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The Greek platform that “takes us” in the sea bottom of Santorini
A team of Greek researchers is developing VirtualDIVER, the first integrated interactive platform for undersea virtual experiences for tourists and cultural operators. Through VirtualDIVER, anyone using special glasses or other devices with Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality will have the opportunity to “travel”to Santorini’s terrestrial...
The first Greek President of the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights has elected Greek Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos as its new President. It is the first time in the sixty-year history of the European institution that a Greek judge is elected in this position. Born on 9th of May 1960 in Athens,...
U.S new Chief Technology Officer
Michael Kratsios, has been nominated from U.S president Donald Trump for the post of chief technology officer. The U.S. is set to have a chief technology officer for the first time in two years—and for the first time under President Trump. He graduated from Princeton...
Greek postdoctoral researcher granted the Hubble Fellowship of NASA
Dr. Georgia Virginia Panopoulou is one of twenty-four scientists who were recently granted a fellowship by Hubble Fellowship Program of NASA (NHFP) to conduct postdoctoral research in California. The NHFP aims to enable outstanding postdoctoral scientists to pursue independent research in the realm of NASA...
Research team led by Greek researcher developed the first biocompatible ion transistor
Scientists and engineers in the US, led by a Greek postdoctoral researcher, have developed an innovative ion transistor for use in bioelectronic devices. The new transistor allows real-time detection and processing of body signals, important for bioelectronic devices with applications in the brain and other...
The Greek doctor who was declared the best in Europe for 2019
Dr Anargiros Mariolis is the winner of the WONCA Europe Award of Excellence in Health Care. The 5-Star Doctor is an award to be conferred on physicians, who in the opinion of the WONCA Council, have made a significant impact on the health of individual...
The Greek mythology conquers Netflix
Greek mythology once again became an inspiration and lever of production, as Netflix chose the series “Gods & Heroes”, in the form of an animated series, by the brothers Parlapanides, to travel to the screens of the entire planet and enter the homes of the...
A Summer School devoted to Homer
The operation of a summer school devoted exclusively to the ancient Greek author of the poetic poems of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Homer, continues for the fifth consecutive year at the University College of London (UCL) in the Department of Classical Philology. Students of...
Athens to host 44th “Space Olympics”
Τhe Council of the Space Research Committee (COSPAR) has selected Athens, Greece as the host city of the 44th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. The assembly will take place from 16 to 24 July 2022. The Athenian candidacy was picked among the other competing cities of Warsaw,...
The Greek climber who aims to conquer once again the highest peaks of the world
Antonis Sikaris is the Greek climber who has set the goal to continue making history in the field of mountaineering, as with his 29-year course and experience in the mountains of the world, he aspires to add two more peaks -with an altitude of over...