Scientists
HudsonAlpha scientists working on technology to diagnose and combat Coronavirus
“iCubate and iRepertoire are sister companies founded by Dr. Jian Han at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. iCubate has developed a fully automated system for the rapid detection of infectious pathogens. The system is enclosed and can be placed in laboratories and hospitals, particularly at the source of an outbreak such as 2019-nCoV. iRepertoire examines …
Global Talent visa: New system to keep UK ‘open to talented scientists’
Image copyright Getty Images The Government has announced that a fast-track visa will open next month to attract the world’s leading scientists. The visas will have no cap on the numbers of suitably qualified people able to come to the UK. The announcement follows a pledge last year by the PM to turn the UK …
A blob of hot ocean water killed a million seabirds, scientists say
The birds, a fish-eating species called the common murre, were severely emaciated and appeared to have died of starvation between the summer of 2015 and the spring of 2016, washing up along North America’s west coast, from California to Alaska. Now, scientists say they know what caused it: a huge section of warm ocean water …
Bricks Alive! Scientists Create Living Concrete
After about a day, the mixture formed concrete blocks in the shape of whatever molds the group used, including two-inch cubes, shoe box-size blocks and truss pieces with struts and cutouts. Individual two-inch cubes were strong enough for a person to stand on, although the material is weak compared to most conventional concretes. Blocks about …
PM Modi Urges IISER Scientists To Focus On Low-Cost Technology
IISER scientists presented various topics ranging from new materials and devices for clean energy application, modern agricultural techniques and more They also showcased advanced technologies in the areas of molecular biology, antimicrobial resistance etc. PM Modi visited the state of the art supercomputer Param Brahma facility At the two-day visit of Director General of Police …
NSWC Dahlgren Scientists Brief Top Technological Programs to U.K Royal Navy Leaders as Collaboration Strategy is Reaffirmed
DAHLGREN, Va. – U.S. Navy officials briefed U.K. Royal Navy Rear Admiral Hugh Beard and his delegation on current and emerging technological programs during a tour of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dec. 3. The timing of Beard’s NSWCDD visit – in the wake of a trilateral cooperation agreement signed by top leaders …
Why scientists — not investors — should decide the future of technology
This vision sounds ho-hum to us today, when smartphones are ubiquitous. But it’s impressively prescient when we consider that this visionary wasn’t Mark Zuckerberg or Steve Jobs, but Nikola Tesla, speaking in 1926. But Tesla, who created some of the most important technological innovations of his time, was unable to win financial backing for his …
Black hole found by Chinese scientists is a ‘monster’ — and bigger than thought possible
It’s a stellar black hole — the type that forms after massive stars die, collapse, and explode. Researchers had previously believed that the size limit was no more than 20 times the mass of our sun because as these stars die, they lose most of their mass through explosions that expel matter and gas lost …
‘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 …