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World's first system that measures all electrical signals in the body absolutely 'uninterrupted'
DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)- DGIST Professor Lee Jung-hyup's team develops an 'analog-digital signal conversion system' based on semiconductor IC technology that can measure ultra-fine signals generated in the body - Capable of taking precise measurements of fine signals amidst strong external noise, application to next-generation brain-machine interface technology, and ultra-small high-performance medical devices expected
Key in increasing efficiency of next-generation solar cell, found in ‘light absorption capacity’!
DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)- DGIST Department of Energy Science & Engineering Research Team Led by Choi Jong-min Develops Nano-structured Electrodes Capable of Enhancing Light Absorption Capacity and Photocurrent of Perovskite Quantum Dot Solar Cells - Proposes a universal and easy method that can be applied to various photoelectric devices using organic charge transport layers, including solar cells
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- Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Which rules evolutionary change: Life or climate?
McGill UniversityThe fossil record over the last half a billion years shows biodiversity as a zigzagging pattern of species births and extinctions. For decades scientist have attempted to answer the question: Which rules supreme – life or the environment? To explain this macroevolution, scientists have used two opposing theories: the Red Queen versus the Court Jester theory, inspired by the story Alice in Wonderland. New research by McGill University and Vilnius University puts these two theories to the test.
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- Nature
How COVID-19 put poverty reduction back on the agenda
McGill UniversityLower income people bore the brunt of the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, efforts to reduce poverty were adopted in Canada and the United States. But how did partisan politics shape each government’s response? Exploring the political dynamics at play, a team of researchers including McGill University Professor Daniel Béland, traces the adoption and evolution of anti-poverty measures in both countries.
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- Policy and Society
A gentler, more precise laser cutting technique
McGill UniversityLaser cutting techniques are usually powered by high energy beams, so hot that they melt most materials. Now scientists from McGill University have developed a gentler, more precise technique using low-power visible light.
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- Nature Chemistry
Study finds pre-procedure CT imaging beneficial for left atrial appendage occlusion cases
Henry Ford HealthStudy from Henry Ford Health in Detroit shows that using pre-procedure 3D heart CT imaging add benefit to Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion patients.
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- Journal of the American Heart Association
What the pelvic floor can tell health care providers about how to treat chronic pelvic pain
Michigan Medicine - University of MichiganAmong patients with chronic pelvic pain and urinary issues, those with intense soreness throughout their pelvic floors are more likely to experience pain that is driven by the central nervous system. As a result, they might benefit from systemic treatments that address their overall pain, according to a recent multi-site study.
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- The Journal of Urology
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- NIH/National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
How to include the online dimension to university rankings?
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)Researchers from the UOC's Edul@b and the UK's Open University – two of Europe's leading online universities – have worked with Italy's Institute for Educational Technology to add an online dimension to rankings and, thus, promote competition in online learning among universities.
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- European Journal of Education
Investigating the dynamics that reshape permafrost environments
DOE/US Department of EnergyResearchers using monitoring data from Alaska permafrost found that vegetation and the snowpack that accumulates in winter control the temperatures below ground and thus the flow of water in the ground. By highlighting the link between above- and belowground properties and processes, these results will help improve scientists’ predictions of how the Arctic interacts with overall climate change.
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- Geophysical Research Letters