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SpaDeX docking: ISRO arrests drift between satellites

January 9, 2025 admin

ISRO launches Polar Satellite Launch vehicle (PSLV-C60) with two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDex) satellites and 24 other innovative payloads into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which had postponed the planned docking of the two SpaDeX satellites, has arrested the drift…

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How AI is redefining death, memory and immortality

January 9, 2025 admin

Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. This happened at the funeral of Marina Smith, a Holocaust educator who died in 2022. Thanks to an AI technology company called StoryFile, Smith seemed to interact naturally with her family and friends. The system used prerecorded…

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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On the Oldest mountains

January 9, 2025 admin

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On the Oldest mountains 1 / 5 | The Barberton Mountains are also known by which another name? Pilanesberg Mountains Makhonjwa Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains Black Hills The Barberton Mountains are also known as Makhonjwa Mountains. Next 2 / 5 | Known as the oldest mountains in the world,…

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South African study suggests a ‘distinct echo’ attracted ancient artists to one site

January 9, 2025 admin

The study site, Kurukop, is in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, in the Nama Karoo region, where the geological formation began to accumulate from about 300 million years ago, before the breakup of the super continent Gondwanaland. | Photo Credit: Neil Rusch/The Conversation Physics does not adequately explain reflected sound and echo effects. Take as…

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What is a quantum chip?

January 9, 2025 admin

In recent years, the field of quantum computing has been experiencing fast growth, with technological advances and large-scale investments regularly making the news. The United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The stakes are high – having quantum computers would mean access to tremendous data processing power compared to what we have today….

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New study of supernovae calls dark energy’s existence into question

January 9, 2025 admin

The Crab Nebula, the result of a bright supernova explosion seen by Chinese and other astronomers in the year 1054, 6,500 light-years from Earth, is seen in an image taken by the James Webb Telescope on June 3, 2024. At its center is a neutron star, a super-dense star produced by the supernova. This image…

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Whales can live way longer than scientists had thought, new research shows

January 9, 2025 admin

A humpback whale breaches off near Iguana Island, Panama, Sunday, July 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may live past 130 years, according to our new research published in the journal Science Advances. Some of these whales may live to 150. This lifespan is…

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How will AI revolutionize drug development?

January 9, 2025 admin

The potential of using artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development has sparked both excitement and skepticism among scientists, investors and the general public. | Photo Credit: Thom Leach/Science Photo Library via Getty Images The potential of using artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development has sparked both excitement and skepticism among scientists, investors and the general public. “Artificial intelligence is taking…

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Countries tighten research security as China’s dominance grows

January 9, 2025 admin

Amid heightened tensions between the United States and China, the two countries signed a bilateral science and technology agreement on December 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Amid heightened tensions between the United States and China, the two countries signed a bilateral science and technology agreement on December 13, 2024. The event was billed as a “renewal” of…

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Female birds can’t reproduce without male sex hormones, study finds

January 9, 2025 admin

The androgen sex hormones are responsible for male sexual development while oestrogen and progesterone essay the same roles in females. But new research by a team at the Max Planck Institute of Biological Intelligence and Technical University, Munich, could force scientists to redraw these boundaries. The team has reported that androgen receptors are as important…

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