Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
Suddenly, your fingers start to cramp up while playing or your facial muscles stop doing the things they have done thousands of times before. Dystonia is a neurological disorder which usually expresses itself in muscle cramps and uncontrollable movements.
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
Being faster and more reliable than humans, artificial intelligence is usually used to evaluate huge volumes of data and identify patterns in them. But what happens when there isn’t enough data, and you have to work with uncertainties? In this case, thanks to millions of years of evolution, nature easily has the upper hand.
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The veterinarian Mahmod Muhsen was able to continue his research at the University of Leipzig. Because of the war, he had not been able to return to Syria.
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The veterinarian Mahmod Muhsen was able to continue his research at the University of Leipzig. Because of the war, he had not been able to return to Syria.
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No machine learning, no modern artificial intelligence (AI). But there are only a few people in the world who have the expertise to construct algorithms and teach AI systems how they should carry out certain tasks. That is why Holger Hoos puts his faith in automated machine learning, an approach to AI research which he has pioneered.
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When the foundation was established in 1953, the moon landing was little more than a pipe dream, pacemakers and the contraceptive pill had not yet been invented, and smartphones and the Internet were at best science fiction. However, the fundamental idea underlying the Foundation is still relevant today.
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The human gait – which usually looks intuitive and natural – is an extremely complex form of locomotion. When you are walking, you are constantly defying gravity and have to keep fine-tuning your balance. This is precisely why the upright gait is still difficult to replicate technically. Mechanical engineer Heike Vallery studies gait and balance and develops applications in hardware and control technology for the rehabilitation of people with reduced mobility.
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University: University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation (TiHo) Virology / Immunology Guus F. Rimmelzwaan works at the intersection of human and veterinary medicine. He is an internationally eminent [...] 2018 Guus F. Rimmelzwaan As an Alexander von Humboldt Professor at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation (TiHo), Guus F. Rimmelzwaan is invited to help put immunology and health research [...] at TiHo Hannover Brief bio Guus F. Rimmelzwaan works at the intersection of human and veterinary medicine. He is an internationally eminent immunologist specialising in virus research, especially on influenza
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Institute for Biochemistry in 1972) and, in 1964, together with Konrad Bloch, he won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on the mechanism and regulation of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism. Professor
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