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Struggling with tech? User interfaces are too complex for many — and it’s widening the digital divide

A new study has found that intelligence, in the form of general cognitive abilities such as perception, thinking and remembering, is more important than hitherto thought at predicting a person’s ability to complete common tasks with a PC.
2-Sep-2024 2:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Finding love: Study reveals where love lives in the brain

We use the word ‘love’ in a bewildering range of contexts — from sexual adoration to parental love or the love of nature. Now, more comprehensive imaging of the brain may shed light on why we use the same word for such a diverse collection of...
22-Aug-2024 7:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

A world first: Qubit coherence decay traced to thermal dissipation

Hitherto a mystery, the thermal energy loss of qubits can be explained with a surprisingly simple experimental setup, according to research from Aalto University.
22-Aug-2024 5:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Living, breathing buildings: Bio foams could transform the way we build

Over the next three years, European researchers aim to construct passive ventilation systems not from concrete or steel, but from a wood-based foam.
7-Aug-2024 4:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Getting bacteria into line

Researchers at Finland’s Aalto University have found a way to use magnets to line up bacteria as they swim. The approach offers more than just a way to nudge bacteria into order – it also provides a useful tool for a wide range of research, such...
4-Jul-2024 3:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Nordic researchers develop predictive model for cross-border COVID spread

In a major multidisciplinary collaboration effort across Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, researchers have published a pioneering study on the spread of infections across Nordic borders from spring until the end of 2020. The report sheds light...
3-Jul-2024 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Finnish happiness expert seeks to shift governments’ focus from GDP to well-being

If we can standardise a comprehensive metric for well-being, we make it a more serious alternative for measuring progress, says Aalto University Professor Frank Martela.
26-Jun-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Cloud empires: Mapping the geopolitics of data infrastructures

The trend towards hyperscale cloud infrastructures is creating powerful global gatekeepers of computational capability. We must understand the geopolitical implications.
14-Jun-2024 3:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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