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An artist’s impression shows the sub-Earth-mass planet that was discovered orbiting Barnard’s star, the closest single star to our solar system, in this undated handout. | Photo Credit: Reuters Barnard’s star is a red dwarf, the smallest type of regular star and much smaller and less luminous than our sun. At about 6 light years…
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This undated handout image released on October 2, 2024 by FlyWire – Princeton University shows the largest neurons of the fruit fly brain connectome. An international team has managed to map all the neurons and connections in the brain of the fruit fly, a major advance for neuroscience, the results of which were published on…
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As scientists’ understanding of the basic properties of matter has improved over time, they have been able to engineer materials with the best properties for specific applications. Such bespoke materials have revolutionised various sectors, including medical diagnostics, spaceflight, cryptography, commercial electronics, and computing. One such material is the fluorescent nanodiamond (FND). FNDs are nanometre-sized diamonds…
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This is a cropped image from the actual picture at 135 mm focal length, photographed by Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis and Kiran Mohan from Enikkara, Karakulam, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in the early hours of Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Two astrophotography enthusiasts from Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala have managed to snap images of the long-period comet C/2023…
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(This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) If a doctor has prescribed you an ointment for chronic pain, chances are it contains a compound named “lidocaine”. Let’s take a look at how exactly this compound works in…
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If a doctor has prescribed you an ointment for chronic pain, chances are it contains a compound named “lidocaine”. Let’s take a look at how exactly this compound works in relieving pain. Lidocaine is a local anaesthetic – it numbs the area it is applied to, preventing pain signals from reaching the brain. Local anaesthetics…
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The “ring of fire” annular eclipse. File | Photo Credit: AP An annual solar eclipse will create a rare “ring of fire” phenomenon visible in parts of South America on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. A “ring of fire” occurs when the Moon lines up between the Sun and the Earth to create a solar eclipse…
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India’s maiden mission to Venus, which is scheduled for launch in March 2028, will embark on a 112-day journey to reach the planet. Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s maiden mission to Venus, which is scheduled for launch in March 2028, will embark on a 112-day journey to reach the planet….
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A herd of wildebeest kicking up dust as it runs across a field in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 29, 2021. | Photo Credit: Hari Nandakumar/Unsplash Q: Where does dust come from and why does it reappear so soon after we dust? — Ramajayam D. A: Terrestrial dust is mostly tiny fragments abraded…
Solar cells. India has the world’s fifth-largest installed solar power capacity of 84 GW and aims to ramp up to 280 GW by 2030. With land for solar energy parks increasingly becoming a constraint, Solex Energy Limited announced that it plans to manufacture India’s first “rectangular” solar cells. | Photo Credit: REUTERS With land for solar…
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