India will launch 31 satellites, on 10th January 2018, which includes an earth observation spacecraft Cartosat from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh, South India. The rocket is schedule to be launched at 9:30am IST 4:00GMT. The 28 satellites from the US and the five other countries and one nano and micro satellite from India besides…
Dr Rahul Raveendran Nair, a 34-year-old professor at the National Graphene Institute and school of Chemical Engineering and analytical Science at the University of Manchester in UK, developed a graphene-oxide membrane that makes whisky clear , paving way for new commercial application of Graphene membrane. His latest research was published in the Nature Materials on…
James Damore, a Google engineer, who had been on a PhD programme in systems biology at Harvard University, wrote a memo arguing that women were less suited than men to engineering and leadership jobs in the tech industry have been sacked. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, sharply criticised the engineer, saying that he had breached…
Researchers from the University of Oxford and Imperial College London have recreated the effects of Supernovae- violent star deaths- within the confines of their laboratory, using one of their largest, most intense lasers on the planet, as part of their research at the week-long Royal Society of Summer Science Exhibition. Witnessing these experiments can help…
Scientists from the University of Queensland and Monash University found a protein in spider venom may help protect the brain from injury after a stroke, after lab test the Hi1A protein single dose worked on rats. They travelled to Fraser Island in Australia to hunt and capture three potentially lethal Australian funnel web spiders. “…
Researchers from Iowa State University discovered that biomimetic tree that mimics the branches and leaves of a cottonwood tree can generate electricity when its artificial leaves sway in the wind and allow off-grid energy harvesting. According a paper published in the journal PLOS ONE, the researchers explained that small strips of specialised plastic inside the…
Scientists in the US claimed to have turned hydrogen into a state where it behaves like a metal according to Ranga Dias and Isaac Silvera , Harvard researchers. Their report is featured in this week’s Science Magazine. Their theory suggests metallic hydrogen could be used to make zero resistance electrical wiring and super-powerful rocket fuel.…
British Scientists revealed that European Cod fish have regional accents and distinct dialects along the British coastline. Professor Steve Simpson, a Marine biologist professor and fish ecologist, leading a new study at University of Exeter said, “This species is highly vocal with traditional breeding grounds established over hundred or even thousands of years, so the potential…
Three British-born scientists won the 2106 Nobel Prize in Physics, for discoveries about strange forms of matter. David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz, will share £727,000 ( 8m Kronor) prize. Their work could benefit improved materials for electronics including super-fast computing. The winners will join an elite list of 200 other Physics laureates recognised since…
Scientists from NASA obtained further evidence to show that Jupiter’s icy moon throws jets of water out into space. Back in 2013, using Hubble telescope, scientists first reported this behaviour. Europa’s huge subsurface ocean of liquid water, is one of the most likely placed find microbial life beyond earth. Hubble made its latest identification by…