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…
Scientists Investigate Cancer Radiotherapy to Make Improvements
A University of Rochester Medical Center study shows that when tumors are treated with radiotherapy, the benefits can be hijacked by the treatment's counteraction to trigger inflammation and dampen the body's immune response. Published by…
There’s a jet stream in our core
[caption id="attachment_10956" align="alignnone" width="700"] Jet stream in Earth’s core[/caption] We would normally associate jet streams with the weather but, thanks to ESA’s magnetic field mission, scientists have discovered a jet stream deep below Earth’s surface…
Clownfish adapt for population survival
Identification of candidate pathways in clownfish shows they can control responses to population alterations. [caption id="attachment_10950" align="alignnone" width="632"] The clownfish (Amphiprion bicinctus) can transition from male to female in the absence of a mature female.Credit…
False-colour view of galaxy M81
[caption id="attachment_10946" align="alignnone" width="700"] ESA/XMM-Newton[/caption] An important part of studying celestial objects is understanding and removing the background noise. The image presented here was created to demonstrate the power of software tools used to analyse…