In a study of rats, researchers discovered that, a diet of high sugar does lower the ability of the taste system to sense sweetness, a 50% reduction in the nerve’s responsiveness to the sweet sucrose (table sugar) solution news.umich.edu Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_yaicey on October 22, 2022 at 8:44 AM in science 14 comments 177
Communities that are engaged in cleaning, mowing and repurposing vacant spaces are likely to experience greater reductions in violence and crime, according to new research news.umich.edu Submitted by Additional-Two-7312 t3_yip4kv on October 31, 2022 at 9:13 PM in science 1 comment 154
Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power. Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is 10 times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind news.umich.edu Submitted by Wagamaga t3_1039lsl on January 4, 2023 at 5:37 PM in science 13 comments 391
More than 90% of vehicle-owning households in the United States would see a reduction in the percentage of income spent on transportation energy—the gasoline or electricity that powers their cars, SUVs and pickups—if they switched to electric vehicles. news.umich.edu Submitted by Wagamaga t3_1094dsf on January 11, 2023 at 1:13 PM in science No comments 2
Study found that the reusable take-out food containers —which initially use more energy and generate more climate-altering greenhouse gases— can break even with single-use containers after four to 13 uses news.umich.edu Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_10hwbau on January 21, 2023 at 5:21 PM in science No comments 1
First observational evidence linking black holes to dark energy — the combined vacuum energy of black holes, produced in the deaths of the universe’s first stars, corresponds to the measured quantity of dark energy in our universe news.umich.edu Submitted by marketrent t3_113985q on February 15, 2023 at 9:35 PM in science No comments 4