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Greta Thunberg rejects Nordic Council environmental award
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Greta Thunberg started international strikes and protests over climate change Greta Thunberg has turned down an environmental award and prize money because “the climate movement does not need any more awards”. She said the offer was a “great honour” and thanked the Nordic Council, which said it respected her …
Greta Thunberg declined a climate award because the world needs more action, fewer awards
Thunberg said on Instagram on Tuesday that she received the award but declined to accept it because “the climate movement does not need any more awards.” The 16-year-old also called on Nordic countries to take more climate action. “The Nordic countries have a great reputation around the world when it comes to climate and environmental …
Nobel Prize for medicine: Two Americans, William G. Kaelin Jr. and Gregg L. Semenza, win with Peter J. Ratcliffe of Britain for learning how cells use oxygen
Two Americans and a British scientist won the 2019 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for discovering how the body’s cells sense and react to oxygen levels, work that has paved the way for new strategies to fight anemia, cancer and other diseases, the Nobel Committee said. Doctors William G. Kaelin Jr. of Harvard University, …
Mashpee’s Technology Center Receives ‘Program Of The Year’ Award | Mashpee News
On a daily basis, Mashpee students create their own augmented worlds that they explore with virtual reality. With computers they design objects, such as a bow and arrow, with intense detail and print it through a 3D printer, watching their creations come to life. They construct robots and then watch the machines complete a command. …
Titan HST receives the Best Technology Innovation in Software award at the 2019 High Tech Awards hosted by OCTANe
Titan HST offers a customizable 2-way emergency mass communication system that offers super charged, multi-patented features, including Augmented Reality which allows users to “see” in no-visibility situations, including through fires and building walls; Mesh Networking which creates an ad-hoc network even in disaster situations where cell towers are down or overloaded; and Real-Time Translation which …
Award for man who stopped a mega-dam and saved Borneo’s rainforest
A man who led a successful campaign to stop a mega-dam being built in Borneo’s rainforest has been awarded a top environmental prize. Peter Kallang spent years raising awareness of the plans among indigenous communities in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, and the wider world. After a five year campaign the government eventually cancelled the …
Tesla Model 3 earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+, highest possible safety award
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has announced that the Tesla Model 3 has won its highest safety award, Top Safety Pick+, after achieving “good” ratings across the board in all of their test categories. The Model 3 is the second battery electric vehicle to win the award, after the Audi e-tron won it last …
Post-Gazette wins ONA breaking news award for Tree of Life coverage
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Nominations open for 2020 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) is accepting nominations for Penn State faculty members whose work is driving digital innovation and transforming education. The 2020 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award call for nominations is open now through Friday, Oct. 18. The Impact Award is given annually in recognition of …
European Semifinalist of SEED AWARD was Unveiled, Highlighting the Integration of Technology and Humanity
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Leading Chinese real estate company Seedland Group announced 3 winners including Brizi, Ameryz Bio and Wootznano at the European Semifinal of the SEED AWARD, a global creativity award hosted by the company. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190905006066/en/ During the whole competition, SEED AWARD attracted over a thousand …