Category: Factly: Science and Technology

News: WHO has endorsed a new class of drug, GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, for managing obesity.  About GLP-1 Receptor Agonists  Role: They mimic a hormone that regulates appetite and blood sugar level, lipid metabolism, and other biological functions.  Drugs in this class include semaglutide and tirzepatide, which have potential to be transformative.  Utility:   Helps in… Continue reading GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

News: NASA scientists are closely investigating a new class of celestial objects known as dark comets.  About Dark Comets  They are celestial objects that look like an asteroid but move through space like a comet.  Discovery: The first dark comet was identified in 2016, when asteroid 2003 RM exhibited unusual orbital deviation.  Types: There are… Continue reading Dark Comets

News: The European Union has launched an ambitious Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS2) space programme, its third major space infrastructure project, to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink. About IRIS2 It is the European Union’s third flagship satellite programme, after Galileo Navigation System and Copernicus. Galileo is a civilian satellite navigation system while… Continue reading IRIS2 Space Programme

News: The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, has recently upgraded its Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT). About Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT) It was launched in 2016 by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) under the Make in India program. It… Continue reading Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT)

News: Google’s DeepMind has launched GenCast to improve the weather forecasting models.  About GenCast  It is a new Artificial Intelligence based weather forecasting model that can predict weather up to 15 days in advance in just 8 minutes.  It displays greater speed and accuracy than traditional weather forecasting systems.  Working of GenCast:  It employs probabilistic… Continue reading GenCast

News: The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has released 3D high resolution images of human foetal brain, achieving a major landmark in the domain of brain mapping technology. About Dharani It is the largest publicly available digital dataset of the human foetal brain. It is a complete atlas of the human brain with researchers providing… Continue reading DHARANI

News: Recently, Google unveiled its next generation quantum computing chip called Willow. About Willow Chip It is a state of art quantum computing chip that has the potential to reduce errors exponentially. It successfully solved a complex mathematical problem in just five minutes, a task which supercomputer takes 10 septillion years to solve. It utilises… Continue reading Willow Chip