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Technology

Power grids served by renewable energy sources tend to have lower intensity blackouts

Ashwini Sakharkar

New research into the vulnerability of power grids served by weather-dependent renewable energy sources.

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Health

Trinity team uses biomechanics to figure out why we have bad hair day

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Splitting hairs biomechanics

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Health

Revealing childhood memories through autism brain states

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Immune activation shapes infant memory development.

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Neuroscience

Mystery of infant consciousness: Study sheds fresh light on it

Pranjal Malewar

The study could have important clinical, ethical and potentially legal implications.

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Quantum Computing

Our brains use quantum computation

Pranjal Malewar

The discovery may shed light on consciousness.

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Health

New gene therapy for eye disease

Pranjal Malewar

The findings have implications for a much wider suite of neurological disorders associated with aging.

Quantum thermometer to precisely measure coldest temperatures in the universe
Quantum Technology

Quantum thermometer to precisely measure coldest temperatures in the universe

Amit Malewar

It is likely to make the most immediate impact.

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Science

Solar system processes play a vital role in controlling Earth’s carbon cycle

Amit Malewar

Study sheds fresh light on the complicated interplay of factors affecting global climate and the carbon cycle.

Linking quantum entanglement to cold coffee
Science

Linking quantum entanglement to cold coffee

Amit Malewar

Just think how your coffee reaches room temperature over time.

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