Saturday Citations: Quantum coherence; rising coal emissions; 'more uses of snail mucus are being discovered every day'

This first week of September, researchers reported on burned-out sharks, a method for maintaining quantum coherence and some positive market news for old-timey coal barons. Plus: Snail slime is really impressive if you look at it from a molecular standpoint.

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-saturday-citations-quantum-coherence-coal.html 

 New behavioral system mapping shows key consumer behaviors needed to achieve a circular economy

The Behavioural Roadmap to Circular Consumption, developed by Monash University's BehaviourWorks Australia, identifies where policy-makers and industry can intervene in the production–consumption cycle to create change, reduce Australia's material footprint, and encourage an efficient use of limited resources as the most effective way to confront the ongoing waste crisis.

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-behavioral-key-consumer-behaviors-circular.html 

 Australia's labor laws need updating now that remote work is here to stay, says professor

Australia's employment laws and regulations must be updated to reflect the changing nature of work, with many people continuing to work from home long after the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-australia-labor-laws-remote-stay.html 

 New research debunks the gender pay gap myth that 'women don't ask'

For nearly two decades, the negotiation skills of working women have frequently been blamed for the gender pay gap. New research by Vanderbilt Professor Jessica A. Kennedy finds the gender difference in tendency to negotiate has now reversed, and the widespread narrative that women don't ask is outdated. While other measures are necessary to completely close the gender pay gap, the study also discusses how people who believe and adhere to the notion that "women don't ask" hinder progress.

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-debunks-gender-pay-gap-myth.html