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!🧪
#ArcticResearch #PolarBearScience

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⛷️❄️

@unibergen.bsky.social, @science.org

Nice Disko Bay views, and explanations about the iceberg alley and our ClimateNarratives project @bjerknes.bsky.social
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🎉 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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bjerknes.uib.no/en/article/n...

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👨‍🔬
@natureportfolio.bsky.social