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Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies that could be critical tools to combat climate change have developed in line with other technologies from the last century. However, according to new studies led by Gregory Nemet, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, these technologies need to develop faster to meet policy targets aimed at limiting global warming.

Johns Hopkins experts discuss the promise and pitfalls in studying the healing power of psychedelics JHU Congressional Briefing panelists explain how the controlled substances could transform mental

Passionate about materials science "from the atom to the system," Elsa Olivetti brings a holistic approach to sustainability to her teaching, research, and coalition-building.

The communications team at the University of Innsbruck will increasingly rely on the microblogging service Mastodon for science communication.

A team of archaeologists, co-led by a researcher at the University of Southampton, believe they have located the site of the lost Monastery of Deer in Northeast Scotland.

Implantable blood pumps have become the standard treatment for adult patients with heart insufficiency.

Study shows the dynamics of people's emotions mold otherwise neutral experiences into memorable events Health + Behavior Study shows the dynamics of people's emotions mold otherwise neutral experiences into memorable events November 20, 2023 Key takeaways UCLA psychologists used music to manipulate emotions of volunteers and found the dynamics of their emotions molded otherwise neutral experiences into memorable events.

Can moral support drive us to perform at our best? Using a unique case in football, Professor Fabrizio Colella's research shows how moral support from fans can profoundly affect footballers' performance. Moral support is a crucial aspect of our daily interactions, but there is little scientific evidence of its impact on behaviour and productivity.

"Building under changing conditions" was the focus of the 6th Swiss Building Forum on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at the Suurstoffi in Rotkreuz.

Confused scientist: LLMs are currently treated as knowledge-bases, and used to generate information in response to questions.

MIT CSAIL researchers innovate with synthetic imagery to train AI, paving the way for more efficient and bias-reduced machine learning.

Vet Med assistant professor John Soghigian discusses his recent findings on mosquito phylogenomics and why we should take notice Picture the scariest animal that you can think of.

As part of an Africa-UniNet project of the Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalization (OeAD), a cooperation between the Nkumba University in Uganda, the University of Applied Arts Vienna and the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences started in June.

Canadian researchers share how they are redesigning health and technology solutions to improve health care  By Angelica Marie Sanchez University Relations The University of Waterloo welcomed Royal So

Dr Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer in English, reviews a riotous new stage adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita, known for its supernatural satire.

A study by philosopher Kevin Dorst explains how political differences can result from a process of "rational polarization." U.S. politics is heavily polarized. This is often regarded as a product of irrationality: People can be tribal, are influenced by their peers, and often get "There can be quite reasonable ways people can be predictably polarized," says MIT philosopher Kevin Dorst, author of a new paper on the subject, based partly on his own empirical research.

Waterloo welcomes first cohort of postdoctoral scholars to receive funding from Provost fellowship programs  By Marta Bailey Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs The University of Waterloo welcom

The École Polytechnique engineering school, the French national scientific research center CNRS and Safran Electronics & Defense have signed a partnership agreement for a joint laboratory dedicated to the research and development of electric satellite thrusters.

Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From a talk to discuss pandemic learnings, to a new way to identify the sex of pest species, here is some quick-read news from across Imperial. Pandemic learnings Professor Paul Kellam , in the Department of Infectious Disease , discussed lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in preparing for future health crises at the ScienceBusiness conference on health innovation and the future of medicines development in Brussels this week.