Quantum computers are being developed by teams working not only at universities but also at Google, IBM, Microsoft and D-Wave, a start-up company. And things are evolving quickly, says Nicolas Sangouard, SNSF Professor at ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 05, 2018
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Pigs are socially competent and capable of learning. But the combination of these two skills, i.e. learning by observing others, has been insufficiently studied so far. The exact copying and understanding of demonstrated ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2017
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New research shows that red-footed tortoises can remember the location of their favourite food sources and the biggest stashes for at least 18 months.
Plants & Animals
Feb 01, 2017
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Aging affects the cognitive abilities of dogs, as a recent study by the Clever Dog Lab of the Messerli Research Institute at the Vetmeduni Vienna shows. A team of scientists studied dogs of different ages working on a specially ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 02, 2016
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Visiting Eric Horvitz at Microsoft Research headquarters in Redmond, Wash., is a full-service experience.
Robotics
Apr 09, 2014
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Researchers at Columbia University, in collaboration with biologists in Baylor College of Medicine, have made a significant step in understanding and imaging protein synthesis, pinpointing exactly where and when cells produce ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 26, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Tufts University biologists using new, automated training and testing techniques have found that planarian flatworms store memory outside their brains and, if their heads are removed, can apparently imprint ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2013
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Amyloid fibers are protein aggregates associated with numerous neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease, for which there are no effective treatments.
Biochemistry
Jun 19, 2012
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Just as the familiar sugar in food can be bad for the teeth and waistline, another sugar has been implicated as a health menace and blocking its action may have benefits that include improving long-term memory in older people ...
Biochemistry
Mar 27, 2012
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Long-term memory formation in honeybees is instigated by a calcium ion cascade. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology have shown that calcium acts as a switch between short- and long-term storage of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 16, 2009
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