A Japanese research team led by Professor Hidetoshi Katori at The University of Tokyo, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by developing the compact, robust, ultrahigh-precision optical lattice clock with a device capacity of 250 L. The optical lattice clock is expected to serve as a foundational infrastructure for future societal needs, contributing to a wide range of research fields and practical applications.

Bar-Ilan University has just launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled Jerusalem: A Journey Through Time. This comprehensive, introductory course delves into the history and archaeology of one of the world’s most fascinating cities, covering its evolution from its earliest foundations to the Muslim conquest.

Large-scale proteomics equipment paves the way for the possibility of analyzing patient proteins to guide treatment, as is already the case with genetic information.

At the National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) the most advanced proteomics equipment currently available is now in operation.

“This equipment is another step towards personalised medicine,” explains Marta Isasa, a researcher at CNIO. “Proteomics tells us why the same therapy cures some patients and not others”

Karen Pope, aquatic ecologist with the USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) is passionate about restoring meadows.

“Meadows are some of the most productive ecosystems on the planet. They hold and store water, absorb carbon and provide wildlife habitat. And these are just a few benefits that healthy meadows provide,” Pope said.

Pope and PSW colleague Adam Cummings estimate that historically more than three times as many meadows existed as do today. But mining, grazing, fire suppression and other land uses degraded meadows, and in some cases, eliminated them altogether.

To address this daunting challenge, Pope helped launch the California Process Based Restoration Network, with a mission to bring natural resource professionals together to promote and advance process-based restoration in California.