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Yasin Dagdas elected to the OeAW’s Young Academy
Yasin Dagdas, group leader at the Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences...
Electrode cuff developed at WVU improves testing of medical treatments that use electricity to heal
West Virginia University engineers are taking a major step into “bioelectronic medicine,” a cutting-edge approach that uses electric current as a...
Hannover Messe: Smart films help to make loudspeakers lighter and more energy-efficient
Professors Stefan Seelecke and Paul Motzki at Saarland University are developing intelligent materials that are opening up new avenues in...
An innovative technology-driven treatment was found to be as effective as psychiatric medications like Cipralex
Good news for people with social anxietyCredit: Tel Aviv University Good news for people with social anxiety A new clinical...
Jet lag’s harmful health impacts found to be caused by biological clock misalignment
New research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst zeroes in on the root cause of adverse health effects from disruption...
Can AI be used to predict ocean waves?
The ability to model and predict the size of ocean waves is important for the fishing industry from both logistic...
A sensor that might someday enable ‘mind-controlled’ robots
It sounds like something from science fiction: Don a specialized, electronic headband and control a robot using your mind. But...
Virginia Tech researcher identifies narrow opportunity to address a rare disease linked to autism, schizophrenia
The human brain begins to assemble itself shortly after conception as a growing number of brain cells connect to create...
Final Human Brain Project Summit closes with a vision for the future of digital brain research
The ten-year European Flagship Human Brain Project (HBP) links brain research with computing and technology in a large-scale, interdisciplinary approach....
After spinal cord injury, kinesthetic sense helps restore movement, model suggests
For nearly 50 years, a jawless fish called the lamprey has interested scientists because of its remarkable ability to recover...
Study shows ketamine could be beneficial for treating brain injury in children
A common anesthesia drug could be beneficial in reducing pressure inside the skull of children with traumatic brain injuries (TBI),...
Harnessing nature to promote planetary sustainability
As Earth’s population grows, the demands of modern lifestyles place mounting strain on the global environment. Proposed solutions to preserve...
The Institut Pasteur and the University of São Paulo sign articles of association to establish the Institut Pasteur in São Paulo
On Friday March 31st, 2023 at a ceremony in Paris, the Institut Pasteur President, Professor Stewart Cole, and the University...
Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for lightning-produced X-rays
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the early 2000s, scientists observed lightning discharge producing X-rays comprising high energy photons — the...
2021-like North American heat extremes: Increased impact of heat domes due to background warming and soil moisture feedback
In 2021, North America experienced one of the deadliest heatwaves in history, with extreme temperatures and heat-related illnesses affecting millions...
Why are forests turning brown in summer?
Increasing summer heat and drought are affecting European forests – some years, trees brown prematurely and some even start to...
Scallop eyes as inspiration for new microscope objectives
Some species of mussels can see. Scallops, for example, have up to 200 eyes that help them detect predators such...
Path to net-zero carbon capture and storage may lead to ocean
Lehigh Engineering researcher Arup SenGupta has developed a novel way to capture carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the...
Ants took over the world by following flowering plants out of prehistoric forests
Ants are pretty much everywhere. There are more than 14,000 different species, spread over every continent except Antarctica, and researchers...
Do we understand the flickering flames?
OverviewCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview A research team, led by Professor Yuji Nakamura of...
