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…
Electron-eating neon causes star to collapse
Figure 1: An artist’s impression shows how an imaginary deep-sea fish "football-fish" (having Neon-Sign) eats away at the electrons inside a star core. Credit:KAVliIPMU An international team of researchers has found that neon inside a…
UAE Coronavirus financial relief measures may be deathtrap…
As countries around the world go into lockdown in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, businesses and individuals face the possibility of financial ruin. Expats in the UAE are no exception. The UAE has imposed severe…
ESA to conduct BepiColombo flyby amid coronavirus crisis
Controllers at ESA’s mission control centre are preparing for a gravity-assist flyby of the European-Japanese Mercury explorer BepiColombo. The manoeuvre, which will see the mission adjust its trajectory by harnessing Earth’s gravitational pull as it…
Cellular train track deformities shed light on neurological…
A new technique allows researchers to test how the deformation of tiny train track-like cell proteins affects their function. The findings could help clarify the roles of deformed “microtubules” in traumatic brain injuries and in…