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New platform lets anyone rapidly prototype large, sturdy interactive structures
The system uses reconfigurable electromechanical building blocks to create structural electronics.
$15m boost for Indigenous and local peoples’ adaptation in the mountains
The Canadian Government has pledged CA$15M (US$10.5M) to a project that sets out to reduce the climate vulnerability of women,…
Security scheme could protect sensitive data during cloud computation
MIT researchers crafted a new approach that could allow anyone to run operations on encrypted data without decrypting…
Hot Gas: New Way of Finding Black Holes in the Early Universe
The team has captured unprecedented high-resolution radio signals from hot gas surrounding a supermassive black hole located 12.9…
Robotic helper making mistakes? Just nudge it in the right direction
New research could allow a person to correct a robot’s actions in real-time, using the kind of feedback…
Study: Tuberculosis relies on protective genes during airborne transmission
The findings provide new drug targets for stopping the infection’s spread. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Tuberculosis lives and thrives in…
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Conference: Nepali Students Amongst World Top Young Scientists in Israel
A team of three bachelor level science students, represented from Nepal, in the World Science Conference – Israel (WSCI) that was held in Jerusalem, Israel, sportlight reported.
Google Partners with Ancestry.com to Study Aging
Calico, the two-year-old life sciences company backed by Google, struck a deal with DNA testing service AncestryDNA on July 22 to gain access to anonymized genetic information to help with Calico’s research…
NASA Deputy Administrator to Tour Composites Technology Center at Marshall
Deputy Administrator Dava Newan will tour NASA’s National Center for Advanced Manufacturing Composites Technology Center at 2:30 p.m. CDT, Thursday, Aug. 6, during a visit to the agency’s Marshall Space Flight…
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS TO CONVENE IN JERUSALEM
World’s Largest Space Conference to Meet October 12-16The 66th annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2015 will take place in Jerusalem on October 12-16th. The Israel Space Agency will host the IAC, which…
