Programmable materials can now shape-shift with the push of a button Subject: Science and Technology Section :Msc Context: Researchers at the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Programmable Materials (CPM), developed programmable materials and plans to bring them to the market with the help of industry partners. About Programmable Materials: Programmable matter is matter which […]
Evidence of cooking 780000 years ago rewrites human history Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context: A study shows that early humans were cooking much further back in history than previously thought. Around one to two million years ago, early humans developed taller bodies and bigger brains. The thinking is that calorie-rich diets, […]
First evidence of Solitary waves or distinct electric field fluctuations in the Martian magnetosphere Subject: Science and Technology Section: Space technology Context: Scientists have reported the first evidence of the presence of solitary waves or distinct electric field fluctuations in the Martian magnetosphere. The study of these waves is crucial as they directly […]
Hydrogen as fuel Subject: Science and technology About Hydrogen: Hydrogen is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, flammable gaseous Hydrogen is the lightest and the most abundant element in the universe and is what the stars are mostly made of. Hydrogen is so light that about 3 cubic meters of it is leaking out of […]
Viral Nutrition Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept : The authors of the study have reported that a particular genus of plankton can consume viruses as well as “grow and divide given only viruses to eat”. Plankton of the genus Halteria, they claim to have found, can each consume 10,000 to […]
Shukrayaan Mission Subject :Science and Technology Section : Space and Technology Concept : An advisor to the space science programme recently said that the Indian Space Research Organisation is yet to receive approval from the Indian government for the Venus mission and that the mission could as a result be postponed to 2031. […]
Davos 2023: Can AI make wildfire mitigation efficient? WEF’s FireAId initiative shows how Subject :Science and Technology Section: Computer Awareness Context: The FireAId initiative of using artificial intelligence to effectively manage wildfire had a successful pilot run since it was launched in January 2022 by the World Economic Forum (WEF). FireAId initiative: World […]
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in Pune helps detect atomic hydrogen from far-away galaxy Subject :Science and Technology Section :Space Context: A radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in an extremely distant galaxy was detected by the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) located in Pune. This is the largest astronomical distance over which such […]
Cancer in India: A status report Subject: Science and technology Section: Health/Diseases Context: Deaths due to cancer have declined by 33% in the United States since 1991, according to a report by the American Cancer Society. Cancer in India: Both the incidence of cancer and mortality continue to rise in the country. The […]
James Webb telescope discovers its first Earth-sized exoplanet Subject: Sci & Tech Section: Space Context: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first new exoplanet. More in news: Researchers have labelled the planet as LHS 475 b, and it’s roughly the same size […]