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Need to develop sound research base
Times of India
"In Europe, half the funds for PhD level studies comes from the industry. The universities have few other sources of funds on their own. In contrast, Indian universities get funding from various agencies under the department of science and technology ...
See all stories on this topic »* India-Sri Lanka Foundation invites project proposals
Colombo Page
... Science & Technology, Information Technology, Health, including short-term teaching/technical training assignments, Development Studies and Gender Studies. Under the above thrust areas, proposals could be submitted for higher studies, research and ...
See all stories on this topic »Pocket-sized echo promising for rapid initial assessments: Validation study
TheHeart.Org
Although the Vscan has been put through its paces both as a supplement to the physical exam and in comparison with full-featured echo [2,3] in several European studies, as reported by heartwire earlier this year, the new study tested the device in a ...
See all stories on this topic »Tecan appoints Martin Brusdeilins as Chief Scientific Officer and Member of ...
Reuters (press release)
He will head the new Science & Technology organizational unit at Group level and take up his role at Tecan on September 1, 2011. Tecan CEO Thomas Bachmann commented: "We are very pleased to have Martin Brusdeilins, with his extensive experience, ...
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Diamond Light Source study hails efficiency of "cling film" solar cells
Business Green
The Science and Technology Facilities Council, a non-departmental public body of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, today confirmed the results of its research into the layers of materials which convert sunlight into electricity. ...
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Business Green
Environment May Be Especially Key to Autism: Study
U.S. News & World Report
Research has suggested that a host of possible factors, including advanced maternal or paternal age, assisted reproductive technology and artificial insemination, maternal infections during pregnancy, giving birth to multiples, prematurity and low ...
See all stories on this topic »Cyber attack can 'collapse states,' Knesset c'ttee warns
Jerusalem Post
An internet-based cyber attack can lead to the collapse of states if proper defenses are not in place, the chairman of the Knesset's Science and Technology Committee warned on Monday. The committee heard a range of views on the latest threats, ...
See all stories on this topic »Three Federal University of Technology Akure students to represent Nigeria
NEXT
David Olaniyan of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Taiwo Orogbangba of the Computer Science Department; and Toluwanimi Kolawole of Agriculture Science Department came out tops in the competition tagged "Microsoft Imagine Cup ...
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Polish ambassador says FTA will open new chapter in relationship
JoongAng Daily
'Poland has a deep interest in developing relations in culture, as well as science and technology.' New Polish Ambassador to Korea Krzysztof Ignacy Majka had been a renowned scientist in his home country and didn't know much about Asia until he went to ...
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JoongAng Daily
Dr. Phil Colmenares: Better system needed for evaluating health technology
Wisconsin State Journal
According to a recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, 78 percent of recalled devices "did not undergo clinical testing or premarket inspections, nor were post market studies required to determine safety and efficacy. ...
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Al Ain Municipality, EIAST sign MoU to develop value-added services for customers
Al-Bawaba
The Department of Municipal Affairs – Al Ain Municipality and The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve institutional performance, simplify customer services procedures ...
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Al-Bawaba
Stem Cells Cure for AIDS?
National Catholic Register
She said the significance of the Berlin cure for HIV/AIDS is that “we may now see pressure from the powerful AIDS patients and gay-rights groups on federal research agencies like the Nation Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health to ...
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National Catholic Register
Ignite Cambridge extends mentor programme
Business Weekly
CfEL has developed partnerships with the Foundation for Polish Science, CIATEQ, the Institute of Science and Technology in Mexico (ICYTDF), Scottish Informatics Ventures and Cambridge Studies Ltd. Relationships with Spanish bank La Caixa and 'La ...
See all stories on this topic »Astronomers learn of dark energy, dark matter
Your Houston News
Delving into both the mysteries and the known physics of recent discoveries, Wakefield explained research results from various observatories and university studies to explain the current thinking about the makeup of the universe. ...
See all stories on this topic »China's science and tech less than meets the eye
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
The international science community often cites how many super supercomputers a country is able to create to demonstrate national research superiority. Sounds reasonable. Supercomputer manufacturing requires high-caliber research capability as well as ...
See all stories on this topic »Nigeria: National Open University Matriculates 81 Students in Taraba
AllAfrica.com
It was its third matriculation ceremony and students in the schools of General Studies, Arts and Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Business and Human Resources Management, Education and Law matriculated for the 2010/2011 session. ...
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Many college and prep students earn spring honors
Ridgefield Press
James Madison University College of Integrated Science and Technology in Harrisonburg, Va., reports that Jonathan Arkins, Ridgefield High School class of 2007, has been named to the dean's list for the spring semester. ...
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Ridgefield Press
James Dyson: 'I don't see why we need to chuck away foreign graduates'
The Independent
People with science and maths degrees will find it easier to get a job outside teaching than those involved in the arts." He also believes that graduates who stay on to do postgraduate research in science and technology should be paid a salary in the ...
See all stories on this topic »Auxogyn Initiates Clinical Study for Non-Invasive Embryo Assessment Technology ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Additional clinical studies will be required prior to commercial distribution of the device in the US, and are in the planning stages. Auxogyn's proprietary non-invasive early embryo viability assessment (Eeva) System is based on early human embryo ...
See all stories on this topic »South Korean kids to dump tex...
Neowin
According to the Chosun.com web site, South Korea's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced last week that the government plans to invest over $2 billion US by 2015 to create digital versions of school textbooks. ...
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Fishing for chemical answers to biological questions
Chemistry World
These studies were important because they implicated a role for calcineurin in T cell function and provided new insights into how T cell receptor signalling is transduced from the cell surface to the nucleus. After that lecture, I immediately knew that ...
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Chemistry World
Smart Irrigation: A Supercomputer Waters the Lawn
Scientific American
The technology is still going through growing pains, but HydroPoint has solved several daunting weather-forecast and modeling challenges that help it deliver just the right amount of water at the most effective time. Founded in 2002 in Petaluma 65 ...
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Scientific American
Ag's future as bright as its graduates
Farm Weekly
He welcomed the presenting students from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science's Schools of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Earth and Environment, Plant Biology and Animal Biology and from the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health ...
See all stories on this topic »NASA Administrator Breaks Down Over Those Lost in Space
Huffington Post (blog)
He said walking in space helped him understand part of the responsibility is to teach others about space studies. "If you are studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) today, and transitioning your NASA skills, you're going to have a ...
See all stories on this topic »International Olympic Committee now offering courses on the business of ...
pitpass.com
In 2000 the IOC and several other institutions founded the International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (AISTS), a graduate school at the University of Lausanne, and it has recently put in place for the first time a course about the business ...
See all stories on this topic »New Sci-Fi Anthology Offers Quest for Self-Truth and Redemption
PR Web (press release)
As a science-fiction author, he is more interested in drawing upon classical and universal themes than focusing on technology. In a recent interview with Reader Views, Allnach discussed his affinity for asking “What if?” questions in his work, ...
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