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Graphene carpets: So neurons communicate better

A work led by SISSA and published on Nature Nanotechnology reports for the first time experimentally the phenomenon of ion 'trapping' by graphene carpets and its effect on the communication between ne...

Right-handed or left-handed? Hand preference during gestation

Are you born or do you become right-handed or left-handed? A study shows that hand preference is already well defined at the 18th gestational week.  Read the article...

The microscopic origin of thermodynamics

A SISSA study sheds light on the role of the entropy in a quantum systemRead the article...

Neuron-integrated nanotubes to repair nerve fibers

A new study sheds light on the properties of nanostructures capable of ensuring an effective integration with nerve cells, an essential quality for developing innovative systems targeting the repair o...

Parkinson: Weight gain after deep brain stimulation

It was already known that people affected by Parkinson's disease, when subjected to deep brain stimulation, gained weight, but it was less clear why that was so.  Read the article...

Laser pulses reveal the superconductors of the future

A new study has revealed that the dream of more efficient energy usage can turn into reality. Scientists have used suitably tailored laser pulses to snap the electronic interactions in a compound cont...

Innovative model for the study of vision

For the first time, research shows that the progressive processing of the visual signal underlying human object recognition is similarly implemented in the rat brain Read the article...

It's the thought that counts: The neuro-anatomical basis of forgiveness revealed

Researchers studied the areas of the brain involved in processes which prompt us to forgive those who have seriously, but unintentionally, messed up. Read the article...

Watching the passage of knotted DNA slip through nanopores

How can long DNA filaments, which have convoluted and highly knotted structure, manage to pass through the tiny pores of biological systems? The Cristian Micheletti's research group used computer simu...

Looking for signs of the Big Bang in the desert

The SISSA research group led by Carlo Baccigalupi and Francesca Perrotta will take part in the international project which will lead to the realization of the ultra-modern telescope Simons Observatory...
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