US scientists awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for microRNA discovery

Stockholm (IANS) The Nobel Assembly at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet on Monday awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional…

NASA-SpaceX delay Europa Clipper mission due to hurricane Milton in US

New Delhi (IANS) NASA’s Europa Clipper mission that aims to search for life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa has been stalled due to hurricane Milton, expected to pose "life-threatening hazards" for parts of Florida in the US, the space agency informed…

YouTube reinstated all channels, fixing last few videos after bug hit the platform

New Delhi (IANS) Google-owned YouTube said in a latest update that it has reinstated all channels and most videos that were removed due to a technical glitch or a bug. 

After a bug incorrectly flagged some channels for spam and removed them,…

India successfully tests 4th generation, very short range air defence system against range of threats

New Delhi (IANS) In another major achievement for point protection against aerial threats on the battlefield, India has successfully conducted three flight tests of the fourth-generation, technically-advanced miniaturised Very Short Range Air Defence…

Indian researchers develop new road safety sensor for accident prone turnings

New Delhi (IANS) Researchers from the Centre for Nano and Soft matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru have developed a prototype of a road safety sensor that can be implanted at high-risk turning points where accidents are frequent.  

A new polymer…

Centre to soon introduce 10 GW RFP for stationary energy storage systems

New Delhi (IANS) The government on Friday said it will soon introduce a 10-gigawatt (GW) scheme for those working to build stationary, grid-scale energy storage systems. 

Addressing an international summit organised by the India Energy Storage…

Samsung begins mass production of industry-leading SSD for AI computers

Seoul (IANS) Samsung Electronics said on Friday that it has begun mass production of its latest industry-leading solid-state drive (SSD) product, optimal for usage in powerful artificial intelligence personal computers. 

Samsung said the PM9E1…

WHO launches global plan to fight dengue, Aedes-borne arboviral diseases

New Delhi (IANS) Amid rising cases of dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviruses such as Zika and chikungunya, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday launched a global plan to reduce the burden of disease, suffering and deaths. 

The…

Amber Wings unveils Vihaa drone to enhance agriculture sector in India

New Delhi (IANS) UAV startup Amber Wings has unveiled an agricultural drone that will transform Indian farming by offering a faster, more efficient solution for crop management. 

The agricultural drone ‘Vihaa’, by the IIT Madras incubatee,…

Researchers develop new injectable to prevent hypoglycemia in diabetics

New York (IANS) A team of researchers on Wednesday reported a new injectable solution to prevent and treat hypoglycemia condition in diabetic patients. 

According to the team, if glucose levels plunge too low, people can experience hypoglycemia,…