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SCIENCINNOVATION: Egypt's Zewail science city hit by universities' dispute
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Lunes, 14 de mayo de 2012. Egypt's Zewail science city hit by universities' dispute. Ahmed Zewail proposed a science city for Egypt in 1999. Egypt's first science city — the Zewail City of Science and Technology — is set to open in September, but a dispute is raging over ownership of some of the facility's buildings. The city was first proposed in 1999 by Nobel prize-winning chemist Ahmed Zewail , but work on the project became mired in delays due to political instability and bureaucracy, according.
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SCIENCINNOVATION: junio 2009
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Martes, 23 de junio de 2009. Obama vows to boost science ties with Muslim world. Barack Obama speaking at Cairo University. Flickr/The Official White House Photostream. The United States' commitment to science diplomacy in parts of the developing world assumed a firmer shape yesterday (4 June) when its president, Barack Obama, outlined a science plan during his landmark speech at Cairo University in Egypt. On education, we will expand exchange programmes and increase scholarships, like the one that broug...
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SCIENCINNOVATION: julio 2009
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Miércoles, 8 de julio de 2009. Israeli company, NASA to work together on bio-fuel project. Foto: NASA John Glenn Research Center. In a move away from dependence on fossil fuels, Israeli company Seambiotic and NASA's John Glenn Research Center will jointly research the production of microalgae, which can be used a feedstock for bio-fuel. This is a major achievement," he told The Jerusalem Post Monday. Not many companies are recognized by NASA as a technology leader.". NASA will develop theoretical models ...
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SCIENCINNOVATION: mayo 2010
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Sábado, 29 de mayo de 2010. Canada launches 'unique' Grand Challenges fund. Canada is putting 225 million Canadian dollars (US$220 million) into a fund that it says will uniquely help developing world scientists solve health problems facing their regions. Grand Challenges Canada, launched last week (3 May), claims to break new ground with its approach, which includes seeking developing country scientists to lead its first raft of projects. Singer said the programme is also soliciting research into implem...
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SCIENCINNOVATION: febrero 2011
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Jueves, 10 de febrero de 2011. Innovations can help us adapt to a new era — Anthropocene. We must adapt to a new era in the Earth's history by adopting a novel model of economic growth and investing more in technological innovations for the poor, argue Paul J. Crutzen and Christian Schw ä. After 10,000 years of the Holocene, the arrival of the Anthropocene — the human era — is an undeniable reality that should be recognised formally, they say. The strategic plans for global conservation and climate chang...
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SCIENCINNOVATION: Innovations can help us adapt to a new era — Anthropocene
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Jueves, 10 de febrero de 2011. Innovations can help us adapt to a new era — Anthropocene. We must adapt to a new era in the Earth's history by adopting a novel model of economic growth and investing more in technological innovations for the poor, argue Paul J. Crutzen and Christian Schw ä. After 10,000 years of the Holocene, the arrival of the Anthropocene — the human era — is an undeniable reality that should be recognised formally, they say. The strategic plans for global conservation and climate chang...
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SCIENCINNOVATION: Israeli company, NASA to work together on bio-fuel project
http://sciencinnovation.blogspot.com/2009/07/israeli-company-nasa-to-work-together.html
Miércoles, 8 de julio de 2009. Israeli company, NASA to work together on bio-fuel project. Foto: NASA John Glenn Research Center. In a move away from dependence on fossil fuels, Israeli company Seambiotic and NASA's John Glenn Research Center will jointly research the production of microalgae, which can be used a feedstock for bio-fuel. This is a major achievement," he told The Jerusalem Post Monday. Not many companies are recognized by NASA as a technology leader.". NASA will develop theoretical models ...
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SCIENCINNOVATION: mayo 2012
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Lunes, 14 de mayo de 2012. Egypt's Zewail science city hit by universities' dispute. Ahmed Zewail proposed a science city for Egypt in 1999. Egypt's first science city — the Zewail City of Science and Technology — is set to open in September, but a dispute is raging over ownership of some of the facility's buildings. The city was first proposed in 1999 by Nobel prize-winning chemist Ahmed Zewail , but work on the project became mired in delays due to political instability and bureaucracy, according.
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SCIENCINNOVATION: Canada launches 'unique' Grand Challenges fund
http://sciencinnovation.blogspot.com/2010/05/canada-launches-unique-grand-challenges.html
Sábado, 29 de mayo de 2010. Canada launches 'unique' Grand Challenges fund. Canada is putting 225 million Canadian dollars (US$220 million) into a fund that it says will uniquely help developing world scientists solve health problems facing their regions. Grand Challenges Canada, launched last week (3 May), claims to break new ground with its approach, which includes seeking developing country scientists to lead its first raft of projects. Singer said the programme is also soliciting research into implem...
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SCIENCINNOVATION: Obama vows to boost science ties with Muslim world
http://sciencinnovation.blogspot.com/2009/06/obama-vows-to-boost-science-ties-with.html
Martes, 23 de junio de 2009. Obama vows to boost science ties with Muslim world. Barack Obama speaking at Cairo University. Flickr/The Official White House Photostream. The United States' commitment to science diplomacy in parts of the developing world assumed a firmer shape yesterday (4 June) when its president, Barack Obama, outlined a science plan during his landmark speech at Cairo University in Egypt. On education, we will expand exchange programmes and increase scholarships, like the one that broug...
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