Do you know which polished plumage contains a scintillating secret?! Zap! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We know lasers from barcodes, surgeries… even cat toys! Human-made lasers usually rely on carefully engineered mirrors or crystals. But Anthony Fiorito the Third and team wondered: could
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There are many ways to woo a lady, but have you ever tried… barfing? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. For some flies, vomiting is quite the romantic gesture – but only in SOME species. Ryoya Tanaka and team investigated this odd behavior. They found
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Welcome to the New World, golden opportunities… or not. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Immigrants around the world often earn less than their local coworkers. Why? Enter Are Skeie Hermansen and team from Stockholm University. They looked for the reason behind wage gaps between
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You‘d know if you were drowning, right? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… WRONG! The feeling of drowning isn’t from lack of oxygen… It’s from too much carbon dioxide. But not for gray seals! HAUH? Enter J. Chris McKnight and team from the University
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Is cannabis…*COUGH COUGH*… the silent killer?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Sure pothead… you can quit “anytime you want.” Riiight… but don’t tell ME “you’ve changed man,” because YOU’VE changed man – internally! Dig this. Drew R. Nannini and team from Northwestern University studied
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It’s just like printing your own… rockets?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Rocket building materials usually cost a fortune. But what if we could 3-D print them? Enter Edwin Romero and team at Purdue University. They’ve developed a new way to make carbon-carbon composites
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Could we rewrite the story of Down syndrome? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Down syndrome occurs when someone has an extra copy of chromosome twenty-one. That can lead to developmental delays and health issues. But Ryotaro Hashizume and team at Mie University in Japan
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Let rivers be rivers! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Many of our rivers today look like one way streets for water. Natural rivers have multiple channels, and that keeps them fresher and more sustainable. Restoring natural channels boosts ecosystem resilience… but how do we
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Is that little listening device in your pocket… a fire hazard?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Your smartphone’s battery hides flammable liquid fuel. Slash it, fire starts instantly. Could safer, flexible cells end phone fires forever? Enter Peisheng He from U-C Berkeley. He invented
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Have you ever ACTUALLY seen red? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… Infrared that is! Infrared light is radiation that’s invisible to the naked eye, but can be felt as warmth. You can see it with heat vision goggles, and some cameras. But what
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