Science-&-Innovation
Chinese scientists' pursuit of cosmic rays opens windows on universe
Beijing, Oct 24 (Xinhua/UNB) -- In the wilderness of Daocheng, southwest China's Sichuan Province, 4,400 meters above sea level, Chinese scientists are constructing a cosmic ray observation station on an area equivalent to 200 soccer fields.
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Eager to leave scandal, Nissan shows off smooth-driving tech
Yokosuka, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — An electric car with smooth four-wheel drive and a virtual friend for the coming age of automated driving are among the technology in development from Nissan.
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Is the stethoscope dying?
Chicago, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope — the very symbol of the medical profession — is facing an uncertain prognosis.
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Yuan Longping, father of hybrid rice
Changsha, Oct 23 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Yuan Longping, a globally renowned agronomist known for developing the first hybrid rice strains, just celebrated his 90th birthday in accordance with the traditional Chinese age counting system.
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1st scientific congress on NCDs kicks off in city
Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNB)- A scientific congress on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), first of its kind in the country, kicked off on Sunday, aiming to develop a strong institutional platform and strengthen research collaborations between clinicians and public health researchers.
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World's 1st female spacewalking team makes history
Cape Canaveral, Oct 18 (AP/UNB)— The world's first female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, floating out of the International Space Station to fix a broken part of the power network.
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Space station's 2 women prep for 1st all-female spacewalk
Cape Canaveral, OCT 18 (AP/UNB) — Men have floated out the hatch on all 420 spacewalks conducted over the past half-century.
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NASA unveils new spacesuits for human lunar landing
Washington, Oct. 16 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The U.S. space agency NASA unveiled on Tuesday the next-generation spacesuits to be used in its Artemis program that will send the first woman and next man to the Lunar South Pole by 2024.
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S.Korea aims to commercialize autonomous driving car by 2027
Seoul, Oct 15 (Xinhua/UNB) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday that his country aimed to commercialize autonomous driving cars by 2027 and expand the sales proportion of electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles to a third of the total by 2030.
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Planned new rocket carries hope for China's manned lunar landing program
Beijing, Oct 15 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Space engineers have made a key step in designing a new generation launch vehicle that could help start China's manned lunar exploration program, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
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