Description They are looking for research scientists with experience, who have demonstrated the ability to do independent research as well as effectively work with others in a team, and who wish to give a boost in their career, embracing the unique opportunity of participating in the shaping of such a challenging and innovative research theme, […]
Postdoc Position in Materials Science in Slovakia
Description Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials Application (CEMEA), Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava, Slovakia is seeking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to support a research project on the development and characterization of novel anode and cathode materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries. The candidate will be expected to independently solve research and technical problems […]
European Space Camp 2021
The European Space Camp is a summer camp taking place in summer 2021 in Andøya Rocket Range, in Norway. High-school students worldwide, from 17 to 20 years old, interested in space and science, and having a background in physics and mathematics are invited to apply. They will spend a week doing technical experiments involved in a rocket […]
Artificial intelligence solves 50-year-old biology mystery
New artificial intelligence (AI) system works out enduring and very complex scientific problem about protein structure and behaviour. There are hundreds of millions of known proteins. From the insulin that regulates our blood’s sugar levels to the antibodies that help us combat infections, proteins are key to almost every function in our bodies and to […]
Professor, and Head of the School of Psychological Science in UK
The University of Bristol is seeking to appoint an outstanding academic leader as the Head of School for Psychological Science. Sitting within the Faculty of Life Sciences the School undertakes world-class research and is committed to the highest standards of teaching and student experience. As Head of School, you will occupy a key academic leadership position within the […]
Prestigious European research on floods has a physicist from the University of Almeria
Fernando Sánchez keeps the University of Almería in the international vanguard of scientific contribution by participating in a major project carried out by 34 research groups from all over the continent. This reseach has been published in the prestigious magazine Nature. The last 500 years have been analysed and one of the main conclusions […]
A European project that will create the Google Earth of the brain
The objective of the EU-funded project HBP SGA3 is developing a 3D atlas of the human brain, the most complex organ in the body, and ultimately simulating it to help improve research on and treatment of conditions like epilepsy and cancer. The scientists have recently presented the most comprehensive digital map of the brain’s cellular […]
Space science from home with ESA: resources for children and adults
With many people across the world staying at home these days, the ESA has curated a selection of activities for you to pass time and learn more about space science in the meantime. Armchair astronomy You could start with ESASky, a discovery portal that provides full access to the entire sky. This open-science application allows computer, tablet and […]
European projects: The prostheses that could alleviate amputees’ phantom limb pain
New prosthetic technologies that stimulate the nerves could pave the way for prostheses that feel like a natural part of the body and reduce the phantom limb pain commonly endured by amputees. Silvestro Micera, a professor of translational neuroengineering at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, has spent the past 20 years figuring out […]