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The Institute for Plasma Research, an aided institute of the Department of Atomic Energy, confirms that the 82.6 GHz Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating system can deliver up to 400 kilowatts of radio-frequency power for pulses lasting up to 0.5 seconds. The system has been integrated with SST-1 for experiments involving plasma formation and heating.
The study was led by researchers from the Centre for Ecological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru, working with scientists at the Technical University of Denmark and other collaborators. It was published in Science Translational Medicine on September 9, 2026.
A team of researchers from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, -an autonomous institute under Department of Science and Technology (DST), integrated a naturally occurring amino acid (aspartic acid) with a light-absorbing organic molecule, perylene diimide (PDI) and allowed the molecules to spontaneously organize themselves through supramolecular self-assembly.
Traditional dental implants consist of three components: a fixture embedded in the jawbone, an abutment connecting the fixture and crown, and the crown itself. These multi-component assemblies are susceptible to micromovements at the abutment interface, which can compromise osseointegration and lead to implant loosening.
Gor’s remarks at the Bengaluru Space Expo therefore represented a strong public reaffirmation of a proposal that had already entered formal bilateral discussions. The development could eventually bring India into a much wider lunar architecture than individual scientific missions, potentially involving technologies and infrastructure required for long-duration human operations on the lunar surface.
The final manoeuvre was completed at 8:57 pm on September 7, 2026. According to ISRO, the satellite’s Liquid Apogee Motor, or LAM, fired for 1,247 seconds, raising the spacecraft’s perigee and placing EOS-05 in an estimated orbit of 34,903 km × 35,884 km. ISRO confirmed after the operation that the satellite’s health remained normal.
Entanglement is a property that intertwines the state of one particle with another far-flung particle. Entanglement is a quintessential resource in quantum systems. However, entanglement can decay or weaken when it interacts with the environment.
The latest firing was the ninth hot test of the Power Head Test Article, or PHTA, and marked the first occasion on which the system was taken to its complete rated operating level. The test lasted 35 seconds, during which the powerhead operated at the equivalent of the full 200-tonne thrust level for five seconds. ISRO reported that the engine parameters behaved as predicted, giving engineers an important validation of the propulsion system at maximum planned power.
The research has been carried out by Nipun Sharma and Dr Amrit Kaur in the field of terahertz antenna technology. Punjabi University’s official academic records list Dr Amrit Kaur with its Electronics and Communication Engineering programme, while several peer-reviewed papers from the research programme identify both researchers with the university’s ECE department.
The team designed a series of experimental molecules and identified one compound, DSA3, as the strongest candidate. Laboratory testing showed that DSA3 could bind to the bacterial thymidine kinase enzyme, reduce its activity and inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus.
