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Focal point on disability and technology
The newly established Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the United Nations will work towards developing a strong international framework on setting global standards for governance and oversight of human genome editing. Read more [...]
Is Greece ready for the Industry 4.0?
Roughly one-fifth of the global workforce will be impacted by the adoption of AI and automation, with the most significant impact in developed nations. Read more [...]
The hidden knowledge
In a scientific world where there are too many candidates for the scarce positions and funds, recruitment became extremely demanding. With the needed ambition to publish more impactful stories, scientists often choose not to publish smaller projects. But is that really important? And, if so, can we foresee some solutions? These are some the questions we discuss in the present article. Read more [...]
Archaeological evidence for shamans’ worldview and landscape
This new publication of Oxbow Books, ‘Lands of the Shamans’, combines a series of case studies in which shamanism is studied from an archaeological point of view. Read more [...]
Is Science the antidote to racism?
Although science constantly proves that people are more alike than different, racism continues to exist at every level and to increase sharply. Read more [...]
What Are the Benefits of Silicon Carbide in Semiconductors?
The coming years will see the market for electronic devices and logic boards grow by additional leaps and bounds. But as electronics and semiconductors infiltrate new industries and products, designers and manufacturers are always on the hunt for better and smarter ways to manufacture these vital components. Read more [...]
Ode to the Periodic Table
At ESOF 2016, the 'Science meets poetry' section was launched to collect and publish poems related to the scientific domain. Read more [...]
Publications in academic research: Publish with a ‘Purpose’ and not just in the fear to ‘Perish’
To publish a number of articles at a very early stage cannot be a direct way to measure one’s ability and interest to do research later in time. Read more [...]
Ecology of the Gulf of Finland and the Neva Bay: plastic pollution of the marine environment
Petersburg scientists are sounding the alarm over the pollution of the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga with plastic bottles and household chemicals. In accordance with the EU strategy for the Baltic Sea region, cooperation between Russia and the EU Read more [...]
Reflections on Valentine’s Day: Love, and what scientists and thinkers found out
Recently, it was unmistakably once more Valentine's Day , the celebration of love. In commemoration, this discussion will explore notions of love and its meanings from varying studies. In writing about “love”, is a call of hope, whereby we may find Read more [...]
Implications of a No-Deal Brexit for European Research
Since the vote of the UK public to leave the
EU in June 2016, there has been extensive discussion about the negotiations
surrounding Brexit. This article assesses the impact of Brexit on European
research. The UK is home to many excellent research institutions Read more [...]
When brightness takes a break: the world’s most powerful synchrotron shuts down to make way for revolutionary successor
The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility was placed into standby mode on December 2018 to make way for a revolutionary new synchrotron, the Extremely Brilliant Source. Read more [...]
