Artificial Intelligence Finds Messy Galaxies

Artificial Intelligence Finds Messy Galaxies

An astrophysics student at The Australian National University (ANU) has turned to artificial intelligence to help her to see into the hearts of galaxies. PhD student Elise Hampton was inspired by…
Brownian Carnot Engine

Brownian Carnot Engine

In a recent study published in Nature Physics, ICFO researchers Ignacio Martínez, Édgar Roldán, the late Dmitri Petrov and Raúl Rica, in collaboration with the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, have…
Mental Maps: Route-learning Changes Brain Tissue

Mental Maps: Route-learning Changes Brain Tissue

Fifteen years ago, a study showed that the brains of London cab drivers had an enlargement in the hippocampus, a brain area associated with navigation. But questions remained: Did the experience of…
A Ghostbusters Tour Of Manhattan

A Ghostbusters Tour Of Manhattan

It's Halloween and I am in New York and I wanted to do something local. But since Sleepy Hollow does not have a way to get there by subway (I don't even know where I would rent a car in Manhattan, I…
Ancient Nitrogen Metabolsim

Ancient Nitrogen Metabolsim

We are often told how bad it is to keep sitting at the computer, but one good outcome at least is how some much interesting science news comes one’s way.  One item dated 19 October 2015 from…
Europa, Jupiter's Cracked And Crinkled Moon

Europa, Jupiter's Cracked And Crinkled Moon

Jupiter's moon Europa is believed to possess a large salty ocean beneath its icy exterior, and that ocean, scientists say, has the potential to harbor life. Indeed, a mission recently suggested by…