News on Science, Technology and Research in India
The star-marker has a star by name Dhanushira to the South of another star called Dhanukoti. While the latter is found in almost all astrolabes (and is identified with a bright star called Alpha Oph, Arabic name Ras Alhague), Dhanushira is exclusive to this astrolabe. Its position matches with that of the 1604 supernova.
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) is in the final stage of creating India’s first 64-bit quad core microprocessor to end the country’s dependence on imported microprocessors and assure better data security.
The process to indigenously build the system under the Microprocessor Development Programme took 18 months at a cost of Rs85 crore.
Chandrayaan 2 will carry NASA-owned laser retroreflector arrays that allow scientists to make precise measurements of the distance to the Moon, the US space agency officials said, during the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held in Texas, the space.com reported.
This device can be used to charge mobile phones, power banks and lit up an array of LEDs in remote and restricted areas like in dense forests and Army areas, researchers claimed.
“We have done the initial animal trials and it has been proved anti-inflammatory. Already the technology has been transferred. The clinical trials will take some time as it has to be done in various stages and will be undertaken by the company”, the source added. This combination is the first of its kind as human albumin which is more compatible with the human body is being used.
According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), a new variant of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket will first put the 436 kg Emisat into a 749 km orbit.
The patent-pending ‘armour’ tech also makes the fabric anti-microbial and anti-bacterial. Moreover, it can be used to treat curtains, bed linen, and upholstery!
Cotton industry officials from Africa visit India to see how entrepreneurs are turning unused parts of the crop into renewable energy for businesses and extra income for farmers.
According to developers of the drugs at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, a laboratory of the DRDO , chances of survival and minimum disability are highest when effective first aid care is given within the golden hour.
A collaborative study from DAILAB@IIT Delhi and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan has been published in the Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research (JECCR).
