NASA, ESA Develop Standardized Lunar Time System

Under the Artemis program, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are working together to set up a regular time system for the moon. The goal of this new idea is to help people go back to the Moon soon, ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

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OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT Edu for Universities

OpenAI recently announced the release of ChatGPT Edu, a more advanced version of its AI-powered robot designed to work in school settings. Their newest technology, GPT-4o, is at the heart of this project, which started on May 30. Its goal ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

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Study Reveals Rapid Evolution of Y Chromosome in Apes

A major study that was recently released in the journal Nature shows how quickly the Y chromosome has changed in primates compared to humans. Scientists discovered that only 14–27% of Y chromosome regions in different ape species are similar to ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

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DoT Plans Drone, Balloon Trials for 5G Emergency Connectivity

Currently, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is looking into new ways to use drones and tethered balloons to quickly restore 5G connection after emergencies and natural disasters. In these kinds of situations, normal internet services can get interrupted, and this ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

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First Successful Pig Liver Transplant in Cancer Patient

A man with advanced liver cancer who is 71 years old is the first person in history to receive a liver donation from a genetically modified pig. This is a huge step forward in medicine. Doctors at Anhui Medical University’s ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

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AI Helps Search for Endangered Plant’s Female Partner

Artificial intelligence (AI) is used to help researchers find a female partner for E. woodii, also known as the “world’s loneliest plant.” This project aims to naturally spread the species, which is now extinct in the wild and can only ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

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Agnikul Cosmos Launches First 3D Printed Rocket Engine

A company called Agnikul Cosmos, which was started at IIT Madras, made history on May 30, 2024, by safely launching “Agnibaan – SOrTeD,” the world’s first rocket powered by a fully 3D-printed engine. This important event happened at Sriharikota from ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

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Exploring the Potential of Personalized Cancer Vaccines

Cancer vaccines are a type of immunotherapy. Unlike vaccines that are meant to avoid cancer, these are used to treat cancer by helping the immune system find and kill cancer cells. Using technologies like DNA sequencing and artificial intelligence to ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

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OSIRIS-APEX Safely Navigates Close Sun Approach

The OSIRIS-APEX project has changed since its start as OSIRIS-REx, which successfully took samples from the asteroid Bennu. The spacecraft is now on a longer mission that includes a move to visit the asteroid Apophis. In this new phase, the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

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IIT Bombay Study Explores Non-Geographic Speciation Mechanisms

A major study from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) that was released in NPJ Systems Biology and Applications has shed new light on how sympatric speciation works. Researchers have seen speciation, or the creation of new species, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

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