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PM Modi wins 2018 Seoul Peace Prize

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1. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the Seoul Peace Prize for 2018 for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth.

Important Facts:

2. The award committee lauded the demonetisation drive, anti-corruption measures and social integration efforts of the government.
3. It also credited PM Modi for raising global economic growth and accelerating human development of the Indian people.
4. The committee also praised PM Modi for the Act East Policy and Modi Doctrine’ that lays emphasis on initiatives for regional and global peace.
5. PM Modi is the 14th recipient of this award.
6. Other awardees include former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and international relief organizations like Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam.
7. About Seoul Peace Prize:

• The Seoul Peace Prize was established in 1990 to commemorate the success of the 24th Olympic Games held in Seoul.
• The Seoul Peace Prize is awarded biennially to individuals who have made significant contribution to the harmony of mankind, reconciliation between nations and to world peace.

Cell-sized robots can be used to detect diseases

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1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have made cell-sized robots which behave like living biological cell.

Important Facts:

2. These cell like robots are called “syncells” (short for synthetic cells).
3. Syncells are made by controlling the natural fracturing process of atomically-thin, brittle materials, a study published in the journal Nature Materials revealed.
4. The process, called “autoperforation”, directs the fracture lines so that they produce miniscule pockets of a predictable size and shape.
5. Embedded inside these pockets are electronic circuits and materials that can collect data to behave like biological cell.
6. The system to develop syncells uses a two-dimensional form of carbon called graphene, which forms the outer structure of the tiny syncells.
7. Uses:

• Monitoring conditions inside an oil or gas pipeline, or to search out disease while floating through the bloodstream.
• The syncell stores the information as varying levels of electrical conductivity.
• This information can then be “read” using an electrical probe, showing that the material can function as a form of electronic memory into which data can be written, read, and erased at will.
• It can also retain the data without the need for power, allowing information to be collected at a later time.
• The researchers have demonstrated that the particles are stable over a period of months even when floating around in water, which is a harsh solvent for electronics.