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December 08, 2020
Science and environment
Where colonisation accelerated erosion tenfold
Photo taken at the Bio Bio region (Chile), V. Vanacker, March 2013
Over the last century, human activities in North America have resulted in sediment movement equivalent to 3,000 years of natural erosion processes. A large-scale study published in Nature Communications reveals...
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December 01, 2020
Science and environment
Brazilian beef accounts for 20% of global deforestation
More transparency concerning the origin and ecological footprint of food is the key to building more sustainable supply chains. UCLouvain researchers took a closer look at Brazilian beef, whose production is responsible for one-fifth of the planet’s deforestation, some of it illegal.
Why...
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November 29, 2020
Perceiving infection risk in shops: a worried clientele
Are you afraid of getting infected when you enter a shop? The process triggered by this fear is often unconscious. Several factors can trigger infection concerns among customers, change their behaviour and influence their experience. Understanding this is crucial for shop...
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November 13, 2020
Health and technology
A prosthesis continues its path to the market
A bionic prosthesis ‘Made in UCLouvain’ is on the doorstep of one of the field’s world market leaders. Since 1 October, Prof. Renaud Ronsse’s team has been developing its prosthesis in partnership with a company and is aiming for commercialisation by 2026-27.
On 1 October, a four-year...
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November 02, 2020
Science and health
Blood donation and sport performance
Iron supplementation helps limit the impact of blood donation on sport performance. This is reassuring news for athletes, whose donations are so valuable for the blood supply.
Blood donation is an act of solidarity that is crucial to our healthcare. Every year in Belgium more...
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