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ATMF Report Tackles Global Access to Antibiotics

The Access to Medicine Foundation (ATMF) Netherlands,  just put out a very important study that talks about some of the biggest problems in the pharmaceutical industry. “How can...

May 29, 2024

Caterpillars Sense Electric Fields to Detect Predators

British scientists have found something very interesting about caterpillars: they have a sixth sense that most land animals don’t have. Through special hairs on their bodies called setae,...

May 28, 2024

CET and IIT Madras Secure Patent for Novel Voltage Device

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and the College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram (CET) have made big steps forward in electrical measurement technology by getting a patent...

May 28, 2024

New Algal Species Discovered in Kerala’s Western Ghats by Phycologists

Scientists from Catholicate College’s Department of Botany have found a new species of algae. This is a big step forward in our knowledge of the variety in the...

May 28, 2024

FIDE Unveils BecknGPT, an AI Agent Combining ChatGPT and Beckn Protocol

An important part of e-commerce innovation is the Foundation for Interoperability in the Digital Economy (FIDE). They just released a new AI agent called Beckn Generative Pre-trained Transformer...

May 28, 2024

NASA Launches Satellite PREFIRE to Monitor and Mitigate Climate Change

The urgent global problem of climate change continues to call for new scientific discoveries and technological advances. NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far Infrared Experiment) mission...

May 27, 2024

Scientists Develop Cheaper, Safer Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Iron

A new type of iron-based cathode material has been made thanks to recent study led by Oregon State University. This discovery could lead to the creation of batteries...

May 27, 2024

DoT, Telcos Develop Mechanism to Block Spoof Overseas Calls

Together with mobile operators, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has set up a new method to spot and block fake international calls that show Indian phone numbers. This...

May 27, 2024

Spacex Mega-Rocket Starship’s Next Launch On June 5

SpaceX recently announced that the next test flight for Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket, will take place on June 5, 2024. If the government gives the go-ahead,...

May 25, 2024

CERT-In Warns of Critical Flaws in Google Chrome

The Center’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) just sent out a warning about major security holes found in Google Chrome. CERT-In’s warning note, CIVN-2024-0170, talks about this worry...

May 25, 2024

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