ANN ARBOR — A chemical currently being used to ward off mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus and a commonly used insecticide that was threatened with a ban in the United States have been associated with reduced motor function in Chinese infants, a University of Michigan study found. (more…)
Im Forschungsprojekt DORIAN entwickelt ein interdisziplinäres Team rechtskonforme Methoden und praxistaugliche Handlungsempfehlungen zur Eindämmung von Fake News. Beteiligt ist ein rechtswissenschaftliches Fachgebiet der Uni Kassel. (more…)
IBM plans to make a 10-Year, $240 Million Investment in new lab with MIT to advance AI hardware and software and algorithms
Cambridge, MA – 07 Sep 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and MIT today announced that IBM plans to make a 10-year, $240 million investment to create the MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab in partnership with MIT. The lab will carry out fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) research and seek to propel scientific breakthroughs that unlock the potential of AI. The collaboration aims to advance AI hardware, software and algorithms related to deep learning and other areas, increase AI’s impact on industries, such as health care and cybersecurity, and explore the economic and ethical implications of AI on society. IBM’s $240 million investment in the lab will support research by IBM and MIT scientists. (more…)
Freiburger Biochemiker klären Struktur von Carotinoid-lieferndem Enzym auf
Die Unterversorgung mit Vitamin A in Nahrungsmitteln bedingt weltweit gesundheitliche Probleme, die zu Erblindung oder gar zum Tod führen können. Betroffen sind in Schwellen- und Drittwelt-Ländern vor allem Kinder, die aufgrund von Mangelernährung zu wenig Vitamin A oder dessen Vorstufe Beta-Carotin zu sich nehmen. Carotinoide sorgen auch für die markante Farbe der namensgebenden Karotten oder der Süßkartoffel, weswegen Beta-Carotin von der Lebensmittelindustrie als Lebensmittelfarbe E160 gerne zur Farbgestaltung von Softdrinks, Joghurts und anderen Nahrungsmitteln verwendet wird. (more…)
An analysis of the relationship between diet and beak shape among waterfowl not only shows that feeding is likely the major influence that fits the bill, but also suggests that early birds of the order were likely more duck-like than goose-like. (more…)
Politisch aktiv, geschäftstüchtig, vermittelnd: Fürstinnen haben mittelalterliche Politik häufig entscheidend mitgeprägt und sind heute dennoch weitgehend vergessen. Die Historikerin Julia Hörmann-Thurn und Taxis untersucht die Handlungsspielräume von Fürstinnen im 13. und 14. Jahrhundert und holt sie so vor den Vorhang. (more…)
A research team has successfully used magnets implanted behind a person’s eyes to treat nystagmus, a condition characterised by involuntary eye movements.
The case study, published in Ophthalmology and led by UCL and University of Oxford academics, described the implantation of a newly developed set of magnets in the socket beneath each eye of one patient with nystagmus. It’s the first description of a successful use of an oculomotor prosthesis, or an implant that controls eye movement.“Our study opens a new field of using magnetic implants to optimise the movement of body parts,” said Dr Parashkev Nachev (UCL Institute of Neurology), the lead author of the paper. (more…)
The technology of solar energy has progressed dramatically in the last few decades, as it operates with increasing efficiency and at lower costs.
But the matter of how solar panels look remains an obstacle. Most photovoltaic panels are blue or black and cover large portions of buildings with a monotone hue. That might not jibe with your personal taste – or that of your homeowners’ association. It’s a limitation that has hindered the integration of solar energy into some commercial applications. In fact, architects and designers have long requested a wider choice of colors for solar cells to allow them to seamlessly blend into a building’s façade or an electronic system. (more…)
