Odisha biotechnology policy, 2024
The government of Odisha has approved the Biotechnology Policy 2024 to create a flourishing ecosystem for the biotech industry. This will further promote higher education, research & infrastructure development
Science And Technology
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Pak academic wins UNESCO Avicenna Prize of Ethics 2015
ISLAMABAD: The winner of the 2015 UNESCO Avicenna Prize of Ethics in Science is Pakistani Professor of Biotechnology and bioethicist Zabta Khan Shinwari. The prize, which includes a diploma, a UNESCO
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Hong Kong-based entrepreneur discovers new way to test for toxins
Eric Chen Zixiang uses zebrafish embryos to help cosmetic and food firms find out whether their products contain harmful substances The melamine scandal on the mainland in 2008 saw six babies die and
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Google Launches “Sidewalk Labs,” Smart City Startup
The seemingly ever-growing tech giant Google has now launched its first startup focused on the so-called “Smart Cities” movement, according to recent reports. The company — which has been dubbed Sidewalk
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The self-healing concrete that can fix its own cracks
The green technology embeds self-activating bacteria into concrete to make it self-healing, but will it win over a risk-averse construction industry? Of all the carbon emitters that surround us every
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Sacrificial amphiphiles: Eco-friendly chemical herders as oil spill mitigation chemicals
<p>Crude oil spills are a major threat to marine biota and the environment. When light crude oil spills on water, it forms a thin layer that is difficult to clean by any methods of oil spill response.
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China's super ‘eye’ to speed up space rendezvous
CHINESE space experts have developed the world's most sensitive "eye" that enables the autonomous rendezvous and docking of two spacecraft -- flying eight times faster than bullets -- more efficiently
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Synthetic rhino horns are being 3D printed in an effort to defeat poachers
A biotech firm has managed to 3D print fake rhino horns as part of a bid to curb poaching. Pembient, a startup based in San Francisco, plans to flood the Chinese market with the synthetic horns which
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Energy-Saving Material Gets a Boost
A material used to make power-saving light bulbs is gaining momentum in the world of semiconductors. KKR & Co. is the latest to place a bet. The big private-equity firm, known mainly for funneling money
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Moroccan villagers turn fog into fresh water ending exhausting treks to distant wells
Green technology to turn fog into fresh water straight from the tap has put an end to exhausting daily treks to distant wells by village women in southwest Morocco. Families in five highland Berber
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Animal Tracking is Entering a 'Gold Age': Tools to Track Conservation Hotspots
We may be entering the "golden age" of animal tracking. Animals wearing new tagging and tracking devices are giving scientists a real-time look at their behavior and the environmental health of the planet.