Science and Technology

Apple versus donut: How the shape of a tokamak impacts the limits of the edge of the plasma

Science Daily - 28/05/2024
A new model for ballooning instabilities in apple-shaped fusion vessels considers the height and width of the plasma's edge.

Florida fossil porcupine solves a prickly dilemma 10-million years in the making

Science Daily - 28/05/2024
An exceptionally rare fossilized porcupine skeleton discovered in Florida has allowed researchers to trace the evolutionary history for one of North America's rarest mammals.

IIT-Bombay, TCS to build India’s first Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager

The Hindu:Science - 28/05/2024
The Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager, an advanced sensing tool for semiconductor chip imaging, will help reduce the chances of chip failures and improve the efficiency of electronic devices

Why are planets formed in a spherical shape?

The Hindu:Science - 28/05/2024
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How clothed pig carcasses are revealing the secrets of mummification

The Hindu:Science - 28/05/2024
Taphonomists study the environmental forces that drive changes to a body after death.

Mosquito species from Asia pose growing risk to Africa’s anti-malaria efforts

The Hindu:Science - 28/05/2024
The spread of An. stephensi is particularly concerning because the mosquito has a number of characteristics that make it difficult to control

What causes landslides? Can we predict them to save lives?

The Hindu:Science - 28/05/2024
While it is too early for official confirmation, estimates place the death toll between 690 and 2,000 people, with thousands more missing

India's space startup Agnikul Cosmos calls off maiden rocket launch for a fourth time

The Hindu:Science - 28/05/2024
Launches of India's second privately built rocket had been aborted three times before because of technical issues

Secrets of sargassum: Scientists advance knowledge of seaweed causing chaos in the Caribbean and West Africa

Science Daily - 28/05/2024
A research team tracked and studied floating sargassum in order to unlock its potential to be used to produce sustainable products.

Copper becomes unexpectedly hard under extreme strain rate

The Hindu:Science - 28/05/2024
The findings could lead to new ways to design devices for “extreme conditions like high-speed manufacturing or aerospace engineering”

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