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Two research studies carried out at USI by Professor Piotr Didyk from the Faculty of Informatics were presented at ACM SIGGRAPH, the world's largest computer graphics conference.

The Corona Immunitas project has published the results of the first large-scale epidemiological study carried out since the Omicron variant supplanted Delta in Switzerland in early 2022. The results indicate a significant amount of antibodies present and exceptionally high neutralisation levels. The study also confirms that hybrid immunity, a combination of vaccination and infection, is the most effective.

One-third of current Swiss scientific publications are joint papers with EU scientists. This implies that Switzerland's non-participation in the EU research programme, Horizon Europe, poses various challenges to the research community, economy, and society.

A collaborative study led by Dr. Sheida Moghadamrad at Laboratories for Translational Research, Hepatology/Gastroenterology department of Ente ospedaliero cantonale and faculty of Biomedical S

The first "National Laboratory Animal Day" is being held in Switzerland today, Saturday, 10 June 2023.

The first 'National Day for Laboratory Animals' will be held on 10 June 2023. In Switzerland, information stands will be set up in Zurich, Basel and Fribourg.

Scientific research in advanced economies heavily relies on public funding. Since World War II, governments have invested significant resources in advancing scientific knowledge, developing useful technologies, and enhancing skills.

This collaborative study, mainly centered at Bios+ (Bellinzona Institutes of Science), reveals the importance of the transcription factor and proto-oncogene Myc in maintaining Natural Killer (NK) cells' development, translational machinery, and anticancer immunity.

The Consumer Barometer of Renewable Energy 2021, an analysis of the opinions and preferences of residents in the Canton of Ticino on the topics of climate change, energy supply and consumption, and the energy crisis, has been published.

The recent popularity of ChatGPT and other language models capable of writing elaborate texts and answering users' questions has revived the debate on Artificial General Intelligence and its risks.

The Astrophysical Spectropolarimetry research project, led by Renzo Ramelli of the USI-affiliated Istituto ricerche solari Aldo e Cele Daccò (IRSOL), has been approved by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The project aims to study the evolution and structure of the solar magnetic field, focusing on the formation of solar flares using modern equipment and innovative observation techniques.

Researchers at the Institute of oncology research (IOR, affiliated to USI and member of Bios+ ) , in collaboration with researchers from the University of Padova, have made a groundbreaking discovery that could change the way we think about ageing and immune cells offering a potential new target for treatments in cases of prostate cancer.