Smartphone addiction physically changes the shape and size of the human brain in a similar way to the organ of a drug addict, a study has found.
Images taken by an MRI scanner revealed the brains of people with SPA (smartphone addiction) have lower grey matter volume in some key parts of the brain.
The images also revealed decreased activity in...
A team of researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands have developed a neural network called “Hazardous Object Identifier” that they say can predict if an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth.
Their new AI singled out 11 asteroids that were not previously classified by NASA as hazardous, and which were larger than 100 meters in diameter —...
A Chinese university has developed a temperature screening robot for detecting abnormal body temperature in crowds, which has been put into production.
Mei Xuesong, a professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, said manual temperature measurement can only measure one person at a time, while the body temperature screening robot developed by his team can take thermal...
A group of 4th year students of Baku State University with a degree in Chemistry have begun their production practice at academician Ali Guliyev Institute of Chemistry of Additives of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
Separate groups of students will be familiarized with the principles of operation of instruments and equipment, modern physico-chemical methods of analysis in the laboratories of...
The UK's weather service, the Met Office, will spend £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) to acquire the world's most powerful climate supercomputer, the government has announced. That's over ten times more than its current Cray XC40 cost, but it will deliver more timely and accurate forecasts. That could make the difference in knowing whether your flight will be canceled or...
The official website of the Higher Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan presents a list of periodic scientific publications recommended by the HAC to publish the main results of the dissertations in 2020.
The list includes schedule of journals in mathematics and mechanics, physics and astronomy, chemistry, technology, space and geography, medicine and pharmacy, biology and...
On February 11-13, 2020, the IX Republican competition "Scientists of the Future" is held. This knowledge contest is of great interest to pupils not only from the capital, but also from the regions. Among such pupils there are Hasanli Raya Zaur kizi and Askerli Sevil Seymour kizi. These pupils took part in the “Medicine and Health” section of the...
At the Institute of Chemistry of Additives of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), young scientists who have distinguished themselves in outstanding achievements in science will be given salary supplement. This will be carried out in accordance with the Decree of the President of ANAS of February 6, 2020 "On establishing a salary supplement for young scientists of ANAS,...
5G technology has already been commercialized in 10 countries of the European Union. This is evidenced by the latest quarterly report of the European Commission's 5G Observatory.
Fifth Generation Communication Networks 5G, coupled with Big Data Analysis and the Internet of Things (IoT), are designed to become one of the foundations of the digital economy, the main driving force of...
The opening ceremony of the IX Republican Competition "Scientists of Future" was held at the Azerbaijan Technical University as part of the Intel ISEF - International Science and Engineering Exhibition.
The competition was organized by the Ministry of Education, ANAS, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Heydar Aliyev Center, Republican Committee of the Free Trade Union of Education Workers of Azerbaijan...