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…
The power of attraction
Hybrid organic-inorganic materials can self-assemble into tiny doughnut-like structures. [caption id="attachment_11310" align="alignnone" width="661"] Coordination-driven self-assembly leads to the formation of micrometer-scale toroids.© 2016 KAUST Xavier Pita[/caption] Engineered nanometer- and micrometer-scale structures have a vast array…
Calorie restriction lets monkeys live long and prosper
[caption id="attachment_11280" align="alignnone" width="775"] A 2009 image of rhesus monkeys in a landmark study of the benefits of caloric restriction. The 27-year-old monkey on the left was given a diet with fewer calories while the…
DGIST’s Research Team Identifies Mechanisms of Inflammation-induced Animal…
South Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) experientially proved 'Inflammation-Induced Aging Hypothesis. It suggests a new direction for research on aging recovery as well as anti-aging. [caption id="attachment_11277" align="alignnone" width="636"] Schematic summary.…
Moving up the food chain can beat being…
Rice ecologists: Smaller, younger predators have outsized effect on ecosystem [caption id="attachment_11273" align="alignnone" width="640"] A young salamander of the species Ambystoma talpoideum (Photo courtesy of B. Van Allen/UCSD)[/caption] HOUSTON – When it comes to predators,…