Are you more adventurous or predictable in your decision making? 

By Jade Sterling 

The explore-exploit dilemma exists in all areas of life. When you open a streaming service to choose a film to watch, you might start exploring different shows to find an enjoyable one to watch, or you might exploit one you’ve already seen and know you’ll enjoy again. Another example is choosing to go to a favorite restaurant over trying a new one that could be better—or worse.

Using red-tinted glasses can make colors more prominent, but achieving this correction in a comfortable manner is more challenging. 

By Jade Sterling

A collaborative team of researchers from Khalifa University and Imperial College London has developed a new contact lens that could help people with color blindness. Rather than the conventional approach, using dyes to tint lenses, the research team uses gold nanoparticles to filter red and green light, creating a safer way to see colors.

As global energy demand from air conditioners continues to rise, finding a way to replace energy-intensive systems is paramount.

By Jade Sterling

By Jade Sterling

Knowing what makes a patient more or less likely to be a silent carrier could help protect the population and prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Emerging in Wuhan in December 2019, Covid-19 rapidly spread across the globe through sustained human-to-human transmission. Affecting over 77 million people and causing over 1.7 million deaths, the Covid-19 pandemic proved difficult to control, in large part due to asymptomatic cases and the ease of its transmission.

By Jade Sterling

A team of researchers have discovered a new way to see organic matter inside of fossilized ‘diatoms’ –  a type of microalgae – using powerful microscopy imaging techniques, which could help scientists better understand the conditions and climate of the Earth thousands of years ago.

Diatoms are one of the most prolific microscopic sea organisms that serve as food for many animals. Beyond that though, diatoms – which include around 16,000 species – can be preserved in the sediment record, offering clues into what life was like on Earth in the past.

Identifying Parkinson’s Disease early is crucial for slowing the disease progression and a new tool developed by Khalifa University can now detect the disease using sensors on the average smartphone.

By Jade Sterlin

Blockchain technology can offer significant opportunities to online auctions via enhanced transparency, data integrity and data traceability. 

By Jade Sterling

Educators are finding innovative ways of recreating the lab experience remotely and designing skills-based curricula that prepare students for the workplace