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World’s First Personalised mRNA Vaccine for Melanoma Undergoing Trials

April 27, 2024

A groundbreaking personalised mRNA vaccine for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is currently undergoing Phase III clinical trials in the United Kingdom. The vaccine, developed by Moderna and Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD), is designed to help a ..

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Sunita Williams Set to Pilot Boeing Starliner Spacecraft

April 27, 2024

Sunita Williams, a veteran Indian American astronaut, is preparing for her third space mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). She will be piloting Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on its inaugural crewed flight, known as the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, ..

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Mapping Indian Ocean Floor for Climate and Weather Prediction

April 27, 2024

India is the country being surrounded by the Indian Ocean, plays a critical role in understanding ocean currents and their impact on weather and climate prediction. A recent study by scientists at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services ..

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Astronomers Detect Rare Giant Flare from Magnetar

April 27, 2024

Scientists have detected the most distant-known instance of a giant flare from a magnetar, a type of neutron star with immensely strong magnetic fields, residing in the Messier 82 (M82) galaxy, also known as the “Cigar Galaxy.” The flare, a ..

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Microsoft Introduces Phi-3-mini

April 27, 2024

Microsoft has unveiled Phi-3-mini, the smallest model in its new Phi-3 family of open AI models. Phi-3-mini, with just 3.8 billion parameters, is claimed to be the most capable and cost-effective small language model (SLM) available. Despite its small size, ..

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KAIST Researchers develop High-Power, Fast-Charging Sodium-Ion Battery

April 26, 2024

Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a high-energy, high-power hybrid sodium-ion battery capable of charging in seconds. This breakthrough could potentially revolutionize the energy storage industry and provide a viable alternative to lithium-ion ..

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ISRO Plans Second Uncrewed Gaganyaan Test

April 24, 2024

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to achieve another milestone in its prestigious Gaganyaan mission, India’s first human spaceflight program. Gaganyaan Mission Timeline The second uncrewed test flight is planned. Two more uncrewed missions will take place in ..

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NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Mission (ACS3)

April 24, 2024

On April 24, 2024, NASA has launched the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3), marking an important moment in the utilization of solar power for space propulsion. A solar-powered spacecraft was deployed aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from New Zealand. ..

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IIT Guwahati Develops Innovative 3D Printed Dummy Ballot Unit

April 23, 2024

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G), in collaboration with the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) cell of Kamrup election district in Assam, has developed an innovative 3D printed dummy ballot unit. Unveiled at the IIT-G campus, this ..

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What is Microsoft’s new image-to-video AI model VASA-1?

April 23, 2024

Microsoft’s newly introduced VASA-1 AI model represents a significant advancement in the field of generative artificial intelligence. This AI model has the capability to produce hyper-realistic talking faces from just a single portrait photo and a corresponding speech audio track. ..

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