by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 31, 2025 | Alzheimer's disease & dementia, MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
Astrocytes are star-shaped glial cells in the central nervous system that support neuronal function, maintain the blood-brain barrier, and contribute to brain repair and homeostasis. The evolution of these cells throughout the progression of Alzheimer’s disease...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 14, 2025 | Energy & Green Tech, TECHXPLORE
In recent years, engineers have been trying to develop alternative photovoltaic (PV) technologies that could be more affordable and scalable than silicon-based solar cells, while also exhibiting good power-conversion efficiencies and retaining these efficiencies over...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 14, 2025 | Machine learning & AI, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
To help humans to complete everyday manual tasks, robots should be able to reliably manipulate everyday objects that vary in shape, texture and size. Many conventional approaches to enable robotic manipulation of various objects rely on extensive training and precise...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 14, 2025 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience, Psychology & Psychiatry
To complete tasks that require storing relevant visual details for short periods of time, such as solving a puzzle, reading or comparing different objects, humans leverage their so-called visual working memory. This is a cognitive system that allows people to store...
