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Most electric charge is carried by the electrons and protons within an atom. Electrons are said to carry negative charge, while protons are said to carry positive charge, although these labels are completely arbitrary (more on that later). Protons and electrons attract each other, the archetype of the cliché “opposites attract,” according to the University …
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Rivers State, has emerged as the only Nigerian university on the list of the 30 best universities in Africa for 2015, in a rating released by the World Economic Forum (WEF). UNIPORT came sixth on the list, behind four South African and one Ugandan university. While South Africa dominated the …
The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved test flights for Terrafugia’s TF-X flying car. To take advantage of the license given by the FAA, the company needs to inform the authorities when the tests will be done, as to avoid any accidents. At first, the tests will be done in an unmanned prototype 10 times smaller …
According to Daily Trust, Recent calls, especially in Farooq Kperogi’s Notes from Atlanta in Daily Trust of Saturday, 5th December 2015, on the Minister of Education to return the erstwhile Teachers Colleges in Nigeria, suggest both the nostalgia for the Grade II colleges and serious concerns for the depreciated standard and quality of education in …
Have trouble wrapping your head around Einstein’s Theory of Relativity? Can’t understand why space travelers experience the passage of time differently? Maybe this teenager’s 7-minute explanation will clear things up for you a bit. 18-year-old Ryan Chester’s video won the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, which was awarded at the Breakthrough Prize competition in Silicon Valley. The video …
According to Punch Newspapers, Covenant University’s inventions have been recognized at the research and invention exhibition fairs in Brazil and South Korea, where the institution bagged awards for the invention of latest technologies that promote creative, happy human and smart cities. The inventions are products of researches from the university’s College of Engineering, including a Solar-Powered …
About the PhD Scholarship Applications are currently ongoing for the 2016 PhD Scholarship at University of Windsor in Canada. The University of Windsor is inviting applications for fully funded PhD Position at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Successful applicant will work on the research topic, “Hydrodynamic Modelling of Microbial Distribution in the Great …
About KTH Masters Scholarships Every year KTH award approximately 30 KTH Scholarships and the award process is based on academic excellence. Receivers of the KTH Scholarship will have their tuition fee waived for the first and the second year, provided that the study results during the first year are satisfactory. Funding for additional expenses, such as …
About the 2016 NUS Stanford Distinguished Fellowship The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Stanford University (Stanford) are pleased to announce fellowships for applicants of all nationalities to conduct research related to contemporary Southeast Asia. The mission of the university is to contribute society through the advancement of knowledge and learning in the humanities and social …
About the 2016 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting The 2016 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is coming up soon. The eighteenth century’s cotton looms and steam engines overturned the way the world worked in the first industrial revolution. Then came mass production, with the efficient factories of the early twentieth century changing the nature of labour. Then the …
AAUA 2015/2016 Sandwich Programme Admission List has been released by the school authorities and all respective aspirants should take note. AAUA Sandwich Programme Admission List The management of Adekunle Ajhasin University has released the list of candidates admitted into its sandiwch programme for 2015/2016 contact session. To check your admission status, visit the link below: …
This inspiring story will convince you that you are only limited by the walls you build around yourself. A 70-year-old man, recently graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Tap Van Kieu shared a photo of himself during his ceremony, holding a sign that details timeline of his major life events — including …
