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…
Family tree for orchids explains there astonising variability
[caption id="attachment_6112" align="alignnone" width="602"] Dendrobium[/caption] MADISON - Orchids, a fantastically complicated and diverse group of flowering plants, have long blended the exotic with the beautiful. Most species live on trees, often in remote, tropical mountains.…
Malaysia is leading the way in Southeast Asia…
University of Malaya (UM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has established a DNA barcoding-intensive research program and Malaysia was well-represented among presenting authors at the 6th International Barcode of Life Conference held in Guelph, Canada in…
Metallic gels produce tunable light emission
New family of luminescent materials could find broad uses in chemical and biological detectors [caption id="attachment_6109" align="alignnone" width="639"] Luminescent materials produced by the MIT team are shown under ultraviolet light, emitting different colors of light…
Josh Medow: Critical care for the brain
[caption id="attachment_6098" align="alignright" width="199"] Josh Medow, medical director of the Neurocritical Intensive Care Unit at UW[/caption] MADISON - At Joshua Medow's first job, in the Neurocritical Intensive Care Unit at UW Hospital and Clinics, he…