Plan to send two Indians into space

anupkanwar Avatar Posted by: anupkanwar July 13, 2010 51 days ago

Category: Science

Source: http://www.hindu.com

An unmanned crew module will be put in orbit around the earth by a modified Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in 2013 as a forerunner to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sending two Indians into space, S. Ramakrishnan, Director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, ISRO, said here on Monday.  Read More

Sunita Williams set to zoom into space again

anupkanwar Avatar Posted by: anupkanwar July 13, 2010 51 days ago

Category: Science

Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com

Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams will zoom into space once again. The 44-year-old Williams, who spent 195 days in space in 2006-07 and set a new record for female astronauts, has been handpicked for a new space expedition set for launch in June 2012.  Read More

A Joint Love Letter to Science

johnviti Avatar Posted by: johnviti May 31, 2010 94 days ago

Category: Science

Source: http://www.firstscience.com

Why is science important? As a teacher – faced with the inevitable question: "what’s the point of studying science?" - I set out to discover how leading scientists, writers and science teachers would reply. The answers were varied, intriguing and sometimes just plain emotional.  Read More

Gamma-Ray Wipe-Out

johnviti Avatar Posted by: johnviti May 31, 2010 94 days ago

Category: Science

Source: http://www.firstscience.com

Gamma-ray bursts: the biggest, most powerful explosions in the Universe since the Big Bang. They are a million trillion times brighter than the Sun. Each day, we detect a burst of gamma radiation coming from a random direction in the sky.  Read More

Solving the dilemma of gender imbalance

johnviti Avatar Posted by: johnviti May 31, 2010 94 days ago

Category: Science

Source: http://www.firstscience.com

Women remain under-represented in senior academic positions in science and technology. One way to redress this imbalance is for successful female scientists, who are already role models, to serve as mentors for young female researchers on their way up the ladder.  Read More

Animal Models for Therapeutic Strategies Report

johnviti Avatar Posted by: johnviti May 31, 2010 94 days ago

Category: Science

Source: http://www.insightpharmareports.com

The use of animal models in development of novel therapeutic strategies is the main emphasis of this report. Creation of new animal models is an important part of this research. Discussed in this publication:  Read More

1976 Tangshan earthquake

johnviti Avatar Posted by: johnviti May 31, 2010 94 days ago

Category: Science

Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com

The Tangshan earthquake of July 28, 1976 is one of the largest earthquakes in loss of life to hit the modern world  Read More

Positive Plastics - Positive Plastics Lebanon

positiveplastics Avatar Posted by: positiveplastics May 22, 2010 103 days ago

Category: Science

Source: http://positiveplastics.blogspot.com

Plastic is strong, durable, versatile, lightweight, safe and inexpensive. It is made from a by-product of oil refining which would otherwise be wasted, so nobody is importing oil to make plastic products.Positive Plastics has found the answer to this problem. Our additive put into the plastic at the extrusion stage will make the finished product “oxo-biodegradable” so that it will degrade and  Read More

How can Technology Help the Environment ?

admin Avatar Posted by: admin May 11, 2010 114 days ago

Category: Science

Editorial

Our environment is unique in its ability to sustain life forms.Human evolution and the development of technology has empowered every aspect of our lives.The onus is on us now to use this technology to helpl the environment from further degeneration.
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Eight Indian students in Intel ISEF

admin Avatar Posted by: admin May 07, 2010 118 days ago

Category: Science

Source: http://www.expresscomputeronline.com

Eight young students who have been successful at the India Initiative for Research & Innovation in Science (IRIS) with their innovative science and technology projects will now represent India in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) to be held in San Jose, California from May 9-14, 2010.  Read More

Two Pleasanton teens headed to compete in Intel's international science fair

admin Avatar Posted by: admin May 07, 2010 118 days ago

Category: Science

Source: http://www.pleasantonweekly.com

Two Pleasanton high school students are hoping their projects designed to help in the fight against cancer will bring them awards at this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF).  Read More

Hawking: Time travel will happen

admin Avatar Posted by: admin May 03, 2010 122 days ago

Category: Science

Source: http://news.cnet.com

In his new documentary, Stephen Hawking offers the view that humans will be able to travel millions of years ahead of their own time. Read this blog post by Chris Matyszczyk on Technically Incorrect.  Read More