Several free online resources can help young scientists to find funding opportunities.Credit: JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado/Getty Early-career researchers worldwide are are availing themselves of an important but formerly obscure resource: three downloadable databases of hundreds of global funding opportunities and fellowships. The databases — one for graduate students, one for postdoctoral researchers and one for junior
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The award is for a new program named MOSSAIC, short for maintenance of space situational awareness integrated capabilities. WASHINGTON — L3Harris has been awarded a 10-year $1.2 billion contract by the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center to maintain and modernize the military’s network of space surveillance sensors. The award is for a
Steam billowing from Drax power station near Selby England debstheleo | iStock | Getty Images Coal-fired electricity production at the U.K.’s largest power plant is expected to end in March 2021, energy firm Drax said Thursday, with the move leading to between 200 and 230 job losses. Drax Power Station — which is located near
The Massachusetts biotechnology firm, Moderna, Inc. has developed a potential coronavirus vaccine and shipped its first sample vials to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for human testing. The experimental vaccine will be tested on 20 to 25 healthy volunteers by April to test if it is safe and if it produces
(Reuters) – Hundreds of Apache tribe members and supporters marched for four days to a sacred campground in southeastern Arizona earlier this month, hoping to protect the land from copper mining while bringing awareness to injustices against Native Americans. FILE PHOTO: A view of people camping in the Oak Flat campground outside of Globe, Arizona,
‘It’s kind of funny; human bonding happens when there’s another direct task going on, right?’ Lucas Matney @lucasmtny / 8 hours There are plenty of accelerators aiming to sway young startups to join their ranks rather than apply to Y Combinator, but Pioneer‘s sell is a bit different. First off, they are fully remote; founders
Chinese institutions have been told to stop paying researchers bonuses for publishing in journals, as part of a new national policy to cut perverse incentives that encourage scientists to publish lots of papers rather than focus on high-impact work. In an order released last week, China’s science and education ministries also say that institutions must
WASHINGTON — As the independent review of last December’s test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle nears completion, the company said it will perform more rigorous testing to catch errors that slipped through on that flight. In a Feb. 28 briefing at Boeing offices here, John Mulholland, vice president and program manager of
An offshore oil platform. Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images U.S. oil prices experienced their steepest weekly fall since 2008 as the spread of the coronavirus stokes fears of slowing global demand. Investors are increasingly worried as the virus has spread beyond its epicenter in China to more than 40 other countries. West Texas
Boeing acknowledged Friday it failed to conduct full and adequate software tests before the botched space debut of its astronaut capsule late last year. A software error left the Starliner capsule in the wrong orbit in December and precluded a docking with the International Space Station. Another software flaw could have ended up destroying the
The last few years have seen many cities ban plastic bags, plastic straws and other common forms of waste, giving environmentally conscious alternatives a huge boost — among them Loliware, purveyor of fine disposable goods created from kelp. Huge demand and smart sourcing has attracted a big first funding round. I covered Loliware early on
Chat bots were central to Facebook Messenger’s strategy three years ago. Now they’re being hidden from view in the app along with games and businesses. Facebook Messenger is removing the Discover tab this week as it focuses on speed and simplicity instead of broad utility like China’s WeChat. The changes are part of a larger
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here Although thought to be the most abundant vertebrates on Earth, little is known about the species of bristlemouths that inhabit the oceans’ twilight zone.Credit: Solvin Zankl/NPL The vast, wild depths of the ocean’s middle layer face
Elon Musk insisted reusable launch vehicles are “absolutely fundamental” to achieving whatever space ambitions the military might have, including staying ahead of China. ORLANDO, Fla. — In his first appearance at a military conference since the establishment of the U.S. Space Force, SpaceX founder Elon Musk gave his usual pitch on the virtues of reusable
No time like the present. That adage rang true for Bill Baruch of Blue Line Capital on Friday as stocks continued to fall in Wall Street’s worst week since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, fueled by mounting worries over the global coronavirus outbreak. “Nothing to argue about here: This is a bloodbath, but
(Reuters) – California’s utilities regulator has proposed an increased $2.14 billion fine on PG&E Corp for its role in causing the devastating 2017 and 2018 wildfires in Northern California. FILE PHOTO: PG&E works on power lines to repair damage caused by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, U.S. November 21, 2018. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage The decision
