City scientists trying to grow liver in lab
New Delhi: You may have heard of kidney dialysis but did you know that even the liver can be flushed of its toxins using a similar method? At the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New Delhi, the
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10 ‘green’ 3D-printed houses built in 24 hours
Beijing: In a first, a Chinese company has built a group of 10 completely 3D-printed houses, created entirely out of recycled materials, in just under a day. The houses, each covering an area of 200 sq
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New pastures: Nasa to grow lettuce in space
Washington: Astronauts will now turn into cosmic gardeners and grow lettuce in space as Nasa is all set to send the largest-ever plant growth chamber to the International Space Station (ISS). The US space
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ISRO gears up to launch second navigation satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is looking forward to the liftoff of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C24 from Sriharikota at 5.14 p.m. today. After more than 19 minutes of flight, if the PSLV-C24 puts India’s navigation satellite, called the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS-1B), into a perfect orbit, applause will echo across the Mission Control Centre. More so, because it will be the 25th consecutive successful launch of a PSLV, the ISRO’s trusty workhorse.
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European environment satellite set for launch
Space technicians were preparing on Thursday for the launch of the first satellite in an ambitious European project to monitor Earth for climate change, pollution and deforestation and help disaster relief. Sentinel-1A, a satellite designed to scan the Earth with cloud-penetrating radar, is set to lift off at 2102 GMT on Thursday aboard a Soyuz rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.
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ISRO set to launch IRNSS 1B tomorrow
As part of its aspirations to build a regional navigational system equivalent to Global Positioning System of the US, ISRO is set to send its second satellite from Sriharikota tomorrow, which would help
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EU set to roll out Sentinel space project
The biggest civil Earth-observation programme ever conceived begins its rollout on Thursday with the launch of a radar satellite from French Guiana. The EU's Sentinel-1a spacecraft will be followed
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China tests anti-smog drone aircraft
At the opening of an annual parliament meeting last week, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that China will "declare war on pollution. Almost all Chinese cities monitored for pollution last year failed
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Japan launches global rainfall monitoring satellite
Japan launched a rocket early Friday with a global precipitation monitoring satellite developed by US and Japanese agencies on board, authorities said. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the
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NASA to launch satellite in collaboration with ISRO
US space agency NASA yesterday said it would launch a water-related satellite in collaboration with India’s ISRO. The NASA-Indian Space Research Organisation Synthetic Aperture Radar mission is a part