Quebradillas - On the beaches of this municipality, hermit crabs face a silent dilemma: there are not enough shells to protect their soft bodies. Faced with scarcity, many resort to pieces of trash as shelter. Now, a scientific and community initiative is turning to an unexpected tool to address the crisis: shells made with 3D printers.
Marynel Våzquez es una destacada cientifica e investigadora en el campo de la interacción Humano-Robot (HRI). Le apasiona construir sistemas incluyendo nuevos robots e infraestructuras.
Maria de Lourdes es la primera puertorriqueña científica en estudiar malezas con eI propósito de mejorar la producción de cultivos, sus estrategias y prácticas. Le apasiona la enseñanza y la investigación y es una fiel luchadora en contra de los estereotipos e injusticias de la mujer en las ciencias.
San Juan, May 20, 2024 - Lorena Pachiardi, a ninth-grade student, created and developed a prototype of a low-cost prosthetic hand on a three-dimensional (3D) printer. The project was carried out as part of the “Seeds of Success” program of the non-profit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR), which promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education for girls in seventh through ninth grades in public, private and homeschoolers' schools around the island.
"I hope to make you proud," says the new astronaut as he sends a message to Puerto Rico during an interview with El Nuevo Dia.
Houston, Texas - Recognizing the importance of representing Puerto Rico and the Latino community, Marcos Gabriel Berríos officially became a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut on Tuesday, with the opportunity to go, in the coming years, to the International Space Station (ISS) and be the first Puerto Rican to set foot on the moon.
"I hope to make you proud. Thank you for the support you have given me," Berríos said in an interview with El Nuevo Día shortly after the ceremony, speaking to Puerto Rico, to whose beaches he hopes to return for vacation in as soon as two weeks.
My name is Magdiel J. Torres Gonzalez. I’m a first year natural science student. Some of my interests as a science student are to prepare myself to enter med school after I graduate from my bachelor. One of my principal goals is to become a doctor so I can help athletes with their body health. Also I want to help children to grow up in a healthy way.
What happens when changes occur faster than the time it takes to get used to them? This is the case of science and politics in our era.
We are now living in a world much different than the one our parents and grandparents lived in; and this is all due to the contemporary technologies among us. To deeply understand the upcoming series of blogs about science and technology relating to policy and governance we need to shift our mindset a little bit.
El agua es algo completamente esencial para la vida. La utilizamos para beber, limpiar, regar las plantas, entre otros. Sin embargo, a medida que nos adentramos a un mundo más industrial, la calidad del agua se verá gradualmente afectada por la recurrente contaminación de fármacos (ya sean medicinas caceras, medicinas administradas por hospitales, entre otros). Se ha de tomar en consideración y conocer los procesos complejos que son implementados para que el agua una vez contaminada no llegue de tal forma a nuestros hogares, y por lo tanto, no nos afecte.
Technology experts discuss 7 technologies that may dominate in 2016: virtual reality, 3D printing, big data, video and social media, cell phones, smart houses and e-wallet.
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