Antiviral textiles and vertical farming
In 2020, 34 spin-offs were founded at ETH Zurich, with a striking proportion in the areas of AI and sustainability.
GPS data could help map COVID-19 transmission risk
Human mobility data gathered from de-identified mobile devices could help map coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission and support contact tracing efforts, according to new research.
Forecasting the next COVID-19
Princeton disease ecologist C. Jessica Metcalf and Harvard physician and epidemiologist Michael Mina say that predicting disease could become as commonplace as predicting the weather.
Tackling COVID-19: Dr Ben Underwood
Ben Underwood’s expertise in delivering clinical trials became highly prized last year, as he worked on a vaccine trial the whole world was watching.
Identifying Canada’s key conservation hot spots highights problem
To stop biodiversity loss, Canada recently committed to protecting 30% of its land and sea by 2030. But making conservation decisions about where to locate new protected areas is complicated.
Schools score solid marks for pandemic learning changes
The vast majority of Australians are satisfied with how educational institutions adapted learning and teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, new analysis from The Australian National University shows.
Cambridge academics recognised in 2021 New Year Honours
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Director of Cambridge’s Autism Research Centre and a Fellow of Trinity College, has been knighted for services to autism research and autistic people.
Can’t draw a mental picture? Aphantasia causes blind spots in the mind’s eye
If you were asked to draw a picture of your grandparents’ living room from memory, could you do it?
UK National Health Service begins rollout of Oxford coronavirus vaccine
The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccinations will be delivered at a small number of hospitals for the first few days for surveillance purposes, as is standard practice, before the bulk of supplies are...
Four Princeton faculty members awarded NEH grants
Four Princeton faculty members have received research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
