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Ship tech graduates of Cochin University of Science and Technology get anchored to foreign lands- The New Indian Express
Express News Service KOCHI: Allaying apprehensions over the employability of students from various engineering institutes, several graduates from the Department of Ship Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat), have secured placements, including jobs in foreign shipyards, through campus recruitment. Of these, Yashwant R Kamath pocketed a plum pay packet for a fresher. The salaries offered …
National Exhibition on Science and Technology: Students showcase prototype boat to clean oil spill in sea shores
School students here participated in the National Exhibition on Science and Technology and presented some commendable innovations including a prototype boat to clean oil spill in sea shores and a home-made incubator to hatch eggs. The students behind the project ‘Boat system to clean up oil spill in sea shore’, stood with a …
First China-Belgium Science and Technology Exchange Symposium held in Brussels – Xinhua
BRUSSELS, June 29 (Xinhua) — The First China-Belgium Science and Technology Exchange Symposium was organized on Saturday in Brussels to promote technological and cultural integration between Belgium and China. More than 100 scientific and technological experts from China and Belgium attended the opening event to discuss on a broad range of topics about medical and …
‘Save your money’: no evidence brain health supplements work, say experts | Science
Dietary supplements such as vitamins do nothing to boost brain health and are simply a waste of money for healthy people, experts have said. According to figures from the US, sales of so-called “memory supplements” doubled between 2006 and 2015, reaching a value of $643m, while more than a quarter of adults over the age …
NAM center for science and technology aims to boost ties with Iran
TEHRAN – Iran’s vice presidency for science and technology and the Center for Science & Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Center) aim to boost ties through launching joint programs, ISNA reported on Tuesday. The Iranian vice president for science and technology Sourena Sattari and NAM S&T Center Director General Amitava …
Can science explain what people see and feel during a near-death experience?
For hundreds of years, people of all ages, from all over the world, have told similar stories about moments their lives were in real peril: an intense white light, a sense of tranquility and feeling as if they were somehow floating above their body. For neurologists, these so-called near-death experiences have a neural basis, one …
Attempts to ‘erase the science’ at UN climate talks
Image copyright KIARA WORTH/IISD/ENB Oil producing countries are trying to “erase the science” on keeping the world’s temperatures below 1.5C, say some delegates at UN talks in Bonn. The chair of the Alliance of Small Island States said Saudi Arabia and others were trying to pretend a key scientific report didn’t exist. Small island states …
Tory hopefuls told not to squander UK science progress
Image copyright TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Image caption Will the next prime minister support efforts to create a high-skills, high-technology strategy? The Conservative leadership candidates have been urged to make a pledge to put scientific research at the heart of their economic policy. Scientific bodies have called on Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson to set …
DON RAINES APPOINTED CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER OF ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alion Science and Technology, a global industry leader in the design and delivery of complex engineering solutions for Defense and Intelligence agencies, announced today that Don Raines has been named Chief Growth Officer for Alion. In this role, Don will be responsible for the strategic initiatives and …
‘Innovative Iloilo’ roadmap aims to tap technology, science for better local governance
BW FILE PHOTO By Emme Rose S. Santiagudo, Correspondent THE DEPARTMENT of Science and Technology (DoST) and stakeholders in Iloilo City are working on the “Innovative Iloilo” plan, a roadmap towards better governance using science, technology and innovations (STI). “In 2017, Iloilo City was named as one of the 25 digital cities in the country. …
