Category: Science
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Encourage children to take up career in sciences, Minister urges parents
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has advised parents to encourage their children to take up career in sciences. Onu gave the advice while receiving the delegation of Association of Professional Women Engineers in Nigeria (APWEN), led by its Chairperson, Mrs Joy Umunna-Nwaigwe on Tuesday in Abuja. He said it became imperative…
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Take advantage of international funding for your research projects – Expert
A researcher, Dr Eric Mwangi, has advised researchers to take advantage of the international funding to overcome the critical challenges of funding facing research projects. Mwangi, who is a lead researcher in Kenyan Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, gave the advice in a paper entitled: “Strengthening Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) between Europe and…
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FG inaugurates National Steering Committee on Development of Nanotechnology
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST) on Tuesday inaugurated National Steering Committee on Nanotechnology development to produce policy that would guide Nanotechnology operation in the country. The FMST Minister, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu said the committee would need to engage in aggressive public awareness on Nanotechnology in all states of the Federation. Nanotechnology is…
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Europe space chief says privatising ISS unrealistic
The Head of the European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday said privatising the International Space Station was unrealistic, amid U.S. plans to cease ISS funding in 2025. “The total operation of the space station is simply too expensive,’’ Jan Woerner told newsmen in Paris. The White House budget proposal on Monday would eventually end U.S.…
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The sun to be cooler by 2050 – study
The Sun might be unusually cool by 2050, according to a new study. Based on the cooling spiral of recent solar cycles, scientists from University of California, San Diego believe the next “grand-minimum” is just decades away, during which the Sun will be seven per cent cooler. A grand-minimum, according to the study, is a…
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Researchers develop new malleable, recyclable e-skin
Researchers have developed a novel type of malleable, self-healing and fully recyclable “electronic skin”, that has applications ranging from robotics and prosthetic development to better biomedical devices. The new study was published in the journal Science Advances. Electronic skin, known as e-skin, is a thin, translucent material that can mimic the function and mechanical properties…
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FG to establish science centres in 6 geo-political zones – Minister
The Federal Government on Friday said it concluded plans to establish science centres in the six geo-political zones of the country. The Minister for Science and Technology, Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, disclosed this on Friday after assessing the Assumpta Science Centre located at Ofekata Orodo in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo. Onu said the move…
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Space: the next frontier to fight climate change
The UK Space Agency said on Thursday that it would invest 38 million pounds (52.79 million dollars) to help people cope with climate disasters by using satellites. The device will monitor unpredictable weather patterns in Rwanda, deforestation in Colombia, the risk of forest fire in Indonesia, and the impact of severe climate swings on Tanzania,…
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Unilorin to contribute 10,000 genome to boost human cells, research
University of Ilorin’s Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology (UIMSB), will be contributing 10,000 genomes to the 100 million genome project in the next five years. Dr Kolawole Matthew, the Ag. Director of the institute, made the disclosure in Ilorin on Tuesday while declaring open the annual workshop on Biomedical Innovation and Research Commercialization. A…
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China to launch first student satellite for scientific education
China’s first nano-satellite with primary and middle school students involved in the development and building process will be launched into space Friday. The satellite, named after late Premier Zhou Enlai, was sent from its production base in Huai’an Youth Comprehensive Development Base in east China’s Jiangsu Province to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China’s…