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Watch Live: Euronews’ AI Summit kicks off in Brussels
The one-day International Artificial Intelligence Summit in the heart of the EU seeks to find answers to many of the questions around global AI regulatory cooperation, and what it will mean in practice. ADVERTISEMENT The International Artificial Intelligence Summit 2023 in Brussels, organised by Euronews, has launched with a series of keynote interviews, panel discussions,…
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Taylor Swift is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2023
After a remarkable, record-breaking 2023, Taylor Swift is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year. Across the charts, streams, and concert stadiums filled with screaming, bracelet-wearing super fans, Swift undeniably reached a new realm of superstardom this year. All told, in the first 10 months of 2023, she saw 65 songs reach Apple Music’s Global Daily…
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Tech Matters: How to prepare for Travel Tuesday
Photo supplied Leslie Meredith <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are well-known days to score savings on your holiday gifts, did you know that travel-related things like airline tickets, hotels and cruises have a dedicated savings day too? It’s called Travel Tuesday and falls on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. Because these…
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Boston Court Marks 20 Years of Innovative Theatre Arts in Pasadena This week
Boston Court Pasadena, a contemporary arts theater established in 2003 in the heart of Pasadena by philanthropist Z. Clark Branson, will mark its 20th anniversary in style with a Roaring ’20s-themed benefit on Thursday, Nov. 9, at Noor Pasadena in the Paseo. Since its inception, Boston Court has consistently pushed the boundaries of theater and…
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A guide to the Nature Index
The Nature Index is a database of author affiliations and institutional relationships. The index tracks contributions to research articles published in high-quality natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute and fractional counts of article publication at the institutional and national level and, as…
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Fastest-rising nations look to solidify research gains
Credit: Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images China’s meteoric rise to become the most prolific nation for natural-science publications in the Nature Index is illustrated by its dominance in this supplement’s tables. Of the top 100 fastest-rising institutions between 2017 and 2022, just one — the Technical University of Munich — is outside China. Nature Index…
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Four science stars on the fast-track to impact
Among the fastest-rising researchers in the Nature Index, these four scientists are ones to watch. From investigating strategies for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions to understanding the nuances of the human immune system, they are tackling some of the most pressing challenges in global science. Illustration: Paddy Mills DANIELA WEISKOPF: Virus sleuth Daniela Weiskopf wants to understand…
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United States and India are becoming science partners of choice
Clean-room workers prepare a satellite for a joint mission between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization.Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Achyuta Adhvaryu, an economics and public-policy researcher, moved across the United States from Michigan to San Diego this year, to launch the 21st Century India Center at the University of California (UC), San Diego. The centre…
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China must draw on internal research strength
China’s rapid rise in global science owes much to its domestic endeavours, but international partnerships have been instrumental in elevating the quality of its research output. Escalating geopolitical tensions have changed the dynamics, however, and in some countries, particularly in the West, a shift in perception towards China from cooperative partner to rival casts a…
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Sonochemical synthesis of heterostructured ZnO/Bi2O3 for photocatalytic desulfurization
Abstract In this study, metal oxides nanoparticles heterogeneous photocatalysts prepared by coprecipitation and ultrasonic techniques were used for diesel desulfurization. They were characterized by scanning electron microscope, powder X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive analysis, diffused reflectance spectra, photoluminescence analysis and BET surface area. The surface area of catalyst B is larger than catalyst A confirming its…