eSagan 🇮🇳 @crackurbones@qoto.org

Researchers at Texas A&M University have formulated a new recipe that can prevent weaknesses in modern-day armor. By adding a tiny amount of the element silicon to boron carbide, a material commonly used for making body armor, they discovered that bullet-resistant gear could be made substantially more resilient to high-speed impacts.
https://phys.org/news/2020-01-recipe-body-armor.amp

Indian finalists of the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search have worked in areas that are very intense ranging from fast Algorithms for Interactive Machine Learning to studying trace level arsenic in water. https://t.co/7jZy72faqk

https://twitter.com/SoftPowerCenter/status/1220193130181345280?s=19

Physicist Arden Warner harnesses the power of magnets to safely and efficiently clean up oil spills without disrupting the surrounding ecosystem: https://t.co/wqkUHtdtQE https://t.co/dScATzeMnm

https://twitter.com/TEDx/status/1220206058532155392?s=19

The Most Complete Brain Map Ever Is Here: A Fly's 'Connectome'
https://www.wired.com/story/most-complete-brain-map-ever-is-here-a-flys-connectome/amp

Sony #Walkman comes back: It runs on Android, supports fast charging and comes with Wi-Fi
https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/technology/news/story/sony-walkman-comes-back-it-runs-on-android-supports-fast-charging-and-comes-with-wi-fi-1639081-2020-01-22

Not many Ambedkar fans in India would want to acknowledge that. #IndianHistory #SubhashChandraBose

Whoa! Being able to quote toots is an amazing feature indeed.

#Vyommitra is a 'half-humanoid', because it has no legs. The crew capsule is only so big as to accommodate an astronaut in a particular position. "In zero-gravity conditions, legs are not relevant. Mobility is not envisaged. But launch posture it can have, and after that it can come to a normal posture," said Dr Sivan.
https://www.news18.com/amp/news/tech/isro-gaganyaan-manned-mission-and-the-vyommitra-humanoid-robot-a-closer-look-2468803.html

#Gaganyaan #ISRO

Masks and Hand Sanitizer Sell Out as Virus Outbreak Grips China
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-22/masks-and-hand-sanitizer-sell-out-as-virus-outbreak-grips-china?srnd=premium-asia

The Tesla Skeptics Who Bet Against Elon Musk
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-01-22/the-tesla-tslaq-skeptics-who-bet-against-elon-musk?srnd=premium-asia

Scientists have discovered strange objects orbiting our galaxy’s black hole
https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2020/01/21/scientists-have-discovered-strange-objects-orbiting-our-galaxys-black-hole/

The biology of #coffee, one of the world’s most popular drinks
https://theconversation.com/amp/the-biology-of-coffee-the-worlds-most-popular-drink-129179

TB diagnostic test developed in #India has high accuracy, says WHO
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/tb-diagnostic-test-developed-in-india-has-high-accuracy-says-who/article30595097.ece

#Tuberculosis

Chocolate should be brown, then why is white chocolate white?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/chocolate-should-be-brown-then-why-is-white-chocolate-white/photostory/73431152.cms

IIT Bombay efficiently removes heavy metals from water
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/iit-bombay-efficiently-removes-heavy-metals-from-water/article30595087.ece

The secrets of computer science hiding in the brains of flies. My first for @NautilusMag@twitter.com under their new Biology + Beyond vertical: https://t.co/7YJ9DzeMNq

https://twitter.com/NerdyChristie/status/1218307374047318016?s=19