University of Amsterdam (UvA)

The University of Amsterdam (Dutch: Universiteit van Amsterdam) or the UvA is a public university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The potential of a fully off-grid photochemistry system to enable fine chemical production in the most remote locations on Earth

Connecting brain-inspired deep learning to combine vision and touch in biomimetic robots

A very small piece of good news? Aerosol microdroplets do not appear to easily help spread Covid-19

Small environmental changes trigger slow evolutionary processes that eventually precipitate collapse

Is inflammation responsible for the mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness?

Scientists at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam have uncovered a possible explanation for the mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness. An estimated 12M UK citizens have a chronic medical condition, and many of them report severe mental fatigue that they characterize as ‘sluggishness’ or ‘brain fog’. This condition is

Is inflammation responsible for the mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness?

Can a new electronic nose sniff out which lung cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

An electronic nose that detects chemicals in the breath of lung cancer patients can identify with 85% accuracy those who will or will not respond to immunotherapy, according to new research published in the leading cancer journal Annals of Oncology today (Wednesday). The results of the first study to investigate this show that the eNose is more

Can a new electronic nose sniff out which lung cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

Facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors, and intentions

Software that purports to read emotions in faces is being deployed or tested for a variety of purposes, including surveillance, hiring, clinical diagnosis, and market research. But a new scientific report finds that facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors, and intentions. “It is not possible to confidently infer happiness from

Facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors, and intentions

Waste toilet paper could be converted into electricity economically

First techno-economic analysis of the ultimate waste recycling concept Chemists at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Sustainable Chemistry research priority area, together with colleagues from the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development of Utrecht University, have published the first techno-economic analysis of converting waste toilet paper into electricity. In the journal Energy Technology, they propose a

Waste toilet paper could be converted into electricity economically

Children can be treated quickly and effectively for PTSD within hours

Children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) can be successfully treated with only a few hours of EMDR or cognitive behavioral writing therapy (CBWT). This is the finding of a new research paper by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and GGZ Rivierduinen (Trauma Center for Children and Youth). The paper was published on Thursday,

Children can be treated quickly and effectively for PTSD within hours

Laboratory-bred corals reproduce in the wild – hope returns to the Caribbean

New hope for endangered corals: SECORE-scientists take an important step towards sustainable restoration of Caribbean reefs. Researchers of SECORE International (USA, Germany), the University of Amsterdam(Netherlands) and the Carmabi Marine Research Station (Curaçao) have for the first time successfully raised laboratory-bred colonies of a threatened Caribbean coral species to sexual maturity. “In 2011, offspring of

Laboratory-bred corals reproduce in the wild – hope returns to the Caribbean

Surprising diversity in aging revealed in nature

Increasing weakness with age is not a law of nature In our youth we are strong and healthy and then we weaken and die – that’s probably how most would describe what ageing is all about. But, in nature, the phenomenon of ageing shows an unexpected diversity of patterns and is altogether rather strange, conclude

Surprising diversity in aging revealed in nature

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UVa grad students awarded Battestin Fellowship for summer research
The Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia ... with financial support for summer research on bibliographical or textual projects in one of UVa’s 12 libraries.
Biden administration funding university partnership with Chinese government-run school
The Biden administration is bankrolling a University of Virginia partnership with a Chinese university with strong ties to the country's military, records show.
A new approach to lie detection: The devil is in the details
Figuring out a lie has never been easier: forget body language or how convincing the message is, just listen to how detailed and rich the story is. This is the core of a new approach to lie detection, ...
To Build Better Basketball Players
It was Jan. 7 and Tony Bennett was on the verge of becoming the winningest men’s basketball coach in University of Virginia history ... And making sense of it is what puts UVA at the vanguard for ...
Logo Brands Signs University of Virginia
A major research university with a unique residential experience, UVA continues to cultivate citizen-leaders and engage in meeting the greatest challenges of our time. With both the best financial ...

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WATCH: UVA Rowing dedicates boat to slain football players
The University of Virginia's Rowing team is making sure the lives lost in the deadly on-campus shooting last year are remembered. On Wednesday, the team dedicated one of their boats to the life ...
Graphene grows—physicists find a way to visualize it
Graphene is one of the strongest materials. On top of that, it is exceptionally good at conducting heat and electrical currents, making it one of the most special and versatile materials we know. For ...
Graphene grows -- and we can see it
For all these reasons, the discovery of graphene was awarded the Nobel Prize ... A team of researchers from the University of Amsterdam and New York University have now found a surprising way to solve ...
UVA team’s discovery for treatment of Alzheimer’s in STAT Madness Elite 8
A UVA Health discovery that could help better treat Alzheimer’s disease has made it to the Elite 8 in the STAT Madness online competition. The competition will recognize the 2022 biggest ...
An unexpected discovery by UVA researchers may help humans live longer
CHARLOTTESVILLE — University of Virginia scientists have identified ... glycerol and glyceraldehyde’s health-draining effects. "The discovery was unexpected," said O’Rourke, of UVA’s Department of ...