SCIENCE
DRDO's chaff technology to safeguard naval ships from missile attack
Defence Laboratory Jodhpur (DLJ), a DRDO laboratory, has indigenously developed three variants of this critical technology, namely Short Range Chaff Rocket (SRCR), Medium-Range Chaff Rocket (MRCR) and Long Range Chaff Rocket (LRCR) meeting Indian Navy's qualitative requirements. Recently, the Indian Navy conducted trials of all three variants in the Arabian Sea on Indian Naval Ship and found the performance satisfactory.
NASA seeks public's help to envision future of aviation
The challenge Future-Scaping our Skies, open only for participants from the US, aims to foresee how societal, technological, regulatory, environmental, economic, and political changes over the next 30 years may impact aviation, and vice versa.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter touches down on Red Planet
"#MarsHelicopter touchdown confirmed! Its 293 million mile (471 million km) journey aboard @NASAPersevere ended with the final drop of 4 inches (10 cm) from the rover's belly to the surface of Mars today," NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, tweeted late on Saturday.
Why some cancer drugs may be ineffective
In the study, published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers reported the extensive presence of mouse viruses in patient-derived xenografts (PDX). PDX models are developed by implanting human tumour tissues in immune-deficient mice and are commonly used to help test and develop cancer drugs.
NASA delays first flight of Mars helicopter
"Come fly with us. #MarsHelicopter is preparing to do something that's never been done: controlled, powered flight on another planet. Takeoff is now slated for no earlier than April 11, with data arriving on Earth on April 12," NASA JPL tweeted.
India's biggest floating solar power plant coming up in T'gana
The project has been set up by the energy conglomerate National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in the reservoir of its thermal power plant at Ramagundam, Peddapalli district. The solar photo-voltaic project, spread over 450 acres, will have 4.5 lakh photovoltaic panels and it can be expanded in the future
Pfizer/BioNTech vax highly effective after 6 months
Results from the analysis of 927 confirmed symptomatic coronavirus cases observed in their pivotal Phase 3 study showed the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, BNT162b2, was 91.3 per cent effective against the disease, measured seven days through up to six months after the second dose, Xinhua news agency reported citing a joint statement issued by the companies on Thursday.
Previously unknown ancient crater lake discovered on Mars
The crater's floor has unmistakable geologic evidence of ancient stream beds and ponds, yet there's no evidence of inlet channels where water could have entered the crater from outside, and no evidence of groundwater activity where it could have bubbled up from below.
NASA gives $45M boost to small businesses in US
The agency provides up to $125,000 for companies to establish the merit and feasibility of their innovations, NASA said on Thursday. "At NASA, we recognise that small businesses are facing unprecedented challenges due to the pandemic," Jim Reuter, Associate Administrator for the agency's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), said in a statement.
NASA gives $45M boost to small businesses in US
The agency provides up to $125,000 for companies to establish the merit and feasibility of their innovations, NASA said on Thursday. "At NASA, we recognise that small businesses are facing unprecedented challenges due to the pandemic," Jim Reuter, Associate Administrator for the agency's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), said in a statement.
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