Science and Technology

Polaris Dawn: why world’s first private spacewalk wasn’t just a vanity project

The Hindu:Science - 17/09/2024
The Polaris Dawn mission stands out for several reasons. In terms of science and technology, the highlight is the test of new spacesuits for extravehicular activity (or EVA).

Exceptional new fish fossil sparks rethink of how earth’s geology drives evolution

The Hindu:Science - 17/09/2024
The study of the new species led us to analyse the evolutionary history of all known coelacanths. It found that coelacanths have generally evolved slowly, with a few intriguing exceptions.

How skuas, frigatebirds, and gulls are helping spread avian influenza

The Hindu:Science - 17/09/2024
During the 2022 northern hemisphere summer, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza killed roughly half of the world’s great skua.

How quantum computing can make large language models even better

The Hindu:Science - 17/09/2024
Embracing QNLP and QGen-AI, and advancements in time-series forecasting, can pave the way for more efficient and performant AI systems

Scientists pen letter to Principal Scientific Adviser demanding ‘transparency’ on Vigyan Puraskar

The Hindu:Science - 16/09/2024
The note sought to know if any of the names recommended by the expert committee were revised

New research rescues the dodo’s reputation from confusion and myth

The Hindu:Science - 16/09/2024
Scientists are challenging the view that the dodo was a slow, bloated animal doomed to extinction

How do noise-cancelling headphones work?

The Hindu:Science - 15/09/2024
The technology was invented in the 1930s and had become a common feature of commercial headphones in five decades

How Sunita Williams ended up stranded in space: The unexpected ordeal

The Hindu:Science - 15/09/2024
When NASA launched Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, it was supposed to be a routine week long mission. But what started as a groundbreaking test flight quickly turned into an eight-month ordeal, with the astronauts unexpectedly stranded in space. Imagine spending nearly eight months in space when your original mission was planned to last only a week.

Will Mission Mausam help tackle weather better?

The Hindu:Science - 15/09/2024
What is on the anvil to make accurate predictions on extreme weather events? What is the challenge with weather modification plans?

Diabetes drug may lower death rate in obese people: study

The Hindu:Science - 14/09/2024
Excess body weight, especially abdominal obesity, is associated with several health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. Various weight reduction methods have been tried over the years, most have not stood the test of time

ICMR to develop evidence-based guidelines for antibiotic use in respiratory infections, pneumonia

The Hindu:Science - 14/09/2024
The apex health research body has invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) from researchers

How the concept of open science can be beneficial

The Hindu:Science - 14/09/2024
It enables unrestricted access to knowledge, shaping the future of research and education

What are AM, FM, and signal modulation? | Explained

The Hindu:Science - 14/09/2024
Signal modulation simplifies the technologies required to transmit signals carrying information, like the news on TV or songs on the radio

Gastrointestinal problems could heighten Parkinson’s disease risk by 76 per cent, study finds

The Hindu:Science - 13/09/2024
These findings, published in JAMA Network Open, add to a growing body of evidence that ageing-related or neurodegenerative disease, long thought to originate in the brain, could begin in the gut

Superfast lasers open a shortcut to hard drives of the future

The Hindu:Science - 13/09/2024
Spintronic drives of the future are expected to be able to store more data than existing drives, manipulate the data faster, and consume less energy

What role does CSTT play in standardising technical terms?

The Hindu:Science - 13/09/2024
The Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT) focuses on preparing standardised scientific and technical terminology in Indian languages.

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