No Comments Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh informed that Geo-imaging satellite “EOS-03”is scheduled for launch in third quarter of 2021. The EOS-03 would enable near-real time monitoring of natural disasters like floods & cyclones. The information was shared while replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha today. He said that […]
No Comments A group of astronomers have detected a very short, powerful burst of high-energy radiation that lasted for about a second and had been racing toward Earth for nearly half the present age of the universe. The burst detected by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope on August 26, 2020, turned out to be one for the […]
No Comments Unlike paper currencies, cryptocurrencies are decentralized i.e there is no central authority that issues, controls or overlooks them. “Block chain” is the underlying technology and the security of cryptocurrencies are backed by computer encryption algorithms like hashing and cryptography giving them the adjective “crypto”-currency. Start-ups are keen on utilizing this as an investing tool which […]
No Comments Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, have used cryogenic technology to achieve a low temperature of 10 milliKelvin or -272.99 degrees Celsius, slightly toasty than the extremely cold world of space where the temperature is as low as 2 milliKelvin (-273.148 degrees Celsius). The temperature achieved by the institute […]
No Comments Professor Amitabha Lahiri of S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS) showed in a paper published along with Subhasish Chakrabarty, his student, that the geometry of space-time can cause neutrino oscillations through quantum effects even if neutrinos are massless. It was published in the journal ‘European Physical Journal C’. SNBNCBS is an autonomous […]
No Comments With this technological breakthrough, India has joined the league of limited global engine developers to have the manufacturing capabilities of such critical aero engine components.
No Comments PBNS: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) to embark on a monumental journey of exploring remote and challenging environments of the deep space universe. ISRO’s leading centre for the design and development of all satellites, UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) is in process of making a three-phased 100 Watt […]
No Comments The largest section of the Long March 5B rocket that launched the main module of China’s first permanent space station into orbit is expected to plunge back to Earth as early as Saturday at an unknown location. However, China’s Space Agency has not yet commented on the concern expressed by many countries. Basic details about […]
No Comments A team of computer science researchers has uncovered a line of attack that breaks all defenses and can affect computers globally, says ScienceDaily report. The new vulnerability breaks all Spectre defenses, meaning that billions of computers and other devices across the globe are just as vulnerable today as they were when Spectre was first announced. […]
No Comments China successfully launched the core module of its space station on Thursday. The module was carried by The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, reports Xinhua news agency. Tianhe, the name of the core module, means Harmony of the Heavens in Chinese. The launch is part of China’s foray into outer space. In 2019, the China Manned […]
