Science and Technology

SpaceX postpones historic mission featuring first private spacewalk

The Hindu:Science - 28/08/2024
SpaceX delays historic all-civilian spacewalk mission due to weather and technical issues and also aiming for record-breaking altitude

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of a crater

The Hindu:Science - 28/08/2024
NASA’s Perseverance rover climbs Mars’ Jezero Crater to collect rock samples for clues on ancient Martian life

Vinesh Phogat versus the perplexing biochemistry of losing weight

The Hindu:Science - 28/08/2024
Losing or gaining weight is much more than an arithmetic calculation with energy intake and energy loss, involving hormones, water retention, metabolism, and uncertainty

New research finds abundant microplastics in personal care products available in India

The Hindu:Science - 27/08/2024
Findings of the report also indicate greenwashing in the Indian PCP market, especially with labels like “organic”, “natural”, and” eco-friendly.”

Siemens gets nod for manufacturing Mpox test kits in India

The Hindu:Science - 27/08/2024
WHO seeks US$ 87.4 million over 6 months, to work with countries to contain the current outbreak of mpox

Indian Immunologicals Ltd develops needle-free COVID-19 intranasal booster vaccine in collaboration with Australian university

The Hindu:Science - 27/08/2024
The live-attenuated booster has been developed using codon deoptimization technology, in collaboration with Griffith University, Australia, a press release from the company said

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

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