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Winners of Mobily Hackathon visit Silicon Valley

United States - Arab Today

Mobily took the winning team of the Mobily Apps Hackathon competition on a trip to Silicon Valley in the United States to visit tech companies. The one-week trip was organized in collaboration with the “Elite Youth Program,” the sponsor partner for the prize. The winners visited a number of international tech giants, such as Google, Facebook, Intel, Uber and AirbnbRead more

Brain circuit-mapping technique developed to probe Parkinson's disease tremors

San Francisco - Xinhua

Stanford University bioengineer and neuroscientist Jin Hyung Lee has developed a new brain mapping technique to reveal circuitry, or neural pathways, behind Parkinson's disease tremors. Lee, who trained as an electrical engineer before becoming a brain researcher, has adapted that idea that if a piece of electronics isn't working, troubleshooting the problem often involves probing the flow of electricity throughRead more

Human brain's face recognition develops into adulthood

Washington - Arab Today

The part of the human brain that is involved in face recognition keeps developing into adulthood, a pair of new studies found, surprising scientists who thought brain tissue growth stopped in early childhood. Researchers led by Kalanit Grill-Spector, a psychology professor at Stanford University, examined the brains of children and adults using a new type of imaging technique, focusing onRead more

Earth is Warmer Than It Has Been in 120,000 Years

London - QNA

A new study paints a picture of an Earth that is warmer than it has been in about 120,000 years, and is locked into eventually hitting its hottest mark in more than 2 million years. As part of her doctoral dissertation at Stanford University, Carolyn Snyder, now a climate policy official at the US Environmental Protection Agency, created aRead more

New research identifies role of mood in making decisions

San Francisco - XINHUA

People tend to engage in unpleasant but necessary activities, such as paying bills or doing housework, when they are in a good mood and choose pleasurable activities as a way to feel better when they are in a bad mood, according to new research by a psychologist at Stanford University. "These findings clarify how emotions shape behavior and may explainRead more

Stanford researchers combine satellite data, machine learning to map poverty

San Francisco - XINHUA

Researchers with Stanford University have used machine learning to extract information about poverty from satellite imagery of areas where survey information from sources on the ground is previously unavailable. "We have a limited number of surveys conducted in scattered villages across the African continent, but otherwise we have very little local-level information on poverty," said Marshall Burke, an assistant professorRead more