On April 26 2019, scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Virgo Interferometer detected gravitational waves from a possible black hole-neutron star collision thought to have taken place 1.2 billion light years away. The event was observed by both LIGO observatories, based in Louisiana and Washington state in the USA, and the Virgo facility based in the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) in Italy.
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Kanpur |
Apr 22, 2019
General, Science, Technology
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur try to understand the physics behind how a mosquito punctures the skin without causing pain. They found that low-frequency vibrations, along the axis of the needle, considerably reduces the resistance to piercing, thus reducing the pain.
Mumbai |
Apr 15, 2019
General, Science, Technology, Engineering, Deep-dive
Researchers find a unique new technique to make stable, low-power graphene transistors
Bengaluru |
Apr 10, 2019
![The first ever photograph of a black hole at the centre of M87 [Image credit: Event Horizon Telescope Consortium]](https://researchmatters.in/sites/default/files/styles/large_front_800x320/public/20190410-78m-4000x2330.jpg?itok=8i-FOkB8 "The first ever photograph of a black hole at the centre of M87 [Image credit: Event Horizon Telescope Consortium]")
General, Science, Technology, News
Scientists have revealed the first ever photograph of a supermassive black hole present at the heart of the distant galaxy Messier 87 in the Virgo constellation. The image, released today shows the shadow of a black hole.
Apr 6, 2019
General, Science, Technology, Scitoons, SciQs
Rainbows have amazed us since the dawn of humanity—either as a divine depiction, a scientific puzzle or an epitome of beauty. These celestial arcs appear when sunlight hits airborne water droplets at some angles. For a rainbow to occur, sunlight refracts into the droplet, reflects within, and refracts out. However, what if light keeps getting reflected in a loop within the droplet?
New Delhi |
Mar 26, 2019
General, Science, Technology, Health, News
Researchers at IIT Delhi develop a portable hardware system to detect malaria, tuberculosis, intestinal parasites and cervical cancer.
Bengaluru |
Mar 15, 2019
General, Science, Technology, Health, Society, News
This week, from the 10th to the 16th of March, is observed as the World Glaucoma Week globally, to spread awareness of glaucoma—a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve and lead to total blindness if left untreated. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world accounting for upto 8% of total blindness.
New Delhi |
Mar 8, 2019
General, Technology, Health, Society, News
Moved by the cries of a friend during her semester exams due to period cramps, two undergraduate students from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) decided to put an end to this suffering with a unique innovation— Sanfe Period Pain Relief Roll On. Launched today on International Women’s Day, it is a natural, oil-based formulation to relieve menstrual cramps in women.
Mumbai |
Mar 7, 2019
General, Science, Technology, Engineering, Health, Deep-dive
Scientists design low-power, low-cost wearable wireless devices to continuously monitor patient’s health indicators like ECG and EEG
New Delhi |
Mar 7, 2019
General, Science, Technology, News
In a press interaction held at Vignan Bhavan, New Delhi, on the 6th of March, 2019, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof K. VijayRaghavan, shared details of the nine new science and technology missions with a focus on ‘Science for People and People for Science’. These missions, guided by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology & Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC), aims to promote research for the benefit of the society.