There’s still a great deal of uncertainty as to what impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on the UK’s cultural life. More and more people are now choosing to self-isolate and theatres, cinemas, clubs and concert halls are closing down for the duration with talk that an enforced lockdown is ever more imminent. Read More…
The World Poetry Day on 21 March celebrates the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind. While many consider art and math to be two disconnected concepts, the University of Luxembourg excels in interdisciplinarity and sometimes its researchers find unconventional ways of bringing ideas together. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-poetry-machines-art.html Views:…
Two graduates of the Data Science Institute (DSI) at Columbia University are using computational design to quickly discover treatments for the coronavirus. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-machine-coronavirus-treatments.html Views: 1
Disinformation-spewing online bots and trolls from halfway around the world are continuing to shape local and national debates by spreading lies online on a massive scale. In 2019, Russia used Facebook to intervene in the internal politics of eight African nations. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-disinformation-global.html Views: 0
Social isolation and loneliness are concerns for many older adults, and can be triggered by the need to transition to a condo, rental accommodation, long-term care facility or retirement home. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-robopets-technology-older-adults-privacy.html Views: 0
The airline industry will wear the scars of the coronavirus pandemic for a very long time. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-pandemic-airline-industry.html Views: 0
Ambitious targets have been set by the UK and Scottish governments to become net-zero carbon economies by 2050 and 2045 respectively. But a variety of initiatives will be required on the part of government, industry and society to achieve this target. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-hurdles-people-electric-cars.html Views: 0
In searching for new particles, physicists can lean on theoretical predictions that suggest some good places to look and some good ways to find them: It’s like being handed a rough sketch of a needle hidden in a haystack. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-berkeley-lab-cosmologists-contenders-machine.html Views: 0
Telecommunication providers are taking positive steps to meet consumers’ demands in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the National Broadband Network (NBN Co) is being urged to reduce its wholesale broadband charges for these providers. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-coronavirus-telcos-demand.html Views: 0
In recent years, lithium-based batteries have become widely used to power a wide range of electronic devices, including tablets, smart phones and portable computers. These batteries have different compartments, called cells, each of which contains a positive electrode and a negative electrode separated by a chemical known as an electrolyte. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-strategy-ultrahigh-power-energy-density.html Views: 0