NASA’s Psyche spacecraft embarked on its journey to the metal-rich asteroid from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on October 13 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Key points
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NASA’s Psyche Mission
NexCAR19: CDSCO approves India’s first CAR-T cell therapy
IIT Bombay-incubated company Immunoadoptive Cell Therapy (ImmunoACT) has received Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation’s (CDSO) marketing authorisation approval of the first humanised CD19-targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell (CAR-T cell) therapy product NexCAR19 for relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphomas and leukaemia in Read More …
Online Sucro Crystal Imaging System (OSIS)
Three Indigenously developed technologies, i.e., CMOS Sensor based Camera for Industrial Application, Thermal Sensor Camera for Intelligent Transportation System-(TvITS) and Online Sucro Crystal Imaging System (OSIS) have been launched at th 11th Traffic Expo and Smart Mobility Conference.
BlueWalker 3
According to a new study, BlueWalker 3-a test satellite launched on September 10, 2022, is as bright as the brightest stars in the 89 constellations of Canis Minor and Eridanus.
Nobel Prize in chemistry 2023: Quantum dots and its applications
The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots. About quantum dots Quantum dots applications
Truenat test
Recently, Truenat test was in the news in the context of Nipah virus testing. Truenat for Nipah virus testing was granted an emergency use authorisation (EAU) by the Indian regulator in September 2021 days after the third Nipah outbreak in Read More …
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electro dynamics in matter”. Key points
Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023: Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman jointly wins for mRNA vaccine
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been jointly awarded to Hungarian-American biochemist Katalin Kariko and American physician-scientist Drew Weissman. About mRNA vaccines
Mathematician Ruixiang Zhang to receive 2023 Sastra Ramanujan Prize
Ruixiang Zhang, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA will be awarded with the 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for his outstanding contributions in mathematics. Key points
Antimatter
Scientists at CERN, during ALPHA-g experiment, have shown that, like everything else experiencing gravity, antimatter falls downwards when dropped. About Antimatter
Pipe composting
Assam is actively promoting pipe composting among its rural communities during the ongoing Swachhata Hi Seva campaign. About Pipe composting technology
Green Ammonia Imported through VOC Port, Tamil Nadu for the first time
On September 23, 2023, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (Tamil Nadu) successfully handled Green Ammonia Containers, from Damietta Port, Egypt.
Circular RNA (circRNA)
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Bhopal have identified a Circular RNA virus, ciTRAN, whose role in HIV-1 virus replication has remained unclear for a long time, and also developed a molecule that could Read More …
Tritium and Fukushima water
Japan started to pump treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, destroyed in a 2011 earthquake and tsunami, into the Pacific Ocean. About tritium
India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched a first-of-its-kind Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus from India Gate in New Delhi. Key points Fuel cell