About GPT-4
Context: AI powerhouse OpenAI announced GPT-4, the next big update to the technology that powers ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing, the search engine using the tech, on Tuesday. Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: About GPT-4 OpenAI has announced the launch of GPT-4, a new and improved language model that surpasses its […]
About Fluorescence Microscopy
Context: Researchers at the Winona State University, Minnesota, have created a design for a ‘glowscope’, a device that could democratize access to fluorescence microscopy. Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: About Fluorescence Microscopy: How it works? Applications: -Source: The Hindu
What are Space Debris?
Context: Since, United Nations agreed on a treaty to conserve and sustainably use the high seas beyond national boundaries, scientists are calling for a legally-binding agreement to protect the Earth’s orbit from space debris. Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: What are Space Debris? Effective Strategies to Address the Challenge of […]
What Is The New Bio-Computer?
Context: Scientists at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) recently outlined a plan for a potentially revolutionary new area of research called “organoid intelligence”, which aims to create “bio-computers”. Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: What is the new ‘bio-computer’? Bio-computers are not ready for commercial use What is the premise of this […]
NASA Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer
Context: Recently, researchers studied a supernova explosion that occurred over 450 years ago using NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: What is Tycho? What is the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) and its significance? -Source: Down to Earth
ALMA Telescope
Context: The Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) — a radio telescope comprising 66 antennas located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile — is set to get software and hardware upgrades that will help it collect much more data and produce sharper images than ever before, the journal Science reported recently. Relevance: GS III: Science […]
What Are Lab Grown Diamonds?
Focus: GS III: Science and Technology Why in News? Five-year research grant to encourage indigenous production of lab-grown diamonds (LGD) machinery, seeds and recipe given to IIT-Madras. What are lab grown diamonds? How are LDGs produced? What are Lab-Grown Diamonds (LDGs) used for?
About ULTRASAT
Context: NASA will launch Israel’s first space telescope mission, the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (ULTRASAT) in early 2026. Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: About ULTRASAT What is a geostationary orbit? -Source: The Hindu
About AstroSat
Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently made an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) to allow scientists and researchers to analyze data from the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission, AstroSat. Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: About AstroSat Scientific objectives of ASTROSAT mission are: -Source: Indian Express
Mission Chandrayaan
Context: The Chandrayaan-3 lander has successfully completed the crucial EMI-EMC (electro-magnetic interference/ electro-magnetic compatibility) test at the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre here. Relevance: GS III- Space Dimensions of the article: Key Findings of Chandrayaan-1 About Chandrayaan-2 About Chandrayaan-3: Mission Objectives -Source: The Hindu