Science and Technology

A professor from Pune named Ankur Patwardhan, head of the Annasaheb Kulkarni biodiversity department at the Abasaheb Garware College, has created a living laboratory of butterflies at his terrace. "I developed the living lab for further study of the nuances of butterflies and their role in the pollination process," Patwardhan said. Meanwhile, Patwardhan and his team have observed 700 births of 13 species of butterflies. However, school… read-more

India, successfully test-fired a new version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off the coast of Odisha, on January 20. The Missile is developed by India's DRDO and Russia's NPOM. It is a universal long-range supersonic cruise missile system that can be launched from land, sea, and air, as per sources. ''The missile was equipped with new technological developments which were successfully proven'', stated the Defence source.

A team of scientists from Tel Aviv University replicated the cells of brain cancer patients in the form of 3D printing material to build a “model of the tumour” to understand the potency before using them on the actual patients. Previously, researchers have used "bioprinting" to reproduce cancer environments. However, the development made by the university scientists claims that they became the first researchers to print a "viable" tumor. … read-more