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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - October 2015

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Oct 03, 2016

Researchers Create Plastic Solar Cells

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have created environment-friendly plastic solar cells using a food addictive.
As per the researchers, the efficient semi-printed solar cells have implications for large-scale commercial production.
Two of the key advantages are that these cells can be mass produced in the open air environment and that the process doesn't pose health or environmental hazards.

Oct 01, 2016

Rosetta Ends its Historic 12-year Mission

The European Space Agency's Rosetta space probe, which has been tracking a comet for the past two years, has landed on the comet, ending its 12-year mission.
The Rosetta mission ended its historic mission in a controlled descent of the spacecraft onto the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Rosetta was launched on 2nd March 2004.

Sep 27, 2016

Eight Satellites Successfully Placed in Their Orbits

ISRO successfully completed its longest and one of the most complex space mission. This historic launch deployed eight satellites including SCATSAT-1weather satellite in two different orbits. With this, India successfully completed yet another multiple satellite launch in a single rocket mission.
With this success, India has successfully launched 79 satellites for international customers.
This was also PSLV's longest launch spread over two hours and 15 minutes.

Sep 26, 2016

China's Colossal Radio Telescope Begins Testing

Chinese scientists report that the giant dish, which measures 500 m across has received its first signals from space.
It will now take three years to calibrate the instrument so it can become fully operational.
The telescope works by "listening" for radio waves emitted by objects in space.

Sep 25, 2016

NASA-funded Rocket Solves Cosmic Mystery

Scientists have confirmed that some of the X-ray emissions in our universe originate from a huge bubble of hot ionised gas enveloping our solar system, a finding that strengthens our understanding of the solar neighbourhood’s early history.

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