Stephen Hsu at Information Processing reports on a paper where the authors use machine learning techniques to build sparse predictors based on grey/white matter volumes of specific regions. Correlations obtained are ~ 0.7 A separate UCLA paper show that brain size alone correlates 0.4 with IQ. Also, a notable genetic sequence, located within the HMGA2 …
The Carnival of Space 390 is up at Photostospace Universe Today – The Entire Milky Way Might Be a Huge Wormhole That’s Stable and Navigable According to the team, a collaboration between Indian, Italian, and North American researchers at the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Italy, the central halo of our galaxy may …
What do you get when you wrap a thin sheet of the “wonder material” graphene around a novel multifunctional sulfur electrode that combines an energy storage unit and electron/ion transfer networks? An extremely promising electrode structure design for rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries. Lithium-sulfur batteries are of great commercial interest because they boast theoretical specific energy densities …
11 Genomics Medicine Centres are being set up in English hospitals to gather DNA samples to help devise targeted treatments for a wide range of diseases. It is focusing on cancer and rare genetic diseases. The aim is to sequence 100,000 genomes within three years in order to develop new tests and drugs. Patients will …
The Carnival of Nuclear Energy 214 is up at Atomic Ppwer Review ANS Nuclear Cafe – What will it take to move nuclear energy forward? By Paul Bowersox What’s needed for a realistic and effective nuclear energy policy in the United States? How do we get there? A report from the 2014 American Nuclear Society …
US Crude oil production reached a new peak since Reagan was President with 8.428 million barrels per day of crude oil and 13.2 million barrels per day of all oil liquids. North Dakota production in March, 2014 was 977000 barrels per day. If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator …
In Donetsk, a large industrial city in Ukraine’s east, pro-Russian protesters stormed the regional legislature and, according to reports in Russian media, declared the city “Donetsk People’s Republic” on Monday. The protesters are now demanding a referendum on joining Russia, with May 11 touted as the day of the vote, and calling for “peacekeepers” from …
Engineers in Italy have developed a wearable robot which they claim is the most sophisticated built in the world to date. The “body extender” has been built by the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory (Percro) at Pisa’s Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. The machine can enable users to lift up to 50kg in each extended hand, say its makers. …
South China Morning Post reports that Beijing-based State Nuclear plans to start construction of the first CAP1400 demonstration reactor in Shidaowan, Shandong province, this year and commission it in late 2018, according to Xinhua. The schedule is about a year behind the original target as Beijing suspended new projects for about 18 months to review …
Tejal Desai and researchers at University of California, San Francisco describe current nano- and microfabrication techniques for creating drug delivery devices. They first review the main physiological barriers to delivering therapeutic agents. Then, they describe how novel fabrication methods can be utilized to combine many features into a single physiologically relevant device to overcome drug …
Occasionally, short-term meteorological conditions merge with ongoing human emissions to produce extreme outbreaks of air pollution. In January 2013, a blanket of industrial pollution enveloped northeastern China. In June 2013, smoke from agricultural fires in Sumatra engulfed Singapore. In most cases, the most toxic pollution lingers for a few days or even weeks, bringing increases …