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Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · 31/01/2025

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

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How polar bear fur stays ice-free

A brilliant idea led nanophysicist Bodil Holst to investigate why polar bear fur doesn't freeze. Now, her research on the deicing properties of polar bear fur has been published as the cover story in ...

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UiB Realfag @scienceandtechuib.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

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

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Lars H. Smedsrud @islarsh.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Nice Disko Bay views, and explanations about the iceberg alley and our ClimateNarratives project @bjerknes.bsky.social 🌊 youtu.be/q7DOClnx9Fs?...

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Professor Lars Henrik Smedsrud ved Diskobukten

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Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · 16/01/2025

🎉 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. 🧪 bjerknes.uib.no/en/article/n...

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Bjerknes researcher selected as lead author for IPCCs special report on climate change and cities

Stefan Sobolowski was selected from among 1,200 nominees worldwide to contribute his expertise to the IPCCs special report on climate change and cities.

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UiB Realfag @scienceandtechuib.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

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

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