Goodbye to a beauty in the night sky
For over a century and a half, Eta Carinae has been one of the most luminous – and most enigmatic – stars of the southern Milky Way.
Astronomy
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AI's huge potential to transform education
A list of 26 ways that AI can contribute to education shows that distance learning is one of the most promising avenues for the application of AI in the field of education. This type of learning focuses on the mobility of ...
Education
Dec 5, 2018
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Developing AI in a responsible way
Université de Montréal, in collaboration with the Fonds de recherche du Québec, today unveiled the Montréal Declaration for Responsible Development of Artificial Intelligence. This set of ethical guidelines for the development ...
Other
Dec 4, 2018
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We now know how RNA molecules are organized in cells
Working with colleagues in the U.S., a team of Université de Montreal researchers has for the first time visualized how RNA molecules are organized in cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 8, 2018
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Smell and behavior: The scents of taking action
In all animals, including humans, smell—the oldest of the five senses—plays a predominant role in many behaviors essential for survival and reproduction. It has been known since ancient times that animals react to odours.
Plants & Animals
Oct 29, 2018
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When yesterday's agriculture feeds today's water pollution
A study led by researchers at Université de Montréal quantifies for the first time the maximum amount of nutrients—specifically, phosphorus—that can accumulate in a watershed before additional pollution is discharged ...
Environment
Oct 8, 2018
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A new exoplanet is discovered by an international team led by a young Canadian student
Wolf 503b, an exoplanet twice the size of Earth, has been discovered by an international team of Canadian, American and German researchers using data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope. The find is described in a new study ...
Astronomy
Sep 5, 2018
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Scientists discover a new mechanism that prevents the proliferation of cancer cells
Canadian researchers have discovered a new and direct molecular mechanism to stop cancer cells from proliferating. In the prestigious journal Nature Cell Biology, scientists from Université de Montréal show that a disruption ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 26, 2018
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Flexible solar cells: Will they someday power your devices?
Will you ever be able to charge your mobile device, car and even clothing with flexible solar cells? Researchers at Aalto University in Finland and Université de Montréal are studying whether the now-experimental technology ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 6, 2018
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Mercury rising—are the fish we eat toxic?
The amount of mercury extracted from the sea by industrial fishing has grown steadily since the 1950s, potentially increasing mercury exposure among the populations of several coastal and island nations to levels that are ...
Environment
May 3, 2018
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