Design the Future: Curiosity Driven Quests for Global Solutions
Early career scientists from the world gather in Tsukuba, Japan
Tsukuba Conference 2023 – Basic Science for SDGs, Perspectives from Global South: SDG12; Responsible Production and Consumption
The year 2022-23 is the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD) designated by the United Nations. Domestic and international discussions are actively underway on the role of basic sciences in contributing to the development of a sustainable society. In this session, Professor Marian Asantewah Nkansah of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and…
Scientific redemption for ocean plastic pollution
Marine bacteria and fungi produce enzyme that can degrade several kind of plastics back to their raw materials
Cordier:”Education is the best way to cross all kind of barriers”
Mineralogy is important to find new ressources, and also for education, says Patrick Cordier, the past-president of the International Mineralogical Association.
A window for approaching the human sciences
A one day conference about basic social and human sciences for sustainable development in Bogota, Colombia
Utilization of Carbon Dioxide Resource for Sustainable Development
Carbon dioxyde can be used both as a utility to improve chemistry, and also as a feedstock ressource for useful chemicals production
Leading Scientists Urge Moratorium on Deep-Sea Mining
The European science academies published a very critical report about the mineral ressoures extraction from the bottom of oceans
Mimicking Nature: Making Efficient and Sustainable Biocatalysts
Natural photosynthesis mechanism inspires the design of efficients new catalysts, that enable to conduct important chemical reactions under mild conditions
A computer cluster on renewable energies for Cuba
Collaboration between Germany and Cuba looks for an efficient computer infrastructure on the island.
Basic Sciences Provide Solutions to Environmental Problems
In this series of interviews, prepared by KEK for the IYBSSD 24-hour online event, four scientists link their research with environmental issues, especially E-waste.
