Graphene could be used for high-efficiency digital storage

Recently, researchers from Spain have shown how graphene could facilitate the formation of a magnetic field under certain conditions. What did the scientists do? Researchers created a system composed of ruthenium-graphene sheet- tetracyano- p -quinodimethane (TCNQ). Here graphene is sandwiched b/w the layers ruthenium ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

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Fact Box: Junk DNA

Scientists from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have found in a study that all the non-coding part of human DNA is not junk.  While more than 50% of the non-coding DNA was repetitive, Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

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Union Government approves National Cyber Security Policy

The Union Government of India approved a National Cyber Security Policy with the objective to create a secured computing atmosphere across the country.  Key objectives of the Cyber Security Policy: Capacity-building to bolster the existing set-up and increase the focus ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

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Fact Box: HO41 Superbug

Doctors warn of Superbug in Japan deadlier than AIDS As per doctors, a new sexually-transmitted superbug- antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhea HO41 – could ultimately prove to be even more deadly than AIDS. The superbug- gonorrhoea strain HO41 which was discovered in Japan two years ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

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Acidification on the rise in Arctic Ocean

As per a new scientific report, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Arctic Ocean is rapidly escalating which is making its water more acidic. It was assessed by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) that the ocean chemistry ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

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Scientists find key to ageing process in hypothalamus

US scientists have derived a mechanism to control ageing in mice through Hypothalamus – opens up new techniques to fight against old age diseases and extend lifespan. What is Hypothalamus? The Hypothalamus is a portion of brain that contains the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

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Fact Box: Fire Glass

Fire Glass is tempered glass that is used in fireplaces and fire pits to increase vibrancy, reflection and color. It does not burn, but retains heat and refracts light as a result of burning gas. Why it is used? Fire ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

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China puts “Zhongxing-11” communications satellite into orbit

China has successfully placed its “Zhongxing-11” communications satellite into orbit which was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. What this satellite is for? The satellite is based on the DFH-4 platform manufactured by the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

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Centre starts Pentavalent Vaccine programme in high-risk areas

With an aim to expand and promote the reach of vaccination, the Union Government has kicked off its four-week special immunization programme in high-risk areas across the nation. The vaccines are being provided free of cost aimed at reaching every ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

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“A Boy and His Atom” – World’s smallest movie by IBM

Researchers from IBM have made the world’s smallest movie, made with one of the smallest particles of any element in the universe: atoms. The movie named “A Boy and His Atom” has been verified by the Guinness World Records. To ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

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