"It is important to make the sciences relevant to the people, " said Princess Sumaya emphasizing the direct linkage between sciences and health, the environment, livelihoods, culture, governance, as well as the social dimension of sciences.
Two U.S. scientists have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovering a primary way the billions of cells in the body sense their environment, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today (Oct. 10).
Earth-orientated sciences in a zero-g environment will always be its priority, and with six individuals living permanently on the station the amount of astronaut time dedicated to experimentation has now been raised to something like 70 hours a week.
During the first day of the meeting, the experts will discuss trends in the sciences and the role of UNESCO in the present environment.
We have teamed up with one of the most respected cyber-universities in the United States to develop a program to integrate the two sciences (cyber and physical security) into an environment similar to that of Space Camp at the Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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"The UrtheCast camera will support the ISS and continue to inspire youth to pursue advanced studies in space sciences and spark interest in science, technology, engineering and the environment, " says Dr.Williams.
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Corporate clients might be harder to come by but would probably be drawn from sectors that deal with material sciences, particularly engineering or metallurgy, where a low-gravity environment would make possible types of research and production that are impossible or prohibitively expensive on Earth.
Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the study was published in the Building and Environment Journal.
Such an environment breeds innovation, green fields and the growth of new industries such as energy, resources, bio sciences.
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