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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jul 27, 2024

ISRO in Talks with European Space Agency on Ramses Mission to Track Asteroid

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is seeking to collaborate with the European Space Agency (ESA) on its newly announced Ramses mission to track and study the Apophis asteroid that is slated to make a close encounter with the Earth in 2029.
ESA is the second major space agency, after NASA, to commit a space mission for Apophis that was once considered to be on a pathway to collide with the Earth. Apophis will come within 32,000 km of the Earth in 2029, offering space agencies a rare opportunity to study an asteroid from such close quarters. ESA said an asteroid of such large size comes this close to the Earth only once in about 5,000 to 10,000 years.

Jul 26, 2024

India, UK Launch New 'Technology Security Initiative'

India and the UK announced a new 'Technology Security Initiative' (TSI) to focus on collaboration in critical and emerging technologies (CET) across multiple priority sectors.
India has similar critical technology partnership with the US. Like the India-US partnership, this too will be steered by the National Security Advisers (NSAs) of both countries.
The NSAs will set the priority areas and identify interdependencies for cooperation on critical and emerging technologies that will, in turn, help build meaningful technology value chain partnerships between the two countries. The announcement came after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his UK counterpart David Lammy in New Delhi.

Jul 25, 2024

Chinese Scientists Find Traces of Water in Lunar Soil Brought by Chang'e-5 Mission

Chinese scientists studying the soil samples of the moon brought by Chang'e-5 mission found water molecules in lunar soil, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The research was carried out jointly by researchers from the Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and the Institute of Physics of CAS and other domestic research institutions.
In 2009, India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft detected signs of hydrated minerals in the form of oxygen and hydrogen molecules in sunlit areas of the moon.

C-DOT, IITs Sign Pact for 6G Access Point Development

The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Department of Telecommunications (DoT), signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (IIT Mandi) for the development of 6G Access Points (APs).
The agreement is part of the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme of the DoT, aimed at providing funding support to domestic companies, Indian start-ups, academia, and R&D institutions involved in technology design, development, commercialisation of telecommunication products and solutions.
The project aims to develop the necessary APs to enable the upcoming 6G radio access networks. It will also contribute to the 6G standardization activity and drive commercialisation. The agreement was signed by C-DOT CEO Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay, IIT Roorkee Principal Investigator Abhay Kumar Sah, and IIT Mandi Co-Investigator Adarsh Patel.

India's Space Sector Prowess Exhibited at Australian Space Forum

A delegation led by the Indian government's space sector regulator and facilitator, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), took part in the Australian Space Forum in Adelaide.
The delegation, led by Dr. Vinod Kumar, Director Promotion, IN-SPACe, and Shashank Saxena, Deputy Director IN-SPACe, included participants from Indian space start-ups such as Agnikul Cosmos, TakeMe2Space, Dhruva Space, Bellatrix Aerospace, XDLINX Space, mistEO OrbitAid Aerospace and Skyroot Aerospace.
At the event, in the presence of IN-SPACe officials and Enrico Palermo, Chief of the Australian Space Agency, firms from both nations signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs).
The Australian Space Forum provided an invaluable platform for Indian space start-ups to showcase their capabilities and explore potential collaborations with Australian partners. These MoUs represent a significant step towards strengthening ties between our two nations in the space sector.

Jul 23, 2024

Japanese Scientists Make Robot Face 'Smile' with Living Skin

Japanese scientists devised a way to attach living skin tissue to robotic faces and make them smile, in a breakthrough that holds out promise of applications in cosmetics and medicine.
Researchers at the University of Tokyo grew human skin cells in the shape of a face and pulled it into a wide grin, using embedded ligament-like attachments.
The result, though eerie, is an important step towards building more life-like robots, said lead researcher Shoji Takeuchi.

China Successfully Launches Gaofen 11E Remote-Sensing Satellite

China launched a remote-sensing satellite to fulfil several tasks, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor.
The Gaofen 11E was carried by a Long March 4B rocket that lifted off at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province and successfully arrived in its orbit.
Remote sensing satellites refer to those tasked with observing, surveying, and measuring objects on land or at sea, as well as monitoring weather.

Jul 22, 2024

'Classical and Quantum Communications for 6G' in Chennai

Dr. Neeraj Mittal, Secretary (Telecom) inaugurated a centre of excellence on 'Classical and Quantum Communications for 6G' at IITM Research Park, Chennai. This is a sub-centre of Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCoE)-India and it will spearhead the development and deployment of 6G technology, promising unprecedented speeds, ultra-low latency, and enhanced connectivity.
The centre will serve as a hub for innovation, bringing together academic and industry experts to collaborate on cutting-edge projects. This collaborative environment will foster the development of new applications and services that leverage 6G's capabilities. The centre will play a crucial role in shaping the standards and infrastructure for 6G networks worldwide.

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