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Scaling up neuromorphic computing for more efficient and effective AI everywhere and anytime

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Neuromorphic computing—a field that applies principles of neuroscience to computing systems to mimic the brain’s function and structure—needs to scale up if it is to effectively compete with current computing methods. In a review published Jan. 22 in the journal Nature, 23 researchers, including two from the University of California San Diego, present a detailed roadmap of what needs to happen to reach that goal.

Journal: Nature

Make it worth Weyl: engineering the first semimetallic Weyl quantum crystal

RIKEN
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international team of researchers led by the Strong Correlation Quantum Transport Laboratory of the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) has demonstrated, in a world’s first, an ideal Weyl semimetal, marking a breakthrough in a decade-old problem of quantum materials.

Journal: Nature

Scientists predict what will be top of the crops in UK by 2080 due to climate change

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

While climate change is likely to present significant challenges to agriculture in coming decades, it could also mean that crops such as chickpeas, soyabeans and oranges are widely grown across the UK, and home-produced hummus, tofu and marmalade are a common sight on our supermarket shelves by 2080.

A new study led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) in collaboration with the University of East Anglia (UEA) predicts that future warmer temperatures in this country would be suitable for a variety of produce such as oranges, chickpeas and okra that are traditionally grown in warmer parts of the world.

Journal: Climate Resilience and Sustainability
Funder: UK Research and Innovation

7 schools awarded financial grants to fuel student well-being

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

The American Heart Association is championing student health and well-being by awarding financial grants to seven schools nationwide.

Funder: American Heart Association

Rooting for resistance: How soybeans tackle nematode invaders is no secret anymore

American Phytopathological Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

“Fight-or-flight” is not an option for plants, unfortunately, when it comes to pathogen attacks. Instead, plants opt for “do-or-die.” A deeper insight into the genetic mechanisms that enable plants to resist pathogen infections has equipped researchers with tools to tackle the most devastating pathogens in agriculture. Using advanced RNA sequencing, researchers have recently uncovered how varieties of soybean respond to different types of soybean cyst nematodes (SCNs), with potential implications for developing more resilient crops and reducing reliance on chemical treatments.

Journal: Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Funder: United States Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture

AI judged to be more compassionate than expert crisis responders: Study

University of Toronto
Peer-Reviewed Publication

According to new U of T Scarborough research, artificial intelligence (AI) can create empathetic responses more reliably and consistently than humans, even when compared to professionals whose job relies on empathizing with those in need.

Journal: Communications Psychology

Transportation insecurity in Detroit and beyond

University of Michigan
Business Announcement

More than a third of Detroit residents (36%) can't get from place to place in a safe or timely manner.