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New Study Paves Way to Learn More About Stars and Neutrinos

Researchers say that neutrinos in supernovae, neutron stars, and in the early Universe may change flavor (type) collectively and unstably, due to neutrino-neutrino forward scattering. Neutrinos emitted by exploding stars can change their flavor via collective flavor (type) instability. Scientists have identified the ingredient for flavor instability which will have observable consequences for the observations made by telescopes and neutrino detectors.

Special Suit Developed to Help Firefighters

A team of scientists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)’s Delhi-based Centre for Fire, Explosive, and Environment Safety (CFEE), has developed a special suit that promises to help fight fighters tackle fire more effectively.

ISRO Set to Launch Radar Imaging Satellite RISAT-1A on February 14

The rocket will also carry two small satellites as co-passengers—a student satellite (INSPIREsat-1) from Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) in association with the Laboratory of Atmospheric & Space Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder and a technology demonstrator satellite (INS-2TD) from ISRO, which is a precursor to India-Bhutan Joint Satellite (INS-2B).

Researchers Devise New Method to Desalinate Seawater

Motivated to find a way, a research team led by Prof Gopinadhan Kalon, Assistant Professor, Physics and Materials Engineering, IITGN, created controllable water transport channels in graphite crystal with the help of an electric field and potassium chloride (KCl) ions, which allowed only fresh water to move through the crystal and blocked all the salt ions. The research team comprises IITGN PhD scholars Lalita Saini, Aparna Rathi, Suvigya Kaushik, and a postdoctoral fellow Siva Sankar Nemala.

Study to Help Manage Attention Disorders

A team of researchers led by Prof. Sridharan Devarajan, an Associate Professor at the Centre for Neuroscience & Associate faculty in Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, is seeking to find answers to these questions and develop therapies for treating attention disorders.

New Fillip To Astronomy Education In India

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has established a new branch office of its Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE ) in India. This office is part of a global network working for the development of astronomy education at the school level.