Articles by Christopher Packham
Phys.org / Synthesizing nanosized zeolites
Zeolites are crystalline inorganic materials whose oxide-based framework is built with corner-sharing TO4 tetrahedrons, where T refers to a tetrahedral atom, most commonly Si and Al. Thanks to their well-defined structure ...
Phys.org / What's behind the teacher shortage in US schools?
Nancy Latham is the executive director of the Council on Teacher Education and an associate dean in the College of Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Latham spoke with News Bureau education editor Sharita ...
Medical Xpress / Peripheral artery disease is poorly understood, but researchers are striving for answers
September is peripheral artery disease (PAD) awareness month. Although scientists estimate that over 200 million people worldwide suffer from the condition, it's often neglected in the cardiovascular space in favor of more ...
Phys.org / Microplastics found in commercial fish from southern New Zealand
Fish ingesting microplastics is a global issue, and species in New Zealand's southern waters are no exception, a University of Otago study has found.
Medical Xpress / Sufficient sleep associated with life satisfaction in parents, new study finds
New research findings from a multi-university research team that includes Danielle Symons Downs, professor of kinesiology and obstetrics and gynecology and associate director of the Social Science Research Institute at Penn ...
Phys.org / African sleeping sickness: How the pathogen colonizes tsetse flies
LMU researchers have deciphered a crucial signaling mechanism that enables trypanosomes to reach the salivary glands of the flies.
Tech Xplore / Quantum encryption to boost European autonomy
Cyberattacks and geopolitics threaten today's increasingly digital world, leading to the disruption of essential supplies such as power and water. ESA, the European Commission and space companies in Europe are teaming up ...
Phys.org / New study reveals how E. coli cells evade antibacterial treatment
The formation of persisters is an important feature of bacteria like Escherichia coli (E. coli). These noxious cells, which are able to go dormant, are highly resistant to antimicrobial treatments and account for various ...
Phys.org / Moving mussels: New insights into shellfish farming
Researchers have identified how mussel larvae move—giving mussel and other shellfish farmers important insights into where and how to grow them.
Medical Xpress / Lockdowns led to lower life satisfaction in Australia
Stricter lockdowns in response to COVID-19 led to higher loss in life satisfaction and worse mental health and well-being outcomes, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
Phys.org / Hemp byproducts are good alternative feed for lambs, study finds
An Oregon State University study found that spent hemp biomass—the main byproduct of the cannabinoid (CBD) extraction process of hemp—can be included in lamb diets without any major detrimental effects to the health of the ...
Phys.org / Two weeks less snow on average recorded in mountain areas since 1982
As this year's dry summer draws to a close we are all looking forward to a winter season filled with precipitation that is neither extreme nor destructive. A study by Eurac Research recently published in Scientific Reports, ...
Phys.org / Researchers map streamflow alterations to gauge human impact on ecosystems
Altering streamflow can endanger the ecosystems that rely on it, but researchers have lacked data on how human infrastructure has impacted streamflow in the U.S. Now, a study involving a Colorado State University researcher ...
Medical Xpress / Successful implementation of precision medicine at a national level in Sweden
In Sweden, the key to the successful implementation of precision medicine in health care has been the bottom-up approach where academia and health care have joined forces to build a national infrastructure. Forty-two authors ...
Phys.org / Researchers answer fundamental question of quantum physics
An international team of physicists, with the participation of the University of Augsburg, has for the first time confirmed an important theoretical prediction in quantum physics. The calculations for this are so complex ...
