Radiation Current Affairs, GK & News

New organ in throat discovered

The scientists in Netherlands have discovered a new organ in human throat during a research on prostate cancer. The scientists of the Netherlands Cancer Institute discovered a set of salivary glands in the upper part of the throat. they have named the organ Tubarial salivary glands. Key highlights The newly discovered organ is about 1.5 ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Biology • Cancer • new organ • Radiation • Radiation therapy

Muntra

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has rolled out Muntra, India’s first unmanned, remotely operated tank at its Chennai lab. It has been launched in three variants Muntra-S, Muntra-M and Muntra-N for surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance in areas with nuclear and and biological threats. Muntra-S is the country’s first tracked unmanned ground vehicle (tank) developed for ..

Topics: Defence Research and Development Organisation • India • Ionizing radiation • Ministry of Defence • Muntra • Radiation • Tank • Unmanned ground vehicle

XFEL- X-Ray Free Electron Laser

XFEL is the world’s largest and powerful X-ray laser. It was unveiled in Hamburg, Germany.  At present, 11 countries have participated in the project. The European XFEL is constructed such that the electrons produce X-ray light in synchronisation, resulting in high-intensity X-ray pulses with the properties of laser light and at intensities much brighter than those produced by conventional synchrotron light ..

Topics: Accelerator physics • Electromagnetic radiation • European XFEL • Physics • Radiation • Science and technology in Europe

India’s Mobile Tower Radio Emission Norms

Telcos say that they are not allowed to expand tower network due to emission issues. Emissions from mobile towers are considered safe as it is non-ionising or “low energy” radiation, which cannot alter the human DNA. At most, it can only induce thermal effects by way of mild arming of the body. Only ionising or ..

Topics: International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection • Ionizing radiation • Medical physics • Mobile Communication • Nature • Physics • Radiation • Radioactivity • Radiobiology • Science & Technology Developments • Telecom

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