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Scientists develop new technology platform to detect SARS-CoV-2

A team of Indian scientists have developed a new technology platform for fluorometric detection of pathogens such as viruses by measurement of fluorescent light emitted. The new technology has been demonstrated for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. It can also be used to detect other DNA/RNA pathogens like HIV, influenza, HCV, Zika, Ebola, bacteria, and other mutating pathogens. This […]

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IIT Hyderabad is getting a Suzuki Innovation Centre on its campus

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) and Suzuki Motor Corporation signed a three-year contract to start Suzuki Innovation Centre (SIC) with the vision of “creating innovations for India and Japan” by way of providing a platform for exchange of knowledge between the two organizations. A 3-year contract has been signed to start SIC which will be operated as a platform for

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IIT-Hyderabad launches AI-based platform for the disabled jobseekers- Swarajability

Swarajability, India’s first AI-based job portal for persons with disabilities, was launched to widen their opportunities with tech applications. It is presently the beta version of the portal. Developed in both web and mobile app versions for maximum reach, the platform aids people with disabilities like visual, hearing impairment, and locomotive disorders seeking employment. The

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Nasa plans to plunge the ISS into South Pacific Ocean in 2031

The International Space Station (ISS) will continue working until 2030, before plunging into the Pacific Ocean in early 2031, according to Nasa. Mission control of ISS will first lower its altitude, before spacecraft begins its descent into South Pacific Oceanic Uninhabited Area (SPOUA) in an area known as Point Nemo. ISS: modular space station in low Earth

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Sony buys ‘Destiny’ game developer Bungie for $3.6 billion

Sony Group Corp. is purchasing Bungie Inc., the U.S. video game developer behind the popular Destiny and Halo franchises, for $3.6 billion to bolster its stable of game-making studios. The deal announced on Monday by Sony Interactive Entertainment is the third significant video-game acquisition this month, following Microsoft Corp.’s purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. for $69 billion two weeks ago and Take-Two

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IISc. commissions one of India’s most powerful supercomputers ‘Param Pravega’

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Karnataka has installed and commissioned ‘Param Pravega’, one of the most powerful supercomputers in India, and the largest in an Indian academic institution under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). The system has a total supercomputing capacity of 3.3 petaflops (1 petaflop equals a quadrillion operations/second). The supercomputer has

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Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy (GCoE-ACE) inaugurated at IIT Dharwad

A virtual function was held to mark the launch of the Global Centre of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy (GCoE-ACE) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad (IITDh), Karnataka on Friday, 28 January in the presence of, Prof. K. VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser, and Government of India. GCoE-ACE will help to boost research in

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Samsung Surpasses Intel as World’s top semiconductor company in 2021

South Korean electronics manufacturing giant, Samsung Electronics surpassed U.S chipmaker Intel to become the world’s leading chipmaker by revenue in 2021, according to a report released by research firm Counterpoint Technology Market Research. While Intel posted relatively flattish results, Samsung took the lead with a strong DRAM and NAND flash market performance in 2021. Samsung also saw solid momentum in logic chips

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Andhra Pradesh girl Jahnavi Dangeti becomes first Indian to complete NASA’s IASP programme

Jahnavi Dangeti, a young girl from Andhra Pradesh, has just completed NASA’s International Air and Space Program (iasp nasa) at the Kennedy Space Centre in Alabama, US, making her the first Indian to accomplish this feat. She is part of a carefully shortlisted group of 20 students from around the world. Jahnavi was one among only 20 young people

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India, Sri Lanka extend existing Science & Technology cooperation for three

India and Sri Lanka have extended the existing Science and Technology cooperation for three more years. Now, the countries focus on new areas like waste-water technologies, sustainable agriculture, aerospace engineering, robotics and artificial intelligence. The decision was taken during the 5th Joint Committee meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation between India and Sri Lanka.

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