Wed, December 4, 2024

by: Tim Hastings

Fitbit fans fume over new app bug and users are 'jumping ship'

Scores of Fitbit owners have posted online about annoying flaw in the Fitbit app that has been broken for some time

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Boost your career with IITD's Certificate Programme in Data Science and Machine Learning: Enroll now

Data Science and Machine Learning analyse data to uncover insights, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making across various industries.

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ISRO Proba 3 mission launch today: Know the date, time, where to watch, must know facts and other details

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RANKED: How every Qld school performed in NAPLAN

The top performing Queensland schools for NAPLAN 2024 have been revealed with the metropolitan schools emerging on top while the state's rural cousins continue to linger behind.

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Give your old Kindle to Amazon today and get the ultimate new upgrade for less

"Get an Amazon.co.uk gift card and 20% off one new Kindle when you trade in," Amazon confirmed on its website. With prices for the new Scribe starting from £379.99 this is definitely a deal that will make things feel a little more affordable. So, what's new about the Kindle Scribe, and should you buy it?

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Isro PSLV-XL Proba-3 Launch Live streaming: Europe's solar mission to lift-off today

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Government's Marsden Fund cuts: All humanities, social sciences research funding slashed

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L & T Joins n0c tech to Provide Low Cost and Compact Carbon Capture and Storage Tech

India's leading engineering and construction conglomerate, announces a strategic partnership with climate tech startup n0c tech to deploy innovative, low cost & compact carbon capture & storage tech across industrial sectors.

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Scientists slam government's changes to Marsden and Catalyst funds

Government's Marsden and Catalyst changes are 'defunding our ability to understand and address some of our most important challenges': NZ Association of Scientists
Tue, December 3, 2024

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Artificial photosynthesis learned from nature: Successfully developed new solar hydrogen production technology

Scientists developed next-generation energy technology to produce eco-friendly hydrogen from ingredients in coffee.

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Government accused of 'abject failure' in Salisbury poisonings

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From Tool To Tyrant: The Risk Of Nuclear-Powered AI

The convergence of AI and nuclear energy brings unique risks, especially when AI moves from a passive tool to an autonomous participant.

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Why Intel Stock May Fall After Its CEO's Removal

After a 52% stock plunge in 2024, a 6% revenue drop paired with a whopping $16.6 billion loss in the latest quarter, Intel's board ousted CEO Pat Gelsinger

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Experts reveal how revolutionary technological advances could use the sun to source hydrogen fuel

Crucial advances in technology could allow us to harness the power of the sun to split water into hydrogen and oxygen and siphon off renewable fuel

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Major Sky TV and Freeview rival now offers you even more things to watch for free

Sky and Freeview might rule roost when it comes to watching TV but a new service that launched this year is now offering a serious alternative. Freely, which is actually owned by the same team behind Freeview, arrived in UK homes earlier this year with the promise of offering live and on demand content without the need for a dish or ugly aerial.

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Secret workplace or urban destination: Can Oak Ridge be both amid a nuclear surge?

As more nuclear firms move in, Oak Ridge is trying to overcome its status as an all work, no play company town.

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China launches new communication technology test satellite

XICHANG -- China successfully sent a new experimental satellite for communication technology into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan province on Tuesday. The satellite was launched by a Long March 3B carrier rocket at 1:56 pm (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit.

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How US AI policy might change under Trump

AI risks, immigration, the CHIPS Act, and eroding trust in science were all on the agenda. This story is from The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get it in your inbox first, sign up here.

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Improving Acoustic and Bone Conduction Speech Enhancement

Professor Stephen Xia and his team developed an audio super-resolution model that enhances speech signals using neural networks.

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COP Climate Talks Could Benefit From More Feminist Values, Less Focus on Tech Solutions, Experts Say

Addressing gender equity under existing United Nations initiatives could be one of the best ways to improve outcomes of the annual global climate talks.

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A*Star, thermal management company KoolLogix unveil S$8 million joint lab

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A*STAR and KoolLogix launch $8 mil joint lab to develop advanced cooling solutions for AI data centres

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Prescribing AI: All Docs Need More Tech Training

And experts interviewed for this story concur. Wielding AI-assisted tools well will require a massive educational push in medical school and beyond. To steward this new technology, maintain their clinical judgment, and protect patients, physicians will need more training on how AI is built and the data it feeds on.

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International Conference Greece and India | Bridges of Culture, Science and Entrepreneurship

History, Society, Science & Entrepreneurship" is the title of the Second International Conference organised by the Aristotle University

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Over the weekend, China debuted a new rocket on the nation's path to the Moon

The Long March 12 is the newest member of China's Long March rocket family, which has been flying since China launched its first satellite into orbit in 1970. The Long March rockets have significantly evolved since then and now include a range of launch vehicles of different sizes and designs.

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory datacenter flooded, offline until 2025

Burst water pipe blots out the Sun - or at least the data about it collected from two probes Servers that store data collected by two NASA solar observation satellites are down - and the space agency doesn't know when they'll resume operations - after a four-inch chilled water pipe burst at the facility that houses them.

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Apple will give you a free gift in time for Christmas if your iPhone is on this list

Apple Intelligence is just around the corner and is coming to select iPhone, iPad and Mac models in time for the holidays

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Science tourism pushed in Leyte province

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Department of Tourism (DOT) are pushing for a science tourism project to raise awareness and appreciation of science, technology, and innovation through educational tourism in Leyte province.

