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Nepal to Host NUS Conclave for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Kathmandu, October 15 — Nepal is set to host the “Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species (NUS) Conclave –…
MIT physicists improve the precision of atomic clocks
Every time you check the time on your phone, make an online transaction, or use a navigation app,…
New national standard to boost trust in edible bird’s nest industry
Singapore has launched its first national standard to authenticate the quality of edible bird’s nest (EBN), a billion-dollar…
Robots That Spread and Forget Like Humans: DGIST Cuts Driving Time by 30% with Physical AI
Researchers have developed a new “Physical AI” technology that improves the efficiency of multi-robot autonomous navigation by modeling…
Researchers develop smarter menstrual product with potential for wearable health monitoring
Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new menstrual health product designed to complement and enhance an existing…
Biochar and plants join forces to clean up polluted soils and boost ecosystem recovery
Soil pollution from pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals is a growing threat to global food security and public…
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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 serves as the premier international event where members of the space industry, agencies, and academia convene under one roof for a week of intense meetings […]
PolyU kicks off the 6th University Scholars Leadership Symposium
The Symposium is designed for promising young leaders who are committed to taking a leadership role in making the world a better place. The theme of this year is “Enrich,…
Single gene regulates Casparian strip formation
Researchers at the University of Tokyo and Aberdeen University have identified the master switch for formation of the Casparian strip, a special structure in the root that plays an important…
Acetic acid as a proton shuttle in gold chemistry
Scientists in Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow have studied the mechanism of gold-mediated transformation of acetylenic molecules. A recently published study by Ananikov and co-workers gives a vivid example of…
