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Leech-inspired device may make for kinder, gentler blood sampling

New Atlas 02 May 2024

Leeches may be creepy, but many people find hypodermic needles even creepier ... With such considerations in mind, researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich university recently looked to sanguivorous (blood-feeding) leeches ... Source. ETH Zurich.

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Brain connectivity maps shed light on the synergistic effects of meditation and psilocybin

PsyPost 01 May 2024

Researchers at the University of Zurich aimed to investigate how the combination of psilocybin and meditation could influence brain connectivity during meditative practice ... The core of the study was a five-day silent meditation retreat ... ....

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Apple targets Google staff to build artificial intelligence team

Swissinfo 30 Apr 2024

Professor Luc Van Gool from Swiss university ETH Zurich said Apple’s acquisitions of two local AI start-ups — virtual reality group FaceShift and image recognition company Fashwell — led Apple to ...

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Apple Targets Google Staff To Build AI Team

Slashdot 30 Apr 2024

Professor Luc Van Gool from Swiss university ETH Zurich said Apple's acquisitions of two local AI start-ups -- virtual reality group FaceShift and image recognition company Fashwell -- led Apple to ...

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Young people will shape the future: Nobel Prize winner

China Daily 29 Apr 2024

Queloz, who is also Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge and ETH Zurich, shares his enthusiasm for science and research with young people ... Photo ... LIVE ... .

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Aviation leaders convened for the EUROCAE Symposium, marking a return to its birthplace in Lucerne

TravelDailyNews 29 Apr 2024

... INDRA, International Aviation Women’s Association, Kookiejar, NLR, RTCA, SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking, Skyguide, Skyports, Thales, UIC2, Volocopter, Wing, and Zurich University of Applied Sciences.

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Why recorded music will never feel as good as the real thing

Live Mint 28 Apr 2024

They are also dynamic—artists can adapt their playing according to the crowd’s reaction.It was this last difference that led neuroscientists, based at the Universities of Zurich and Oslo, to study the brain responses of people listening to music.

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Oman, UAE deluge ‘most likely’ linked to climate change: Scientists

Muskat Daily 27 Apr 2024

... precipitation events, a threat that is increasing with increasing global warming due to fossil fuel burning,” said Sonia Seneviratne, a WWA member and professor at Zurich’s ETH university.

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New EU nature law will fail without farmers, scientists warn

The Observer 26 Apr 2024

The letter, signed by researchers from the University of Oxford, ETH Zurich and Wageningen University, reads. “At no point in history has there been more pressure on farmers. They are responsible for feeding an ever-growing population ... Read more ... Share ... .

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Turning higher education into a race and universities into horses (apologies to horses)

The Manila Times 26 Apr 2024

And then we get interrupted by news like the withdrawal of the University of Zurich from the Times Higher Education (THE) University Ranking last month as a sign of protest at the way the ranking ...

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Downpours in Oman and UAE Likely Amplified by Warming Planet

The Arabian Post 26 Apr 2024

Arabian Post - ... “The UAE and Oman floods have shown that even dry regions can be severely impacted by precipitation events,” said Sonia Seneviratne, a WWA member and professor at Zurich’s ETH university.

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Burns Pipeline and Clinical Trials Assessment, 2024 Updates: FDA Approvals, Therapies and Key Companies involved ...

GetNews 26 Apr 2024

The patent (3174563) has been granted to the University of Zurich (UZH) under Article 97(1) EPC ... Company-University Collaborations (Licensing/Partnering) Analysis.

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Scientists say Oman, UAE deluge ‘most likely’ linked to climate change

Al Jazeera 25 Apr 2024

... affected by precipitation events, a threat that is increasing with increasing global warming due to fossil fuel burning,” said Sonia Seneviratne, a WWA member and professor at Zurich’s ETH university.

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Research Reveals Mobile Devices as Catalysts for Efficient Decentralized Infrastructure Networks (DePINs)

CryptoPotato 24 Apr 2024

... Systems Group (CSG) at the University of Zurich (UZH) on the project ... The at the University of Zurich focuses on research and development in networked systems and communication mechanisms.

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Diversity and productivity go branch-in-branch: Scientists share which forests can adapt to climate change

Phys Dot Org 24 Apr 2024

The study, conducted by researchers from Lakehead University, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, and Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, unveiled how tree functional trait ...