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quinta-feira, 26 de fevereiro de 2015
The Jewish woman who escaped the Nazis by hiding in the heart of Berlin | The Times
The Jewish woman who escaped the Nazis by hiding in the heart of Berlin | The Times:
A fascinating story, indeed.
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A fascinating story, indeed.
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Universities told to double intake of poor students | The Times
Universities told to double intake of poor students | The Times: "Universities told to double intake of poor students"
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quarta-feira, 25 de fevereiro de 2015
CRUP | Justino defende alteração nas regras de acesso ao Superior
CRUP | Justino defende alteração nas regras de acesso ao Superior: "O ex-ministro da Educação e actual presidente do Conselho Nacional de Educação (CNE), David Justino, defende que as notas dos exames nacionais do secundário não devem ser a porta de entrada nas universidades e politécnicos."
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terça-feira, 24 de fevereiro de 2015
Eclipse solar a 20 de março vai pôr à prova redes elétricas europeias - Ciência - DN
Eclipse solar a 20 de março vai pôr à prova redes elétricas europeias - Ciência - DN: "Eclipse solar a 20 de março vai pôr à prova redes elétricas europeias"
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Physics - Pulling on a Cell’s Strings
Physics - Pulling on a Cell’s Strings: "Kinesin-8 Motors Improve Nuclear Centering by Promoting Microtubule Catastrophe
Matko Glunčić, Nicola Maghelli, Alexander Krull, Vladimir Krstić, Damien Ramunno-Johnson, Nenad Pavin, and Iva M. Tolić
Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 078103 (2015)
Published February 18, 2015"
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segunda-feira, 23 de fevereiro de 2015
Investimento de 350 mil euros em ciência dá direito a vistos gold - Expresso.pt
Investimento de 350 mil euros em ciência dá direito a vistos gold - Expresso.pt: "Investimento de 350 mil euros em ciência dá direito a vistos gold"
discriminação positiva para os investimentos que se encontrem em territórios de baixa densidade, ou seja, NUT III com menos de 100 habitantes por quilómetro quadrado ou um PIB [Produto Interno Bruto] 'per capita' [por habitante] inferior a 75% da média nacional
Ler mais: http://expresso.sapo.pt/investimento-de-350-mil-euros-em-ciencia-da-direito-a-vistos-gold=f912061#ixzz3SaaLXt4f
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discriminação positiva para os investimentos que se encontrem em territórios de baixa densidade, ou seja, NUT III com menos de 100 habitantes por quilómetro quadrado ou um PIB [Produto Interno Bruto] 'per capita' [por habitante] inferior a 75% da média nacional
Ler mais: http://expresso.sapo.pt/investimento-de-350-mil-euros-em-ciencia-da-direito-a-vistos-gold=f912061#ixzz3SaaLXt4f
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Applications are now open for these 2015-2016 MIT Portugal graduate programs
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Applications are now open for these 2015-2016 MIT Portugal graduate programs
MIT Portugal Program, a Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) initiative, is a strategic partnership between Portuguese Universities and Research Centers, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and partners from industry and government. Launched by the Portuguese government in 2006 and renewed in 2013, its goal is to strengthen the country’s knowledge base and international competitiveness through a strategic investment in people, knowledge and ideas in innovative technology sectors.
MIT Portugal Program provides world-class training – including real-world preparation for future employment – in leading-edge areas of engineering, management and policy to top students who seek to become leaders in technological innovation.
Within this context, MIT Portugal and FCT launch the call for 40 PhD Scholarships, taking place in Portugal and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US (MIT), under the terms of the following international PhD Programs:
- Bioengineering Systems
- Leaders for Technical Industries
- Sustainable Energy Systems
- Transportation Systems
Applications are also open for the following advanced courses:
- Bio Engineering Systems (Advanced Studies)
- Sustainable Energy Systems (Executive Masters and Diploma of Advanced Education)
- Technology Management Enterprise (Executive Masters)
- Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems (MSc)
For students with an international outlook seeking to develop a systems approach to their research and career development, these programs offer a special opportunity to engage with the best that MIT and Portugal have to offer.
Deadline for applying to the Programs:
- Doctoral Programs: April 15th 2015, 5pm GMT;
- Advanced Courses: June 15th 2015, 5pm GMT.
For full details on the MIT Portugal Program and on application procedures, please visit our website or download our brochure.
