2014年11月17日 星期一

2014-11-18 Pakistan Science

  The Express Tribune   
Cutting-edge technology: Research to enable cultivation of crops with seawater  The Express Tribune
"By using nanotechnology, bulletproof papers are being made which are stronger than steel. These papers are being used to make bulletproof jackets," Dr Attaur Rahman. PHOTO: INP. KARACHI: The president of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Dr Attaur ...

Crops can be produced with sea water: expert   Pakistan Today
Research on bio-saline agriculture in progress   The News International

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  Gizmag   
Ocean gliding robots used to study melting Antarctic sheet ice  Gizmag
The use of "ocean gliders" for conducting research in oceanic conditions not ideal for regular methods has been catching on in the scientific community. Examples of this have been seen in the detection of endangered whales in the North Atlantic and a study ...

Robot dolphins give clues to Antarctic melt   Business Recorder

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  Customs Today Newspaper   
Color of Jupiter's Great Red Spot Comes from Epic Sunburn  Space.com
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter's face is secretly dull in color. But the swirling storm looks crimson thanks to something like a cosmic "sunburn," scientists say. New experiments show that the gases in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter turn a reddish hue when ...

300-year ago Great Red Spot on Jupiter became victim to a big storm: NASA   Customs Today Newspaper

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  Tech Times   
Supercomputer Race Heats Up as Government Invests in Fastest Designs  Tech Times
Sierra and Summit will soon become the two fastest computers in the world, but how much faster are they than China's Tianhe-2? Here, a technician is seen upgrading the Titan supercomputer. (Photo : OLCF) ...

Chinese supercomputer stays No. 1, Titan at ORNL still No. 2   Oak Ridge Today
IBM 'Data Centric' Systems Tackle Big Data Challenges   Scientific Computing
DOE Ordered Two New GPU-Powered Supercomputers   Desktop Engineering
Local 8 Now   
Fortune   
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  The Times of Israel   
Alexander Grothendieck dies at 86; mathematician shunned honors  Los Angeles Times
Alexander Grothendieck, an opinionated and reclusive giant of 20th century mathematics who shunned accolades and supported pacifist and environmental causes, has died in France. He was 86. Grothendieck died Thursday at a hospital in the southwestern ...

Alexander Grothendieck, reclusive genius of math, dies at 86   Reading Eagle
Math great Grothendieck, son of Jewish Nazi victim, dies at 86   The Times of Israel
Alexander Grothendieck, Math Enigma, Dies at 86   New York Times
Press Herald   
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Call for paradigm shift in policy makers' approach to climate change  Pakistan Observer
Monday, November 17, 2014 - Karachi—Urgent realisation is needed among policy makers as well as those responsible for management of affairs, that climatic changes and their manifestations observed through heavy rain fall, floods, drought are realities ...


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  Latino Post   
Leonid Meteor Shower 2014: Live Stream, Peak Hours & How to Watch  Latino Post
The Leonid meteor shower returns for its annual light show, and it's bound to peak tonight. Stargazers hoping to catch a glimpse of the meteor shower can watch the live show online via two webcasts airing tonight (November 17) and into the early hours of ...

Get ready for the Leonids! Meteor shower to be visible over East Coast tonight   Daily Mail
Leonids meteor shower: Peak seen near sunrise, if clouds clear over Lehigh Valley   The Express-Times - lehighvalleylive.com
Look up: How to watch the Leonids meteor shower   CTV News
Brevard Times   
Frontline Desk   
Uncover California   
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  TIME   
The feminist freakout over the scientist's 'girly' shirt  Los Angeles Times
The European Space Agency's Rosetta project accomplished one of the most impressive scientific feats in our lifetime. They essentially moved a clunky machine from one speeding bullet onto another, by remote control, from 310 million miles away. It's hoped ...

Scientists 'confident' comet lander will wake up   Salt Lake Tribune
Team 'confident' Philae will wake as it nears sun   Irish Examiner
Pioneering Philae completes main mission before hibernation   Space Daily
NDTV   
The Australian   
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  Voice of America   
Scientists Blame Virus for Massive Die-off of North American Starfish  Voice of America
WASHINGTON—. Scientists investigating a huge die-off of starfish along North America's Pacific coast have identified a virus they say is responsible for a calamitous wasting disease that has wiped out millions of the creatures since it first appeared last year.
Scientists identify clue in widespread deaths of sea stars   89.3 KPCC
Virus may be cause of epidemic killing millions of sea stars   The Seattle Times
Mystery surrounding millions of sea star deaths on BC coast solved   Vancouver Sun
Macleans.ca   
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  CNET   
The ISS gets its Zero-G 3D printer  CNET
The International Space Station has received its 3D printer, installed in its Microgravity Science Glovebox to move towards self sufficiency. by Michelle Starr · @riding_red; 18 November 2014 12:21 am GMT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus.
There is now a 3D printer on the International Space Station   Gigaom
Russia studies construction of its own orbital station   Xinhua
World's First Zero-Gravity 3D Printer Installed on Space Station   Space.com
Gizmag   
The Moscow Times   
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