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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - January 2017

Jan 2017

Oct 10, 2017

TRAI's 4G Upload Speed Rankings (September)

As per data compiled by telecom regulator Trai's MySpeed app, Idea Cellular achieved the highest 4G upload speed in September.
Idea Cellular topped the chart in terms of average 4G upload speed for September at 6.307 mbps.
According to the data available on the TRAI site, Idea took the pole position in 4G upload speed, followed by Vodafone, Reliance Jio and Airtel. In terms of 4G download speed, Idea ranked third, after Jio and Vodafone.

Open Platform GPS Tracking Device

Domestic vehicle telematics technology startup Trak N Tell launched open platform GPS tracking device Trakpod.
With the `Live Vehicle Tracking` enabled in the device, users can see the movement of their vehicle in real-time via Trak N Tell app. Users can also set up a limit and get an instant alert on the app every time the car goes above that limit.
The device offers a web application programme interface (API) that is used by customers to integrate vehicular data into their enterprise resources planning (ERP).

Oct 07, 2017

Moon Once Had an Atmosphere

A NASA study has found that the moon had an atmosphere about three to four billion years ago, when intense volcanic eruptions spewed gases above the surface faster than they could escape to space.

Oct 05, 2017

Microsoft Acquires AltspaceVR

In a bid to bolster its Mixed Reality vision, Microsoft has acquired Redwood City, California-based virtual reality social network AltspaceVR.
With the AltspaceVR team aboard, Micrsoft looks forward to build the world`s pre-eminent mixed reality community.
AltspaceVR is one of the pioneers in immersive communications.

Five Giant Black Hole Pairs Spotted

Scientists have identified five pairs of supermassive black holes, each millions of times the mass of the sun, that could help better understand the phenomenon of gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of space and time.
These black hole couples formed when two galaxies collided and merged with each other, forcing their supermassive black holes close together.

Sep 30, 2017

Launch of James Webb Space Telescope Delayed

NASA has postponed the launch of James Webb Space Telescope from October 2018 to around mid-2019 due to issues related to integration of various spacecraft elements. It is now likely to be launched between March and June 2019.
The James Webb Space Telescope, an international project led by NASA with its partners ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency, will be successor to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

Sep 29, 2017

Fourth Gravitational Wave Signal Detected

Scientists have announced the detection of a fourth gravitational wave signal coming as a result of the merger of two black holes.
It is the first time this phenomenon has been measured simultaneously by both the US-based LIGO and Italy-based Virgo detectors.
The first direct evidence of gravitational waves was detected in February 2016.

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