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Kathmandu from Space: watch video
The European Space Agency, ESA processed Copernicus Sentinel data (2015) and shows part of Nepal including its capital city, Kathmandu, and the Himalayan foothills are pictured in this satellite image. Vegetation appears red in this false-colour image, while waterways and buildings appear light green and blue.
Nobel Laureate Daniel Shechtman spoke on technological entrepreneurship in Nepal
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Chinese Academy of Sciences Eyes Multiple S&T Breakthroughs in Next Five Years
Beijing– The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced its 13th Five-year Plan (2016-2020) this Wednesday in Beijing, outlining breakthrough programs in areas ranging from particle physics and galactic structure, to…
IAEA, US Pacific Disaster Center to cooperate for better natural hazard monitoring and notification for nuclear installations
The International Atomic Energy Agency and the University of Hawaii’s Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) signed an agreement today to cooperate on monitoring of external hazards in relation to the safety…