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Transparent face masks restore emotional understanding, but not empathy

Oct 19, 2022

Then, we examined if transparent face masks were effective in restoring socio-communicative abilities, as they allow for visual transmission of facial cues. We are also one of the first to...

Two from Johns Hopkins win prestigious Packard Fellowship

Oct 19, 2022

Since its founding, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has awarded fellowships to 16 scientists and engineers (including this year's honorees) affiliated with Johns Hopkins. Johns Hopkins astrophysicist Danielle Speller...

Two UNSW academics recognised as Fellows by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

Oct 19, 2022

Two UNSW academics recognised as Fellows by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and EngineeringUNSW academics are named Fellows for their innovative work in solar technology and geotechnical engineering. Professor...

Ocean warming and sea-level rise are on a fast track

Oct 19, 2022

The ocean absorbs up to 90 per cent of global warming in the atmosphere and this affects everything from marine life to weather systems. The study, published in Nature Reviews,...

Unravelling the mystery of green doughnuts on the Great Barrier Reef

Oct 19, 2022

In this multidisciplinary study of the area, under a fact-finding project named HALO, a team of Australian and international scientists set out aboard the CSIRO research vessel RV Investigator to...

MIT.nano adds new instruments to create and analyze at the nanoscale

Oct 19, 2022

MIT.nano has added several instruments to its tool set, expanding the facilities’ capabilities at the nanoscale. “Overall, these tools are important additions to MIT.nano that will help researchers create and...

MADMEC winner identifies sustainable greenhouse-cooling materials

Oct 19, 2022

The winners of this year’s MADMEC competition identified a class of materials that could offer a more efficient way to keep greenhouses cool. “This project came out of our love...

UBC celebrates groundbreaking for new student recreation centre

Oct 19, 2022

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UBC experts on municipal election issues

Oct 18, 2022

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Construction begins on UBC’s Recreation Centre North

Oct 18, 2022

Recreation Centre North, located in the heart of campus, will feature an indoor floor area of 101,000 sq. “We are thrilled to be breaking ground on the new recreation centre...