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Topic: experiments

New fMRI scans reveal how dogs’ brains process human emotions

A University of Vienna study used specialised brain scans on 12 dogs to map how their brains process different human facial expressions.

Space farming to muscle regeneration, 7 experiments by Indian institutes to blast-off on Axiom-4

Indian Astronaut-designate Shubhanshu Shukla will lead these experiments on India's behalf. Mission to lift-off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, next month.

NASA cat-apulted a cute video to Earth from a spacecraft 31 million km away. Why this is big

The 15-second clip of a ginger tabby named Taters has become the first ultra-high definition streaming video beamed from space. It took only 101 seconds to reach Earth.

Musk’s Neuralink to test brain-chip in humans after FDA nod. How it’s meant to work & key concerns

The company aims to use brain-computer interface technology to treat brain diseases & enhance human capabilities with a chip implanted in the brain. But it faces ethical & scientific challenges.

French lab scientists couldn’t make bat virus mutate to become like SARS-CoV-2. Why it matters

Scientists at Pasteur Institute in France conducted experiments with bat virus similar to SARS-CoV-2 & tried to spur evolution of a mutation that could cause it to adapt to human cells.

What makes nanoscience so crucial and how it can impact our lives

Nanoscience isn’t magic, it’s a mirror of what nature has already created. But like other major fields, it requires the usual steady research & development.

On Camera

Free UPI was a policy success and an economic distortion

Six years of zero MDR delivered unprecedented digital payments at the price of underinvestment, rising fraud risk, and market concentration.

Birlas to Tatas, all await West Bengal’s new industrial policy, says state BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya

In interview with ThePrint, RS MP says new policy will incentivise industry. Bengal’s industrialisation hit pause after 2008 Singur land agitation drove away Tata Nano project.

Spy cams on British Navy drones sent signals to China, says Telegraph report. UK denies data breach

Ministry of Defence says that there is no evidence that sensitive data or military systems had been transmitted abroad via Chinese spy cameras in K3 surveillance drones.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.