Nature Communications
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Selected social impact indicators influenced by materials for green energy technologies
The global shift to green energy is essential. Governments, businesses, and communities are adopting renewable technologies to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainability. However, one important question often gets overlooked: What are the social risks of the green energy transition?
Prosocial Preferences can Escalate Intergroup Conflicts by Countering Selfish Motivations to Leave
When individuals meet hostile groups, they can choose whether to defend themselves or flee and leave others behind. We find that pro-social preferences predict staying and defence, while leaving is predicted by concerns for personal costs and risk.
Light-modulated van der Waals force microscopy
A near-field microscopy, named light-modulated van der Waals force microscopy, is reported to discriminate compositions of materials with sub-10 nm spatial resolution by probing a dynamic van der Waals force between tip and sample.
Unlocking a Detrimental Role of IGF1 in Osteoarthritis: A New Target for Therapeutic Intervention?
Osteoarthritis is a common joint disease that leads to pain, stiffness and limited mobility, for which no effective treatments are available. My team and I, driven by the desire to address this medical need, studied the biology of cartilage and this led us to uncover a surprising player in OA: IGF1.
