Coil Guns: The Chinese navy is reportedly testing the planet’s most powerful coil gun Coil Guns is a type of electromagnetic weapon capable of launching projectiles with extremely high speed in the blink of an eye. They are also known as Gauss guns or magnetic accelerators. It operates on the principle of electromagnetic induction, applying […]
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Sodium Ion Battery
Sodium Ion Battery: AR4 Tech has partnered Sodion Energy of Singapore to make sodium-ion battery packs for domestic and export markets. Sodium-Ion Battery generate electricity through a chemical reaction. These are made up of an anode, cathode, separator and electrolyte. In a sodium-ion battery, lithium ions are replaced with sodium ions in the battery’s cathode, […]
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Eastern Equine Encephalitis: Mosquito-borne illnesses continue to pose a significant threat across various parts of the world, and one of the latest additions to this concern is the emergence of the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus in the United States. This rare virus has recently been reported in Alabama and New York, with serious implications […]
John Warnock : Co Founder Of Adobe System
John Warnock : Co Founder Of Adobe System John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe Systems and a tech industry trailblazer, has passed away at 82. He is renowned for his pivotal role in creating the Portable Document Format (PDF), revolutionizing document sharing. Initially an average student, Warnock’s passion for math was ignited by a high school […]
Geospatial Artificial Intelligence : ISRO
Geospatial Artificial Intelligence : ISRO ISRO chair professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, informed that NIAS has launched a pilot project involving geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) and random forest technology to monitor and predict the city’s air quality. Geospatial Artificial Intelligence is the application of artificial intelligence (AI) fused with geospatial […]
Zika Virus : Mumbai Reported First Case
Zika Virus : Mumbai Reported First Case Mumbai has recently reported the first case of Zika Virus, confirmed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Zika Virus is a mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in the Zika Forest of Uganda in 1947. It is primarily transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, […]
Khanan Prahari App
Khanan Prahari App: The mobile app Khanan Prahari is a significant step taken by the Ministry of Coal towards curbing illegal coal mining activities. Khanan Prahari App allows citizens to report incidents of illegal coal mining through geo-tagged photographs and textual information. The corresponding web portal, called as Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS), […]
Equal Contrast Technique (ECT)
Equal Contrast Technique (ECT): Scientists developed a new methodology, called Equal Contrast Technique (ECT), to analyse Sun images in white light, which can help prevent temporal and latitudinal variations in observations related to instrument and sky conditions. It is known that there are large numbers of regions of weak magnetic field on the sun, which […]
Microsites Project
Microsites Project: The National Health Authority (NHA) announced 100 Microsites projects for accelerated adoption of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) across the country Microsites project are defined geographical regions where focused outreach efforts would be made to onboard small and medium-scale private healthcare providers. Types of facilities to be covered under a Microsite: Private […]
Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On Moon’s South Pole
Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On Moon’s South Pole: Chandrayaan-3 made history by becoming the first mission to soft-land on the lunar south pole, a region that has never been explored before. The mission aimed to demonstrate safe and soft lunar landing, rover mobility, and in-situ scientific experiments. India now joins the United States, Russia, and China […]
