Laser Current Affairs, GK & News
International Day of Light: May 16
Every year, the International Day of Light is celebrated on May 16 by UNESCO and several other international organisations. The day celebrates the role of light in science, art, culture, education and sustainable development. This year, in 2021, the International Day of Light is celebrated under the following theme: Theme: Trust Science Why is International ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: International Day of Light • Laser • Light pollution • light technology • Photonics • UNESCO • United Nations
UK to allow Driverless cars on roads
The United Kingdom has become the first country to announce regulation for the use of self-driving vehicles at low speeds. Background The UK wants to be at the forefront in rolling out autonomous driving technology. The Government of UK forecasts that around 40% of UK cars will have self-driving capabilities by 2035. This will create ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: automated lane keeping systems • Driverless Cars • Laser • Self-Driving Cars • United Kingdom
May 16: International Day of Light
Every year, on May 16, International Day of Light is celebrated by UNESCO. The day is being celebrated to mark the first successful operation of LASER in 1960. The first successful LASER operation was done by an engineer and physicist Theodore Maiman. Highlights The day celebrates the role of light in art, culture, science, sustainable ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Energy security • International Day of Light • Laser • Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) • Sustainable Development • UNESCO • United Nations
UNESCO celebrates 2nd edition of International Day of Light
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has celebrated the 2nd edition of International Day of Light (IDL-2019) on 16th May to mark the role light plays in our daily lives. IDL aims to raise awareness of the critical role light-based technologies play in our lives, elevating science, technology, art, and culture to ..
Topics: Laser • Maiman • Organizations • Physicists • Theodore Maiman • UNESCO
Upamanyu Dutta wins Asian Open Laser Sailing Championship in Singapore
Young Mumbai sailor Upamanyu Dutta bagged the bronze in the Laser Standard race for men in the Asian Open Laser Sailing Championship in Singapore. It is the India’s first ever medal in the competitive single handed Laser Standard Category. Nethra Kumanan of Chennai achieved a creditable 4th position in the Laser Radial event for women.
Topics: Dinghies • Laser • Olympic sailing classes • Sailboats • Sailing at the Summer Olympics • Sailing sport)
World’s fastest, shortest laser pulse created
Scientists from ETH Zurich in Switzerland have successfully created the world’s shortest X-ray laser pulse with duration of just 43 attoseconds (1×10−18 of a second). This laser pulse is the shortest controlled event that has ever been created by humans. Laser Laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. It is ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Topics: Attosecond spectroscopy • Laser • Science and Technology • Switzerland