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IIT-Madras and NASA researchers study microbes on space station

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 01:08:00 +0000

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT) and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station (ISS). The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT) and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station (ISS). The study aims to help devise strategies for the disinfection of space stations

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Inspiration4

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:59:00 +0000

Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced that ‘Inspiration4’, its first all-civilian, non-governmental spaceflight, is on track for launch on September 15, 2021. The Crew Dragon spacecraft is set to be launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida in the US. It will take a group of four private citizens into space for three days. The

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India’s first Quantum Computer Simulator toolkit

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:30:01 +0000

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India launched the country’s first ‘Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) Toolkit’. QSim is a first-of-its-kind toolkit to be indigenously developed and is intended to be a vital tool in learning and understanding the practical aspects of programming using Quantum Computers. It is the country’s first collaborative

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Indian researchers discover merger of three super massive black holes

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 05:35:00 +0000

In a major breakthrough, Indian researchers have discovered three super massive black holes merging together to form a triple active galactic nucleus. The black holes have been spotted at the centre of a recently discovered galaxy that increases the possibility of further detecting such rare occurrences. A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of

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World’s Second-largest refurbished Gene Bank

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:51:05 +0000

Taking an imperative towards conserving the diversity of indigenous crops in the country, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated the world’s second-largest refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa, New Delhi. The National Gene Bank will work towards preserving the seeds

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Near-surface Shear Layer

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:13:44 +0000

It was long known the Sun’s equator spins faster than the poles. However, a peek into the internal rotation of the Sun using sound waves revealed the existence of an intriguing layer where the rotation profile of the Sun changes sharply. The layer is called as near-surface shear layer (NSSL), and it exists very close

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