‘2021 Global Risks Perceptions Report’ released
The ‘Global Risks Perceptions Report 2021′, recently launched, reveals the findings of the second annual survey of scientists’ perceptions of 35 global risks.
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Emirates Crystallographic Society: a milestone for UAE’s research community
Established in 2020, the Emirates Crystallographic Society, ECS, is another milestone for the growing research community in United Arab Emirates, write Panče Naumov, Sharmarke Mohamed, Liang Li and Wael Rabeh.
Czech scientist recreates perfumes used in ‘Cleopatra days’
Together with a team of historians, Egyptologists, philologists and organic chemists, a Czech scientist, wants to reconstruct the process of preparing ancient Greco-Egyptian perfumes.
Assessing water quality from sky now possible
Researchers involved in the BIOPALT project have designed a portal capable of providing data on the quality of water in Lake Chad, based on satellite earth observation.
20 female researchers get ‘IFS Women in Science workshop’ grants
About 20 women from 14 different African and Asian countries participated in the recently-held ‘IFS Women in Science workshop’ for 2021 grantees.
Medical PPE ‘unfit’ for women on COVID-19 frontlines–REPORT
Designed to fortify all gender of health workers, personal protective equipment, PPE, have often failed to protect women, who are leading the frontlines in the COVID fight, reports Laura Owings.
IUPAP @100: CERN’s partnership with a global union dedicated to physics
As the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) marks its centenary year, its long-standing partner, CERN, will be part of the celebrations, report Jens Vigen and Monica Pepe-Altarelli
‘IYBSSD2022 will improve links between basic sciences and 17 SDGs’
The ‘International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development’ provides an opportunity to improve the links between basic sciences and the 17 SDGs, according to SKA Observatory.
Scientists invent device which detects COVID by exhalation
HEALTHMONITOR, a compact device that diagnoses the presence of coronavirus in humans through exhalation, has been developed by a group of scientists.
African Crystallographic Association born, pioneer excos elected
Delia Haynes as President and 8 others as executive members have been elected to run the affairs of the newly-formed African Crystallographic Association (AfCA).
