Humans have the ability to perceive the nuances of the reality that surrounds us and to make decisions accordingly. One of the challenges of technology is to give machines this autonomy, and the theory of fuzzy logic has made it possible to take a giant step forward in this matter. For this reason, the BBVA foundation has awarded its creator, Lotfi Zadeh.
Physicist Holger Müller and his colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley (United States), have found a new way to measure time using cesium atoms. As explained in an article recently published in the American journal Science, with this method it is possible to tell what time it is using only the matter wave of a cesium atom and they refer to their method as a Compton clock.
22 young people from around the world, including a Spaniard, will be lucky enough to travel more than 100 kilometers from the earth's surface, becoming one of the first non-professional astronauts to travel into space. The Ax Apollo campaign will recruit over the next few months and through the Ax Apollo Space Academy (AASA) those chosen from among all those who register on the project website.
Coffee grounds are used as fertilizer for plants, as insect repellants, to neutralize odors, to repair scratches in wooden furniture ... Scientists from the University of Navarra have just shown that, in addition to these homemade applications, the remains that are left in the coffee maker after preparing the popular drink could be used to extract antioxidants. Their findings are published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Although today the connection between human activity and the phenomenon of climate change and with variations in the composition of our atmosphere seems clear, it took many years of research like Susan Salomon's to demonstrate these relationships. For this reason, the BBVA foundation has awarded the scientist the "Frontiers of Knowledge" Award in the Climate Change category.
As we age, it becomes more expensive for us to learn languages, memorize data ... A study by the Medical College of Georgia (USA) suggests that it is because the brain loses the ability to filter only what is relevant and to eliminate old and obsolete, rather than difficulties in storing new material.
Why do some people, even without knowing them, inspire us more trust than others? This is the question that a team of researchers from the Charles University in Prague has tried to answer. The results of the analysis show that the color of the eyes and the shape of the face are important in our perception.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
