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Echoes in the Brain: Why Today’s Workout Could Fuel Next Week’s Bright Idea

In a pioneering longitudinal study, researchers tracked one person’s brain and behavioural activity for five months using brain scans and data from wearable devices and smartphones. They found that the everyday effects of sleep, exercise, heart...
3-Oct-2024 5:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Carbon-Trapping Cement Alternative for Soil-Stabilisation Ready for Industry Trials

Researchers have developed a binder material that can replace carbon-intensive cement on soft clay construction sites. It's capable of slashing emissions from binder manufacturing by up to 75%, without compromising the durability of structures in...
26-Sep-2024 7:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Struggling with tech? User interfaces are too complex for many — and it’s widening the digital divide

A new study has found that intelligence, in the form of general cognitive abilities such as perception, thinking and remembering, is more important than hitherto thought at predicting a person’s ability to complete common tasks with a PC.
2-Sep-2024 2:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Finding love: Study reveals where love lives in the brain

We use the word ‘love’ in a bewildering range of contexts — from sexual adoration to parental love or the love of nature. Now, more comprehensive imaging of the brain may shed light on why we use the same word for such a diverse collection of...
22-Aug-2024 7:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

A world first: Qubit coherence decay traced to thermal dissipation

Hitherto a mystery, the thermal energy loss of qubits can be explained with a surprisingly simple experimental setup, according to research from Aalto University.
22-Aug-2024 5:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Living, breathing buildings: Bio foams could transform the way we build

Over the next three years, European researchers aim to construct passive ventilation systems not from concrete or steel, but from a wood-based foam.
7-Aug-2024 4:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Getting bacteria into line

Researchers at Finland’s Aalto University have found a way to use magnets to line up bacteria as they swim. The approach offers more than just a way to nudge bacteria into order – it also provides a useful tool for a wide range of research, such...
4-Jul-2024 3:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Nordic researchers develop predictive model for cross-border COVID spread

In a major multidisciplinary collaboration effort across Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, researchers have published a pioneering study on the spread of infections across Nordic borders from spring until the end of 2020. The report sheds light...
3-Jul-2024 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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