Trends, a new module in our SciVal analytical tool
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U-Multiranking
Next month, results will be out. Meanwhile, the doc\guideline to follow and read from is available...from the U-multiranking site.
CRUP | Entrevista a José Ferreira Gomes
CRUP | Entrevista a José Ferreira Gomes: "ENTREVISTA A JOSÉ FERREIRA GOMES
Diário Económico
12 Fevereiro 2015
Para o Secretário de Estado do Ensino Superior, a nova fórmula de financiamento das universidades e politécnicos é "realista" e "garante a estabilidade financeira das instituições". Em declarações ao Económico, José Ferreira Gomes revelou que quer avançar com um projecto-piloto para medir a transferência do conhecimento produzido pelas universidades para a sociedade. O governante diz ainda que tem a expectativa de avançar com uma "proposta mais madura" no próximo mês e não fecha a porta a que no futuro, os estudantes de doutoramento sejam incluídos no financiamento das instituições."
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Quais são os traços gerais da nova fórmula de financiamento? A nova fórmula é realista e pode ser aplicada. A anterior, de 2009, foi aplicada de forma parcial com um peso de 15% sendo os restantes 85% o histórico das instituições. Tinha um efeito muito limitado. Esta nova fórmula vai ser proporcional ao número de alunos e assumimos um compromisso e objectivos com cada instituição, tendo em conta a quebra demográfica de alunos e de acordo com um intervalo fixado. Mas nenhuma instituição vai perder financiamento se perder dez ou 20 alunos. Estão previstos mecanismos de adaptação complexos que garantem a estabilidade financeira das instituições.
Que indicadores de qualidade vão ser tidos em conta? Os indicadores de qualidade [publicação de trabalhos científicos. investigação, transferência de conhecimento para a sociedade] nunca foram desenhados e a sua criação é muito importante. Mas nesta área é difícil criar objectivos que sejam realistas. Hoje estamos a desenhar indicadores de qualidade da produção de conhecimento, a publicação de trabalhos científicos ('pappers'). Para avaliar o impacto deste indicador apresentei uma proposta às instituições para avançarmos com um projecto-piloto que permita avaliar a transferência de conhecimento para a sociedade.
Como vai funcionar esse projecto-piloto? Estamos ainda a dialogar com as universidades sobre o assunto. Este projecto-piloto vai permitir às universidades ajudarem a sociedade no que mais precisam e vai permitir que o país veja o benefício que traz o ensino superior.
Quando vai avançar com o projecto-piloto? Espero fechar a proposta nas próximas semanas.
Porque não foram incluídos no financiamento os alunos de doutoramento? É desejável que os alunos sejam considerados. Também fazem parte do processo educativo. Mas esses alunos sempre foram financiados pela ciência, pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT). Com os fundos comunitários, vai haver muito financiamento para a ciência. Por isso, seria mais justo manter o que é tradição. Mas é uma medida que pode evoluir no sentido de incluir esses alunos.
Quando prevê fechar a proposta final do financiamento? Espero que no próximo mês tenhamos uma proposta mais madura.
Cf. SviVal (ou equiv) como ferramenta útil (to say the least...)
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CRUP | Universidades do centro do país vão juntar-se num consórcio
CRUP | Universidades do centro do país vão juntar-se num consórcio: "UNIVERSIDADES DO CENTRO DO PAÍS VÃO JUNTAR-SE NUM CONSÓRCIO
Antena 1
20 Fevereiro 2015
As universidades do centro do país, Coimbra, Aveiro e Covilhã, vão juntar-se num consórcio, à semelhança do que já fizeram as do norte. Otimizar recursos, aproveitar melhor os fundos comunitários, internacionalizar as instituições, captar alunos estrangeiros são as grandes metas a atingir. Comentários de Manuel António Assunção, Reitor da Universidade de Aveiro. Ouvir áudio (a partir do minuto 14.00)."
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BBC - Capital - How to beat jet lag on business
BBC - Capital - How to beat jet lag on business: "Hamsters given just a single very small dose of sildenafil, the active chemical compound in Viagra, adjusted up to 50% faster to the equivalent of a six-hour phase shift in their environment"
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BBC News - The Mexican immigrant who set up a global drone firm
BBC News - The Mexican immigrant who set up a global drone firm: "'Google PhDs'"
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Interstellar: Visual Effects - Winner - Oscars 2015
Interstellar: Visual Effects - Winner - Oscars 2015:
Read more in CGG+: http://cqgplus.com/2015/02/13/interstellar-technology-throws-light-on-spinning-black-holes/
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On The Theory of Everything (the movie...)
