This year’s Pearl Meister Greengard Prize will be awarded today to McGill University Professor Dr. Brenda Milner for her work in cognitive neuroscience. According to The New York Academy of Sciences, Dr. Milner’s work has provided “landmark discoveries in human…
Williams syndrome, which is characterized by unique genetic markers and distinct behaviors, may actually hold the secrets to understanding other better-known disorders — including autism. Those with Williams syndrome have a distinctive pattern of intellectual peaks and valleys, including low…
Tel-Aviv University demos quantum superconductors locked in a magnetic field (www.quantumlevitation.com). For an explanation of the physics behind this demonstration, visit www.quantumlevitation.com/levitation/The_physics.html. Video courtesy of the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), representing the science center and museum field worldwide. To…
THE world’s fifth largest brain research centre has opened in Victoria. Melbourne will become a magnet for the world’s best and brightest brain researchers with the official opening of the Melbourne Brain Centre at the University of Melbourne Parkville by…
Conference held at Derby university on the advancements of cryogenic freezing. Used around the Univerity of Derby campus, on their website, and on the BBC Big screen in Derby. And, a (chillingly, no pun intended) simple, informative video on the…