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2021

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IAEA Weekly News

IAEA Weekly News

Nuclear or renewables? No! Nuclear AND renewables. Read our article summarizing a panel discussion at this week's Clean Energy Ministerial Conference, hosted by Chile, on the topic.

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 The CORONA Program: declassified

The CORONA Program: declassified

Twentysix years ago, the world learned about the existence of the first imaging reconnaissance satellite, codenamed CORONA. It’s hard to imagine a world without Google maps or satellite imagery, but when CORONA was developed in the 1950s, satellite photo-reconnaissance didn’t exist.

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2020

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2019

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2018

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Glycemic index diet

Glycemic index diet

We are now in advanced October, we are moving towards a period in which, due to the cold, we feel the need to eat foods a little 'more fat that give us enough heat to fight the cold. Unfortunately it is known that eating fat and well seasoned foods there is a risk of increasing the famous rolls so hard to eliminate.

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2017

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The opportunity for innovative space applications

The opportunity for innovative space applications

Agri productivity, agriculture & food, built environment, Data, digital economy, Emerging and enabling technologies, Industrial strategy challenge fund, Infrastructure systems, Internet of Things, space, transport systems, urban living

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The Nobel for Medicine  at Dad's Biological Clock

The Nobel for Medicine at Dad's Biological Clock

Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael W. Young received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their "discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm" namely the behavior of the so-called biological clock.

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2015

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2014

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Why Centro Cardiologico Monzino

Why Centro Cardiologico Monzino

CCM is a Research and Teaching Hospital (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico - IRCCS) solely dedicated to cardiovascular prevention and care, whose mission is inspiring hope and contributing to health and well-being by providing the best care to every patient through integrated clinical practice

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Art Basel's second edition in Hong Kong closes with strong sales and exceptional public programming.

Art Basel's second edition in Hong Kong closes with strong sales and exceptional public programming.

Art Basel's second edition in Hong Kong closed with galleries reporting strong sales across all five days. A premier line-up of 245 galleries with exhibition spaces in 39 countries and territories across the world participated in Art Basel's second edition in Hong Kong, the first with UBS as Lead Partner. With over 50 percent of galleries having exhibition spaces in Asia and the Asia-Pacific region, Art Basel underlined its deep commitment to the region. The show was attended by over 65,000 visitors.

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Germany will be the host of the Turin's International Book Fair  2015

Germany will be the host of the Turin's International Book Fair 2015

This morning there was a meeting between Rolando Picchioni and Ernesto Ferrero, respectively President and Director of the International Book Fair of Turin, and Bärbel Becker, head of projects with other countries of the Frankfurt Book Fair . Full appreciation from Mrs. Becker for the organization of the exhibition in Turin.

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FOOD MADE IN ITALY, THE MOST  REQUIRED IN THE WORLD

FOOD MADE IN ITALY, THE MOST REQUIRED IN THE WORLD

CIBUS 2014 - Parma - The demand for food Made in Italy is growing rapidly and their production is trying to get out of the classification of niche product to become a consumer product , arriving on the shelves of large foreign distributors.

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Vote by U.N. General Assembly: Isolates Russia

Vote by U.N. General Assembly: Isolates Russia

Ukraine and its Western backers persuaded a large majority of countries in the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to dismiss the annexation as illegal, even as Russia sought to rally world support for the idea of self-determination.

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At the International Wine & Spirits Show in Chengdu 25-28 March Vinitaly International returns to the heart of China with Italian Wine excellence.

At the International Wine & Spirits Show in Chengdu 25-28 March Vinitaly International returns to the heart of China with Italian Wine excellence.

Vinitaly International, after successfully inaugurating activities last 3 February 2014 in New York under the banner of innovation and on the eve of the 48th Vinitaly in Verona (6-9 April), turns its gaze to the East where, for the first time, it will take part in the Chengdu Off Show event on the occasion of the 90th edition of the most important B2B event: the China Food & Drinks Fair scheduled 25-28 March.

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2013

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James Bond's Lotus

James Bond's Lotus

Elon Musk has paid well $ 866,000 (equal to 620 thousand Euros ) to buy the Lotus Esprit used by James Bond in the film "007 : The Spy Who Loved Me ."

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How scientists BOTTLED the Northern Lights

How scientists BOTTLED the Northern Lights

Scientists have bottled the Earth’s most colourful light show, along with several auroras from other planets. The colours were created inside a glass dome known as a Planeterrella where charged particles glow vividly when exposed to a magnetic field.

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Obese people and the "misfiring hormones"

Obese people and the "misfiring hormones"

Obese people never feel full after eating due to a "misfiring" hormone, according to a new study. Researchers found glucagon, a hormone involved in regulating appetite, loses its ability to help obese people feel full after a meal, but it continues to suppress hunger pangs in people with type 1 diabetes.

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New Expedition 36 Trio Prepares for Launch

New Expedition 36 Trio Prepares for Launch

The three Expedition 36 crew members on the International Space Station wrapped up another busy week of science experiments and research Friday, while three new crew members prepared to launch from Kazakhstan Tuesday.

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2012

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