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Mission Mausam: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Mission Mausam: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Inspired by The Hindu Editorial (Sept 14, 2024) titled “Weather Gods: On ‘Mission Mausam’: Attempts at Controlling the Weather are...

India’s National Test House Approved for Drone Certification

Context: The Quality Council of India has approved the National Test House (NTH) under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food...

AR, MR, VR

Context: Augmented reality (AR) has evolved from a futuristic concept to a widespread technology, thanks to advancements in microdisplay technologies,...

GM Mustard

Context: The Supreme Court pronounced a split verdict on the validity of the Centre’s 2022 decision granting conditional approval for...

Apple allow PC Emulator on its App Store

Context : Apple has approved a PC emulator for iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS, enabling users to run classic software and...

Subatomic Splashes: Restarting Experiments at CERN

Context: Unlike microwaves or computers, the LHC at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN requires a few...

Research Breakthrough at Tokyo University: Attaching Living Skin Cells to Robot Faces

Context: Scientists at Tokyo University have developed a method to attach living skin cells to robot faces, enabling more realistic...

Direct Air Capture Technology (DAC)

Context: Last year, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions hit a record 37 billion metric tons. Consequently, direct air capture technology...

Glacial Geoengineering: A Potential Solution to Sea-Level Rise

Context: Recent scientific conferences have highlighted two main technological interventions to slow sea-level rise caused by climate change: fibre-based curtains...

World’s First High-Speed Carbon Fibre Train

Context: China has unveiled Carbon Star Rapid Transit (Cetrovo 1.0), the world’s first high-speed passenger train constructed entirely from carbon...

Micro-Sized Optical Spectrometre

Context: A team of researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and other institutions in China recently made a...

Decline in AI Training Data Availability

Context: According to a study by the Data Provenance Initiative, over the past year, many of the most important web...

Discovery of Pure Sulphur on Mars

Context: On May 30, 2024, scientists were amazed when NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drove over a rock, causing it to...

HYLENR: Cold Fusion Technology for Clean Energy Generation

Context: An Indian startup, HYLENR, has gained a groundbreaking milestone by demonstrating the world’s first cold fusion technology for clean...

Advancements in Organic Nanoparticles

Context: A recent PNAS study explores the effects of hyperbranching and chemical cross-linking on organic nanoparticles (oNPs), creating a dense...