June 2020 – Science Digest

Month: June 2020

13 Posts

image from NASA's hubble telescope showing bat-wing shadow

Science & Tech, Space & Planets

The shadow from an unseen, planet-forming disk flaps like a bat’s wings

June 30, 2020 — 0 Comments

illustration of combined artificial intelligence and radar used to track speeders to develop a system that will allow vehicles to spot hazards hidden around corners

Maths & Computers, Science & Tech

New radar allows cars to spot hazards around corners

June 30, 2020 — 0 Comments

fresh water body in Moskenes, Norway

Ecosystem, Environment

Global warming will cause ecosystems to produce more methane than first predicted

June 30, 2020 — 1 Comment

illustration of dna folded in virus like structure

Bio Engineering, Science & Tech

Engineers use “DNA origami” to identify vaccine design rules

June 30, 2020 — 0 Comments

Using a new calcium indicator that accumulates in the cell bodies of neurons (boxes at right), MIT neuroscientists are able to more accurately image neuron activity. Traditional calcium indicators (boxes at left) can generate crosstalk that blurs the images.

Bio Engineering, Science & Tech

A focused approach to imaging neural activity in the brain

June 30, 2020 — 0 Comments

scientist in lab

Physics & Chemistry, Science & Tech

Engineered peptide shows potential for blocking viruses

June 30, 2020 — 0 Comments

COVID-19, Health & Wellness

Environmental conditions found to affect stability of virus that causes COVID-19

June 28, 2020 — 0 Comments

Development, Health & Wellness

Can the neighborhood modulate your gene regulation?

June 28, 2020 — 0 Comments

Cognition, Health & Wellness

Do infants understand the basics of communication?

June 28, 2020 — 0 Comments

stressed phd student

PhD Resource Center

How to reduce stress during PhD ?

June 27, 2020 — 0 Comments