Page 42 - Technological Research News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Apr 1, 2021 BERLIN – A turning point for Rafael Yuste, a neuroscientist at New York's Columbia University, came when his lab discovered it could activate a few neurons in a mouse's visual cortex and make it hallucinate. The mouse had been trained to lick at a water spout every time it saw two vertical bars, and researchers were able to prompt it to drink even with no bars in sight, said Yuste, whose team published a study on the experiment in 2019. "We could make the animal see something it didn't see, as if it were a puppet," he said in a phone interview. "If we can do this today ...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Photographs showing a non-invaded area [left] and an area invaded by Urochloa brizantha [palisade grass, right] / Gabriella Damasceno) view more  Credit: Gabriella Damasceno  Invasive alien species, defined as animals and plants that breed and disperse in a landscape beyond their native range, have negative environmental, social, and economic impacts. One example among many is the forage grass genus Brachiaria, originally African and introduced to Brazil to form cattle pasture. It has become a major threat to the survival of native species and biodiversity at several...

Friday, 26 Feb 2021 10:54 PM MYT According to the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) the decision was made on the advice of the State Health Department (JKNS) following a discussion with the Education Ministry. — Picture by Choo Choy May Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUCHING, Feb 26 — The face-to-face school session which was to start on March 1 has been postponed to March 14, for Sarawak schools in the Kuching, Samarahan, Julau, Meradong, Sibu, Kapit, Bintulu, Subis and Miri districts. According to the State Disaster Management...

AKKA Technologies: AKKA: NEW RESEARCH & INNOVATION PROJECT FOR THE RELIABILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF RAIL TRACTION SYSTEMS Regulatory News: RECET4Rail 1 is a collaborative project aiming at improving rail traction sub-systems, under the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (JU) Programme. The project involves 13 partners from 8 EU countries, sharing the common goal to research and innovate for the reliability and efficiency of rail traction systems. The Shift2Rail initiative The Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking is the European rail programme to seek focused research and innovation (R&I) for market-driven...

Natural born killers Natural born killers At the Tropical Insect Sanctuary, you can get up close and personal with some cute cannibals and other captivating creatures published : 25 Feb 2021 at 04:00 282 The peacock mantis is among the top stars at the Tropical Insect Sanctuary this time of year. The one on the right is a male, the larger one is a female. The two seem to be practising social distancing. However, it’s not because of the pandemic but rather because closer than this and the male might become her meal in the blink of an eye. (Photos: Wissarut Sukhaket) ...