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DOST inks MOA for grants to promising researchers

MANILA -- The Department of Science and Technology has inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with young innovators over the weekend, to provide them research grants and stipends. The young innovators were those...

How Binhai effect forges culture of innovation

TIANJIN, China – From a salt alkaline wasteland to a new hub of innovation and cyberspace -- that is how the Binhai City in Tianjin was rebranded and is continuously being developed...

Biggest studies on aspirin show risks outweigh benefits for many people

Doctors have long recommended that people who have had a heart attack or stroke take a daily low-dose aspirin to help prevent further heart problems. Now major research has tested whether...

Experts warn of a return of the AIDS epidemic

WASHINGTON — Thirty-six million people currently live with AIDS, a disease that claimed the lives of nearly 1 million people last year. Experts predict that by 2030, 100 million people will have been...

Cars Powered by New Fuel Type Tested in Australia

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Australian scientists have test driven two cars powered by a carbon-free fuel derived from ammonia. A team from the Australian government’s research agency, the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial...

Scientists: Tunnels in Thai Garnets Might Be Due to Microbes

Life has found a way to survive in some of the most extreme conditions imaginable. Now, scientists believe they might have found a new habitat for hardy microbes — inside garnets. New...

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