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Anaemia among men is a major public health problem: Report
According to a recent study aimed at determining the prevalence of anaemia among men in India, it has found that 23.5% of men had anaemia, ranging from mild to moderate to severe degrees. The study published in Lancet Global Health recently. Among the states,the highest prevalence of anaemia among men was in Bihar while the ..
Topics: In science • Red blood cell • Respiration • RTT
World’s lightest material: Metallic microlattice
Metallic microlattice is a metal developed by a team of researchers from University of California at Irvine, HRL Laboratories and the California Institute of Technology. As shown in the picture, the Metallic microlattice is resting on a dandelion fluff without damaging it. With a density of 0.9 mg/cc, the metal, this Metallic microlattice is the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012
Topics: Fiber • Foams • HRL Laboratories • In science • Matter • Metallic microlattice • Nature • Physical sciences • Polymer • Polymer chemistry • Solid • Ultraviolet
Discovery of DNA components in meteorites
In this update are talking about the carbonaceous chondrites and ureilite. Carbonaceous chondrites or C chondrites are meterorites of 7 known and many unknown groups. Ureilite is a rare type of stony meteorite that has a unique mineralogical composition very different from that of other stony meteorites. Both of them are rich on organic material. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2011
Topics: Allende meteorite • Astrobiology • Carbonaceous chondrite • Chondrite • Geology • In science • Meteorite • Meteorites • Orgueil • Planetary science • Tagish Lake • Ureilite