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A*Star, thermal management company KoolLogix unveil joint lab to develop data centre cooling solutions

THE Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) and data centre thermal management company KoolLogix on Tuesday (Dec 3) launched a joint lab to develop cooling solutions for data centres. Read more at The Business Times.

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Famed wildlife biologist meets China's leading experts on wildlife conservation

she participated in the recording of the science and culture interview program "Beichen Dialogue" at the China Science and Technology Museum, discussing the power of ecological education. Also taking part in the discussion was the renowned Chinese wildlife ...

by: Tim Hastings

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory datacenter flooded

Burst water pipe blots out the Sun - but or at least its data Servers that store data collected by two NASA solar observation satellites are down - and the space agency doesn't know when they'll resume operations - after a four-inch chilled water pipe burst at the facility that houses them.

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EU project sets-up food fraud community

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Inside CEBAF: The Particle Accelerator Powering Four Decades of Innovation in Nuclear Science

A landmark study revisiting the U.S. Department of Energy's (CEBAF) benchmarks the upgraded performance and capabilities of this unique particle accelerator, four decades after its conception. A groundbreaking study,

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Meeting with participants of the Fourth Young Scientists Congress

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with participants of the Fourth Young Scientists Congress, the principal annual event of the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia (2022-2031).

by: Tim Hastings

Two UPD-CS Professors win 2024 NSTW Research, Development Award

Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) have been honored with the 2024 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) Outstanding Research and Development Award for Basic Research by the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL).
Mon, December 2, 2024

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'Fundamental sciences important in developing talent for future'

We emphasize the importance of fundamental sciences in developing talent for the future," Alok Nanda, CTO of GE Aerospace saisd.

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'Made-in-India paracetamol to hit market next year'

Country's premier industrial research organisation, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has been transforming the industrial-innovation landscape by reducing its reliance on like China.

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Pueblo high school students collaborate with technology industry professionals

A unique opportunity Monday for Pueblo high school students to collaborate with technology industry professionals.

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Biden administration hits out at China's chip industry with export controls

According to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, the new export controls will see over 100 Chinese chipmaking tool manufacturers placed on a restricted trade list, which will prohibit U.S. firms from sending them equipment without permission from the U.S. government.

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ChatGPT turns two: how the AI chatbot has changed scientists' lives

How many researchers are using the AI tool? Nature gathers data and talks to members of the academic community.

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Unveiling a century of stress and deformation: Insights from K?lauea Volcano's 1975 earthquake

Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at MÄ?noa Department of Earth Sciences assessed an unprecedented 120 years of data from KÄ«lauea Volcano on Hawai'i Island, uncovering, for the first time, century-spanning patterns of deformation and stress changes.

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U.S. Students' Computer Literacy Performance Drops

U.S. scores were on par with the international average for computer and information literacy but below average for computational thinking.

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Former Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti: Academic Turned Politician

He ran GRADE as Executive Director for seven years while advising the Peruvian government and working across the private sector and international institutions. Sagasti moved on to head the Strategic Planning Division of the World Bank at a pivotal point of internal organizational changes.

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Indian-origin CEO strikes 'significant' UK deal to combat cancer, dementia

Gordon Sanghera, CEO of Oxford Nanopore Technologies, said the development of a world-first "epigenetic map" of the human genome could lead to breakthroughs in new diagnoses and treatments.

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Report on NITRD Budget Requests for FY2025 Released

Read about the Supplement to the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget, what the document covers and why it was prepared.

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Solid blue no more: A Florida political analyst explains where Gen Z is going

Democrats can no longer assume young Floridians will vote blue, highlighting the need for the party to learn how to sway voters through social media, renowned political analyst Susan MacManus said during the Capital Tiger Bay Club's post-election deep dive.

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NASA Rediscovers Cold War Base Buried Under Greenland's Ice

NASA scientists have located Camp Century, a U.S. military base from the Cold War era, buried deep beneath Greenland's ice sheet. Built in the 1950s and abandoned in 1967, the base remained hidden under layers of ice for decades.

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You can add another new rocket to China's growing stable of launch vehicles

The Long March 12 is the newest member of China's Long March rocket family, which has been flying since China launched its first satellite into orbit in 1970. The Long March rockets have significantly evolved since then and now include a range of launch vehicles of different sizes and designs.

Stereotypes matter: Computer science needs better role models

White, male, billionaire entrepreneurs fuel stereotypes that compound the issues surrounding diversity in technology and computer science, according to a new study.

The article from Phys.org discusses a study that explores how stereotypes about scientists influence public perception and engagement with science. The research, published in the journal "Science Communication," highlights that traditional stereotypes often portray scientists as older, white males in lab coats, which can alienate diverse groups from pursuing or engaging with science. The study found that these stereotypes not only affect career choices but also how scientific information is received and trusted by the public. Efforts to diversify the image of scientists through media, education, and outreach are suggested as crucial steps to broaden participation in STEM fields. The article emphasizes the need for a more inclusive representation of scientists to foster greater public interest, trust, and involvement in science.

Read the Full Phys.org Article at:
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-stereotypes-science-role.html