Science & Technology
CENTURY: An AI-powered teaching and learning platform
Priya Lakhani is the Founder CEO of CENTURY Tech
(link is external), an
award-winning teaching and learning platform for teachers and students, and
co-founder of the Institute...
Laying the Groundwork for Asia’s Technological Revolution
Technological advances and innovations are having a
profound impact on the way people live, interact, and do business. They bring
with them opportunities—not for only enhanced...
India and Industry 4.0: Smart Thinking and Smart Politics
The
neologism -Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0 is not uncommon for
policymakers and technocrats. Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of
the World Economic Forum (WEF),...
Seize the opportunities of digital technology to improve well-being but also address the risks
Digital technology can improve our lives but it
also poses a major risk of widening social inequality and blocking
opportunities for people without the skills to...
Nuclear Technology Helps Develop New Barley Variety in Kuwait
New home-grown barley varieties developed using irradiation with the support of the IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
Toward Closing the Gender Gap in Nuclear Science
Authors: Miklos Gaspar and Margot Dubertrand*
Women make up less than a quarter of the workforce in the nuclear sector worldwide, hurting not only diversity within...
We need to build more networks of women in science
Why science?
I was born in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania with family roots in Usangi, near Mount Kilimanjaro. I was lucky. My parents were...
The Future of Tech: Building Quantum Technology With Ion Beam Accelerators
Authors: Aliz Simon and Nicole Jawerth*
Quantum technology is paving the way for smaller, faster and more flexible electronics than ever before, such as Magnetic...
How to protect your data from cyberattacks
Crime used to mean things like break-ins and thieves swiping packages from your doorstep. But now there’s an increasing number of cybersecurity threats that...
Russia’s Huawei 5G Conundrum
The action being taken by various governments to limit the involvement of China’s Huawei in the provision of equipment for 5G has brought into...