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6 Indian-origin scientists elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Society for 2012
Royal Society (RS): Founded in 1660 to recognise, promote and support excellence in science, has over the years awarded the Fellowship to nearly approximately 1,450 individuals, including Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton and Tim Berners-Lee. The Fellowship is made ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Basic Chemistry Questions & Answers
Click Here to Visit all updated Chemistry Questions 1. Which among the following methods can be used to remove the permanent hardness in water due to calcium or magnesium sulphates? [A]Sulphonate method [B]Nitrate method [C]Zeolite method [D]None of these Zeolite ..
Central Water Commission finds iron concentration in 22 spots in six states
A study by the Central Water Commission has observed that high concentration of iron content greater than 1.0 mg/l at 22 water quality stations has been found in six states. These states are Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
NASA’S WISE Mission Captured Black Hole’s Wildly Flaring Jet
NASA’S WISE Mission Captured Black Hole’s Wildly Flaring Jet Utilizing NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), Astronomers captured uncommon data of a flaring black hole, enlightening fresh particulars about these dominant objects and their glowing jets Scientists analyse jets to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Potential use of Radon in Earthquake Predictions
Recently, it was published in the media that Dipak Ghosh, emeritus UGC fellow, who had embedded a solid-state nuclear track detector 70cm underground beside the Faculty Club at Jadavpur University, recorded abnormal fluctuations in radon gas emission from below. This ..
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Thin band of Anti-protons covers Earth- Study
Recently, a study was published in the ‘Astrophysical Journal Letters’, which has confirmed the theoretical work that predicted the Earth’s magnetic field could trap antimatter. A team of researchers led by the University of Bari, for the first time spotted ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2011
Potential of Gold in treatment of Cancer
At present, one isotope gold Au-198, (half-life 2.7 days) is used in some cancer treatments and for treating other diseases. Recently, an international team, led by University of Western Australia and Griffith University, has described how using two imaging techniques ..