Scientists invent self-healing robot skin that mimics the real thing. The material can self-heal in just 24 hours when warmed to 158°F or in about a week at room temperature. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/scientists-invent-self-healing-robot-skin-that-mimics-the-real-thing Stanford professor Zhenan Bao and his team have invented a multi-layer self-healing synthetic electronic skin that can now self-recognize and align with each other when injured, allowing the skin to continue functioning while healing. The new skin mimics the real thing allowing robots to feel like humans.
A new study suggests a link between past climate changes and a drop in the size of the human brain. The research by cognitive scientist Jeff Morgan Stibel from the Natural History Museum in California adds to our understanding of how humans develop and adapt in response to environmental stress. https://www.sciencealert.com/new-paper-links-climate-change-to-shrinking-brain-size-in-humans Any opinion?
This grant supports Ecologists in Africa to carry out innovative ecological research. It is open to a scientist and a citizen of a country in Africa or its associated islands, that is a ‘low-income economy’ or ‘lower-middle-income economy’. Applications for round 2 are now open and will close on August 30, 2023. More info at https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/funding/ecologists-in-africa/
The Vienna BioCenter Summer School is a 9-week Research Program for Life Science Undergrads at one of Europe's leading Research Centers. The Vienna Biocenter Summer School provides a unique opportunity for approx. 20 undergraduate students to work alongside leading researchers in a dynamic scientific environment. The Call for Summer 2024 opens on 1 December 2023. https://training.vbc.ac.at/summer-school/
QS World University Rankings 2024. The 20th edition of the QS World University Rankings features 1,500 institutions across 104 locations and is the only ranking of its kind to emphasize employability and sustainability. The results draw on the analysis of 17.5m academic papers and the expert opinions of over 240,000 academic faculty and employers. https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2024
The Schmidt Science Fellows program provides the world's best emerging scientists with new skills and perspectives to develop novel solutions to society's challenges, become scientific and societal thought leaders, and accelerate ground-breaking discoveries. Nominating Partners are invited to identify candidates for the annual cohort ahead of the next cycle of applications opening for nominated candidates in May every year. Invitations to nominate are issued in March and candidates are selected by their institutions ahead of the applications process. https://schmidtsciencefellows.org/
How do you balance work and life in the summer? Professors and researchers may experience the summertime blues concerning deadlines and schedules. In the summer, there are less strict deadlines and schedules. Progress on research and other projects can feel delayed or stalled. What do you think?
Aspartame, one of the world's most common artificial sweeteners, is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month. It is used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum and some Snapple drinks, and it will be listed in July as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm. The World Health Organization published guidelines advising consumers not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control. https://www.who.int/news/item/15-05-2023-who-advises-not-to-use-non-sugar-sweeteners-for-weight-control-in-newly-released-guideline What is your opinion about it?
"Open Science, Innovation and Smart Specialisation" workshop that explores the current trends that shape Open Science both in the EU as well as associated countries. https://wbc-rri.net/open-science-innovation-and-smart-specialisation/ For interested participants, the workshop will be available on Zoom.
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