The University of Cauca is working in the development of a disposal cup that is also biodegradable. The cup will be based on cassava starch. ´The idea is create disposable products that are also biodegradable,´ said Héctor Villada, scholar at the Faculty of Agronomy to El Tiempo newspaper. (more…)
On 2008/03/02, In Culture, By Albeiro Rodas
First on the space, now in Colombia
Picture from Caracol.
The Colombian-American astronaut, George Zamka, the Colombian Nasa scientis Jaime Forero and three of the tripulants of Discovery, Stephanie D. Wilson, Paolo A. Nespoli and Douglas H. Wheelock, are in Colombia in a visit organized by the Ministry of Foreign Relations and Colciencias. The famous team “star” team will make some conferences in Bogotá, Cali and Medellín in a program to promote science for youth and children in the country. Of course, Zamka, whose mother is Colombian, is the one who attracts more the attention. He was born in New Jersey in 1962, but he lived in Medellin for a year and he brought the Colombian flag in the 14-days space trip around the planet, the same he will give to President Uribe in his meeting with him next Tuesday in Bogotá.
On 2008/01/05, In Culture, By Albeiro Rodas
Raul Cuero was born in Buenventura, Colombia in 1948. A man from a humble family is today one of the most prominent scientist of the NASA. Author of “Between Triumph and Survival“, a work about his own life, Cuero is professor in the Prairie View A & M, University in Texas.On 13th May 2007 the Hoston Chronicle reported his researchs and inventions about microbiology doing observations on the Mars surface. Here we publish that article about this Colombian who comes from one of the most marginalized regions of our country (the Pacific Region) but who shows the real richness of our country. How many young people like him Colombia could offer to humanity if only all our regions were fully developped?
Microbiologist sees Earth benefits in Mars soil
Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle
For the past four years, Raul Cuero has used NASA’s factory-made soil to breed microbes in his lab, much like 100 other scientific researchers in the nation — and seven others in Texas — have done since 1998.
And as Opportunity sits at Endurance, a 430-foot-wide crater on Mars, awaiting NASA’s command to jump in, Cuero has moved forward in his discovery that Mars soil may lead to solutions that could rid Earth of toxins.
At least that’s what the microbiologist hopes.
Cuero is trying to be the first to patent a set of techniques demonstrating how Martian soil can help Earth.
During his research of the artificial soil, Cuero, whose most recent patent was approved earlier this year, created an organic solution that prevents mold and bacteria from growing on vegetables. Using a $120,000 grant from NASA, he also developed a technique that, without using synthetic chemicals, can extract toxins from metals. (more…)
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