Wed, December 4, 2024

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025: here's all you need to know

Matin Durrani introduces you to the bounty of quantum-themed initiatives in store for 2025

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

Scientists develop game-changing cooling technology that could revolutionize future buildings: 'Ready for mass production'

Near-infrared light from the sun is reflected off the Bragg mirror. The silver substrate facilitates visibility with small holes that allow light to pass through in a design evoking an insect screen. Lastly, the PDMS coating counters far-infrared radiation.

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

The best science and technology documentaries of 2024

Social Studies (Disney+/FX) Technology has reshaped childhood for the first generation of so-called digital natives. This five-parter was filmed in the US in 2021 as schools returned to in-person classes, following the peak of the covid-19 pandemic.

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

Science could solve some of the world's biggest problems. Why aren't governments using it?

A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: 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

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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?

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Wed, Dec 04th 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

Government accused of 'abject failure' in Salisbury poisonings

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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 ...

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: 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.

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

EU project sets-up food fraud community

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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,

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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).

[ Tue, Dec 03rd 2024 ]: 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

[ Mon, Dec 02nd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

'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.

[ Mon, Dec 02nd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

'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.

[ Mon, Dec 02nd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

Pueblo high school students collaborate with technology industry professionals

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

[ Mon, Dec 02nd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Mon, Dec 02nd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Mon, Dec 02nd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Mon, Dec 02nd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Mon, Dec 02nd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

[ Mon, Dec 02nd 2024 ]: Tim Hastings

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.

The Teen Climate Activist Who Turned Her Food-Waste Science Project Into a Foundation

At age 13, when most young people are figuring out how to navigate middle school, Shrusti Amula started the Rise N Shine Foundation.

The article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy discusses Maya Penn, a teenage climate activist who transformed her middle school science project on food waste into a broader initiative through her foundation, Blue Marble. Initially, Maya's project involved creating a composting system to reduce food waste at her school. This project not only won her accolades but also sparked a deeper commitment to environmental issues. Through her foundation, she has expanded her efforts to educate others about sustainability, promote eco-friendly practices, and support other young activists. Her work includes producing an animated series to teach children about environmental issues, advocating for policy changes, and engaging in public speaking to spread her message. Maya's journey from a science fair participant to a recognized environmental advocate illustrates how youthful curiosity and initiative can lead to significant societal contributions.

Read the Full The Chronicle of Philanthropy Article at:
https://www.philanthropy.com/article/the-teen-climate-activist-who-turned-her-food-waste-science-project-into-a-foundation