Top 10 science anniversaries in 2020

2020, the International Year of Good Vision, is also a good year for scientific anniversaries. As usual, there are the birthday anniversaries, offering an opportunity to recognize some of the great scientists of the past for their contributions to …

Pune scientist leads 34-member research team to Southern Ocean

The team of researchers will conduct a two-month-long study in the Antarctic Ocean. (Express Photo) Four city-based scientists will embark on a voyage to the Southern Ocean Sunday for a two-month-long study of the seas, air and their changing role in the …

MIT scientists made a shape-shifting material that morphs into a human face

Enlarge / A lattice structure, originally printed flat, has morphed into the outline of a human face after changing the surrounding temperature. The facial shape is based on the likeness of Carl Friedrich Gauss. Lori K. Sanders 0 with 0 posters …

Indian scientist’s work on nano material paves way for clean energy vehicle

Written by Johnson T A | Bengaluru | Published: January 6, 2020 2:54:45 am Ajayan Vinu Building an ultimate clean energy vehicle — one that combines atmospheric carbon dioxide with sunlight and water to produce fuel while leaving no harmful emissions — is …

Counting Whales From Space: scientists and engineers plan hi-tech effort

An aquarium and an engineering firm in Massachusetts are working on a project to better protect whales – by monitoring them from space. The New England Aquarium, based in Boston, and Draper, a firm based in nearby Cambridge, say new and higher-tech …

Washing up near you in Hawke’s Bay? Scientists lose $150,000 worth of earthquake instruments from Hikurangi subduction …

Scientists are seeking help to recover five instruments recording earthquakes at New Zealand’s largest and most active fault, the Hikurangi subduction zone, after they failed to surface during attempts to recover them. The hi-tech earthquake monitoring …

Scientists seek washing machine-sized quake instruments

Scientists are on the lookout for some appliance-sized earthquake instruments that were deployed off the East Coast but have since vanished. The high-tech instruments were deployed on the seafloor off the Hawke’s Bay coast in late 2018, and have been …

Students convert waste to wealth for their regions, present them at Bengaluru’s Children Science Conference

Express News Service BENGALURU: Increasing onion prices and crop rotting away in godowns got me thinking about how I could help out, said class nine student Anzleen Kour from Jammu. Daughter of a food safety officer in Jammu, Anzleen extracted an Ajwain- …

Christian climate change scientist says crisis is ‘loading the dice against us’

A Canadian climate scientist who called on her Christian colleagues to help in the fight against climate change, says the crisis is “loading the weather dice against us.” In an article published in the New York Times late last year, Katharine Hayhoe, an …

Renovations Underway in UMA Rockland Science Education Area

Thanks to a generous donation from American Foundation, a private family foundation, work is underway in the UMA Rockland Center’s science laboratory and classroom over the semester break to expand, improve and enhance lab science education. A wall has …

Scientists behind Dolly the sheep want to edit squirrel DNA to get rid of greys and protect reds UK

Researchers behind first ever cloned mammal Dolly want to edit squirrel DNA  They want to create a ‘gene drive’ in male greys so they can pass it onto females It would then make grey females infertile and stop them reproducing  Britain’s red …

Climate Change: Science and Solutions next TERC lecture in Incline Village

Event Date:  January 16, 2020 – 5:30pm What is causing climate change and how severe is it? What can we do to mitigate the effects of climate change, and how do we stay motivated to follow through? John Henry Beyer, Ph.D. explains the science behind …

Rescued Snakes Released Back to the Wild, Says BKSDA Jakarta – engteco_science_technology Tempo.co

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Jakarta Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA Jakarta) announced that it has released 40 snakes at the Mount Halimun National Park throughout 2019.  “The species include python and cobra snakes that were rescued by a number …

Scientists reveal vegans are more vulnerable to bad hangovers

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): Are you a vegan and like to sip a drink or two in a party or get together? If yes, here’s the news for you. A recent study on the effects of hangovers revealed that vegans suffer more severe symptoms than their meat- …

Dolly the Sheep scientists hope DNA editing can wipe out grey squirrels

They have been poisoned, shot at, and stumbled into traps laid by those who regard them as a ruinous blight on the country’s woodland and wildlife. But now, the grey squirrel is facing arguably its biggest threat yet, with plans to harness the cutting edge …

This Science-Backed Wearable Helps You Become More Focused

Cognitive biometrics can help you understand your mind and improve your focus. January 5, 2020 1 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may …

2020 Elections- Use science to solve air pollution problems, Ko says

Central Taiwan’s air pollution problems need to be solved scientifically, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) told reporters as he stumped for the Taiwan People’s Party yesterday in Taichung. Ko, chairman of the party, was responding to reporters’ …

Need to harness women’s talent in science: Expert

Science & tech essential tool for development: Tessy Thomas

Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Aeronautical Systems Director General Tessy Thomas on Sunday said at the Women’s Science Congress leg of the 107th Indian Science Congress that science and technology is an …