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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - January 2017

Jan 2017

Mar 09, 2017

Gravitational Waves Pioneer Dies

Ronald Drever, one of the architects behind the first detection of gravitational waves, has died aged 85.
Ronald Drever's role in the detection of gravitational waves was recognised in a stream of awards last year, including the Gruber, Breakthrough and Kavli Prizes.
He co-founded the LIGO project, and was a co-inventor of the Pound–Drever–Hall technique for laser stabilisation.

Mar 07, 2017

Evidence Revealing Mars' Water-rich History

Mars has been the number one target for astronomers and scientists when it comes to searching for life on other planets.
Researchers have come across evidence that could have implications for the possibility of life on the planet, saying that Mars may have been a wetter place than previously thought.
A new research reveals that a mineral found in Martian meteorites – which had been considered as proof of an ancient dry environment on Mars – may have originally been a hydrogen-containing mineral that could indicate a more water-rich history for the Red Planet.

Mar 04, 2017

Scientists Create Artificial Mouse Embryo

In a first, scientists have been able to create an artificial mouse embryo using 3D technology.
They have used a 3D scaffold and the body's master stem cells, an advance that may explain why more than two out of three human pregnancies fail.

Mar 01, 2017

Scientists Develop Electronic Rose Plant

Scientists have created a path-breaking system that has maybe surpassed their previous developments.
Scientists have transformed a rose into an 'electronic' plant, they have developed a super capacitor that may lead to systems harvesting energy from 'electronic plants' to power sensors.

Feb 25, 2017

Carbon Dioxide Converts into Fuel

Scientists have developed tiny nano particles that turned carbon dioxide into fuel using light.
As per researchers, carbon dioxide converts into methane, a key building block for many types of fuels, by using only ultraviolet light as an energy source.
After having found a catalyst that can do this important chemistry using ultraviolet light, researchers hope to develop a version that would run on natural sunlight, a potential boon to alternative energy.

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