by Ingrid Fadelli | May 14, 2021 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
The hippocampus is a brain structure within the temporal lobe known to play a key role in memory and learning. The hippocampus contains neural networks that support what is known as declarative memory. This is the human ability to recall specific facts or events that...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 14, 2021 | Hi Tech & Innovation, Machine learning & AI, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
Guide dogs, dogs that are trained to help humans move through their environments, have played a critical role in society for many decades. These highly trained animals, in fact, have proved to be valuable assistants for visually impaired individuals, allowing them to...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 14, 2021 | Computer Sciences, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
In recent years, computer scientists and roboticists have developed a variety of technological tools to aid human agents during critical missions, such as military operations or search and rescue efforts. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have proved to be particularly...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 14, 2021 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Researchers at Institut Néel-CNRS, University of Saint Louis and University of Rochester recently realized a two-qubit engine fueled by entanglement and local measurements. This engine’s unique design, outlined in a paper published in Physical Review Letters,...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 14, 2021 | Astronomy, Astronomy & Space, PHYS.ORG, Planetary Sciences
Planet Earth is surrounded by a system of magnetic fields known as the magnetosphere. This vast, comet-shaped system deflects charged particles coming from the sun, shielding our planet from harmful particle radiation and preventing solar wind (i.e., a stream of...
