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What India needs from the ‘Vigyan Puraskar’ awards and what it can get | Explained

October 31, 2023 admin

Recently, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research announced the winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) awards for 2022. The announcement was highly anticipated not only due to the nearly year-long delay in declaring the results, but also because it came amid the government’s plans for a major revamp of the structure of science…

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IISc researchers develop machine learning models for designing next generation nuclear reactor materials

October 30, 2023 admin

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, have developed machine learning models for designing next generation nuclear reactor materials. According to IISc, advanced nuclear reactors offer enhanced efficiency and safety compared to the long-standing conventional reactors in use, which is achieved…

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The gravitational constant – The Hindu

October 30, 2023 admin

Any mass warps the fabric of space-time around itself. The more the mass, the more the warping. The force that an object feels when travelling along this warped path is called gravity. It tends to move the object towards the mass. The strength of this force depends on the gravitational constant. Denoted by a ‘G’,…

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Mouse embryos grown in space for first time: Japan researchers

October 30, 2023 admin

Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station. Representative image | Photo Credit: AP Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station and developed normally in the first study indicating it could be possible for humans to reproduce in space, a group of Japanese scientists said. The researchers, including Teruhiko Wakayama,…

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Tiny carbon ‘flowers’ turn light to heat at unrivalled efficiency, IIT team finds

October 30, 2023 admin

To synthesise a carbon nanostructure that was “blacker than black”, Ananya Sah and C. Subramaniam started with a material that was white. In Prof. Subramaniam’s laboratory in IIT Bombay, Dr. Sah heated a special form of silicon dust called DFNS (for dendritic fibrous nanosilica) in a furnace. Once heated, she introduced acetylene gas into the…

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What is photocopying and how does it work? | Explained

October 29, 2023 admin

“… for the first time in world history, mechanical reproduction emancipates the work of art from its parasitical dependence on ritual. To an ever greater degree the work of art reproduced becomes the work of art designed for reproducibility.”Walter Benjamin The German philosopher Walter Benjamin wrote these words in his landmark 1935 essayThe Work of…

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A cancelled mission that succeeded

October 28, 2023 admin

A mock-up of the Prospero on display in London’s Science Museum. | Photo Credit: Geni What were you doing when Chandrayaan-3 created history by landing near the south pole of the moon? This is one question that you might keep encountering throughout your lifetime. It is human nature to link, associate and talk about what…

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Studies provide more insight into the internal structure of Mars

October 28, 2023 admin

Mars’s liquid iron core is likely to be surrounded by a fully molten silicate layer, according to a pair of studies published in Nature. These results offer a new interpretation of the interior of Mars, suggesting its core is smaller and denser than previously proposed. Seismological study of Mars to understand the interior of the red plant…

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How much salt should you take every day?

October 28, 2023 admin

Indian men consume 8.9 grams and Indian women take in 7.1 grams of salt on a daily basis Our bodies need salt. Salt also adds taste to our food. However, too much salt in your diet may lead to high blood pressure. The World Health Organization recommends 5 grams of salt in your diet every…

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How many steps a day can help reduce the risk of premature death?

October 28, 2023 admin

The idea that you should take 10,000 steps a day originated in Japan in the 1960s, but had no scientific basis. Researchers have now shown that, if we focus on the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, most of the benefits are seen at around 7,000 steps. An international study (Journal of the American College…

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