Odisha biotechnology policy, 2024
The government of Odisha has approved the Biotechnology Policy 2024 to create a flourishing ecosystem for the biotech industry. This will further promote higher education, research & infrastructure development
Science And Technology
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China's first high orbit remote sensing satellite put into use
BEIJING - China's first high orbit remote sensing satellite, Gaofen-4, went into use after six months of in-orbit testing, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
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New material has potential to cut costs and make nuclear fuel recycling cleaner
Researchers are investigating a new material that might help in nuclear fuel recycling and waste reduction by capturing certain gases released during reprocessing. Conventional technologies to remove these
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CO2 turned into stone in Iceland in climate change breakthrough
Carbon dioxide has been pumped underground and turned rapidly into stone, demonstrating a radical new way to tackle climate change. The unique project promises a cheaper and more secure way of burying
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Japanese scientists plan to name atomic element 113 'nihonium'
Japanese scientists who discovered the atomic element 113 plan to name it “nihonium,” the Riken institute said Wednesday. The team of researchers at the Japanese institute on science proposed the name
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Gravity space mission passes big test
The mission to demonstrate technologies needed to detect gravitational waves in space has been a stunning success. The Lisa Pathfinder satellite was sent into orbit to test elements of the laser measurement
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Chinese scientists change sheep color by gene editing
URUMQI -- Consumers may be about to get more options for the color natural wool products as Chinese scientists have used gene editing to alter the coat colors of sheep. The researchers in Urumqi, Xinjiang
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China to launch its version of Hubble telescope
Beijing, June 6 (IANS) Chinese authorities have planned to launch an independent optical facility, the function of which will be similar to the Hubble telescope. The optical cabin's field of view will
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Fuel From 'Bionic Leaf' Can Lessen Pressure on Farmlands, Scientists Say
Researchers from Harvard University have managed to have developed a new clean technology to drastically turn sunlight into fuel. This could shrink the need for large plantations to grow crops for biofuels,
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Scientists grow human organs for transplant inside pigs
Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs. They have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to produce human-pig embryos known as chimeras. The embryos are part
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Scientists Say They May be Able to Print Live Human Tissue
WASHINGTON - Two Israeli companies say they used a specialized 3-D printer to create an environment in which stem cells could grow into a specific tissue. In the near future, the technology could be used