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Where are the zombie worms?
University of Victoria- Funder
- Canada Foundation for Innovation, U.S. National Science Foundation
Why did ancient people build Poverty Point?
Washington University in St. LouisAfter revisiting Poverty Point and nearby sites, gathering radiocarbon dates, and rethinking the archaeological record, Kidder and his team in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis are suggesting new theories that challenge previous assumptions about these communities.
JMIR article argues misapplied pharmaceutical model prevents scaling of effective interventions
JMIR Publications- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
UChicago Medicine surgeons perform 'miraculous' reattachment of 2-year-old's severed spinal cord
University of Chicago Medical CenterOliver Staub, 2, is miraculously moving all four limbs following an April car accident that disconnected his head from his spine. UChicago Medicine surgeon Mohamad Bydon, MD, reattached the toddler's head with two complex spinal cord surgeries.
OHSU first in nation to use new, incisionless surgery to treat Parkinson’s
Oregon Health & Science UniversityAn Arkansas woman is the first in the U.S. to undergo a life-changing type of incisionless brain surgery for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease outside of a clinical trial.
A life passion for core samples and the future of the ELSA project
Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet MainzThe collection of samples in the ELSA geoarchive provides a unique record of the climate of Central Europe over the past 130,000 years. The archive provides insights relevant to many research fields and disciplines. Over the last 25 years, the Eifel Laminated Sediment Archive has supplied data for three books, some 50 student theses and doctoral dissertations, and at least 60 research papers. And there is still an extensive range of fascinating open questions. Thus, it is essential that drilling continues, even though Professor Frank Sirocko, who spent many years building and expanding the ELSA geoarchive, will soon be taking his well-earned retirement.
ETRI audio technology reflected in MPEG international standards’
National Research Council of Science & TechnologyElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced that the ‘sound source location delay technology’ developed by its researchers was officially reflected in the final draft of the MPEG-I immersive audio standard, an international standard for immersive audio by MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group), in April.
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- Ministry of Science and ICT
New AI tool fights back against speech eavesdropping
University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland computer scientists developed an AI-enhanced system that protects personal voice data from automated surveillance.