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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - September 2018

Sep 2018

Nov 07, 2018

China Unveils New Heavenly Palace

China unveiled a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth.

Three astronauts will be permanently stationed in the 60-tonne orbiting lab, which will enable the crew to conduct biological and microgravity research. Assembly is expected to be completed around 2022 and the station would have a lifespan of around 10 years.

Nov 03, 2018

India's First Microprocessor

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IITM) have designed and booted up India's first microprocessor, Shakti, which could be used in mobile computing and other devices.

According to IITM, the Shakti microprocessor can be used in low-power wireless systems and networking systems besides reducing reliance on imported microprocessors in communication and defence sectors.

Nov 02, 2018

Rajasthan Lab comes Up with E-crackers

A laboratory in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district has developed e-crackers that produce the same light and sound as traditional firecrackers without emitting any of the hazardous smoke that spike air pollution.

The e-cracker produces different illumination patterns and sounds and is reusable. It uses a rechargeable battery and is absolutely safe and green.

Successful Vertical Landing Test of Space Rocket

China has successfully carried out a vertical landing test of a carrier rocket which will promote the development of a reusable space transportation system.

The Space Intelligence Technology Innovation Centre and a national key laboratory of aerospace intelligent control technology were responsible for the flight test and research.

Nov 01, 2018

Parker Solar Probe Breaks Record

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has clinched the record for closest approach to the sun by a man-made object.

The spacecraft passed the current record of 26.55 million miles from the sun's surface as calculated by the Parker Solar Probe team.

The previous record for closest solar approach was set by the German-American Helios 2 spacecraft in April 1976.

End of Kepler Space Telescope

NASA's legendary Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations, bringing an end to a nine-year mission, in which it discovered over 2,600 intriguing exoplanets.

The unmanned space telescope launched in 2009 leaves a legacy of more than 2,600 planet discoveries from outside our solar system, many of which could be promising places for life.

Oct 31, 2018

End of Chemotherapy

A landmark new study claims that each human cell has an embedded killer code whose natural function is to destroy cancerous cells.

The research elaborates that a "Kill Code" is embedded in large protein-coding ribonucleic acids (RNAs) and in small RNAs, called microRNAs, which scientists estimate evolved more than 800 million years ago in part to protect the body from cancer.

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