How polar bear fur stays ice-free A brilliant idea led nanophysicist Bodil Holst to investigate why polar bear fur doesn't freeze. Now, her research on the deicing properties of polar bear fur has been published as the cover story in ...

Polar bear fur's secret anti-icing superpower revealed! New study in Science Advances shows it's all about the hair grease. From infrared invisibility to anti-icing properties, these bears are full of surprises!🧪
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Nanophysicist Bodil Holst's groundbreaking research on the deicing properties of polar bear fur is now the cover story in Science Advances! 🐻‍❄️🔬

The unique grease in polar bear fur prevents ice from sticking, which can revolutionize skiing with eco-friendly wax⛷️❄️

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Professor Lars Henrik Smedsrud ved Diskobukten YouTube video by Realfag UiB

Nice Disko Bay views, and explanations about the iceberg alley and our ClimateNarratives project @bjerknes.bsky.social
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Bjerknes researcher selected as lead author for IPCCs special report on climate change and cities Stefan Sobolowski was selected from among 1,200 nominees worldwide to contribute his expertise to the IPCCs special report on climate change and cities.

🎉 Congratulations to @stefansobo.bsky.social for being selected among 1,200 nominees as one of the lead authors for the IPCCs special report on climate change in cities.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to represent my community in this report", he says.

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Integrative determination of atomic structure of mutant huntingtin exon 1 fibrils implicated in Huntington disease - Nature Communications An integrated structural biology approach encompassing solid-state NMR and molecular dynamics simulations was implemented to obtain an atomic view of the ordered polyglutamine core and fuzzy coat of t...

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UiB researcher Markus Miettinen is among the first scientists to provide a detailed description of protein clumps associated with Huntington's disease. These findings, which may pave the way for new diagnostic tools and treatments, are presented in Nature Communications👨‍🔬
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