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Detection of fluorine in hot Extreme Helium Stars solves their evolution mystery

Detection of fluorine in hot Extreme Helium Stars solves their evolution mystery

A study by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) an autonomous institute of Department of Science and Technology which detected the presence of singly ionised fluorine for the first time in the atmospheres of hot Extreme Helium Stars makes a strong case that the main formation of these objects involves a merger of a carbon-oxygen […]

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World Music Day 2020

World Music Day 2020

World Music Day or Fête de la Musique is celebrated on June 21. It is celebrated as World Music Day or Fête de la Musique as an annual celebration that was founded by Jack Lang and Maurice Fleuret in 1981. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points On Music Day the citizens of a city or

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CCMB, IGIB develops digital surveillance to monitor and control COVID-19 spread

CCMB, IGIB develops digital surveillance to monitor and control COVID-19 spread

The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the Institute of Genetics and Integrated Biology (IGIB), along with a few other institutions is currently developing digital and molecular surveillance of the spread of novel coronavirus to understand the biology, epidemiology and disease impact.   Highlights:♦ The surveillance centre would be established at IGIB where all the labs,

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NASA develops VITAL, a new ventilator tailored specifically to treat COVID-19 patients

NASA develops VITAL, a new ventilator tailored specifically to treat COVID-19 patients

The US space agency NASA engineers have developed “VITAL”, a new high-pressure ventilator tailored specifically to treat COVID-19 patients. The ventilator can be easily built. VITAL:♦ VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally) ventilator has passed a critical test at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York.♦ VITAL has been designed to treat COVID-19 patients with milder symptoms.

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