Lo Skipass del futuro è sul cellulare. Una nuova idea per gli sciatori nasce...
Motorialab, spin-off nato nei laboratori della FBK, ha partecipato e vinto il premio per l'innovazione al Vertical Innovation Camp organizzato la scorsa settimana da Dolomiti Superski. Grazie alle...
View ArticleWhy Chess Masters Win
What is the secret of successful chess players? Cognitive scientists at the Cluster of Excellence CITEC at Bielefeld University have been investigating this question for the past year in the project...
View ArticleSnapshot of the study of economic phenomena using the tools of physics
How would you go about understanding how markets can suddenly be gripped by panic? To physicists, using a model originally developed to explain magnetism might make sense. Yet, economists may find this...
View ArticleWhat's gonna drive you home?
Popular music is jam-packed with classic songs about cars, racing engines, heading down the highway, backseat romance at the drive-in, and simply feeling safe in one's car, but will future songs be...
View ArticleUn estudio analiza las barreras de los padres para que sus hijos vayan al...
Investigadores de la Universidad de Granada han estudiado también la asociación de las barreras de los padres y madres con el género y el modo de desplazamiento de sus hijos En este estudio...
View ArticleParenting programmes benefit daddies in prison
Training programmes focusing on fatherhood may make fathers in prison more law-abiding, according to Gunnar Vold Hansen.
View ArticleSplit brain does not lead to split consciousness
A new research study contradicts the established view that so-called split-brain patients have a split consciousness. Instead, the researchers behind the study, led by UvA psychologist Yair Pinto, have...
View ArticleOn patrol in social networks
The digital revolution is bringing new challenges and sweeping changes for such organizations as law enforcement agencies that have traditionally been responsible for security and stability. As part of...
View ArticleCITy VOICES: Ludwigshafen
Interview with Klaus Dillinger, deputy mayor for Building, Environment and Transport in the city of Ludwigshafen, Germany
View ArticleAre Social Networking Sites Good Platforms for Providing Social Support?
A critical review of 10 years of research on social support via social networking sites led to the identification of current trends and the development of recommendations to guide future research. Key...
View ArticleDelaying pot smoking to age 17 is better for teen's brains, a new study suggests
Adolescents who smoke marijuana as early as 14 do worse by 20 on some cognitive tests and drop out of school at a higher rate than non-smokers. But if they hold off until age 17, they're less at risk.
View ArticleLSD alters perception via serotonin receptors
Researchers from UZH have discovered how the perception of meaning changes in the brain under the influence of LSD. The serotonin 2A receptors are responsible for altered perception. This finding will...
View ArticleLSD wirkt über Serotonin-Rezeptoren wahrnehmungsverändernd
Forschende der UZH haben herausgefunden, wie sich unter LSD die Wahrnehmung von Bedeutung im Gehirn verändert. Für die veränderte Wahrnehmung sind die Serotonin 2A-Rezeptoren verantwortlich. Diese...
View ArticleUnique insight into origin of Hofstad group
The Hofstad group is known mainly because of Mohammed B., the murderer of Theo van Gogh. PhD candidate Bart Schuurman examined this Dutch jihadist group based on interviews and confidential police...
View ArticleSocial Relations, Success in Subsistence Activities and Good Health, Sources...
An ICTA-UAB study led by Dr. Victoria Reyes-García reports that some socio-economic development policies in the Global South, especially those not designed according to local culture, might negatively...
View ArticleNew essay collection challenges ‘nature-nurture’ debate
For anyone who has ever wondered whether their child's traits are a product of genes or parenting practices, a major new project could help provide the answer. ‘How We Develop’, a newly published...
View ArticleBrexit Studies Centre launches alongside unique economic report
The UK’s first Centre for Brexit Studies launched this morning (Thursday January 26) alongside a unique economic paper detailing how the West Midlands can make a success of the landmark vote for...
View ArticleSaving for discounts by living healthily
A new health programme will reward patients with - or at risk of developing - cardio-vascular diseases for keeping to a healthy lifestyle. A research group including psychologist Andrea Evers has been...
View ArticleNew app facilitates mobility and parking for people with disabilities and...
• The results of the SIMON project are expected to lead to a new parking card standard that facilitates mobility across Europe. • This initiative has been funded by the European Commission through the...
View ArticleTurning waste into energy to fuel the circular economy
On 26 January 2017 the Commission laid out its vision for turning waste into energy as part of its wider overview of the state of play of the Circular Economy Action Plan. A Joint Research Centre's...
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