Science and Technology

Four UN environmental summits fell short in 2024. What happened?

The Hindu:Science - 13 hours 18 min ago
At the heart of the talks’ breakdown lies a stark and growing divergence in national priorities. Developing nations, grappling with developmental challenges, economic constraints, and the consequences of climate change, have repeatedly demanded more technology transfers and financial support from developed countries

SpaDeX first of many as ISRO prepares for Chandrayaan-4

The Hindu:Science - 01/01/2025
On New Year’s Eve, Chairman S. Somanath said, “2025 will be an exciting year as ISRO will launch four GSLV rockets, three PSLV launches as well as an SSLV launch”

Astronomers build galaxy-sized ‘detector’ to map universe’s vibrations

The Hindu:Science - 31/12/2024
Scientists have confirmed earlier reports that the fabric of the universe is constantly vibrating. The background rumble is likely caused by collisions between the enormous black holes that reside in the hearts of galaxies

Machine learning can help blood tests have a separate ‘normal’ for each patient

The Hindu:Science - 31/12/2024
In a newly published research, scientists used machine learning to identify healthy blood count ranges for individual patients and predict their risk of future disease.

Hospital admission after taking hallucinogens triples risk of schizophrenia: study

The Hindu:Science - 31/12/2024
Schizophrenia spectrum disorder is a condition with similar symptoms to schizophrenia (such as hallucinations and delusions), but including depression or mania.

Dry weather threatens Ivory Coast cocoa crop, farmers say

The Hindu:Science - 31/12/2024
The world's top cocoa producer is in the dry season that runs from mid-November to March, when rainfall is low.

Understanding the physics behind cooking a tadka

The Hindu:Science - 31/12/2024
In most Indian curry preparations, the tadka is the first step: in a bit of heated oil, the cook puts either cumin (jeera) or mustard seeds. After a series of sharp chirps sound, the cook proceeds to add the vegetables and launch into the preparation

Google’s Willow quantum processor — how it works, why it matters

The Hindu:Science - 31/12/2024
According to Google, its new quantum processor has significantly better error correction and is thus significantly faster than other quantum computers

GSLV mission planned in January would be 100th launch from Sriharikota: ISRO chief

The Hindu:Science - 31/12/2024
ISRO chief S. Somanath expressed hope that many more Space Docking Experiments would be taken up by the scientists in the coming days.

Grave new world: humans are killing the elders species need to survive

The Hindu:Science - 31/12/2024
The death of old animals due to shrinking habitats, hunting, and climate change can be particularly bad for long-lived species, a review has found

ISRO successfully launches Space Docking Experiment mission

The Hindu:Science - 30/12/2024
About 15 minutes after liftoff the two small spacecraft weighing about 220 kg each were launched into a 475 km circular orbit as intended.

NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the sun

The Hindu:Science - 30/12/2024
So effective is the probe’s heat shield that its internal instruments remain near room temperature, around 29 degrees Celsius, as it explores the sun’s outer atmosphere

All eyes on PSLV-C60 mission as ISRO looks to end 2024 on a high

The Hindu:Science - 30/12/2024
‘India in Space’ is a monthly column collecting and analysing developments in the country’s space, spaceflight, and allied sectors

ISRO to sign off 2024 with space docking experiment mission on December 30

The Hindu:Science - 29/12/2024
The space agency, for the first time, will be attempting in-space docking using two small spacecraft

Romanenko and his III space missions

The Hindu:Science - 29/12/2024
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko spent a total of 430 days in space over three different missions. His third and final mission came to an end on December 29, 1987, making him the owner of the record for the longest single-mission stay in space at that time. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at Romanenko’s three different missions and what made them eventful…

Why better prediction of cyclone intensity, heavy rainfall is needed

The Hindu:Science - 28/12/2024
Two critical areas requiring further research are the prediction of tropical cyclone intensity, especially rapid intensification and forecasting of heavy rainfall associated with landfall

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