Page-142 of Science & Technology Current Affairs

SII: Anti-cervical cancer vaccine

July 14, 2022

On July 12, 2022, the CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla announced company’s plans to roll out its indigenously-developed vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer among women. Highlights The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has also accorded ..

Month: 

Category: 

POP-FAME: Rocket fuel from Bacteria

July 13, 2022

Researchers from US Lawrence-Berkeley Lab recently developed “POP-FAME”, which is a fuel from a bacterium. It has more energy than even the rocket fuels have. Highlights As per simulation data, POP-FAME fuel has energy density values more than 50 megajoules ..

Month: 

Category: 

Marburg virus Disease

July 11, 2022

According to World Health Organisation (WHO), two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease were reported in Ghana. Marburg virus Disease is similar to Ebola. Highlights In the preliminary analysis, samples were taken from two patients belonging to southern Ashanti region ..

Month: 

Category:  •

PIVOT: AI-based tool to detect Cancer

July 11, 2022

An Artificial Intelligence-based tool called ‘PIVOT’ has been developed by researchers at the Indian institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras). About PIVOT PIVOT is capable of predicting cancer-causing genes in patients. This AI-based tool will help in formulating strategies for ..

Month: 

Category: 

Union Bank Metaverse Virtual Lounge

July 11, 2022

Union Bank of India (UBI) recently launched its Metaverse Virtual Lounge, called ‘Uni-verse’, as well as “Open Banking Sandbox environment”. What is Uni-Verse? Uni-verse is a Metaverse Virtual Lounge. It will keep the information and videos related to bank’s product, in ..

Month: 

Category:  •

TiHAN: India’s first Autonomous Navigation facility

July 8, 2022

On July 4, 2022 Union Minister of State for Science & Technology, Jitendra Singh, recently inaugurated India’s first Autonomous Navigation facility called TiHAN. Key Facts TiHAN was inaugurated at the campus of IIT Hyderabad. Union Ministry of Science and technology ..

Month: 

Category: 

Nairobi flies (Dragon bugs)

July 7, 2022

Recently, a skin infection was reported among 100 students of Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT) in Majhitar, East Sikkim. This infection was reported after they came in touch with Nairobi flies. Highlights Number of Nairobi flies is increasing rapidly ..

Month: 

Category:  • •

ARYABHAT-1: Prototype of Analog chipset

July 7, 2022

IISc researchers recently developed a prototype of an analog chipset called “ARYABHAT-1”. Highlights The team has created a design framework to develop next-generation analog computing chipsets. These chipsets may operate faster. It will use less power as compared to digital processors used ..

Month: 

Category: 

Large Hadron Collider (LHC)

July 6, 2022

On July 5, 2022, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), world’s most powerful particle collider, started smashing protons into each other, at levels of energy that did not exist before. Key Facts Now, scientists will record and analyse the data. It ..

Month: 

Category: 

CoVarScan rapid COVID-19 test

July 5, 2022

Researchers have developed a rapid Covid-19 test, called “CoVarScan rapid Covid-19 test”. This test will help in identifying different variants of SARS-CoV-2 in some hours. CoVarScan rapid Covid-19 test The CoVarScan test detects the signatures of eight hotspots on SARS-CoV-2 ..

Month: 

Category: