Melbourne, December 5 An Indian-origin teacher in Australia has received the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in science teaching in secondary schools. Melbourne-based Veena Nair, who is ViewBank College’s Head of Technology and STEAM project leader, has been awarded for demonstrating practical application of STEAM to students, and how they can use their skills […]
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Uganda says its debut satellite launched into orbit Uganda’s first satellite has been successfully launched into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS) and the East African nation’s ground controllers were in contact with the device, the government said on Friday. The PearlAfricaSat-1 spacecraft was rocketed […]
A study by the New York University’s Research Alliance on the Computer Science for All, or CS4ALL, Initiative, which was launched back in 2015, – showed that only 17% of public schools are meeting the equity goals set for girls, Black and Latinx students. Although schools were making progress in developing computer science courses, the […]
UTICA, N.Y. (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) – Utica Academy of Science took on their counterpart from down the Thruway on Thursday night, Syracuse Academy of Science, in their first game of the 2022-23 season, losing by a final score of 58-56. This game was one of just four Section III games that UAS will play this season and […]
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Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have demonstrated a new technique, modeled after a metabolic process found in some bacteria, to convert carbon dioxide (CO2)into liquid acetate, a key ingredient in producing “liquid sunlight” or solar fuels through artificial photosynthesis. The new approach, reported in Nature Catalysis, could help advance carbon-free alternatives to […]
At a recent conference in France, scientists and government representatives voted to scrap the leap second by 2035. Leap seconds are added periodically to synchronise atomic time and astronomical time, which get out of sync because of variations in the Earth’s rotation. Madeleine Finlay speaks to JT Janssen, the chief scientist at NPL, the National […]
Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 27 Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua gave a green signal to upgrade the Large Format Film Theatre in the Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of governing body of science city here on Friday. The Chief Secretary gave a go-ahead for […]
We humans are really very thorough when it comes to destruction How much is a breath? About $30 billion in 2020 and that is only the market price of scents. That does not even take into account the other non-business measures of the scents of our lives. You only have to deprive coffee lovers of […]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “Scientific research impacts our lives, however, and much more profoundly than we generally appreciate. Considering the wide-ranging benefits, science is not just for scientists. Research discoveries are often translated to tools and applications down the road, usually without reference to the original science behind […]