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Physics in Africa

Africa tends to be isolated and sometimes forgotten when it comes to scientific research and in particular physics. But the region has great potential, being home to the youngest population in the world, and despite a variety of issues, there has been steady, albeit uneven progress towards establish...

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Autores principales: Sa’id, Rabia Salihu, Fuwape, Ibiyinka, Dikandé, Alain Moise, Mimouni, Jamal, Hasford, Francis, Haynes, Delia, Gledhill, Igle, Amolo, George, Akin-Ojo, Omololu, Eassa, Nashwa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7500249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33728404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42254-020-0239-8
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description Africa tends to be isolated and sometimes forgotten when it comes to scientific research and in particular physics. But the region has great potential, being home to the youngest population in the world, and despite a variety of issues, there has been steady, albeit uneven progress towards establishing a scientific infrastructure. Ten African researchers discuss the diverse challenges and opportunities faced by physicists across the continent.
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spelling pubmed-75002492020-09-21 Physics in Africa Sa’id, Rabia Salihu Fuwape, Ibiyinka Dikandé, Alain Moise Mimouni, Jamal Hasford, Francis Haynes, Delia Gledhill, Igle Amolo, George Akin-Ojo, Omololu Eassa, Nashwa Nat Rev Phys Viewpoint Africa tends to be isolated and sometimes forgotten when it comes to scientific research and in particular physics. But the region has great potential, being home to the youngest population in the world, and despite a variety of issues, there has been steady, albeit uneven progress towards establishing a scientific infrastructure. Ten African researchers discuss the diverse challenges and opportunities faced by physicists across the continent. Nature Publishing Group UK 2020-09-18 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7500249/ /pubmed/33728404 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42254-020-0239-8 Text en © Springer Nature Limited 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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