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Pittsburgh Zoo, National Aviary and Phipps Conservatory to Offer Free Admission
From May to August, more than a dozen regional assets will have dates for free admission. The free admission is part of an expanded Summer Staycation program from RAD. Attractions participating won't have a traditional RAD Day this year.
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Read more at CBS News
CSIR-NISCPR Celebrates World Intellectual Property Day
Ministry of Science andamp; Technology Council of Scienific & Industrial Research (CSIR-NIScPR) organizes a national workshop to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day. The theme of the workshop was "IP and SDGs: Innovating for a Shared Future.' The event was attended by over 250 school students and featured presentations from five outstanding innovators who were felicitated for their contributions to technology and entrepreneurship.
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New Method to Grow Diamonds in Just 150 Minutes
a liquid metal mix can grow diamonds in just 150 minutes, all at normal atmospheric pressure. This technique eliminates the need for the immense pressure traditionally required for diamond production. In 15 minutes, tiny diamond fragments emerge and a continuous diamond film can be formed within 150 minutes.
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Read more at NDTV
Health Behaviour In School-Aged Children
World Health Organisation examined data from 280,000 children aged 11, 13 and 15 from 44 countries. Research also revealed that two-fifths of girls in England and Scotland have vaped by the age of 15. SaxaVord Spaceport, which hopes to eventually launch 30 rockets a year, has been given a crucial safety licence.
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Read more at Yahoo Singapore News
Emperor Penguins Breed on Sea-Ice Platforms
British Antarctic Survey found record-low sea ice levels in 2023 contributed to the second-worst year for emperor penguin chick mortality since observations began in 2018. It follows a "catastrophic breeding failure' in 2022, signalling long-term implications for the population, the study's author Peter Fretwell said.
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Read more at NDTV
Sustainable Fish Feeding for Asian Seabass
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Temasek Polytechnic have successfully replaced half of the fishmeal protein in the diets of farmed Asian seabass. The use of a cultivated protein is new to aquaculture production, say the scientists from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE)
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Read more at Phys.org
University of Florida Computer Science Professor Honored by American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., elected to The American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy elects leaders from all disciplines that work together to solve problems. Gilbert joins a long list of influential members such as Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Read more at University of Florida
Andrew Tran Receives a Goldwater Scholarship for his AI Research
The Goldwater Scholarship is one of the oldest and most prestigious national scholarships in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics in the United States. It is awarded to college sophomores and juniors based on their research merit and promise as a future researcher. Tran hypothesizes that some of these AI models may even replace search engines in educational settings.
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Read more at Temple University News
The Challenge of Getting Brilliant Women Into STEM Roles
The number of females continuing to study STEM subjects after GCSEs is only 35%, with this decreasing to 25% choosing to do so at university. Women make up just 29.4% of the STEM workforce. Even fewer are in leadership positions or at board level.
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Read more at PharmaTimes
BioFlorida Celebration of Biotechnology
500 industry professionals gathered for the 19th Annual BioFlorida Celebration of Biotechnology at Momentum Labs in Alachua. People can network while learning about new developments in creating and selling medical devices and medicines. This is the state’s largest life sciences exhibit show.
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Read more at WCJB