance—are a quantum phenomenon with numerous applications. They have fascinated physicists and engineers since their discovery more than 100 years ago, but the mechanisms of modern superconductors are still not fully understood and remain one of the most active areas of research in quantum materials.
Since it was discovered in 2012, FeSe in its three-atoms-thick monolayer form has received much attention from researchers for its unusual superconductive properties. In bulk form, it becomes a superconductor at 8 Kelvin, or -265 Celsius. As a monolayer, though, it starts superconducting at about 70 Kelvin, or 203 degrees below zero—still very chilly, but moving in the right direction. In a collaboration with the University of British Columbia, Yale researchers shed some light on behavior of electrons in this system, which could prove to be key to understanding superconductivity itself. The results are published in Nature Communications.
Congratulations to vocalist, violinist, composer, and producer Caroline Shaw, who was one of ten individuals to receive an honorary degree from Yale University for distinction in their fields at Yale’s 321st graduation ceremony on Monday. She was given an honorary Mus.D. Shaw earned her master’s degree from Yale in 2007.
“The 10 individuals we honor this morning serve as examples to you, our graduates, to encourage you to aspire to excellence and to value those elements of human character that they embody: creativity, curiosity, discipline, integrity, and a passion for public service,” Yale President Peter Salovey said during the university-wide Commencement ceremony.
The other honorary degree recipients include former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (in memoriam), Congressman James Clyburn, journalist Krista Tippett, historian Jill Lepore, Judge Myron Thompson, gene therapy pioneer Dr. Jean Bennett, cultural sociologist Orlando Patterson, and biochemist Katalin Karikó and immunologist Drew Weissman, whose work was the cornerstone for the development of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Estrogens alleviate hyperactivity in ‘autistic’ zebrafish
The female sex hormone estrogen reduces sleep disruption in zebrafish genetically designed to help understand autism spectrum disorder (ASD) scientists have discovered.
Researchers from the University College London In collaboration with scientists at Yale University and University of California, San Francisco, were investigating the function of genes linked to autism and seizures in humans by using zebrafish as a model system. They unexpectedly discovered that estrogens calm hyperactive fish during the night, which will help scientists to understand the brain pathways affected in ASD.
The finding is intriguing given ASD is four times more common in men than women. All humans produce estrogen, but levels are significantly higher in women than men.
These images show zebrafish brains, with axon tracts, neurons and interneurons tagged in different colours.
This research helps scientists to understand the function of an autism risk gene in the developing brain, which is important for understanding the biology of autism.
Smh..Why do these kinda things not surprise me anymore?
BUT WHY ARE CONSERVATIVES NOT LIKED ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
lmfao this was right before i graduated all the republicans at yale have victim complexes about being Persecuted Conservatives to the extent that this girl i knew was crying the day after the election because “no one would talk to her” well i wonder the fuck why
they were always bitching about how their views aren’t respected like who the fucks gonna respect you when you regularly pull shit like this
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