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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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Cloud empires: Mapping the geopolitics of data infrastructures

The trend towards hyperscale cloud infrastructures is creating powerful global gatekeepers of computational capability. We must understand the geopolitical implications.
14-Jun-2024 3:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Groundbreaking culturing technique reveals crucial mechanics of cancer

Researchers have developed a novel cell culturing technique that reveals the hidden biomechanics of breast cancer — the end goal, “radical improvement” in the laborious process of screening chemotherapeutics.
11-Jun-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Just believing that an AI is helping boosts your performance

New research suggests that people perform better if they think they have an AI assistant – even when they’ve been told it’s unreliable and won’t help them.
13-May-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Scientists harness the wind as a tool to move objects

Researchers have developed a technique to move objects around with a jet of wind. The new approach makes it possible to manipulate objects at a distance and could be integrated into robots to give machines ethereal fingers.
29-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers develop a new way to instruct dance in Virtual Reality

Virtual reality dance made easier with crowd wave technique. Open source code can be downloaded for Quest 2 and 3
29-Apr-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Teaching a computer to type like a human

A new typing model simulates the typing process instead of just predicting words
18-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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