Page-12 of Current Affairs - November, 2011
Bacteria Wolbachia to Prevent Dengue
Recently, the scientists in Australia have discovered an inexpensive and effectual way to avoid transmission of dengue fever. A simple bacterium called “Wolbachia” that only infects insects could prevent dengue in its tracks. Researchers infected mosquitoes, with bacterium that blocks ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
High Precision Radiotherapy-RAPIDARC
Recently, High Precision Radiotherapy “RAPIDARC” was inaugurated at Madras Cancer Institute, Chennai for treating Cancer. “RapidArc” radiotherapy technology is a new technique of treatment, greatly benefiting the cancer patients. It is a fast, simple cancer treatment to the poor, enables ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
AP Columbae: Closest young star to the Earth
Recently, the planetary scientists have discovered the closest young star to Earth. The star, named AP Columbae, is the closest so-called “pre mainsequence” star. It is located in the constellation of Columba, which has been studied for the last 15 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
NASA’s GRAIL Mission
GRAIL refers to Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory. GRAIL is a discovery mission programme of NASA which is currently making final launch preparations for its Sept 8 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. GRAIL will use high-quality ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Tiangong-1: China’s First Spacelab
Tiangong-1 is the first space lab of China, scheduled to be launched in September 2011. It is prelude to a multiphase construction programme (Tiangong programme, or Project 921-2 ) aimed at building a large space station around 2020. The Tiangong-1 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
PSR J1719-1438 b: The Planet made of Diamond discovered
Recently, astronomers have claimed to have found a planet entirely made of diamonds. The planet PSR J1719-1438 b is an extra solar planet, discovered on August 25, 2011 in orbit around PSR J1719-1438, a millisecond pulsar. PSR J1719 -1438 is ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Juramaia sinensis: Great Grandmother of all placental mammals
Juramaia is an extinct genus of a eutherian mammal from late Middle Jurassic deposits of western Liaoning, China. Its well-preserved fossil, unearthed in the fossil-rich region of Liaoning Province, is believed to be the oldest ever found of a group ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Laser Enrichment Process
What is Laser Enrichment Process? In one of our science modules we have studied about the Uranium Enrichment Process by Centrifuges. The fundamental principle behind the Uranium Enrichment by centrifuges is that U-235 weighs slightly less than U-238. This difference ..