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ICYMI: 2022 research round up

Dec 23, 2022

But, by looking to nature, McGill researchers believe that they have found a promising new way of dealing with the problem. McGill University researchers have found microbes that have never...

Bringing movement into the classroom and academics into the gym

Dec 23, 2022

The session was just one meeting of many comprising Light’s experimental new course, STS.014 (Embodied Education: Past, Present, and Future). Students enrolled in Embodied Education receive both a humanities, arts,...

Putting a new spin on computer hardware

Dec 23, 2022

In spin electronics, there is still a gap between what could be done fundamentally and what has been done so far. Attracted to magnetismLiu’s path to studying computer memory hardware...

Molnupiravir doesn't reduce COVID-19 hospitalisations in high-risk vaccinated people

Dec 23, 2022

‘The evidence PANORAMIC has produced about molnupiravir will guide treatment decisions for COVID-19 world-wide. A total of 25,786 study participants were randomly assigned to receive either molnupiravir or the usual...

EMIL project: Open call and support for developing virtual worlds

Dec 22, 2022

Immersive technologies, such as virtual and augmented reality, have enormous potential to make digital experiences more vivid and relatable. The European Media and Immersion Lab (EMIL) project aims to build...

The other paleo diet: Rare discovery of dinosaur remains preserved with its last meal

Dec 22, 2022

The discovery of a rare fossil reveals the creature was a generalist carnivore in the ancient ecosystem of dinosaurs. When McGill University Professor Hans Larsson saw a complete mammal foot...

Biden administration to send Patriot missile system to Ukraine

Dec 22, 2022

The Biden administration will send to Ukraine the most advanced air defense weapon in its arsenal, the Patriot missile system, officials said Wednesday, marking the most significant addition to American...

Bomb cyclone expected to hit US, prompting airlines to issue travel waivers

Dec 21, 2022

A bomb cyclone that could hit the Midwest later this week has the potential to wreak havoc on holiday travel, with several airlines already offering waivers. United Airlines, which is...

Potentially historic blizzard in Chicago met with flurry of emotions

Dec 21, 2022

Potentially historic blizzard in Chicago met with flurry of emotionsThe blizzard of January 1967 was the worst snowstorm in Chicago history, and with the forecast calling for a storm of...

Researchers use quantum mechanics to see objects without looking at them

Dec 21, 2022

Then, we used the quantum coherence of the resulting three-level system as a resource,’ Paraoanu says. Quantum coherence refers to the possibility that an object can occupy two different states...