Scientists from the University of Helsinki and CNRS are working on new ways to produce RNA-based vaccines that target specific pests without damaging the host plants or relying on potentially toxic pesticides to protect food crops.
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Scientists surveying the state of the world's periglacial zones report that the days for such regions may be numbered. The team now expects climate change to severely diminish these cold regions by halfway through the century, no matter what course of action we take in the meantime.
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Researchers are working on a possible alternative to typed passcodes. They've discovered that passwords consisting of hand gestures used to draw free-form lines on a smartphone or tablet screen are much more difficult for "shoulder surfers" to copy after seeing.
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This month, the University of Helsinki and ESA will test a new space tether that has less chance of snapping under the stresses of operating in orbit.
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Finland-based computer scientists have developed new software for automatically composing music from sleep measurements.
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Finnish researchers have created a giant touch and gesture controlled microscope.
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