Soft Scientist

29/10/2021

NASA wants to harvest water on moon and Mars, and students think they can help

Deep beneath Mars' red clay surface lie ancient oceans now frozen into ice sheets. Earth's moon has hidden water deposits, too—pockets embedded deep inside its rocks.

27/10/2021

Jio, Ola, Accenture, IBM and more are looking for data scientists across India

25/10/2021

Meet the 50 women over 50 shaping the future of science, tech and art

Forbes and Know Your Value released the list on Thursday as part of its “50 Over 50” series, which is dedicated to highlight women over the age of 50 who have achieved significant success later in life, often overcoming formidable odds or barriers.

23/10/2021

IG: State Office of the Science and Tech Adviser Needs Stable Leadership and a Formal Strategy

The 10-year-old office has done good work, the inspector general found, but suffers from staff turnover and a lack of strategic vision.

21/10/2021

Madison Heights s*x offender accused of sending child p**n on chat app

Authorities allege that the man used Kik to send and view graphic photos and videos of children.

21/10/2021

Two new species of dinosaur discovered on Isle of Wight

Scientists have named one of the species the "horned crocodile-faced hell heron", while the other is called "Milner’s riverbank hunter" in honour of the late palaeontologist Angela Milner.

21/10/2021

NASA Selects Crew for 45-Day Simulated Trip to a Mars Moonv

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to head deep into space, all the way to Mars? Through a simulated journey, four volunteer research subjects will soon have a chance to find out. Beginning October 1, 2021, four people will live and work for 45 days inside a unique, ground-based habitat

21/10/2021

These Bacteria Could Nosh Through Freshwater Oil Spills

Michigan Tech researchers evaluate bacterial communities in freshwater for their ability to break down crude oil and diesel fuel.

21/10/2021

The true cost of upgrading your phone

Let’s talk about buying an iPhone for $1,000. Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, once compared this eye-popping price tag to buying a cup of coffee a day over a year. No big deal, right? But financial advisers see this differently. By some estimates, an investment of $1,000 in a retirement accou...

21/10/2021

Seminar highlights Shanghai-HK sci-tech innovation cooperation

Shanghai and Hong Kong are seeking to deepen cooperation in science and technology innovation, indus

21/10/2021

Opportunities for scientific cooperation between developing countries in the BRICS + Global South format

Volume of R&D funding and number of Scopus-indexed publications of the BRICS countries in total already exceed those of the EU-total and the United States. These metrics have opportunity for further growth if the five developing countries strengthen scientific cooperation with other countries from G...