Dark Web Subject – Science and Tech Context – Scouring dark web is helping Bengaluru Police in crackdown on drug trafficking. Concept – The dark net or dark web is an overlay network within the Internet which is not accessible through search engines, and where anonymous activities are carried out. For this reason, […]
Nuclear Fusion Subject – Science and Tech Context – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California announced that an experiment carried out in its National Ignition Facility has made a breakthrough in nuclear fusion research. Concept – Nuclear Fusion is defined as the combining of two lighter nuclei into a heavier one. Such nuclear fusion […]
180nm CMOS Subject – Science and Technology Context: India’s Milestone in Semiconductor R&D, IIT Bombay demonstrates Memory Technology on 180nm CMOS Process Concept: The natural world is analog while computing is digital. Computers perceive the natural world through sensor chips whose output is analog. The analog output is converted into the language of […]
Blood Clotting Subject – Science and Tech Context – Blood clotting may be root cause of long Covid Concept – Clotting is a necessary process that can prevent too much loss of blood when there is cut or injury. A blood clot is a clump of blood that has changed from a liquid to a […]
Albert Einstein Subject – Science and Tech Context – Einstein received the 1921 Noble Prize in 1922, for “his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect”. Concept – ‘Annus Mirabilis’, or the Year of Miracles, is how 1905 is remembered by physicists because Einstein, […]
Gene banks Subject: Science and Technology Context : Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the world’s second-largest refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa, New Delhi. Concept: Gene banks are a type of biorepository that preserves genetic material. Gene banks exist to conserve […]
CERT-In Subject – Science and Tech Context – HC seeks Centre’s response to petition on data breaches. Plea flags inaction of CERT-In. Concept – It is an organisation of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, with the objective of securing Indian cyberspace. It is the nodal agency which deals […]
Super app Subject: Science and Technology Context: Adani group is all set for a foray into the digital world as the chairman held its first internal meeting with employees of Adani Digital Labs, the youngest arm of the billionaire Gautam Adani-controlled conglomerate. The group has decided to design the app for every human […]
Breakthrough Infections Subject – Science and Tech Context – ‘Breakthrough infections not a symptom of vaccine inefficiency’x` Concept – ICMR said that a small fraction of those vaccinated with either Covaxin or Covishield have tested positive (i.e. breakthrough” infections). However, these instances do not undermine the efficacy of the vaccines. The immune response […]
Nano-Robots Subject – Science and Tech Context – Using nanorobots in dental procedures Concept – Nano-robots are tiny robots small enough to enter the human body are being developed by researchers for a variety of purposes including treating cancer, drug delivery and even the growth of new cells and tissues.