by DC Herath | April, 2024 | Science |
AI | Can AI Assist in Peer Review? The peer review process plays a crucial role in maintaining rigor and quality standards in academic research. However, the constant growth in research output has placed tremendous strain on this system as the number of papers...
by DC Herath | April, 2024 | Science |
AI | Will AI Diminish the Rigor of Peer Review? Scholars have progressively embraced computational aids as a means of accelerating written output and analytical undertakings. Yet as these automated systems augment in proficiency, so too does their potential to subtly...
by DC Herath | April, 2024 | Health |
The Growing Recognition of Inflammation in Parkinson’s Disease For over two centuries since James Parkinson first documented the motor impairments of his namesake disorder, researchers have endeavored to better comprehend what triggers Parkinson’s disease...
by DC Herath | April, 2024 | Science |
Imaging Atoms in Quantum Wave Motion Physicists at the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel in Paris have developed a powerful new technique for directly observing the wave-like behavior of individual atoms as they move through space. By precisely controlling ultracold atoms...
by DC Herath | April, 2024 | Health |
Microplastics in Our Midst: New Insights into Environmental and Health Impacts “Not only are plastics polluting our oceans and waterways and killing marine life – it’s in all of us and we can’t escape consuming plastics” Marco LAMBERTINI Director General of WWF...
by DC Herath | April, 2024 | Science |
Ocean Productivity Declines as Marine Heatwaves Intensify The ocean acts as Earth’s temperature regulator and carbon sink, absorbing over 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases. As global warming accelerates, the ocean experiences rising temperatures...
by DC Herath | April, 2024 | Science |
Towards Printing the Brain “The high resolution of two-photon polymerisation makes it possible to print details in the micro- and nanometre range and is therefore very suitable for imaging cranial nerves.” Chalupa-Gantner Medical University of Vienna Magnetic...
by DC Herath | April, 2024 | Science |
ACTIVITY | The Lyrid Meteor Shower: An April Sky Spectacle What WhenWhereCost The Lyrid meteor shower is a burst of meteor activity occurring around mid to late April. In 2024, the Lyrid meteor shower will be active between 14-30 April and will peak on the night...
by DC Herath | April, 2024 | Technology |
Bridging the Gap Between Semiconductor Photons and Atomic Memory In an important advance, researchers have successfully interfaced two promising platforms for quantum technologies — semiconductor quantum dots and atomic quantum memories. Led by Dr. Sarah Thomas of...
by DC Herath | April, 2024 | Pharma |
Unraveling the Mechanisms Behind Resistance to Novel Cancer Therapies “Predicting drug resistance is critical for precision oncology. This work reveals how cancers can evade dependencies on Wnt signalling and serves as a solid foundation for further development,” Prof...
