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GolDN: IIT Bombay Develops Equipment for Plastic Waste Recycling

Researchers at IIT Bombay have developed an instrument named GolDN for mechanically recycling waste plastic polymers through melt-mixing. This indigenous single screw extruder can manufacture composites from thermoplastic...

January 5, 2024

NSIL Picks SpaceX to Launch ISRO Satellite GSAT-20

On January 3rd, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) announced it has contracted American firm SpaceX to launch an Indian communication satellite aboard the Falcon 9 rocket. NSIL is the...

January 5, 2024

India Joins Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO)

India has formally signed up for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) – an ambitious multinational initiative to build the world’s largest radio telescope spanning over a square...

January 3, 2024

Three New-to-Science Frogs Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

Scientists have reported three new frog species belonging to new genera from Arunachal Pradesh’s Namdapha-Kamlang protected area network along the Myanmar border. The finds highlight the significance of...

January 3, 2024

Indian Scientists Develop Eco-Friendly Solar Cell Material

Indian researchers have created a novel solar harvesting material that substitutes toxic lead with greener magnesium. This marks an important breakthrough for affordable and sustainable photovoltaics. The Promise...

December 30, 2023

Scientists Decode Unique Endangered Fish Genome

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the mitochondrial DNA of the Brahmanakenda fish found solely in Kerala’s Periyar Tiger Reserve. The breakthrough offers insights to protect this...

December 28, 2023

NASA Sends Spacecraft to Study ‘God of Chaos’ Asteroid

NASA has relaunched a spacecraft to explore an asteroid nicknamed the “God of Chaos” that will make an extremely close flyby of Earth in 2029. Introducing Asteroid Apophis...

December 28, 2023

Newly Discovered 70-Million-Year-Old Snail Survived Mass Extinction

Scientists have discovered an extinct land snail species in Romania that remarkably survived a major extinction event that killed off 75% of species on Earth, according to a...

December 28, 2023

Scientific Explanations for Moses Parting the Red Sea

In recent years, technological advances have enabled scientists to analyze legendary tales and religious mysteries with new analytical rigor. Recent research continues this quest to find scientific explanations...

December 27, 2023

MeitY Issues Second Advisory to Social Media Platforms on Deepfakes

Deepfakes are fake digital content in the form of images, videos or audios. They are created using high-end artificial intelligence tools and deep learning technology. Deep learning is...

December 26, 2023

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