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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - October 2015

Oct 2015

Sep 14, 2017

ISS Astronauts Welcome New Members

Two US astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut docked at the International Space Station for a five month mission.
The three new members are: Alexander Misurkin, Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba.
The trio will now join Paolo Nespoli of Italy, Sergey Riazanski of Russia and Randy Bresnik of the US aboard the orbital lab.

Sep 13, 2017

Largest Solar Flare in 12 Years

Scientists have captured the Sun's largest solar flare in more than 12 years and the eight largest since 1996.
The huge burst of radiation, which was not harmful to humans due to the Earth's protective atmosphere and distance from the Sun.
The large solar bursts have energies comparable to one billion hydrogen bombs and can drive plasma away from the solar surface at speeds of up to 2,000 kilometres per second (km/s) in phenomena known as coronal mass ejections.

Sep 12, 2017

Electricity from Flowing Blood

Scientists have created a path-breaking system that has the potential to surpass their previous developments – a lightweight power generator that can convert even the energy of flowing blood into electricity.
Researchers from Fudan University in China have developed a fibre with a thickness of less than a millimetre that generates electrical power when surrounded by flowing saline solution – in a thin tube or even in a blood vessel.

Airtel 4G Smartphone

India's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel in talks with multiple handset makers to bring a 4G smartphone for a price as low as Rs. 2,500-2.700 to take on Reliance Jio.
As per reports, the new 4G smartphone - that will debut around Diwali - will come bundled with Airtel's 4G connection and attractive data and voice plan to woo mass market customers.

Sep 07, 2017

Boron Discovered on Mars

Scientists have discovered boron on Mars that gives support to the theory that the ancient red planet may have once been habitable.
Borates were detected in a crater on Mars that's 3.8 billion years old, younger than the likely formation of life on Earth.
The discovery of boron is only one of several recent findings related to the composition of Martian rocks.

Sep 06, 2017

Massive Black Hole Detected

Astronomers have detected a massive black hole which they claim is 100,000 times bigger than our sun.
If confirmed, the object will rank as the second largest blackhole in the Milky Way after the supermassive Sagittarius A* which is located at the very centre of the galaxy.

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