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2023 Nobel for Chemistry goes for discovery of quantum dots
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2023 Nobel for Chemistry goes for discovery of quantum dots

New Delhi, Oct 4: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots” to Moungi G. Bawendi from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Louis E. Brus from the Columbia University, and Alexei I....
Nobel in Physics 2023 goes for exploring electrons with attosecond pulses
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Nobel in Physics 2023 goes for exploring electrons with attosecond pulses

New Delhi, Oct 3: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 for exploring the world of electrons with extremely short pulses of light. The award went to Pierre Agostini from the the Ohio State University; Ferenc Krausz from Max Planck Institute of...
2023 Nobel for Medicine awarded for mRNA vax against Covid
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2023 Nobel for Medicine awarded for mRNA vax against Covid

New Delhi, Oct 2: Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of mRNA vax against Covid-19. They received the honor “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of...
Aditya-L1 gets send off from Earth as ISRO performs key manoeuvre
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Aditya-L1 gets send off from Earth as ISRO performs key manoeuvre

Bengaluru, Sep 19: Aditya L1 spacecraft, India's first space-based mission to study the Sun, got a "send-off" from the Earth after orbiting it since its September 2 launch as it underwent a key manoeuvre in the early hours of Tuesday, ISRO said. The Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 Insertion...
Google Voice adds spam text warnings on Android, iOS
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Google Voice adds spam text warnings on Android, iOS

San Francisco, Sep 18: Google Voice has introduced a new feature that is similar to the "suspected spam caller warnings," but this time for SMS messages. On both Android and iOS devices, users will now be alerted of suspected spam messages with a red exclamation sign appearing in the profile...
Microsoft Edge shuts tablet-friendly Web Select feature
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Microsoft Edge shuts tablet-friendly 'Web Select' feature

San Francisco, Sep 18: Microsoft has shut down its most applauded feature, "Web Select" -- from Edge browser. To improve end-user experience, the Web Select feature "is being deprecated and will no longer be an option under Web Capture or via keyboard shortcut," Microsoft said in a support...
Aditya-L1 spacecraft takes a selfie: ISRO
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Aditya-L1 spacecraft takes a selfie: ISRO

Chennai, Sep 7: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday said the Aditya-L1 spacecraft has taken a selfie and the images of the Earth and the Moon. According to ISRO, Aditya-L1, that is destined for Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L1), has taken a selfie and also the pictures of...
Moon done for India, over to the Sun now as Aditya lifts off successfully
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Moon done for India, over to the Sun now as Aditya lifts off successfully

Sriharikota (AP), Sep 2: ISRO on Saturday launched the country's ambitious Solar mission, Aditya L1 eyeing history again after its successful lunar expedition, Chandrayan 3 a few days ago. As the 23.40-hour countdown concluded, the 44.4 meter tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) soared...
New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries
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New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries

Cape Canaveral (US), Aug 26: Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday. They should reach the orbiting lab in their SpaceX capsule Sunday, replacing four astronauts living up there since March. A NASA astronaut was joined on the predawn...
Chandrayaan-3 touchdown point to be known as Shiva Shakti Point: PM Modi
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Chandrayaan-3 touchdown point to be known as "Shiva Shakti Point": PM Modi

Bengaluru, Aug 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to Bengaluru on Saturday directly from the Greek capital of Athens to interact with ISRO scientists on the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission and announced the decision to name the place where lander 'Vikram' touched down on the lunar surface...
ISRO releases video of Chandrayaan-3 rover
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ISRO releases video of Chandrayaan-3 rover 'Pragyan' rolling down to lunar...

Bengaluru, Aug 25: ISRO on Friday released a breathtaking video of the Chandrayaan-3 mission's rover 'Pragyan' rolling down from the lander 'Vikram' to the lunar surface as observed by the lander imager camera.Here is how the Lander Imager Camera captured the moon's image just prior to touchdown....
ChaSTE, ILSA and RAMBHA turned on after landing on moon
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ChaSTE, ILSA and RAMBHA turned on after landing on moon

Chennai, Aug 24: The Indian space agency on Thursday said ChaSTE, ILSA and RAMBHA -- the payloads of the moon lander -- have been turned on.In a tweet, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said: “Lander Module payloads ILSA, RAMBHA and ChaSTE are turned ON today (Thursday).”“Rover mobility...
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