Lovers of Indian food, give yourselves a second helping: Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin — the substance that gives Indian curry its bright color — improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss, according to the results of a study conducted by UCLA researchers. (more…)
BERLIN, Aug. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — After a public tender process spanning multiple rounds, the Berlin-based digital agency was awarded the contract to relaunch the Ministry of Defence (BMVg) internet presence by the IT service provider BWI GmbH. Aperto, an IBM Company (NYSE: IBM), will be entrusted with delivering the creative, implementation and editorial services for the Ministry and the German Armed Forces’ digital presence, as well as fundamentally transforming their digital ecosystems. Additionally, IBM was awarded the contract for software maintenance and support. The duration of the framework contract is four years. The technical implementation is based on the CoreMedia content management system. (more…)
Tübinger Neurowissenschaftler untersuchen, wie das Gehirn wechselseitige, zwischenmenschliche Handlungen erkennt und repräsentiert
Soziales Verhalten beruht auf der Interaktion mit anderen. Aber wie nimmt unser Gehirn diese wahr und verarbeitet sie? Bisher haben Psychologen und Neurowissenschaftler vor allem die neuronale Verarbeitung einzelner Handlungen untersucht. (more…)
Scientific collaboration including UChicago and labs releases three years of data
Scientists have released the preliminary cosmological findings from the Dark Energy Survey—research on about 400 million astronomical objects, including distant galaxies as well as stars in our own galaxy. (more…)
Antibiotika gelten als Mittel der Wahl gegen bakterielle Infektionen. Antibiotikaresistente Keime stellen die Medizin allerdings immer häufiger vor Herausforderungen. Der Student Daniel Gattinger hat im Rahmen seiner Master-Arbeit Bakterien in Schnee und Eis auf Antibiotikaresistenzen untersucht und kam dabei zu überraschenden Ergebnissen. (more…)
Chris Bishop leads Microsoft’s research lab in Cambridge, which has been at the forefront of AI, machine learning and deep learning research for 20 years. Its work contributes to many Microsoft products and features, such as Clutter in Office. (more…)
Juristische Überprüfung der Ostseepipeline steht weiter aus
Das Bundesverfassungsgericht hat die Verfassungsbeschwerde des NABU abgelehnt. Damit gräbt sich die Gaspipeline Nord Stream 2 weiter durch die Ostsee – ohne juristisch überprüfte Genehmigung. (more…)
Research from UD’s John D’Arcy finds that cranky employees more likely to violate cybersecurity policies
As professionals return to work after holidays, their moods are undoubtedly affected by the emotional impact of their holiday experiences, but these moods may be more critical to workplace cybersecurity than previously realized. (more…)
