The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an indigenous technological solution for the fishermen at sea to send and receive emergency messages from their fishing boats. The device, called Distress Alert Transmitter-Second Generation (DAT-SG), is a low-cost and effective satellite transmitter that integrates advanced satellite communication and navigation capabilities. How does DAT-SG work? The … Read more
Japan has achieved a historic feat in lunar exploration by becoming the fifth nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission successfully touched down on the lunar surface on January 19, 2024, after four months of journey from Earth. However, the mission faced some technical challenges that … Read more
Brain cells, or neurons, are the building blocks of the nervous system. They communicate with each other through synapses, where electrical signals are transmitted from one neuron to another. But how do neurons decide which synapses to form and how strong they should be? A new study by physicists and neuroscientists from the University of … Read more
Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar mission, achieved a historic feat on August 23, 2023, when it successfully landed its Vikram lander near the south pole of the Moon. The lander, named after the father of the Indian space program Dr Vikram A Sarabhai, carried a rover called Pragyan, which means ‘wisdom’ in Sanskrit. The lander and … Read more
Lamborghini, the Italian luxury carmaker, is known for its high-performance and stylish vehicles. But the company is also looking ahead to the future of mobility, where electric cars are expected to dominate the market. That’s why Lamborghini has licensed a patent on a new battery technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that could … Read more
Greenland, the world’s largest island and home to the second-largest ice sheet after Antarctica, is losing ice at an alarming rate due to the climate crisis. A new study by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals that the Greenland ice sheet has lost about 1,140 billion tons of ice in just 40 years, which is 21% … Read more
Climate change is not only a threat to the environment, but also to the economy and the livelihoods of millions of people. A new study published in the journal Global Change Biology predicts that climate change could cause labour productivity to drop significantly in countries like India and Pakistan by the end of the century. … Read more
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has successfully pinged the Vikram lander of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission using a laser instrument, demonstrating a new technique to locate targets on the lunar surface. Introduction The Vikram lander of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission, which soft-landed on the Moon’s south pole region on November 14, 2023, has been detected by a … Read more
Love is a universal human emotion that has inspired countless works of art, literature, and music. But what does love do to our brains? How does it affect our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Scientists have been exploring these questions for decades, using various methods and tools, such as brain imaging, hormone measurements, and psychological tests. … Read more
Scientists have found that three different HIV antibodies can prevent monkeys from getting infected with a virus similar to HIV. The study, published in Science Translational Medicine, could help design a vaccine for humans. What are HIV antibodies? HIV antibodies are proteins that can recognize and bind to parts of the HIV virus, preventing it … Read more