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Supergravities

Supergravities

PhysicsTheoretical physics

By Invited Researcher

Although pretty much unknown for the public audience, Supergravity theories play an important role in modern Theoretical Physics, specially for the particle physics and (Super)String Theory communities . Loosely speaking, Supergravity is a theory that describes gravity along with other fundamental particles and interactions in such a way that the whole structure is symmetric under […]

MI weekly selection #110

MI weekly selection #110

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

Researchers develop memory system with 900+ neurons, 165K synapses Researchers at IBM’s Almaden Research Center and South Korea’s Pohang University of Science and Technology have developed a phase-change memory chip with more than 900 neurons and 165,000 synapses that can emulate how the human brain functions, promising to advance image-recognition technology and other areas of […]

Contact lenses to monitor glucose levels: A sweet solution for diabetic patients?

Contact lenses to monitor glucose levels: A sweet solution for diabetic patients?

BiochemistryBiomedicineMedicine

By Jaime de Juan Sanz

Diabetes is becoming a huge problem in our society, affecting nowadays one in every 20 people in this planet. Although some people don’t know, diabetes is a very serious disease that can cause damage in the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves, producing different neuropathies, kidney failures, blindness and increasing in the risk of […]

MI weekly selection #108

MI weekly selection #108

Science

By César Tomé

Human primordial germ cells created in a lab Scientists have found a way to create human primordial germ cells, or PGCs, in a lab. The research stresses they are significantly different than those of mice, calling into question the efficacy of mouse experiments as related to human cell development. Scientists reprogrammed human embryonic stem cells […]

MI’s 2014: the ten most read articles

MI’s 2014: the ten most read articles

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnology

By César Tomé

At this time of the year it seems appropiate to look back and check whatever has been achieved. 2014 has been a good year for MI, with contributors located in 3 continents and 36 different academic institutions (ranging, alphabetically, from Cornell University in United States to Waseda University in Japan), publishing 153 articles. Thank you […]