Science Torch

10/11/2015

Go Organic ..... the only way we can protect the environmenet

05/08/2015

Have you ever imagined a world where drones deliver your goods, then amzon has got the answer...
http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/robotics/aerial-robots/drone-control-heres-how-amazon-thinks-drones-should-fit-into-us-airspace/?utm_source=roboticsnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=080

20/05/2013

Climate Game Changers
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/collideascape/?p=11227 #.UZpAoaJgffI

The picture is as clear as it is disturbing: the carbon intensity of the global energy supply has barely changed in 20 years, despite successful efforts in deploying renewable energy.

19/05/2013

Meet the World's Most Advanced Brain Scanner
http://discovermagazine.com/2013/june/08-meet-the-worlds-most-advanced-brain-scanner #.UZkneqJgffI

The super-MRI used in the Human Connectome Project is the ultimate brain hacking machine.

17/05/2013

What’s Behind Bee Die-Off?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2013/05/07/whats-behind-bee-die-off-u-s-and-europe-disagree/ #.UZYiJqJgffI

Bees are dying all over the world, and nobody is sure why it is happening. Up to 40 percent of U.S. beekeeper hives failed to survive the past winter, making this the worst season so far on record. In part this was the result of a mysterious and growing phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder (CC...

16/05/2013

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Associated With Increased Kidney Stone Risk
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130515174407.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail

Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psyc...

13/05/2013

Graphene Joins the Race to Redefine the Ampere
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130512141212.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail

New research could pave the way for redefining the ampere in terms of fundamental constants of physics. The world's first graphene single-electron pump provides the speed of electron flow needed to create a new standard for electrical current based on electron charge.

12/05/2013

Potential Flu Pandemic Lurks: Influenza Viruses Circulating in Pigs, Birds Could Pose Risk to Humans
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130510180250.htm

An new study identifies influenza viruses circulating in pigs and birds that could pose a risk to humans.

09/05/2013

INVITATION TO BID FOR SUPPLY, INSTALLATION & COMMISSIONING OF HANDMADE PAPER PLANT MACHINERY
http://www.uiri.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162&Itemid=232

Uganda Industrial Research Institute is Uganda Government's lead agency for industrialization, established by an Act of Parliament of Uganda under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry (MTTI). It is the countrie's main vehicle for implementing strategies and measures aimed at t...

09/05/2013

ZAYED FUTURE ENERGY PRIZE 2014
http://news.mak.ac.ug/2013/04/zayed-future-energy-prize-2014

The Zayed Future Energy Prize is organised by Masdar Institute, an Abu Dhabi based energy company involved in cutting edge research and development of renewable energy and clear energy technology. The Prize recognises innovative leadership and achievement in the global environmental solutions, and e...

09/05/2013

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FROM GATES FOUNDATION AND PARTNERS 2013
http://news.mak.ac.ug/2013/03/grant-opportunities-gates-foundation-and-partners-2013

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its funding partners in the Grand Challenges family of grant programs are inviting innovators to apply for three new grant opportunities:

08/05/2013

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/antonyevans/glowing-plants-natural-lighting-with-no-electricit

Create GLOWING PLANTS using synthetic biology and Genome Compiler's software - the first step in creating sustainable natural lighting