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Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)
Specific absorption rate is the measure of the rate at which energy is absorbed by the body when exposed to a radio frequency (RF) in electromagnetic field. The term is not restricted to the absorption of Electromagnetic Feild (EMF) and can be used in terms of absorption of other forms of energy by tissue, including ultrasound. In short SAR is the power absorbed ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012
Topics: Base station • Bioelectromagnetics • Branches of biology • Electromagnetic radiation • Ionizing radiation • Physical sciences • Physics • Radiation • Radiation therapy • Radiobiology • Specific absorption rate • Wireless
Fundamental Physics Prize to Nine physicists
Fundamental Physics Prize has been given to Nine Physicist from across the globe. The prizes were given to the physicists for their outstanding contribution to the field of fundamental physics. Winners: · Prof. Ashoke Sen · N J Nima · Arkani-Hamed · Juan Maldacena · Nathan Seiberg · Edward Witten · Andrei Linde · Alexei ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Topics: Alexei Kitaev • Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics • Edward Witten • Fields Medalists • MacArthur Fellows • Maxim Kontsevich • Nathan Seiberg • Nima Arkani-Hamed • Particle physicists • Physical sciences • Physicists • Physics
CERN physicists discover the GOD Particle
In the field of Physics a quantum jump was made as the scientists at the Switzerland’s CERN research centre near Geneva discovered a sub-atomic particle ‘Higgs boson’, prevalently known as the “God particle”, conceived to be an essential building block that contributed to the shaping of the universe. A declaration to this effect was made ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Boson • Fellows of the Royal Society • Higgs boson • Natural sciences • Nobel laureates in Physics • Particle physicists • Peter Higgs • Physical sciences • Physics • Quantum field theory • Standard Model • Subatomic particle
Indian Scientist Rao Papineni gets US Patent for Cancer Treatment
In a breakthrough innovation Rao Papineni, the nanotechnology scientist, in collaboration with his colleagues invented a cancer treatment system in which a nano-particle acts as a carrier of anti-cancer drug and releases it only in the cancerous cell, thus safeguarding the healthy cells around from the damage. The patent is titled ‘High Capacity Non-Viral Vectors.’ ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Academic disciplines • Emerging technologies • Nanotechnology • Physical sciences • Physics • Radiation therapy • Radioactivity • Radiobiology
Shouryya Ray: 16-year-old Indian-origin student solves 350-year old Mathematics Problem
Shouryya Ray, 16-year-old, Indian-origin student from Germany has solved a 350-year old mathematics problem. The mathematics problems had puzzled mathematicians around the world for more than 350 years. The boy also solved 2 fundamental particle dynamics theories which physicists used to calculate only by using powerful computers. The solutions he has given will now help ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Topics: Mathematics • Physics
Neutrinos: Faster than Light? It’s proved
It has been generally assumed that neutrinos travel at the speed of light. According to the theory of relativity, if neutrinos are massless, they must travel at the speed of light. However, if they carry a mass, they cannot reach the speed of light. There have been various theories regarding the speed of Neutrinos. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Topics: Dark matter • Elementary particles • Faster-than-light • Leptons • Massless particle • Neutrino • OPERA experiment • Particle physics • Physical sciences • Physics • Physics beyond the Standard Model • Special relativity