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Parallel Session Seven: Agricultural Nanotechnology Nanostructure-Enhanced Electron Transfer Devices for Agricultural Applications Guigen Zhang, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, South Carolina,  United States In this talk, I will discuss our pursuit of engineering bridges to link the nano world to the real world we live in.  I will present several paradigm-shifting concepts using our engineered nanostructures as novel electron transfer devices for biological and agricultural applications including food and water safety, bio...

The spirit of green: how corporates can reduce externalities at no cost to shareholders About William NordhausWilliam Nordhaus was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (which is part of the United States). He completed his undergraduate work at Yale University in 1963 and received his Ph.D. in Economics in 1967 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA. He has been on the faculty of Yale University since 1967 and has been Full Professor of Economics since 1973 and also is Professor in Yale’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Professor Nordhaus lives in downtown ...

New research explores why people ultimately engage in ideological violence Learning more about what motivates people to join violent ideological groups and engage in acts of cruelty against others is of great social and societal importance. New research from Assistant Professor of Psychology at NYUAD Jocelyn Bélanger explores the idea of ideological obsession as a form of addictive behavior that is central to understanding why people ultimately engage in ideological violence, and how best to help them break this addiction. In the new study, The Sociocognitive Processes of Ideological Obsessi...

 E-Mail Abu Dhabi, UAE, February 22, 2021: Learning more about what motivates people to join violent ideological groups and engage in acts of cruelty against others is of great social and societal importance. New research from Assistant Professor of Psychology at NYUAD Jocelyn Bélanger explores the idea of ideological obsession as a form of addictive behavior that is central to understanding why people ultimately engage in ideological violence, and how best to help them break this addiction. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Bélanger draws from evidence collected across cu...

Date Time Hide-and-Seek Can Lead to Higher Drug Prices Pharmaceutical manufacturers and national authorities often negotiate secret rebates when determining drug prices. A UZH study shows that these rebate systems may hamper patient access to drugs. In the medium term, this practice can even lead to increasing drug prices. The growing lack of transparency isn’t in the interests of either patients or society at large. (Image: istock.com/alvarez) In Switzerland and other European countries, drug prices are regulated to ensure affordable access to drugs. In the last few years, many European c...