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PFBTA: Newly discovered greenhouse gas '7,000 times more potent than CO2'

December 13, 2013

Researchers at University of Toronto have discovered a new greenhouse gas that is 7,000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide to cause greenhouse effect which causes warming of the Earth. As per the scientists, the newly discovered gas, PerFluoroTriButylAmine (PFTBA), ..

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Oldest known human DNA decoded

December 13, 2013

The researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany have decoded the oldest DNA ever found. They have almost completely decoded the mitochondrial DNA (mt DNA) taken from four-lakh year old thigh bone of human family ..

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Tejas test-fires missile successfully

December 8, 2013

India’s first indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas successfully launched an infrared seeking air-to-air missile that hit its target with precision. With the success achieved in the test, the plan to induct the aircraft in the Indian Air ..

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Oxford researchers develop new malaria vaccine

December 7, 2013

In a major scientific development, scientists at Oxford University have developed a new malaria vaccine which can guard against the deadly mosquito-borne disease. The vaccine has shown promising results in the first clinical trial in which some of the adult volunteers were completely protected against ..

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Microsoft mulls stronger encryption of Internet traffic

December 6, 2013

In the face of NSA syping, software giant Microsoft is eyeing a stronger encryption and it is taking steps to protect the privacy of online communications. Why a need for encryption of Internet traffic ? The move by Microsoft is in ..

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NASA discovers signs of water in atmosphere five distant planets

December 5, 2013

NASA scientists have found signs of water in the atmospheres of five distant planets. Though some previous studies have also reported the presence of atmospheric water on a few exoplanets orbiting stars beyond the solar system, but this is the ..

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India successfully test-fired nuke-capable Prithvi II missile

December 5, 2013

India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) successfully test-fired nuclear capable Prithvi II missile as part of a regular training exercise. The indigenously developed ballistic missile with a maximum range of 350 km was fired from Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in ..

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Chang’e-3: China’s lunar probe carrying 'Jade Rabbit' moon buggy lifts off

December 2, 2013

In an attempt to carry out its first ever ‘soft landing’ on moon, China launched its lunar mission-Chang’e-3 which is carrying country’s first moon rover marking a major milestone for China’s space programme. Soft Landing: A landing by a spacecraft on ..

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MOM enters Mars trajectory: ISRO

December 2, 2013

In a historic development, India’s first Mars mission- the Mars Orbiter Mission’s (MOM) spacecraft’s was propelled into the Mars Transfer Trajectory freeing it from the influence of Earth’s gravity. ISRO successfully conducted the Trans Mars Injection (TMI) operations to put MOM ..

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Cyber Coalition 2013: NATO’s largest-ever cyber-security exercise held in Estonia

December 1, 2013

NATO held Cyber Coalition 2013: Largest-ever cyber-exercises to practise averting large-scale, simultaneous cyber attacks on member states and their allies. The drill was hosted by National Defence College training center in Tartu, Estonia. Objective: Cyber Coalition an exercise with technical components ..

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