{"id":32514,"date":"2018-10-29T15:08:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T09:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=32514"},"modified":"2018-10-29T15:08:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T09:38:33","slug":"pt-facts-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pt-facts-12\/","title":{"rendered":"PT Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PT Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/pm-modi-wins-2018-seoul-peace-prize-1374193-2018-10-24\">PM Modi wins 2018 Seoul Peace Prize<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Important Facts: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>The award committee lauded the demonetisation drive, anti-corruption measures and social integration efforts of the government.<\/li>\n<li>It also credited PM Modi for raising global economic growth and accelerating human development of the Indian people.<\/li>\n<li>The committee also praised PM Modi for the Act East Policy and Modi Doctrine\u2019 that lays emphasis on initiatives for regional and global peace.<\/li>\n<li>PM Modi is the 14th recipient of this award.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other awardees<\/strong> include former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and international relief organizations like Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam.<\/li>\n<li><strong>About Seoul Peace Prize:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>The Seoul Peace Prize was established in 1990 to commemorate the success of the 24th Olympic Games held in Seoul.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-life\/cell-sized-robots-can-be-used-to-detect-diseases\/article25316224.ece\">Cell-sized robots can be used to detect diseases<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have made cell-sized robots which behave like living biological cell.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Important Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>These cell like robots are called \u201csyncells\u201d (short for synthetic cells).<\/li>\n<li>Syncells are made by controlling the natural fracturing process of atomically-thin, brittle materials, a study published in the journal Nature Materials revealed.<\/li>\n<li>The process, called \u201cautoperforation\u201d, directs the fracture lines so that they produce miniscule pockets of a predictable size and shape.<\/li>\n<li>Embedded inside these pockets are electronic circuits and materials that can collect data to behave like biological cell.<\/li>\n<li>The system to develop syncells uses a two-dimensional form of carbon called graphene, which forms the outer structure of the tiny syncells.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uses: <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitoring conditions inside an oil or gas pipeline, or to search out disease while floating through the bloodstream.<\/li>\n<li>The syncell stores the information as varying levels of electrical conductivity.<\/li>\n<li>This information can then be \u201cread\u201d 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.<\/li>\n<li>It can also retain the data without the need for power, allowing information to be collected at a later time.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PT Facts PM Modi wins 2018 Seoul Peace Prize News: 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. 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