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Monthly Archives: November 2021

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Peter Gluckman, ISC President

Gluckman becomes President of International Science Council

ISCBy Abdulsalam Mahmud30/11/2021Leave a comment

Peter Gluckman, an internationally-recognized biomedical scientist and former Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, is now the President of the International Science Council.

A biospecimen at a biobank. A UN science summit heard that biobanks could speed up research on health and diseases. (CC0).

Biobanking as key to achieving universal health

SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud29/11/2021Leave a comment

At a ‘UN Science Summit’, delegates argued that increasing the availability of high-quality biological samples through biobanks will advance global health research, and help achieve universal health coverage.

Atalay Ayele

Ethiopian researcher honoured for advancing earth, space sciences

Ethiopian Academy of SciencesBy Abdulsalam Mahmud28/11/2021Leave a comment

For his contribution to advancing the earth and space sciences, Prof. Atalay Ayele, a member of the Ethiopian Academy of Science (EAS), has bagged the American Geophysical Union (AGU) ‘2021 International Award’.

A view from a mountainous plane in Charlevoix. Credit: Fonds de Recherche du Québec

Charlevoix: Canada’s region that has experienced 1,242 earthquakes

Fonds de Recherche du Québec, General newsBy Abdulsalam Mahmud27/11/2021Leave a comment

A team of researchers led by Yajing Liu, a professor at McGill University, has launched a study into the distribution and structure of 1,242 earthquakes recorded in Charlevoix, between 1988 and 2010.

Prof. Petersen Ole

For contributing to European Science, Petersen bags ‘Gold Award’

Academia EuropaeaBy Abdulsalam Mahmud26/11/2021Leave a comment

The Academia Europaea has announced that Professor Ole Petersen will be presented with the Gold Award of the Academia Europaea for his contribution to the development of European Science.

NAS ‘3rd Annual Scientific Conference’ billed for January 2022

Nigerian Academy of SciencesBy Abdulsalam Mahmud24/11/2021Leave a comment

The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) will hold its ‘3rd Annual Scientific Conference’ themed: “Science and Technology Innovations for National Growth and Development,” in January 2022.

Ion track nanotechnology from GSI Materials Research creates a highly-sensitive nanopore

Scientists develop sensor for detecting COVID-19, other viruses using saliva

General newsBy Abdulsalam Mahmud23/11/2021Leave a comment

Based on single-nanopore membranes, a team of researchers have developed a test method that detects SARS-CoV-2 in saliva, without sample pretreatment, in only 2 hours.

Fuli Khatun, a flood victim whose home was submerged in the 2019 floods in Bangladesh. Researchers say climate hazards such as floods and drought are to increase by 2030. Copyright: UN Women Asia and the Pacific. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

By 2030, drought, other climate hazards will worsen food insecurity

SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud22/11/20212 Comments

The entire world risks facing food insecurity, human displacement, and conflicts by 2030 as extreme weather events persistently increase, reports Ruth Douglas.

Top 10 emerging technologies in Chemistry Credit: IUPAC

Top 10 emerging technologies in Chemistry

IUPACBy Abdulsalam Mahmud21/11/2021Leave a comment

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has released the ‘2021 Top Emerging Technologies in Chemistry’ with blockchain technology, together with chemical synthesis of RNA and DNA making the cut 10.

Varieties of Chinese foods. Credit: Phys.org

Sketching global environmental impacts of China’s food demand

Chinese Academy of Sciences, IIASABy Abdulsalam Mahmud20/11/2021Leave a comment

A study has revealed that carefully-designed policies for China’s food system and international trade will ensure that food security is attained in the Asian nation, without destroying its environment.

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