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Dec 11, 2017

First-ever breathalyser test for drugs developed

Drug tests could soon be carried out in the same way as those for alcohol: with a simple breathalyser sample. Swedish scientists have developed a new technology that detects tiny quantities of drugs in a person’s breath. The team from the University of Gothenburg found they could successfully detect whether someone had taken methadone based solely on a breath sample.

Dec 06, 2017

Surface-to-Air Missile Akash Test-Fired

India successfully test-fired its supersonic surface-to-air missile Akash with indigenous radio frequency seeker from a test range in Odisha. The indigenous missile targeting a UAV ‘Banshee’ was fired from the launch complex-III of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. The supersonic missile is the first surface-to-air missile with indigenous seeker to be test-fired and is being inducted into the army. Akash has a strike range of about 25 km and carries a 55 kg fragmentation warhead that is triggered by proximity fuse.

Record Breaking 9-Hour Rainbow in Taiwan

A record breaking 9-hour rainbow appeared in the Taiwanese capital. The rainbow lasted from 6:57 am until 3:55 pm- eight hours and 58 minutes. It would shatter the previous record set in Yorkshire, England, which was recorded as lasting 6 hours.

Dec 03, 2017

Voyager 1 Thrusters Fired up

NASA engineers have successfully fired up a set of “dominant” backup thrusters aboard Voyager 1, the farthest and fastest spacecraft, after 37 years. The only human-made object in interstellar space , Voyager 1 has been flying for 40 years. It relies on small devices called thrusters to orient itself so it can communicate with Earth.

Dec 01, 2017

US Researchers Develops Living Organism

In a major step toward creating artificial life, US researchers have developed a living organism that incorporates both natural and artificial DNA and is can create entirely new, synthetic proteins. The work, published in the journal Nature, brings scientists closer to the development of designer proteins.

Nov 30, 2017

World’s Lightest and Smallest Satellite to be Showcased at IIT Techfest

The world’s lightest and smallest satellite, Kalam-Sat, weighing only 0.64gm, which broke an international space record on June 22, will be showcased at IIT Bombay’s Techfest 2017-18 between December 29-31. The event will be an effective platform to display KalamSat as it is Asia’s largest science and technology festival with footfalls of more than 1,60,000 people. KalamSat was launched on June 22 by a Nasa sounding rocket from the Wallops Island facility. The hand-held satellite was designed and developed by some Tamil Nadu students belonging to the Chennai-based Space Kidz India.

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