Perhaps the most resonant statement of the futurist is the attainment of immortality by humanity by 2100. To date, about 60 genes have been identified that are responsible for the aging process, and Kaku is confident that by the end of the century scientists will be able to fully control this phenomenon - up to a complete halt. The...
The scientists of academician A.Guliyev Institute of Chemistry of Additives of ANAS have attended the meeting with the students of Sabah Groups at Azerbaijan State Oil & Industrial University (ASOIU).
At the meeting, Dr.A.Javadova, Doctor of Technical Sciences has delivered a report entitled "Modern Lubricating Oils, Ecological Problems Connected with Their Production, Current and Prospective State of Oil Production in...
On May 30, 2018 at the Institute of Chemistry of Additives of ANAS there will be held the ceremony of awarding the winners of the "Best Report" contest dedicated to the "100th anniversary of the formation of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic" announced by the Council of Young Scientists and Specialists among young scientists, doctoral candidates and dissertators. Winners will be...
What does jet fuel have in common with pantyhose and plastic soda bottles? They're all products currently derived from petroleum. Sandia National Laboratories scientists have demonstrated a new technology based on bioengineered bacteria that could make it economically feasible to produce all three from renewable plant sources.
Economically and efficiently converting tough plant matter, called lignin, has long been a...
Google downgraded its famous "Don't Be Evil" adage in its employee code of conduct
The move has been a long time coming.
Remember Don't Be Evil?
When Google became a verb in the early 2000s, the adage became a slogan that paid dividends for the tech company.
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin enshrined it in the company's official code...
Head of the Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis of the Institute of Chemistry of Additives of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor Sabir Mammadov was included in the Editorial board of “Science Journal of Chemistry”.
Mammadov is an outstanding scientist in the field of organic chemistry and he has achieved great success in the synthesis of...
(CNN)Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types. Now, using mouse stem cells instead of the usual sperm and egg, scientists have created a structure like a blastocyst -- an early embryo.
"What we did is, for the first time, we managed to promote the self-organization of stem cells into a very early embryo in a...
A simple retinal prosthesis is being developed in collaboration between Tel Aviv University in Israel and LiU. Fabricated using cheap and widely-available organic pigments used in printing inks and cosmetics, it consists of tiny pixels like a digital camera sensor on a nanometric scale. Researchers hope that it can restore sight to blind people.
Researchers led by Eric Glowacki, principal...
EarthNow has announced it intends to deploy a large constellation of advanced imaging satellites that will deliver real-time, continuous video of almost anywhere on Earth. The latest company to spin-out from Intellectual Ventures, EarthNow recently closed a first round of financing with investments from Airbus, the SoftBank Group, Bill Gates, and Greg Wyler. The initial funding focuses primarily on maturing the overall system...
Membership of the director of academician A.Guliyev Institute of Chemistry of Additives academician Vagif Farzaliyev in the Oxford Academic Association of Great Britain has been confirmed. Attributes of membership in the Academic Association, including the badge, certificate, membership card and stamp, were given to academician Farzaliyev.
It should be noted that the Expert Council of this Academy has made such...