Page-210 of Science & Technology Current Affairs

FAA approves resumption of Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights

April 25, 2013

Air India’s Dreamliner aircraft, grounded since January after battery fire incidents, may resume normal operations by mid-May with the US aviation regulator FAA approving Boeing’s revamped battery system for these new generation long-haul aircraft.The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved ..

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Kepler-62e, 62f and 69c: Earth-like planets that could host life discovered by NASA

April 25, 2013

NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems. Kepler-62 system Kepler-69 system The Kepler-62 system has five planets: 62b 62c 62d 62e 62f Kepler-62 system has five planets: 62b, 62c, 62d, 62e and 62f orbiting a Sun-like star called ..

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"HFLS3" – Astronomers Discover Massive Star Factory in Universe

April 24, 2013

A giant galaxy called HFLS3 has been detected by astronomers. The galaxy is 12.8 Billion light years away from Earth and is producing stars when our universe was in its infancy. HFLS3 is so distant that the light we see ..

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Russia launches 'Noah's Ark' satellite for space biology research

April 21, 2013

Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos launched an orbital Noah’s Ark to examine the consequences of spaceflight on animals to set up for human interplanetary flights. Bion-M1 is the world’s only returnable satellite committed to biological research. The satellite is proposed ..

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Union Govt approves a project National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) project

April 17, 2013

Union Government approved a project for creation of NOFN (National Optical Fibre Network) that will help in connecting all the 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in India via Optical Fibre Cable (OFC). Contribution of Union Govt via Universal Service Obligation Fund ..

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Fact Box: ‘Pig 26’

April 17, 2013

Scientists who created Dolly (the cloned sheep) bring GM food a step closer by producing a pig that is immune to disease The piglet, known as ’Pig 26′ created via a process called ‘gene editing’ at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute. Technique ..

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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Iran, Nuclear reactor in Bushehr undamaged

April 16, 2013

A powerful of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the border regions between Iran and Pakistan, with epicentre near the south-eastern city of Khash, close to Pakistan. It is the biggest earthquake in Iran for 40 years. The jolts of the quake were felt in New ..

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IVF Pioneer Sir Robert Edwards passed away

April 16, 2013

Sir Robert Edwards (87), who eveloped the technique of in vitro fertilisation with Dr Patrick Steptoe passed away. He pioneered In vitro fertilisation (IVF) technique helped in the birth of Louise Brown in 1978, the first test tube baby and then bring more ..

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Fact Box: VOR (VHF Omni Directional Range)

April 14, 2013

VOR = VHF Omni Directional Range; VHF = Very High Frequency VOR was commissioned recently by the Airport Authority of India at Ludhiana Airport, Punjab. About VOR: Short range radio navigation system Utilizes radio frequencies in the VHF band from ..

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Exhaled breath is as unique for an individual as fingerprints

April 9, 2013

A recent study  led by author Renato Zenobi of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich has revealed that: Exhaled breath is as unique for an individual as fingerprints. Unique metabolites found in everyone’s exhaled breath can be used as a unique and ..

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