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Category Archives: This Week in Science
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development – What about Cultural Diversity in Science?
May 21 has been appointed by the UN as World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity in 2001 and in 2002, the UN declared May 21 the day to remind … Continue reading
Dr. Allan Ernest Talks About What is Quantum Theory, Gravitational Quantisation and Dark Matter
Quantum physics theories, being at the core of all scientific principles, rationalise the role of matter and its relations to energy, all on a scale of atoms. Quantum theory revolutionised physics as up until the 19th century, matter and energy … Continue reading
The Silent Thief of Sight: Don’t Let Glaucoma Darken Your Life
March 12th to 17th is World Glaucoma Week. Glaucoma is a serious disease affecting the eyes, more specifically the optic nerve, preventing transmission of information between the optic nerve and the brain. Also called “the silent thief of sight“, it … Continue reading
March 8th: Promoting Women In Science
When thinking about science, up until now it has been predominantly ruled by men: nevertheless, women have greatly contributed to scientific discoveries and advancements in many science fields from the earliest times. Known women scientists are responsible for literally changing … Continue reading
Posted in InTech, Interview, Open Access, Popular Science, This Week in Science
Tagged Ewa Kleczyk, gender inequality, hypatia, InTech, marie curie, Science, trotula de salerno, women
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Advancing Medicine: Dr. Chalkoo Talks To Us About The Latest Developments In Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy or bandaid surgery, is a surgical technique where small incisions are performed usually in the region of the abdomen, opposed to open surgical procedures involving larger cuts and potentially further complications for the patients. What is mostly interesting within … Continue reading
Posted in InTech, Interview, This Week in Science
Tagged InTech, Laparoscopy, Mushtaq Chalkoo, Open Access
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International Rare Disease Day: Get Involved and Lend a Helping Hand
Today, February 29th, is marked as the fifth International Rare Disease Day. Coordinated by EURORDIS and in collaboration with rare disease national alliances in 25 European countries, patient organisations from all over the globe will be organising activities under the … Continue reading
Posted in InTech, This Week in Science, Uncategorized
Tagged InTech, Rare Disease Day, Support
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How Ironic: Promoting Open Science Through a Subscription-based Journal. But is It?
Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, 57th richest man on earth and founder of Vulcan Inc. took it upon himself to promote and advocate something we at InTech have at heart: open science and open data. The article, stating Allen’s latest … Continue reading
Commenting Science: Afterlife Affairs-Are We Politically Incorrect in Recognising True Innovators?
One word, actually two: Steve Jobs. Born in 1955, Steven Paul Jobs was our era’s leader among leaders. Can we contest this statement? No. The person, better defined as a persona behind Apple was THE man, both figuratively and literally. … Continue reading
Posted in This Week in Science
Tagged Apple, apps, Dennis Ritchie, information technology, Science, Steve Jobs, technology
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Geminoid Replicants of Your Own Self? It’s All Possible with Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro
Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro, InTech’s long term author and the director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory at Osaka University, Japan, has been an undeniable pioneer in conceptualising, engineering, and bringing to “life” actroids, humanoid robots hardly machines in their resemblance to … Continue reading
Posted in This Week in Science
Tagged actroids, androids, geminoids, hiroshi ishiguro, InTech, robotics
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Interview With Dr. Marc-Eric Halatsch
About Glioblastomas And Future Developments on Cancer Cures Dr. Marc-Eric Halatsch, Professor of Neurosurgery and a member of several professional organizations such as the German National Academic Foundation, was active as the German representative of the Young Neurosurgeons’ Committee of … Continue reading
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