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Europeans institutions propose Brainstorm for revolutionary neurological treatment

Europeans institutions propose Brainstorm for revo...

August 21, 2023

Researchers from the University of Glasgow, who are part of a cross-Europe project which is aiming to develop a revolutionary new method of treating a wide range of neurological disorders, say they could be on threshold of a major breakthrough in the treatment for these disorders...

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Glasgow University team suggests steps to counter ‘thermal attacks’

Glasgow University team suggests steps to counter ...

August 11, 2023

A team of computer security experts has developed a set of recommendations to help defend against ‘thermal attacks’ which can steal personal information. Thermal attacks use heat-sensitive cameras to read the traces of fingerprints left on surfaces like smartphone screens, co...

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UNESCO calls for regulation of technology in education

UNESCO calls for regulation of technology in educa...

July 26, 2023

Worried over increasing use of technology in education, without any kind of national or international regulation and the governments being largely negligent of the issue, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called for urgent action by...

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UNESCO to support over 50 nations in designing Ethical AI Policy

UNESCO to support over 50 nations in designing Eth...

July 19, 2023

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has decided to support at least 50 countries in helping them formulate policies and laws to regulate the development and use of artificial intelligence. In a press statement, UNESCO says that earlier this m...

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Unveiling the iPhone 15: Expected features and release date

Unveiling the iPhone 15: Expected features and rel...

July 17, 2023

As Apple about launch its next smartphone, the iPhone 15, in the coming weeks, the rumour mill has been swirling around for months about what the phones will look like and what they will be able to do. Like its predecessors, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro are expected to bring s...

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Dead Reckoning Part One: Tom Cruise’s epic saga of heart-pounding espionage continues

Dead Reckoning Part One: Tom Cruise’s epic saga ...

July 10, 2023

With days to go before the release of latest blockbuster film starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible, a lot of excitement has been building up in the social media as the producers release trailers and many interesting titbits from the film, Dead Reckoning Par...

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IIHM Institute of Hospitality Skills launches training centre in Delhi

IIHM Institute of Hospitality Skills launches trai...

July 6, 2023

IIHM Institute of Hospitality Skills (IIHS), India’s largest training centre affiliated with Tourism and Hospitality Skills Council, has launched a cutting-edge facility in Delhi. According to a press statement, offering comprehensive courses, IIHS focuses on upskilling pro...

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Moral quandary over Kerala’s rice tusker Arikomban

Moral quandary over Kerala’s rice tusker Arikomb...

July 3, 2023

In the state of Kerala in southern India, a complex ethical dilemma has arisen, centred around the presence of Arikomban, a rice-tusker, who frequently ventures into human settlements in search of rice, leading to conflicts between humans and animals. While the government seeks t...

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Key gene blocking ‘spillover’ of avian flu to humans discovered

Key gene blocking ‘spillover’ of avian flu to ...

June 28, 2023

Understanding the genetic make-up of currently circulating avian flu strains may offer one of the best lines of defence against widespread human transmission. This is according to new research which has found a key human gene responsible for blocking most avian flu viruses from s...

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Glasgow University says new materials could lead to implantable treatments for epilepsy

Glasgow University says new materials could lead t...

June 14, 2023

The prospect of a cure for a type of epilepsy could be one step closer following breakthrough research on materials which may help new types of probes be safely implanted in the brain, says a statement by University of Glasgow. In the statement, the university says that its bioen...

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