Fibonacci spirals Subject : Science and technology Section: Msc Concept : A new study, based on 407-million-year-old fossils challenges the belief that Fibonacci spirals represent an ancient and highly conserved feature, dating back to the earliest stages of plant evolution and persisting in their present forms. Non-Fibonacci spirals in early plants Surprisingly, the […]
Goodenough, Nobel laureate who gave the world Li-ion batteries, passes away Subject : Science and technology Section: Msc Context: John Bannister Goodenough, the American co-inventor of Lithium-ion batteries and a co-winner of 2019 Nobel prize for Chemistry, has passed away. He was just a month short of turning 101. About J. B. Goodenough: John […]
Radio telescopes: probing space Subject : Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept : A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation (such as visible light). The word telescope now refers to a wide range of instruments detecting different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum […]
What caused the implosion of the Titan sub? Subject : Science and technology Section: Msc Concept : A remote-controlled underwater search vehicle (ROV) found pieces of debris on the ocean floor that belonged to the Titan submersible, approximately 488 meters (1,600 feet) away from the bow of the sunken Titanic on the ocean […]
Lander Vikram and rover Pragyan to return for another tryst with the moon Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology Context: Chandrayaan-3 is slated for a mid-July launch. Details: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to retain the names of the Chandrayaan-2 lander and rover for their Chandrayaan-3 equivalents as well i.e. […]
India US Jet Deal Subject : Science and technology Section: Defence Concept : The deal is anticipated to be announced between the American multinational corporation General Electric (GE) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the manufacture. The decal will provide a licence in India for GE’s F414 engine for the indigenous Light Combat […]
Indian de mRNA vaccine priced at ₹2292, will be available as a booster dose Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept : India’s first indigenously developed mRNA vaccine against the dominant Omicron variant of the COVID19 coronavirus will cost ₹2,292, Sanjay Singh, CEO, Gennova Bio pharmaceuticals, said at a press conference. mRNA […]