New gene therapy restores neural connections lost in brain disorder
From University of Minnesota Medical School 22/08/23 The authors analyzed brain activity using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) in mice, identifying communication patterns between brain regions. They predicted different groups of mice based on their brain activity using statistical methods. CREDIT: University of Minnesota Medical School Urban living: A new study from the […]
Smart barn: Unlocking the secrets of the swarm with real-time tracking
From University of Konstanz 04/09/23 Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour (CASCB) and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior have converted a former barn into a cutting-edge technology lab for complex behavioral analysis. In it, they can now study the intricate behavior of animal groups. The […]
Sponging up the sun: New roadmap for green hydrogen production from photocatalysis
From Tsinghua University Press 04/09/23 Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) could deliver a major efficiency boost to the photocatalytic production of clean hydrogen. Chemical engineers have drafted a comprehensive overview of the state of their field and a plan for where it needs to focus. Clean hydrogen production remains an energy-intensive and therefore costly proposition, inhibiting […]
Boars, bombs, and Chernobyl: Germany’s radioactive wild pig puzzle
From American Chemical Society 04/09/23 Shaggy-haired, tusked pigs roam free in the woods of Germany and Austria. Although these game animals look fine, some contain radioactive cesium at levels that render their meat unsafe to eat. Previously, scientists hypothesized that the contamination stemmed from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. But now, researchers in ACS’ Environmental […]
From concrete to canopy: Urban greening found to reduce emissions by 17 percent
From KTH, Royal Institute of Technology 04/09/23 Dozens of European cities could reach net zero carbon emissions over the next 10 years by incorporating nature into their infrastructure, according to a new study. Published recently in the journal, Nature Climate Change, the analysis shows the ways cities can orchestrate a wide range of green solutions like parks, streetscaping […]
Shaking up seismology: How deep learning AI is forecasting earthquake aftershocks
From University of California – Santa Cruz 04/09/23 For more than 30 years, the models that researchers and government agencies use to forecast earthquake aftershocks have remained largely unchanged. While these older models work well with limited data, they struggle with the huge seismology datasets that are now available. To address this limitation, a team […]
Ant-spiration: Using insect behaviour to rethink transport
From University of California – Los Angeles 04/09/23 UCLA study finds the insects’ nests reflect the way they work together – or don’t – to forage for food Could ants’ nests hold the secret to reducing traffic congestion on the 405 Freeway? In a new study, UCLA biologists discovered insights about how ants build their […]
A simpler way to connect quantum computers over long distances
From Princeton University, Engineering School 03/09/23 A new atomic device sends high-fidelity quantum information over fiber optic networks. Researchers have a new way to connect quantum devices over long distances, a necessary step toward allowing the technology to play a role in future communications systems. While today’s classical data signals can get amplified across a […]
‘Introspective’ AI improves its own neural network through open-mindedness
From North Carolina State University 03/09/23 An artificial intelligence with the ability to look inward and fine tune its own neural network performs better when it chooses diversity over lack of diversity, a new study finds. The resulting diverse neural networks were particularly effective at solving complex tasks. “We created a test system with a […]
Digitising smell: AI describes odor from molecules better than humans
From Monell Chemical Senses Center 03/09/23 A main crux of neuroscience is learning how our senses translate light into sight, sound into hearing, food into taste, and texture into touch. Smell is where these sensory relationships get more complex and perplexing. To address this question, a research team co-led by the Monell Chemical Senses Center and start-up Osmo, […]