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Science Notebook | Malaria vaccine trials confirm high efficacy, Russia and India sign a new protocol for Kudankulam plant nuclear reactors, and the alarming news that the earth may have already crossed the 1.5°C warming level

Science Notebook | Malaria vaccine trials confirm high efficacy, Russia and India sign a new protocol for Kudankulam plant nuclear reactors, and the alarming news that the earth may have already crossed the 1.5°C warming level

MALARIA is the largest cause of death in young African children, and the disease claims over 6,00,000 lives globally each year. Now, results are out of the phase 3 trial data of the R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University and Serum Institute of India. The double-blinded, randomised trials, conducted among 4,800 children in the …

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Big Show blasts absurd hundred as Aussies post record total — T20I LIVE

Big Show blasts absurd hundred as Aussies post record total — T20I LIVE

Australian dynamo Glenn Maxwell went on a rampage at Adelaide Oval on Sunday evening, smacking a hundred in the second T20I against the West Indies. The Victorian slapped an unbeaten 120 (55), which included 12 boundaries and eight sixes, as the hosts posted a massive team total of 4-241 in the South Australian capital. It …

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NASA Shares Assignments for its SpaceX Crew-9 Space Station Mission

NASA Shares Assignments for its SpaceX Crew-9 Space Station Mission

Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-01-31 WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission, four crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station and conduct a wide-ranging set of operational and research activities for the benefit of all. Launching aboard the Dragon spacecraft, NASA astronauts Commander …

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A faster, more efficient imaging system for nanoparticles

A faster, more efficient imaging system for nanoparticles

Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-01-30 A new technique developed at INRS pushes back some of the limits of the infrared imaging of rare-earth doped nanoparticles. VARENNES, QC, Jan. 30, 2024 /CNW/ – Teams led by professors Jinyang Liang and Fiorenzo Vetrone from the Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre at the Institut national de …

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NASA to Observe Day of Remembrance, Host Employee Safety Town Hall

NASA to Observe Day of Remembrance, Host Employee Safety Town Hall

Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-01-19 WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of the members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery for the benefit of all, the agency will host its annual Day of Remembrance Thursday, Jan. 25. Traditionally held on the …

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NASA Names 2024 Innovative Concept Studies

NASA Names 2024 Innovative Concept Studies

Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-01-04 WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NASA selected the 2024 Phase I awardees for its program to fund ideas that could  innovate for the benefit of all and transform future agency missions. From proposals to explore low Earth orbit to the stars, the 13 concepts chosen stem from companies and …

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