A new research center based at the University of Glasgow is setting out to develop the ‘cognitive’ cities of the future which will revolutionize urban life. The Centre for Integrated Sensing and Communication Enabling Cognitive…
“Super-deep” diamonds may hold new information about Earth’s…
Researchers in Japan believe that it is possible for natural diamonds to form at the base of the Earth's mantle. [caption id="attachment_11677" align="alignnone" width="880"] (Fig.1) Earth's interior and the hometown of super-deep diamonds.[/caption] Researchers at…
The power of pre-existing views
Study shows how information sources affect voters. [caption id="attachment_11674" align="alignright" width="300"] Adam BerinskyPhoto: Stuart Darsch[/caption] CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- For all the fact-checking and objective reporting produced by major media outlets, voters in the U.S. nonetheless rely…
UW center helps determine Antarctica’s highest temperatures
[caption id="attachment_11670" align="alignnone" width="775"] Antarctic landscape with blue ice, formed due to ice compression, sublimation and high winds. AMRC/UW-MADISON[/caption] The World Meteorological Organization today announced new records for the highest temperatures ever observed in three…
Microbiome diversity is influenced by chance encounters
Study finds a role for randomness in the composition of the gut’s microbe populations. [caption id="attachment_11667" align="alignnone" width="639"] After feeding C. elegans worms an equal mix of bacteria that express either red or green fluorescent…