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Science Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for 2024-10-30 ( 9 items )  
"In these challenging times, we as scientists must stand united" (10)
MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 29 [Category: Science] (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: From a cautious approach at the beginning, to a systematic exchange of researchers in the 1990s, to the strategic expansion of cooperation in selected priority areas since 2018: Sino-German cooperation between the Max Planck Society and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has gone through various phases since its beginnings in 1974 and has repeatedly adapted to current geopolitical challenges. more PR

Carnegie Institution: Climate, Dead Zones, And Fish - Solving a 'Wicked Problem' in Lake Erie and Beyond (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news: * * * New research from Carnegie Science's Anna Michalak investigates how agricultural runoff will affect fisheries now and in the future as climate change progresses. Michalak urges a holistic approach to addressing these societal challenges. * * * Recommended limits on the flow of nutrients into Lake Erie from agriculture may be too restrictive for some species of fish. They are, however, suited more PR

Centre for Science and Environment: Show Us the Money (10)
NEW DELHI, India, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Centre for Science and Environment issued the following news release: * * * * Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) releases position paper on climate finance, which is expected to hog the centrestage at the 29th climate talks in Baku * COP 29 will work towards reaching an agreement on what is called the 'New Collective Quantified Goal' (NCQG) on climate finance. The NCQG will replace commitmentsmade by developed countries in 2009 to support clima more PR

CSIR Urges an Overhaul of Logistics Performance Indicators to Transform South Africa's Logistics System (10)
PRETORIA, South Africa, Oct. 29 -- The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research issued the following news release: South Africa's logistics performance is often lauded for having the highest trade logistics performance in Africa. However, the country's logistics landscape reflects signs of strain. To address the issue, the development of a series of indicators for sustainable logistics performance is detailed in a new position paper published by the Council for Scientific and Industrial R more PR

Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine: Nuclear Medicine Workforce Survey Report (10)
YORK, England, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine issued the following news: In late 2023, IPEM's Workforce Intelligence Unit conducted a survey on the Nuclear Medicine workforce. The purpose of the survey was to provide an in-depth analysis of current workforce issues, with future projections and recommendations to tackle workforce shortages. We measured a workforce size of slightly over 1000 WTE (1091.1). The real value is probably closer to 1800. Our  more PR

International Science Council: Launch of Global Consultation - Developing Data Policies for Crisis Facilitated by Open Science (10)
PARIS, France, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The International Science Council issued the following news: * * * UNESCO in partnership with the Committee on Data (CODATA [https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000379949]) is launching a consultation to explore how the principles of open science could guide efficient policies for data sharing in times of crisis. * * * As the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent disasters and geopolitical conflicts have revealed, deficiencies in the capacity of science to more PR

Johns Hopkins Teams Poised to Create Transformative Technologies (10)
LAUREL, Maryland, Oct. 30 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Cheap and plentiful hydrogen harvested from water. Lightning-fast biocomputers running on brain-like substrates. Widely available noninvasive brain scans for early detection of neurological disease. A visual prosthesis in the form of glasses that returns sight to people with previously incurable vision loss. These are the four boundary-pushing proposals funded in this year's c more PR

Society for Science: 14-Year-Old Develops Water Filtration System Using Animal Bone to Facilitate Access to Clean Water Globally (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Society for Science, an organization that promotes the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Wins $25,000 Top Award at Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Exceptional middle school scientists and engineers rewarded with $100K in prizes for STEM research and innovations that take on global issues * * * Thermo Fisher Scientific and Society more PR

Space and Satellite Professionals International : Andre Jones, Hughes/Microsoft/Colombia's MICT and Speedcast Named Recipients of the 2024 Better Satellite World Awards (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 -- The Space and Satellite Professionals International issued the following news release: (28 October 2024 - New York City & London) - Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) announced today the recipients of the industry's tenth annual Better Satellite World Awards. The awards honor established companies along with disruptive innovators who make the world more prosperous, healthier, better-educated, more sustainable and more inclusive. An international jury selec more PR