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Musk’s Neuralink gets FDA’s breakthrough device tag for ‘Blindsight’ implant

18/09/2024
The experimental device, known as Blindsight, “will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see,” Musk said in a post on X

What is a telescope? How good are modern telescopes? | Explained

18/09/2024
It’s a common misconception that telescopes are designed to make astronomical objects appear larger

Rapa Nui genomes restore the real history of an old, troubled people

18/09/2024
The first humans on Easter Island eventually overpopulated the island, resulting in ecological collapse. Or did they?

Patent applications for HIV prevention drug opposed in India

17/09/2024
U.S.-based pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences filed patent claims on the HIV drug Lenacapavir this week

Drug-resistant superbugs projected to kill 39 million by 2050

17/09/2024
This analysis has been billed as the first research to track the global impact of superbugs over time, and to estimate what could happen next

Brain undergoes major changes in pregnancy, some fleeting, some enduring, new study shows

17/09/2024
The study, the first of its kind, was based on a single subject: University of California, Irvine cognitive neuroscientist and study co-author Elizabeth Chrastil, a first-time mother

Hidden craters suggest earth once had a Saturn-like ring

17/09/2024
The existence of such a ring, forming around 466 million years ago and persisting for a few tens of millions of years, could explain several puzzles in our planet’s past

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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?

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

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