Recently, the Union Minister of Science and Technology launched the SUPREME initiative to provide financial support for the upgradation and maintenance of analytical instrumentation facilities (AIFs).   About SUPREME Initiative – The Support for Up-gradation Preventive Repair and Maintenance of Equipment (SUPREME), is a first-of-its-kind programme by the government. It extends financial support for repair,… Continue reading SUPREME Initiative

A team of scientists at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine recently identified a key player that helps prevent “insulin shock”.   About Insulin Shock – Insulin shock occurs when you have too much insulin in your blood. This can lead to hypoglycemia, also called low blood sugar. If left untreated for… Continue reading Insulin Shock

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) recently developed a device called ‘ARTSENS’ to assess the health and age of blood vessels and thereby provide early screening for cardiovascular diseases.   About ‘ARTSENS’ Device – It is a novel, non-invasive device to assess the health and age of blood vessels and thereby provide early… Continue reading ARTSENS Device

The Lyrids meteor shower, one of the oldest known meteor showers peaks in late April.   About Lyrid meteor – According to NASA the first recorded sighting of a Lyrid meteor shower goes back to 687 BC by the Chinese. It is best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere during the dark hours. Meteor showers are usually… Continue reading Lyrid Meteor

The Union Cabinet approved the National Quantum Mission (NQM) in a bid to aid scientific and industrial research and development in quantum technology.   Details – The mission involves a cost of Rs 6,003.65 crore from 2023-24 to 2030-31, and aims to put India among the top six leading nations involved in the research and… Continue reading National Quantum Mission

Recently, astronomers have detected a repeating radio signal from the YZ Ceti b exoplanet that suggests the presence of a magnetic field around it.   About YZ Ceti b – It is a rocky earth-sized exoplanet rotating around a small red dwarf star. It is barely 12 light-years from Earth. The astronomers determined that the… Continue reading YZ Ceti-b

US space agency NASA, is developing a snake-like robot known as Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) which it says can boost space exploration through its diverse adaptability to various terrains.   About Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) – It is a mobile instrument platform conceived to explore internal terrain structures, assess habitability and ultimately search for… Continue reading Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch Singapore’s TeLEOS-2 satellite on April 22, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. TeLEOS-2 is an earth observation satellite. The launch which will be carried out by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).   Details – The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for… Continue reading Singaporean Earth Observation Satellite

Recently, a team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), analysed data collected by the Induction Coil Magnetometer data, installed at the Indian Antarctic station Maitri to bring out several aspects of the ground observation of the Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC) waves.   About Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC) waves – These are the… Continue reading Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron

Nanomedicine researchers at Houston Methodist academic medical centre have come up with an implantable nanofluidic device that can directly deliver immunotherapy to pancreatic cancer tumours.   About Nano fluidic Drug-Eluting Seed device – It is an implantable nanofluidic device invented to deliver CD40 monoclonal antibodies. This device is a viable approach to penetrating the pancreatic… Continue reading Nano-fluidic Drug-Eluting Seed Device