In Serbia, ‘World Conference on Basic Sciences & Sustainable Development’
The ‘2022 World Conference on Basic Sciences and Sustainable Development’, slated for September in Belgrade, Serbia, is one of the main events of IYBSSD2022.
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SMF launches 2 awards for innovation in mathematics
Abdulsalam MAHMUD reports that “The Ferrand Prize for Educational Innovation in Mathematics” and “The D’Alembert Prize for the Dissemination of Mathematics to a Wide Audience”, have been instituted by the Mathematical Society of France.
Brussels hosts ‘Transforming Science’ symposium May 11, 12
Themed “Pathways Towards Sustainability and Trustworthiness,” this year’s edition of #TransformingScience symposium will be held in Belgium from May 11 to 12, 2022.
The ‘Jena Declaration’ on Sustainability for SDGs
As signatories, over 30 global institutions that have already adopted “The Jena Declaration”, are calling for a new cultural approach through which Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can still be achieved.
Awaiting a ‘treaty on plastics pollution’
A global treaty on plastic wastes is on the way after the representatives of about 175 UN nations recently endorsed a resolution to end plastic pollution.
Scientists develop non-flammable battery from recyclable materials
Made from cheap and recyclable materials, a new type of rechargeable battery developed by scientists of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), will engineer a revolution in solar energy technologies.
It’s 100 years since discovery of polarography!
It is exactly a century since the 1959 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner, Jaroslav Heyrovský, discovered polarography, one of the most important Czech contributions to the world science.
22% of Slovaks don’t use internet at all–study
A survey has revealed that 22% of Slovakian citizens have never used the internet, while the rest 78% claimed they only used the internet at least a few times, weekly.
Drugs polluting rivers, worsening antimicrobial resistance
Aside polluting world rivers, a study has discovered that pharmaceutical pollution could contribute to antimicrobial resistance. Hence, affecting human health, while threatening the United Nations’ goals on water quality.
ACCTING: 3-year-long ‘European Green Deal’ project launched
For the next 40 months, ACCTING, an EU-funded project, will mobilize research experimentation and innovation based on a methodological framework to advance a gender equal and socially-just European Green Deal.
