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Private US moon lander still working after breaking leg and falling, but not for long

February 29, 2024 admin

Private US moon lander still working after breaking leg and falling. | Photo Credit: AP The first private U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon broke a leg at touchdown before falling over, according to company officials who said Wednesday it was on the verge of losing power. Intuitive Machines, the company that built the…

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The Hindu Daily Quiz | On Indian scientists and discoveries – Feb 28, 2024

February 28, 2024 admin

Daily Quiz | On Indian scientists and discoveries Identify this scientist. Name the fields she was known for. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | He was an Indian mathematician and physicist specializing in theoretical physics. He is best known for his work with Einstein. Name the scientist. What is the theory called? Answer :…

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The rocky vista of medicinal cannabis research is bringing into view

February 28, 2024 admin

The cannabis plant (Cannabis sativa) has long been of interest to psychiatrists for its perceived effects on mood and cognition. There is currently significant research interest in using cannabis-based compounds to manage and/or treat schizophrenia and cannabis-use and heroin-use disorders. Recently, researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada floated a new clinical trial…

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The Science Quiz | The quiet awesomeness of tungsten

February 28, 2024 admin

Questions: 1. Scheelite and X are two important mineral sources of tungsten. Tungsten’s letter in the periodic table comes from X. In turn, X may have got its name because its extraction requires a large amount of tin – supposedly akin to a certain animal consuming a sheep. Name X. 2. Among all elements, tungsten…

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National Science Day 2024: Why sustainable funding matters for India’s ‘science power’ ambition | Explained

February 28, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks inside the crew training simulator during his visit to Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath in Thiruvananthapuram on February 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 28 greeted people on National Science Day and said his government…

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Why sustainable funding matters for India’s ‘science power’ ambition | Explained

February 28, 2024 admin

The 2024 theme for National Science Day, which India celebrates every year on February 28, is “Science for Sustainable Development”. Science and technological developments are key drivers of India’s journey towards becoming a developed country by 2047. India is committed to making this progress through sustainable means, as evidenced by its commitments under the Paris…

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Pauling, the (near) perfect man for science

February 27, 2024 admin

There have been only five scientists who have won two Nobel Prizes – Polish-French physicist and chemist Marie Curie (1903, 1911), American scientist Linus Pauling (1954, 1962), American physicist and electrical engineer John Bardeen (1956, 1972), British biochemist Frederick Sanger (1958, 1980), and American stereochemist Barry Sharpless (2001, 2022). Additionally, there have been two organisations…

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Newfound ‘obelisks’ join viruses, viroids as third unusual life form

February 27, 2024 admin

For nearly seven decades since their discovery in 1898, viruses were the only organisms at the boundary between the living and the non-living. Their obligate host dependence, parasitism, and small genome sizes collectively made sure they weren’t classified as ‘life’per se. Each virion is composed of a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) core that serves…

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‘10,000 genome’ project completed, says government

February 27, 2024 admin

“Announced the GenomeIndia Flagship Programme of 10,000 Genome Sequencing under #DBT, Union Ministry of Science & Technology. This will lead to genetic based remedies, besides giving a big boost to public healthcare system in the country,” Union Science Minister Jitendra Singh said in an X ost on February 27, 2024. Photo: X/@DrJitendraSingh The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) on…

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Gaganyaan astronauts | IAF fighter pilots with distinguished service

February 27, 2024 admin

February 27, 2024 07:46 pm | Updated February 28, 2024 12:34 am IST – THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (From left) Astronauts-designate Shubanshu Shukla, Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan and Angad Angad Pratap. | Photo Credit: PTI All four Gaganyaan astronaut-designates, whose names were announced here on Tuesday, were commissioned into the fighter stream of IAF and are test…

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