Movie review of The Theory of Everything by Eric Poisson | CQG+:
I share my colleague's E Poisson appraisal. Namely, the following paragraph:
While the movie does well with its depiction of Stephen’s personal life, I am disappointed with its failure to present him as an active scientist. I can understand that a mass audience will be much more interested in the personal details, but given that the main character is the most famous scientist of our times, I expected to see more of the scientist. I wanted to see Stephen struggle with equations, discuss with colleagues, mentor graduate students. There is almost none of this in the movie: Stephen never does any work, and seems to arrive at his pronouncements through divine illumination. This incomplete portrayal can strongly mislead the audience; science is not done this way, even by a genius.
And as E Poisson writes:
... I still recommend the movie. I may not have learned any science from it, I may not even have learned much new about Stephen’s life, but I was moved by Eddie Redmayne’s superb performance.
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I share my colleague's E Poisson appraisal. Namely, the following paragraph:
While the movie does well with its depiction of Stephen’s personal life, I am disappointed with its failure to present him as an active scientist. I can understand that a mass audience will be much more interested in the personal details, but given that the main character is the most famous scientist of our times, I expected to see more of the scientist. I wanted to see Stephen struggle with equations, discuss with colleagues, mentor graduate students. There is almost none of this in the movie: Stephen never does any work, and seems to arrive at his pronouncements through divine illumination. This incomplete portrayal can strongly mislead the audience; science is not done this way, even by a genius.
And as E Poisson writes:
... I still recommend the movie. I may not have learned any science from it, I may not even have learned much new about Stephen’s life, but I was moved by Eddie Redmayne’s superb performance.
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domingo, 22 de fevereiro de 2015
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Servidores da Meo têm casa nova na Covilhã
http://tek.sapo.pt/noticias/telecomunicacoes/servidores_da_meo_tem_casa_nova_na_covilha_1430710.html
Synthesis of Programmable Reaction-Diffusion Fronts Using DNA Catalyzers Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 068301 – Published 9 February 2015
http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.068301?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=prl-alert
Postinflationary Higgs Relaxation and the Origin of Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry
http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.061302?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=prl-alert
Neutral Naturalness from Orbifold Higgs Models
http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.061803?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=prl-alert
Visualizing Interstellar's Wormhole
http://arxiv.org/abs/1502.03809
Christopher Nolan's science fiction movie Interstellar offers a variety of opportunities for students in elementary courses on general relativity theory. This paper describes such opportunities, including: (i) At the motivational level, the manner in which elementary relativity concepts underlie the wormhole visualizations seen in the movie. (ii) At the briefest computational level, instructive calculations with simple but intriguing wormhole metrics, including, e.g., constructing embedding diagrams for the three-parameter wormhole that was used by our visual effects team and Christopher Nolan in scoping out possible wormhole geometries for the movie. (iii) Combining the proper reference frame of a camera with solutions of the geodesic equation, to construct a light-ray-tracing map backward in time from a camera's local sky to a wormhole's two celestial spheres. (iv) Implementing this map, for example in Mathematica, Maple or Matlab, and using that implementation to construct images of what a camera sees when near or inside a wormhole. (v) With the student's implementation, exploring how the wormhole's three parameters influence what the camera sees---which is precisely how Christopher Nolan, using our implementation, chose the parameters for \emph{Interstellar}'s wormhole. (vi) Using the student's implementation, exploring the wormhole's Einstein ring, and particularly the peculiar motions of star images near the ring; and exploring what it looks like to travel through a wormhole.
Christopher Nolan's science fiction movie Interstellar offers a variety of opportunities for students in elementary courses on general relativity theory. This paper describes such opportunities, including: (i) At the motivational level, the manner in which elementary relativity concepts underlie the wormhole visualizations seen in the movie. (ii) At the briefest computational level, instructive calculations with simple but intriguing wormhole metrics, including, e.g., constructing embedding diagrams for the three-parameter wormhole that was used by our visual effects team and Christopher Nolan in scoping out possible wormhole geometries for the movie. (iii) Combining the proper reference frame of a camera with solutions of the geodesic equation, to construct a light-ray-tracing map backward in time from a camera's local sky to a wormhole's two celestial spheres. (iv) Implementing this map, for example in Mathematica, Maple or Matlab, and using that implementation to construct images of what a camera sees when near or inside a wormhole. (v) With the student's implementation, exploring how the wormhole's three parameters influence what the camera sees---which is precisely how Christopher Nolan, using our implementation, chose the parameters for \emph{Interstellar}'s wormhole. (vi) Using the student's implementation, exploring the wormhole's Einstein ring, and particularly the peculiar motions of star images near the ring; and exploring what it looks like to travel through a wormhole.
