2014年10月20日 星期一

2014-10-21 India Science

  Science News   
NASA: Stay tuned for images of comet Siding Spring from Mars  Los Angeles Times
Comet Siding Spring has flown past Mars, but the NASA satellites in orbit around the Red Planet are continuing to study the mysterious visitor from the solar system's distant Oort cloud. All three spacecraft – the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey ...

Mars Orbiter Mission was closest to comet Siding Spring   Times of India
I'm safe and sound, tweets MOM after comet sighting   The Hindu
Mars orbiters safe after scary encounter with the comet   Northern Voices Online
Spaceflight Now   
Discovery News   
Tech Times   
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  Avenue Mail   
Study to assess impact of crackers on pollution  Times of India
GHAZIABAD: The UP Pollution Control Board will complete a two-stage analysis of air and noise pollution to assess the impact of firecrackers on the environment in Ghaziabad this week. The first stage of the analysis was conducted on October 15, while the ...

PPCB gears up to monitor pollution on Diwali night   Hindustan Times
PCB to keep hawk eye on environmental pollution during Diwali   Zee News
Pollution Control Board to monitor noise pollution level this Diwali   Avenue Mail

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  The Hindu   
UN chief seeks more efforts for Millenium Development Goals  Business Standard
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the scientific community to invest more talent and resources to research that would contribute to UN' s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Ban made the remarks at the United Nations Economic and ...

UN, CERN celebrate science for peace and development   indiablooms
'Science must have a place at the policy table,' world leaders urge at special UN ...   UN News Centre
'Science Must Have a Place the Policy Table,' World Leaders Urge At Special ...   AllAfrica.com
Shanghai Daily (subscription)   
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  NDTV   
'More Electricity Access in India Entailed Small Climate Impact': Researchers  NDTV
London: Brushing aside apprehensions about India's growing energy consumption, researchers have found that improving household electricity over the last 30 years in India contributed only marginally to the growth of the nation's total carbon emissions.
Access to electricity in India has no impact on climate change   Economic Times
Natural gas expansion not enough to slow climate change   ANINEWS
Natural gas no miracle cure for climate change   Business Recorder

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  IBNLive   
OVERNIGHT TECH: Twitter project hits back at FCC commissioner  The Hill
THE LEDE: A research department at Indiana University studying Twitter trends is pushing back against what it calls "misleading information" about its program echoed by Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai. The university's ...

'Truthy' study of tweets is valuable to the public   Washington Post
Propagating memes: Now, scan social behaviour on Twitter   Hindustan Times
Project to scan 'social pollution' on Twitter   Business Standard

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  Astronomy Magazine   
Saturn moon may hide a “fossil” core or an ocean  Astronomy Magazine
The data suggest that something is not right inside Mimas; the amount of wobble measured is double what was predicted. By Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California | Published: Monday, October 20, 2014. RELATED TOPICS: SOLAR SYSTEM ...

Does the Saturn moon hide a 'fossil' core or an ocean?   Business Standard
Is there life on Mimas? Scientists hope so   The Star Online
Saturn moon may have 'life-friendly' underground ocean: scientists   The Ticker
The Inquisitr   
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  Uncover Michigan   
Leonardo DiCaprio donates $2 Million to Ocean 5  Uncover Michigan
American actor and activist for environmental issues Leonardo DiCaprio has given a donation of $2 million to Ocean 5, a support group for ocean conservation philanthropists. According to the actor, grant will be used to help protect large areas of the Arctic ...

DiCaprio Donates $2 Million Towards Ocean Conservation   Nature World News
Leonardo DiCaprio donates $2 million to protect oceans and marine life   Tech Times
DiCaprio Foundation donates USD 2 million to combat overfishing, ocean ...   FIS
Science Times   
American Live Wire   
Beta Wired   
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  Phys.Org   
New Zealand fault hole revealing secrets of earth's crust  Business Standard
An international team of scientists drilling a 1.3-km deep hole into the Alpine Fault in New Zealand's South Island say they are already gaining valuable insights into the earth's crust less than a quarter of the way down. The New Zealand-led team had drilled ...

Alpine drilling fault project moves into new phase   Phys.Org
Alpine fault line drilling reaches new phase   TVNZ

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  Deccan Chronicle   
First burger and chips sent to space  Business Standard
Junk food in space! A London-based start-up has successfully launched the first ever burger and chips into space using a helium balloon the size of a two-bedroom house. The meal was sent 112,000 feet into the sky in a stunt that cost around 2,000 pounds.
Burger, chips sent to space in balloon   The Asian Age

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  Daily Mail   
The tractor beam is here! Researchers conduct groundbreaking experiment that ...  Daily Mail
Tractor beams that can attract and repel large objects such as spaceships are a staple of sci-fi plotlines. However, researchers have revealed they are finally a reality - albeit on a slightly smaller scale. The first long-distance optical tractor beam moved ...

Physicists create reversible laser tractor beam   Financial Express
Australian physicists build reversible laser tractor beam   Business Standard

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