Science and Technology

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission: Who are the astronauts doing the spacewalk?

The Hindu:Science - 27/08/2024
Two of the mission's four-member crew will venture out of their Crew Dragon capsule in Earth's orbit for a tethered spacewalk, marking the first major test of SpaceX's new spacesuits.

What does spaceflight do to the human body? | Explained

The Hindu:Science - 27/08/2024
The average maximum time an astronaut spends in space has increased from one month in the 1960s to six months in the 2020s

The simple medical tools of an OPD visit | Explained

The Hindu:Science - 27/08/2024
How do thermometers, stethoscopes, weighing scales, and BP monitors work? How are their electronic versions better than their mechanical designs?

Does eating ham, bacon and beef really increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes?

The Hindu:Science - 26/08/2024
The biggest risk factors linked to developing type 2 diabetes are being over 40, having family members with type 2 diabetes, being of South Asian or African descent, or having a higher body weight – and especially a larger waist

Why mpox vaccines are only just arriving in Africa after two years

The Hindu:Science - 26/08/2024
The slow arrival of the shots – which have already been made available in more than 70 countries outside Africa - showed that lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic about global healthcare inequities have not brought about rapid change, public health officials and scientists said

First Indian commoner in space comes home

The Hindu:Science - 26/08/2024
Gopichand Thotakura explored space as part of the New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin.

Frequent mass wasting in Tibet a cause for worry in India

The Hindu:Science - 26/08/2024
The geological event in the Sedongpu Gully catchment draining into the Yarlung Tsangpo River, upstream of the Brahmaputra in Assam, has been happening more often since 2017

Wanted: a strategy to turn climate research into disaster management

The Hindu:Science - 26/08/2024
Climate research is currently too siloised for it to inform ground-level operations within a reasonable timeframe, writes Prof. Raghu Murtugudde

NASA decision against using Boeing capsule to bring astronauts back adds to company’s problems

The Hindu:Science - 25/08/2024
NASA says it won’t use Boeing’s Starliner capsule to bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth

Flying by Saturn and Neptune, eight years apart

The Hindu:Science - 25/08/2024
August 25 is a special day in Voyager 2’s journey. This is because it was on this day in 1981 that it made its closest approach to Saturn. And it was on the very same day in 1989 that it became the first, and so far only, spacecraft to visit Neptune and make its closest approach. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about Voyager 2 and its tryst with these two gas giants…

NASA decides to keep astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

The Hindu:Science - 24/08/2024
NASA has decided it’s too risky to bring astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule

COVID-19: anosmia as a marker for susceptible brain damage

The Hindu:Science - 24/08/2024
Many studies have found that months after recovery from COVID-19, some people continued to experience neurological and cognitive effects

Eight years on, NIV Pune still relies on U.S. CDC for Zika test kits

The Hindu:Science - 24/08/2024
The Institute of Advanced Virology, Thiruvananthapuram, has developed an assay for Zika testing using the sequence data made available by CDC and validated the assay using clinical samples, commercial tests and genome sequencing

Cabinet nod to ‘BioE3’ policy for innovation-driven support to research and development

The Hindu:Science - 24/08/2024
“BioE3 policy seeks to include innovation-driven support for research and development and entrepreneurship across thematic sectors,” says Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Mission Rhumi 2024: Chennai students cheer as India’s first reusable hybrid rocket takes off

The Hindu:Science - 24/08/2024
At ECR in Chennai, Rhumi-1, India’s first reusable hybrid rocket on a mobile launchpad, makes all the right noises

Experts meet as final global plastic treaty talks near

The Hindu:Science - 24/08/2024
Experts to discuss financing and solutions for plastic pollution ahead of crucial treaty negotiations in South Korea

India launches its 1st reusable hybrid rocket 'RHUMI-1'

The Hindu:Science - 24/08/2024
Mission RHUMI is led by Anand Megalingam, the founder of the Space Zone, under the mentorship of Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai Former Director of ISAC

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