Eurek Alert: Rather than building up plastic filaments layer by layer, a new approach to 3D printing lifts complex shapes from a vat of liquid at up to 100 times faster than conventional 3D printing processes, University of Michigan researchers have shown. 3D printing could change the game for relatively small manufacturing jobs, producing fewer…
Arab News: Thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets on Saturday, some in protest and others in support of President Jimmy Morales’s bid to close a UN anti-corruption mission that sought to investigate him on suspicion of campaign finance violations. Marchers chanted and waved banners reading “We reject the government of the corrupt” and “We…
Science Alert: According to political scientist Patrick Flavin, the science on how government spending affects things like public well-being and happiness is something of a mixed bag, with contradictory data suggesting there may be no discernible relationship between state spending and quality of life. But on one measure at least, there looks to be a…
DOT Desk: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today (Sunday) signed agreements for $200 million in loans to improve the rural road network in Bangladesh, reports The Financial Express. Monowar Ahmed, Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Manmohan Parkash, Country Director, ADB, signed the agreements on behalf of Bangladesh and ADB,…
Reuters: Democratic Republic of Congo should recount the votes of its contested presidential election that the runner-up says was rigged, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Sunday. The Dec. 30 poll was supposed to mark Congo’s first uncontested democratic transfer of power in 59 years of restive independence and the beginning of a…
Arafat Hasan of DOT The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh have signed agreements for $200 million in loans in order to improve the rural road network in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. Monowar Ahmed, secretary to the Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Manmohan Parkash, country director of ADB, signed the agreements…
Scientific American: Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for U.S. adults under the age of 50, killing more than 70,000 people in 2017 alone. This grim fact has left researchers and health professionals scrambling to mitigate the devastation caused by the opioid epidemic. Harm-reduction tactics such as making the opioid antidote, naloxone, freely…
Eurek Alert: Astro-nomers at the University of Warwick have found first direct evidence of white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals and our skies are filled with them. White dwarf stars are probably the oldest stellar objects in the universe. They are unimaginably valuable to stargazers as their anticipated lifecycle enables them to be utilized as…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Jatiya Oikya Front Convener Dr Kamal Hossain has stated that they made a mistake by contesting the December 30 national election with Jamaat-e-Islami being part of the alliance. “In my view, taking part in the December 30 national election keeping Jamaat in the alliance can be called a mistake,” the…
Elina Khan speaks to DOT : Hefazat-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmad Shafi has promise to refrain girls from studying at schools and colleges, only letting them to pursue education up to class X. But Hadith says it is mandatory for every man and woman to acquire knowledge. Hadith also suggests travelling far way to gain knowledge….