Newsmen Science Desk
US Pharmaceutical Start-Up Plans to Manufacture Artificial Retina in Space
LambdaVision aims to utilize a light-activated protein called bacteriorhodopsin in its protein-based artificial retina to address retinal degenerative diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). As of now, there is no cure for these diseases, and available treatments only slow their progression.
Global Temperature Soars: Past 12 months hottest ever on Earth, El Nino on the Horizon
A comprehensive analysis, unveiled on Thursday by the non-profit organization Climate Central, which specializes in scrutinizing and disseminating climate science, reveals that human-induced climate change has substantially heightened global temperatures.
Wearing mask can reduce Covid infection by 53%: Study
The study led by an international team of researchers from Australia, the UK and China conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-pharmaceutical interventions showing for the first time that mask wearing, social distancing and handwashing are all effective measures at curbing cases -- with mask wearing the most effective.
Astronomers spot black hole outside Milky Way galaxy
The newly found black hole was spotted lurking in NGC 1850, a cluster of thousands of stars roughly 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud -- a neighbour galaxy of the Milky Way. The detection in NGC 1850 marks the first time a black hole has been found in a young cluster of stars.
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Oxford starts human trials of Ebola vaccine
The trial to determine the safety and immunogenicity of the vaccine called ChAdOx1 biEBOV, will be conducted on 26 volunteers, aged between 18 and 55 years. "We are carrying out a clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine called 'ChAdOx1 biEBOV' which is designed to target two of the deadliest species of Ebola-causing viruses," said Jenner Institute, University of Oxford in a statement.
NASA's new mission to study storms, impacts on climate models
NASA selected INCUS through the agency's Earth Venture Mission-3 (EVM-3) solicitation that sought complete, space-based investigations to address important science questions and produce data of societal relevance within the Earth science field. NASA received 12 proposals for EVM-3 missions in March 2021.
NASA partners with National Geographic for Moon missions
National Geographic was selected following a competitive selection process. The US space agency and National Geographic has entered into a non-reimbursable (no-exchange-of-funds) Space Act Agreement to collaborate on compact, lightweight audiovisual hardware to fly inside Orion and related support for the project, NASA said in a statement.
NASA's Perseverance rover captures sounds on Mars
These sounds allow scientists and engineers to experience the Red Planet in new ways, NASA said. "It's like you're really standing there," said Baptiste Chide, a planetary scientist who studies data from the microphones at L'Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie in France, in a statement.
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NASA telescopes spot remains of a supernova in colourful bubble
Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope, along with the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array and the Australia Telescope Compact Array, captured views of the stellar remnant in X-ray, infrared and radio wavelengths, Space.com reported.
Venus never had oceans, couldn't support life: Study
Using sophisticated three-dimensional models of the atmosphere, similar to those scientists use to simulate the Earth's current climate and future evolution, the team studied how the atmospheres of the two planets would evolve over time and whether oceans could form in the process.
Michael Collins: The Forgotten Astronaut
Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, passed away yesterday and tributes from all over the world has been pouring in for this space legend. As the world bid him goodbye, we bring you the success story of this forgotten astronaut.
Two galaxies in cosmic dance in NASA's latest video
“We sail through endless sky,” wrote an Instagram user. “Literally one of the most beautiful occulting pairs of galaxies ever!!!” expressed another. “It is amazing what you do, I can’t believe I live on the same planet as you,” praised a third.
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Govt steps to reduce imports in health sector : What are they and how well would they work?
The two schemes combined are expected to bring down costs of bulk drugs in the country and also increase competitiveness in the domestic bulk drug industry, not only for boosting domestic capability but also leading the market globally. These efforts by the government are in tune with PM Narendra Modi's "atma-nirbharta" mission for the country and are in the right direction of providing low-cost healthcare to the marginalised sections of the society.
SpaceX Crew-3 mission: Indian-American Raja Chari among three astronauts selected by NASA
Indian-American Raja Chari has his roots in Hyderabad but was born in Milwaukee, America after his father immigrated to the US. Chari graduated from the US Airforce Academy, MIT and later went to US Naval Test Pilot School. He has over 2,500 hours of test-flight experience under his belt.
China's Mars probe over 100mn km away from Earth
As of 9 p.m. on Monday, the Mars probe had flown in space for 144 days and travelled more than 360 million km, reports Xinhua news agency. It was more than 100 million km away from Earth and about 12 million km away from Mars.
Covid-19 antibodies may fade very quickly: Study
SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies likely persist for longer, but the research team from the Stanford University in the US, documented a slow, inexorable decline in this antibody class as well, even in severely ill patients who mounted very strong initial antibody responses.
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Women with PTSD, depression at high risk of dying: Study
Women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression have an almost fourfold greater risk of early death from cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, type 2 diabetes, suicide, and other causes than women without trauma exposure or depression, warn researchers.
Madame Curie: Polish Girl Who Revolutionised Science By Her Research
Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7 1867, young Curie whose original name was Maria Sklodowska was a brilliant student. She faced many challenges in her childhood to pursue her study. As a woman, she was barred from pursuing her higher education. So she enrolled in floating University, a secret institution that provides education to Polish youth.
New research reveals early origins of the solar system, life on Earth
Researchers at the University of Rochester were able to use magnetism to determine for the first time when carbonaceous chondrite asteroids (that are rich in water and amino acids) first arrived in the inner solar system, in a new paper published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment.
New telescope by Australian scientists discovers millions of galaxies
The telescope named the Askap (Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder) is a collection of 36 dish antennas that work together to take panoramas of the sky.
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Asymptomatic patients 4 times less likely to spread Covid-19 infection: Study
According to public health experts, since an asymptomatic person doesn't have symptoms like coughing and sneezing, he or she is less likely to spread the infections.
Race to Covid-19 Vaccine: All you need to know
Research teams and pharmaceutical companies have been working day and night endlessly to come up with a potential vaccine in order to save millions from the deadly disease. There are heated up conversations doing rounds around every country about distribution and availability issues once a medically trusted vaccine comes up.
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