Science
How a number of initiatives are breaking the language barrier in teaching science
“Is it true that this flower is very poisonous?” a WhatsApp message in Kannada, accompanied by the picture of a flower dripping sap along with dire warnings typical of such forwards, enquired of Kollegala Sharma. Questions like these are not unusual for Sharma, a scientist at the Central Food Technological Research Institute in Mysuru, since …
Pacific Air Forces drives innovation, readiness through annual science and technology meeting > Pacific Air Forces > Article Display
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Pacific Air Forces hosted the sixth annual Science and Technology Information Exchange Meeting (STIEM) here Nov. 4-8. The Science and Technology Information Exchange Meeting brought together approximately 200 Defense Industry Partners, technologists and military service members to identify near-term solutions that address current mission challenges, mitigate threats and develop …
Hologram-like device animates objects using ultrasound waves | Technology
It may not rival the technology found in a galaxy far, far away, but everyone has to start somewhere. Researchers in Southampton have built a device that displays 3D animated objects that can talk and interact with onlookers. A demonstration of the display showed a butterfly flapping its wings, a countdown spelled out by numbers …
‘We’re at breaking point’: will UK scientists’ big ideas survive Brexit? | Education
Professor Jurriaan Ton, a Dutch expert in plant science at Sheffield University, feels British. His son was born here, his family love Yorkshire, and after more than a decade of producing highly cited research in the UK he has invested “massively” in the resources needed to make his blue skies research a success. But if …
Week of Science and Technology event held in Prague, Czech Republic – Xinhua
A boy controls a train using solar energy during the Week of Science and Technology event in Prague, the Czech Republic, Nov. 12, 2019. The Czech Academy of Sciences hosts the Week of Science and Technology in Prague from Nov. 11 to 17. The festival aims to attract public, especially young students, to pay more …
Using science and technology to turn e-waste trash into treasure
Mobile phones and laptops have become indispensable. As our means of obtaining and relaying information for personal use, work and entertainment, one would be hard-pressed to imagine a world without these portable electronic devices. The confluence of global trends – rapidly advancing technology, rising adoption of information and communication technology (ICT), growing middle-class societies, and shorter …
E.P.A. to Tighten Limits on Science Used to Write Public Health Rules
Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to significantly limit the scientific and medical research that the government can use to determine public health regulations, overriding protests from scientists and physicians who say the new rule would undermine the scientific …
A US Army veteran who dabbled in technology in Afghanistan dives into computer science through Northeastern Align program
In the mountainous outskirts of Kandahar province, in southeastern Afghanistan, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Theresa Todd led logistical operations to supply water, ammunition, and other combat equipment to an infantry battalion attached the 10th Mountain Division. It was 2011, her first deployment, and Tod helped supply U.S. forces trying to push the Taliban out of …
Children have fun with science and technology | Local News
FROSTBURG — It was a joust for the ages, as action figure Batman faced off against action figure Captain America. Zachery Tippen, Camryn DeWitt and John Schmidt gathered around to see how well the lances they built would work, and who would win. On a mark, they pressed the buttons on the robots that carried …
150 local girls gain hands-on experience in science, technology, engineering, math careers
0 150 local girls gain hands-on experience in science, technology, engineering, math careers JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – About 150 Girls from two local middle schools in our area are getting some hands-on experience in science, technology, engineering, and math careers. It’s the second year the event is being put on by the American Heart Association to …
