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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jan 24, 2023

JUICE Space Mission of Europe

The European Union is to launch the JUICE Spacecraft in April 2023. The spacecraft is to explore the moons of Jupiter. Specifically, the mission is to study the three major moons of Jupiter namely Ganymede, Europe, and Callisto. Out of the 80 moons of the planet, these three were selected for their large oceans. The satellite is to be launched from French Guiana. Ariane 5 will carry the satellite. JUICE is the first satellite from the earth to enter the orbit of Ganymede.
UICE stands for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer. The satellite was developed by Germany and tested by France.
The main objective of the mission is to study the microbial life on the icy moons of the planet.
It will also study the polar regions and the magnetosphere of the planet.

Jan 23, 2023

Eighth India International Science Festival in Bhopal

The 8th India International Science Festival-2022 (IISF) was held January 21 to 24 at the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.
It was inaugurated by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the presence of Union Minister for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh and the state's science and technology minister Om Prakash Saklecha.
The theme of the event, organised by the Union Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space and MP government in association with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), was 'Marching towards Amrit Kaal with Science, Technology and Innovation'.
As part of the event, 'Vigyanika-Science Literature Festival' was organised on January 22-23 by CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) along with the department of biotechnology and VIBHA.

Jan 22, 2023

IIT Madras Develops BharOS - India's Indigenious Mobile Operating System

An IIT Madras-incubated firm has developed an Indigenous Mobile Operating System that can benefit India's 100 crore mobile phone users. Called 'BharOS,' this software can be installed on commercial off-the-shelf handsets. It provides a secure environment for users and is a significant contribution towards 'Atmanirbhar Bharat.'
BharOS Services are currently being provided to organisations that have stringent privacy and security requirements whose users handle sensitive information that requires confidential communications on restricted apps on mobiles. Such users require access to private cloud services through private 5G networks.
BharOS comes with No Default Apps (NDA). This means that users are not forced to use apps that they may not be familiar with or that they may not trust. Additionally, this approach allows users to have more control over the permissions that apps have on their device.

Jan 21, 2023

NASA Awards 425 Million to Boeing for Fuel-efficient Airliner Research

NASA awarded $425 million to Boeing Co (BA.N) for the agency's "Sustainable Flight Demonstrator" project as the Biden administration works to cut aviation sector emissions.
Boeing will work with NASA to build, test, and fly a full-scale demonstrator aircraft and validate technologies aimed at lowering emissions.
Over seven years, NASA will invest $425 million, while Boeing and its partners will contribute the remainder of the agreement funding, estimated at about $725 million.
The "Transonic Truss-Braced Wing" demonstrator single-aisle airplane aims to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by up to 30%. The concept involves an aircraft with extra-long, ultrathin wings stabilized by diagonal struts and higher-aspect ratios that could eventually accommodate advanced propulsion systems.

Jan 20, 2023

NASA-JAXA's Geotail Mission for Studying Earth Ends after 30 Years

The NASA-JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) Geotail spacecraft, which was involved in studying Earth's magnetosphere, the protective magnetic bubble of the planet finally came to an end after 30 long years in orbit.
The mission for this operation Geotail ended after the failure of the spacecraft's remaining data recorder. Although the spacecraft survived more than six times longer than it was planned.
The Geotail mission was launched on 24 July, 1992 from Cape Canaveral Fla./ Launch Complex 17 A. The spacecraft was launched in Delta 6925 (no. D212). In July 2012, Geotail marked 20 years of continuous operation.
The Geotail mission was a joint project of Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) and later, from 2003, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA.

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