A new startup called Notivize aims to give product teams direct access to one of their most important tools for increasing user engagement — notifications. The company has been testing the product with select customers since last year and says it has already sent hundreds of thousands of notifications. And this week, it announced that
In this roundtable, our panel discusses reporting on the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Download MP3 In this edition of Backchat we take a deep dive into Nature’s coverage of coronavirus. As cases climb, what are some of the challenges involved in reporting on the virus? Never miss an episode: Subscribe to the Nature Podcast on Apple
In 1920, a young German engineer named Albert Betz peered down at his calculations. Although interest in renewable energy was a long way from reaching its peak, he’d been exploring how wind turbines capture energy from the air. In the process, he had come up with a calculation for the greatest possible efficiency of any
WASHINGTON — NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX Feb. 28 for the launch of a mission to a large metallic asteroid on the company’s Falcon Heavy rocket. NASA said that it will use a Falcon Heavy to launch its Psyche mission in July 2022 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The contract
River taxis wait for customers at the dock in the town of Bartica, Guyana on June 6, 2016. Bartica is a town at the confluence of two major rivers and is the launching point for people who work in the jungle regions, mining gold and diamonds. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS | AFP | Getty Images An upcoming
(Photo : Photo by Fernando @dearferdo on Unsplash) While awareness of mental health has increased over the last few years, it is not where it needs to be. People still perceive depression as a minor issue that affects a small portion of the population. But they are wrong. Dead wrong. Around 17 million Americans suffer
Dr. Daylan Tzompa Sosa holds a handful of crickets at Ghent University, Belgium February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) – Belgian waffles may be about to become more environmentally friendly. Scientists at Ghent University in Belgium are experimenting with larva fat to replace butter in waffles, cakes and cookies, saying using grease from
‘I think we can build awareness around people owning their shower experience’ Lucas Matney @lucasmtny / 1 month Finding the right product/market fit is challenging for any company, but it’s just a little harder for hardware startups. I recently visited the San Francisco offices of Nebia to chat with co-founder and CEO Philip Winter, whose
CEO of Apple Tim Cook attends China Development Forum 2019 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 23, 2019 in Beijing, China. VCG | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Thursday that he believes that China is getting the situation related to the COVID-19 coronavirus under control. “I mean, if you look at
Traditional shopping can be less climate-friendly than online shopping. Credit: Getty Environmental sciences 28 February 2020 Dropping money at bricks-and-mortar shops can have a bigger carbon footprint than some forms of e-commerce. To cut the carbon footprint of your online purchases, have them delivered by local stores. As low-cost, fast-shipping e-commerce sites proliferate, consumers have
HELSINKI — China will launch Beidou navigation satellites in March and May this year, completing a constellation designed for an array of civil and military applications. A Long March 3B rocket arrived at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center Feb. 14, according to China News Service. The Beidou satellite for the launch has also arrived at
With a large part of its land located below sea-level, the Netherlands is a country that has seen its fair share of floods. These include the devastating North Sea flood of 1953, which affected Scotland, England, Belgium and the Netherlands, claiming almost 2,000 lives in the latter. Globally, rising sea levels could have a significant
Researchers have discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable Earth-sized world, by combing through data gathered by NASA’s Kepler mission. Over its original four-year mission, the Kepler satellite looked for planets, especially those that lie in the “Habitable Zones” of their stars, where liquid water could exist on a rocky planet’s surface, the study
FRANKFURT/ZURICH (Reuters) – Hyundai’s hydrogen-powered 18-tonne trucks are set to hit the roads in Switzerland next month as the South Korean automaker looks to establish a case for its zero-emissions technology in a low carbon world. Hyundai’s H2 Xcient Fuel-Cell truck is pictured in this undated handout image. The trucks are set to hit the
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has updated its flagship model, the Raspberry Pi 4. It’s still the same awesome tiny single-board computer with a lot of connectors. But the entry level now comes with 2GB of RAM instead of 1GB of RAM for the same price of $35. The foundation says that RAM prices have been
A recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reveals that Colorado River has dried up by twenty percent, and may lose approximately one-fourth of its natural flow by 2050 as temperature increases. Scientists point to the melting of snowpack due to warmer temperature and lack of precipitation as the culprit of the river’s decreasing flow. The
A computer simulation of a pair of supermassive black holes. Hints of a trio of black holes have been seen in radio observations. Credit: NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER/ESA/GAIA/DPAC/SPL Astronomy and astrophysics 27 February 2020 Radio signals suggest a grouping of two large black holes and one small one. A distant source of radio signals
When the first commercial flight took off on 1 January 1914, the carbon emissions contributing to air pollution were probably not the highest priority. More than a century later, in 2019, the actions of young environmental activist Greta Thunberg helped raise awareness of the Swedish term flygskam — translated as “flight shame” — to the
Northrop Grumman said the test moves OmegA a step closer to becoming certified to fly national security missions. ORLANDO, Fla. — Northrop Grumman announced Feb. 27 it completed a static fire test of the second stage of its OmegA rocket. The test, conducted at the company’s facilities in Promontory, Utah, moves OmegA a step closer
The Citroën Ami is a new take on urban mobility. It’s electric, cheap and doesn’t require a license. In short, it’s less of a car and more of an electric scooter with two seats, doors and a heater. Jokes aside, the Citroën Ami could be a glimpse at the future of mobility. The innovation isn’t
Like baseball, cricket relies on grass, dirt, wood, cork, spit, spin, drop and rise en route to either victory or loss. And like baseball — and just about any other sport, really — cricket coaching staffs and their players worldwide are looking for more ways to track every move. Tracking statistics is nothing new. With
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak Pangolins are often smuggled into China, where there is demand for their meat and scales.Credit: Shutterstock • Three weeks ago, on the basis of genetic analyses, pangolins became the prime suspect as the
Terry Eggers | The Image Bank | Getty Images Last year saw wind generation in the U.S. overtake hydroelectric generation for the first time, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Released Wednesday, the figures from the EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report show that yearly wind generation hit a little over 300
Lt. Gen. D.T. Thompson: “Our problem is not going to be recruiting.” ORLANDO, Fla. — The vice commander of the U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. David “DT” Thompson told a large audience of airmen on Feb. 27 that thousands of Air Force personnel who work in space-related occupations are expected to transfer to the newly
Air pollution knows no border. A new study published in Nature revealed that air pollution crosses state borders, causing half of air pollution-related death in the US. Irene Dedoussi, an aerospace engineering professor at the Delft University of Technology and lead author of the research said that air pollution, which kills between 90,000 to 360,000 people in
Demonstrators from Extinction Rebellion display a banner as a site security member looks on during a protest at Banks Group’s open-cast coal mine in Bradley, County Durham, Britain February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Scott Heppell LONDON (Reuters) – Members of climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion dressed as canaries in cages outside a coal mine in the
Big tech’s lead privacy regulator in Europe has intervened to flag transparency concerns about a Facebook election reminder feature — asking the tech giant to provide it with information about what data it collects from users who interact with the notification and how their personal data is used, including whether it’s used for targeting them
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HELSINKI — India’s launch plans for the coming year include a range of Earth observation, communication and navigation satellites according to an annual report. Progress in the areas of space transportation and human spaceflight is also laid out in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) report. India is gearing up to launch 10 Earth observation
Even if OPEC cuts production by 600,000 barrels a day, oil prices could remain weak until April, according to a senior analyst at S&P Global Platts. That’s because inventories are rising amid lower oil demand due to the coronavirus outbreak, Kang Wu, Asia’s head of analytics, told CNBC’s “Capital Connection” on Thursday. Oil prices have
Ever since K2-18b was discovered, scientists across the world have taken a keen interest on the exoplanet – a planet outside our solar system. But after two different teams last year reported the detection of water vapour in its hydrogen-rich atmosphere, researchers are now edging to find signs of life. A researcher at the time
Panasonic said it will stop producing solar cells and modules at Tesla’s factory in Buffalo, N.Y., ending a four-year joint venture with the electric automaker. Nikkei Asian Review was the first to report that Panasonic planned to end its production agreement with Tesla . Panasonic has since issued an announcement to explain its decision. Tesla
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