Sculptures cast shadows from the fourth dimension
Sculptures cast shadows from the fourth dimension http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/424049/s/436b8a27/sc/4/l/0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn26980A0Esculptures0Ecast0Eshadows0Efrom0Ethe0Efourth0Edimension0Bhtml0Dcmpid0FRSS0QNSNS0Q20A120EGLOBAL0Qphysics0Emath/story01.htm
Google Street View maps Greenland
Google Street View maps Greenland http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31534159
Bluepharma
Quem somos | Bluepharma:
A very very interesting talk, attended yesterday at FCS UBI, from Sergio Simoes, from Bluepharma
(a Portuguese capital pharmaceutical company, based in Coimbra).
Very useful as well: I learned quit a lot how research in the (http://www.fcsaude.ubi.pt/cics/) CICS-area is different in terms of resources, timing & teaming. from applied maths or t-physics, e.g..
Nb. Bluepharma invests in graduates (https://www.bluepharma.pt/careers/). This is to be saluted and commended. And broadly: there is one person in the administration who is a graduate in ''Filologia Germanica''.
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A very very interesting talk, attended yesterday at FCS UBI, from Sergio Simoes, from Bluepharma
(a Portuguese capital pharmaceutical company, based in Coimbra).
Very useful as well: I learned quit a lot how research in the (http://www.fcsaude.ubi.pt/cics/) CICS-area is different in terms of resources, timing & teaming. from applied maths or t-physics, e.g..
Nb. Bluepharma invests in graduates (https://www.bluepharma.pt/careers/). This is to be saluted and commended. And broadly: there is one person in the administration who is a graduate in ''Filologia Germanica''.
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Mark Hix recipes: Our chef enhances soups, stews and cheese boards with seasonal celery - Features - Food and Drink - The Independent
Physics - Particle Weighing in the Early Universe
Physics - Particle Weighing in the Early Universe: "Certain models predict that the dark energy that accelerates the Universe’s expansion is a field that evolves over cosmological times. This could mean that certain fundamental quantities related to forces and masses were different long ago. However, a new analysis of the spectrum from a very distant quasar finds no evidence of deviation in molecular lines produced 12 billion years ago, thus implying no change in the mass ratio of the proton to the electron.
One possible explanation for dark energy is that it comes from an all-pervasive scalar field, similar to the Higgs field. Such a field would likely interact with other particles, and these interactions could influence fundamental quantities, causing them to change as the scalar field evolves over time. To check for such evolution, scientists often study distant astrophysical bodies, whose light was emitted billions of years ago.
For the proton-electron mass ratio, astronomers look for unexpected shifts in the wavelengths at which molecules absorb light. Most molecules can only be seen in relatively nearby objects, but the hydrogen molecule (H2) is abundant enough to be observed at great distances. Wim Ubachs of VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and his colleagues analyzed the spectrum of a very distant quasar (J1443+2724) and identified H2 absorption lines from a galaxy in front of the quasar. This absorption signal was etched into the spectrum when the Universe was just 1.5 billion years old. The lines showed no shift (beyond the normal redshift) compared to values measured on Earth, allowing the authors to place an upper bound of a few parts per million on a varying proton-electron mass ratio. The results imply that a dark energy scalar field—if it exists—has evolved very little over 90% the age of the Universe."
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Google genetics...
Google-backed genetic test approved http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31552029
Scientists Plan to Hunt for Alien Life on Europa
Scientists Plan to Hunt for Alien Life on Europa: "Jupiter's icy moon is a candidate for harboring alien life—but would we know life if we found it?"
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The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro | The Sunday Times
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro | The Sunday Times: "It’s 10 years since Kazuo Ishiguro published a novel, and this one, set in a semi-legendary post-Roman Britain, could not be more surprising"
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Take a pill, see if you have cancer | The Sunday Times
Take a pill, see if you have cancer | The Sunday Times:
A biotech achievement for ''all in the street'', this century still?
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A biotech achievement for ''all in the street'', this century still?
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