2015年2月17日 星期二

2015-02-18 Canada English Science


CBC.ca
   
Dalhousie chemist awarded top Canadian science prize   
The Globe and Mail
For Axel Becke, a professor of chemistry at Dalhousie University, the turning point that would vault his career into the scientific stratosphere did not come in a campus laboratory but during a three-hour lunch on the French Riviera. It was 1991 and Dr. Becke ...

Chemist Axel Becke wins $1M Herzberg Medal   CBC.ca
A continuing journey: Axel Becke's perseverance celebrated with Herzberg Medal   Dal News
Dalhousie professor wins $1-million prize for science and engineering   TheChronicleHerald.ca (registration)

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CNN International
   
Ontario woman shortlisted for one-way Mars trip calls it 'greatest adventure of all ...   
CTV News
An Ontario woman who made the exclusive short list for a one-way trip to Mars says she nearly fell off her chair when she found out she was a finalist for the journey of a lifetime. “It has all the elements of the greatest story ever told,” said Karen Cumming, ...

Who wants to live (or die) on Mars?   USA TODAY
Mars One picks first 100 morons to suffocate, er, settle on Red Planet   The Register
Coimbatore girl Shraddha Prasad shortlisted for one-way trip to Mars   IBNLive
The Times (subscription)   
U-T San Diego   
Herald Scotland   
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BDlive
   
SpaceX hopes to land rockets at Cape   
Orlando Sentinel
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Hoping to make liftoffs less expensive, SpaceX wants to land its rockets not on a barge at sea but at a new pad on Cape Canaveral. lRelated Check out our amazing panoramic views of the space shuttle · Home · Check out our ...

SpaceX To Upgrade Drone Ship For Next Falcon Landing Attempt   Aviation Week
Google close to pumping $1 billion into Elon Musk's SpaceX project, source says   Edmonton Journal
Lucrative awards await rock-star engineers in the latest space race   BDlive
Spaceflight Now   
The Space Review   
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New York Sun
   
Cassandras of Climate Snowbound in Boston As Mercury Plunges   
New York Sun
BOSTON — The morning temperature here was negative three degrees Fahrenheit. That makes it harder to shovel the four feet of snow outside. Boston is having the second-coldest February in its history, according to the National Weather Service.
Global Warming, God, and American Complacency   Center for Research on Globalization
Letter: Warming of climate system unequivocal   Williams Lake Tribune
Public warmer on 'climate change' than 'global warming'   Cornell Chronicle
Town Hall   
Sunraysia Daily   
New Scientist   
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Business Standard
   
Online open course on global public health   
Business Standard
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), which is a global initiative of the United Nations, have joined hands to launch a free massive online open course (MOOC) on global public health from March 2 ...

Australia-India ink MoU to improve disability programme   Vancouver Desi
PHFI and SDSNEdu launch online course on global public health   Financial Express
PHFI and SDSNEdu join hands to roll out free Global Public Health online course   The News Reports
Moneylife   
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Scientific American
   
The Universe's Oldest Stars Were Late Bloomers   
Scientific American
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) as seen by the Planck Satellite across the entire sky. The color scale shows temperature differences in the CMB, while the texture maps the direction of polarized light. Some of Planck's CMB polarization ...

When space expanded faster-than-light   EarthSky
Planck Satellite Brings Early Universe into Focus (Kavli Hangout)   Space.com

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National Geographic
   
4 Sky Events This Week: Mars Snuggles With Venus, Green Comet Rings a Bell   
National Geographic
Sky-watchers get a last good look at comet Lovejoy while nearby planets jostle for attention. Picture of Earth's two nearest planetary neighbors, Venus and Mars, will pose together in. Earth's two nearest planetary neighbors, Venus and Mars, will pose together ...

Catch a 'Conjunction Triple Play' on February 20th as the Moon Meets Venus ...   Universe Today
Impressive astronomical alignment Friday   Emporia Gazette
Northampton astronomer prepares for conjunction of Venue and Mars   Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Interlochen   
Pittsburgh Post Gazette   
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R & D Magazine
   
The future of electronics could lie in material from the past   
R & D Magazine
The element germanium in its natural state. Researchers at The Ohio State Univ. have developed a technique for making one-atom-thick sheets of germanium for eventual use in electronics. Image Joshua Goldberger, courtesy of The Ohio State Univ.
Germanium, Wonder Material of the Past Could Have A Very Impactful Future   ENGINEERING.com

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Gigaom
   
Man-made DNA can now store data for millions of years   
Gigaom
Swiss scientists have discovered encasing DNA in glass and chilling it down can preserve data encoded in it for millions of years, moving them closer to an entirely new, and better, way to store the world's information. Researchers first turned data into DNA ...

DNA Data Storage Just Got a Bit More Practical   IEEE Spectrum
DNA preserved in glass could store data for over 2 million years   Digital Journal
Scientists say all the world's data can fit on a DNA hard drive the size of a teaspoon   Quartz
Smithsonian   
Maine News Online   
Popular Mechanics   
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Digital Journal
   
Ghost super moon on February 18th will not be visible   
Digital Journal
The first "Super" moon of 2015 will rise on February 18th. As the moon rises it will be a rare "Super New Moon" which means the moon will not be visible. 1 of 2. The event will an unique moment as the timing of the first super moon of the year coincides with ...

Black Supermoon: What (Not) To Look For Wednesday Night   CBS Local
A Black Moon. How It Differs From Last Year's Supermoons   The News Ledge
Moon travel just 20 years away   Independent Online
Huffington Post   
Air & Space Magazine   
Alabama's13.com   
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