‘Personal Safety User Guide’ by Apple Subject – Science and Tech Context – Apple has released a ‘Personal Safety User Guide’ to address growing AirTag stalking cases Concept – Apple launched what it calls a “Personal Safety User Guide” to address the growing stalking problems caused by its AirTags, a little tracking device […]
A portable non-invasive way to detect oral cancer Subject – Science and Tech Context – Scientists from IIT Kharagpur have developed a portable, user-friendly, and non-invasive device for detecting oral cancer in resource-constrained clinical settings. Concept – Scientists from IIT Kharagpur have developed a portable, user-friendly, and non-invasive device for detecting oral cancer […]
Omicron’s radical evolution Subject – Science and Tech Context – record-breaking wave of omicron cases Concept – When the omicron variant took off in southern Africa in November, scientists were taken aback by its genetic makeup. Whereas earlier variants had differed from the original Wuhan version of the coronavirus by a dozen or […]
Monoclonal Antibodies Subject – Science and Tech Context – ‘Omicron may not evade all monoclonal antibodies’ Concept – Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system’s ability to fight off harmful pathogens such as viruses. Several past studies have shown that such antibodies are unsuccessful in neutralising Omicron. Monoclonal antibodies are […]
Holograms Subject – Science and Tech Context – Netaji 3D Hologram statue at India Gate Concept – 3D Hologram technology is not commonly used in India and this statue of Netaji, the Azad Hind Fauj founder, will be one of its kind in the country. This technology uses projectors to create a virtual […]
Community Transmission Subject – Science and Tech Context – Omicron is now in “community transmission” in India and has become the dominant variant in multiple metros, where new cases have been rising exponentially, an INSACOG bulletin released on Sunday said. Concept – 4 Stages of COVID-19 transmission according to ICMR Stage 1:When the […]
Ballistic Missiles Subject – Science and Tech Context – UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi Concept – A ballistic missile follows a ballistic trajectory to deliver one or more warheads on a predetermined target. It is a rocket-propelled self-guided strategic-weapons system that follows a ballistic trajectory to […]
CT value in a Covid-19 test Subject – Science and Tech Context – Among various scientific terms that the Covid-19 pandemic has made part of the public vocabulary, one is the ‘Ct value’ in RT-PCR tests for determining whether a patient is positive for Covid-19. Concept – Short for cycle threshold, Ct is […]
Radioactive Substances in Wearables Subject – Science and Tech Context – Adding radioactive substances in wearables unjustified – IAEA Concept – An air purifier (negative ioniser) device emits two million healthy negative ions per sec from the black brush on its top. These ions may impinge on pollutants, make them negatively charged and […]
Fungi associated with Basal Stem Rot found Subject – Science and Tech Context – Two species of fungi associated with basal stem rot found Concept – Researchers from Kerala have identified two new species of fungi from the genus Ganoderma that are associated with coconut stem rot. They have also genotyped the two […]