Social sciences February 2024
Social Sciences for January & February (78aH*) :
– An AI managing fingerprints
Social Sciences for January & February (78aH*) :
– An AI managing fingerprints
New Technologies for January & February (78aH*) :
– 23 Starlink satellites launched,
– A new material 10 times stronger than Kevlar,
– Energy from renewable sources to produce hydrogen from water,
– Visualize the molecular mechanism of DNA strand repair
Physical Sciences for January & February (78aH*) :
– An heavy planet contradicts current models of planet formation,
– More Earth-like planets than initially envisaged,
– A possible crisis in the cosmos
Life Sciences for January & February (78aH*) :
– Gene therapy to treat myotubular myopathy,
– 4% of the Icelandic population carry a genotype linked to serious illness,
– Salted water is more complex than thought,
– The cytoplasmic channel regulates sperm maturation
Social Sciences for November & December (78aH*) :
– Hugging someone releases hormones associated with positive emotions
New Technologies for November & December (78aH*) :
– Microsoft’ new 5D optical data storage on glass,
– A new superhydrophobic liquid-like surface
Physical Sciences for November & December (78aH*) :
– Message to Earth from an unprecedented distance,
– A crystal becoming superconductive at very temperatures,
– Evaporation by photomolecular effect
Life Sciences for November & December (78aH*) :
– Protists are organisms that have frequent changes to the genetic code,
– A yeast produced with 50% synthetic DNA,
– Controlling transposons and extending lifespan,
– Casgevy’s therapeutic process,
– Spinal implant helps restore mobility,
– World-First Human Brain Atlas Reveals New Cell Types
Social Sciences for September & October (78aH*) :
– Loneliness can be very beneficial in many ways,
– Are we just characters in an advanced virtual world ?
New Technologies for September & October (78aH*) :
– Mass production of a humanoid robot in 2024,
– A new AI tool to analyze millions of mutations,
– Creation of a new form of gold ion,
– Quadriplegic allowed to regain sensations thanks to brain implants