Tag: Science & Technology

In News Currently, engineers are warming up the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for its third season of operations. Large Hadron Collider (LHC) The LHC is the world’s largest science experiment that smashes tiny particles called hadrons together at really high speeds. It uses protons as the particles and has a long circular pipe where they’re […]

In News  The PM appreciated the use of 3D printing technology in the construction of the post office. About 3D printing technology Three-dimensional (3D) printing is an additive manufacturing process in which a physical object is created from a digital design by printing thin layers of material and then fusing them together. 3D printing technology […]

In News Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has joined hands with IIT-Bombay to develop a robust touchless biometric capture system. The touchless biometric capture system, once developed and operational, will allow fingerprint authentication from home alike face authentication.  Biometrics is the measurement and statistical analysis of people’s unique physical characteristics. About UIDAI It is […]

In News Physicists in Japan discovered a previously unknown isotope of uranium, with atomic number 92 and mass number 241, i.e Uranium-241 and its half-life, according to theoretical calculations, could be 40 minutes. What is Uranium? Uranium is a naturally occurring chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey […]

In News Recently, the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) linked a made in India  product with contamination of a highly drug-resistant bacteria. These had been allegedly traced to eyedrops under the brand name EzriCare Artificial Tears which has been manufactured by Chennai-based Global Pharma Healthcare. About Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common […]

In News For the first time, scientists have reported evidence of the piezoelectric effect in liquids. About The effect was found in pure 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethyl-sulfonyl)imide and 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide – both ionic liquids (i.e. liquids made of ions instead of molecules) at room temperature. The reason the piezoelectric effect has only been expected in solids thus […]

In News Recently Lebanon saw mass Confusion after its government decided to delay DST by a month. About Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of turning the clock ahead as warmer weather approaches and back as it becomes colder again. The daylight saving time is followed in over 70 countries on various dates. India […]