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  What is OLED technology? How it is different from LED? Discuss its various uses. OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) is a flat light emitting technology, made by placing a series of organic thin films between two conductors. When electrical current is applied, a bright light is emitted. OLED display offer improved image quality– better contrast, higher brightness, fuller viewing angle, a wider colour range and much faster refresh rates and lower power consumption over an LED display. About OLED technology: Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) is a newer display technology for mobiles and monitors. It consists of an organic layer sandwiched between two conducting sheets (an Anode and a cathode) with a glass plate the top and bottom. The carbon-based organic material emits electro-luminescent light when electricity is applied across the two conducting sheets. The panel is much thinner as it does not require backlight and filters. OLEDs are superior in their exceptional colour repro...

  Medical Oxygen Medical oxygen is one that is used for treatment in hospitals, and it is considered on par with a drug or a pharmaceutical product. Medical oxygen is the oxygen supplied to clinics, nursing homes and at times straight forwardly to a patient.  Medicinal oxygen is supplied in portable liquid cylinders which have capacity of roughly twenty eight times the limit of normal cylinder utilized for liquid oxygen. To collect pure oxygen, a special technique is deployed to separate oxygen from the atmosphere, which leads to separation and distillation of atmospheric air. Once the oxygen is collected, it is  inspected and packaged into different grades . These grades are then divided into several categories such as welding oxygen, aviation breathing oxygen, research grade oxygen and medical oxygen. Medical oxygen  uses Provide a basis for virtually all modern anaesthetic techniques Restore tissue oxygen tension by improving oxygen availability in a wide range of...

  Augmented Reality Vs Virtual Reality What Is Virtual Reality? Virtual Reality or known as VR helps in creating a stimulus of the environment with the help of computer programming. In Layman’s terms, it is a technological illusion created to give a real-time effect for an individual. It does not involve a screen for viewing but has special VR devices giving you a three-dimensional experience. With the combined simulation of various human senses, the computer transforms the algorithms into a code so we can enjoy a first-person mode similar to computer gaming. Visual creations and display technology make VR stand out from the traditional user interface of operating on TV or computer screens. With the introduction to new technology and various software, the VR devices are also upgrading accordingly and various companies have entered the competition in producing high-end VR devices like Oculus Quest, PlayStation, and even Google. The best advantage of VR technology is that you can use...

  Space Commerce: Amazonia I launched by ISRO Amazonia-1 is an important mission for Brazil which also marks beginning of a new era for satellite development in the country Amazonia-1 is the optical earth observation satellite of National Institute for Space Research (INPE).  This satellite will provide remote sensing data to users for monitoring deforestation in the Amazon region and analysis of diversified agriculture across the Brazilian territory. The main reason for this is the satellite’s infrared capabilities that will allow it to view past the thick clouds of the forest. PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 is the  first dedicated commercial mission  of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India company under the Department of Space. The primary satellite on this mission was a foreign satellite (Amazonia-I). There were 18 co-passenger satellites onboard PSLV-C51 including four from IN-SPACe and fourteen from NSIL. This is not the first time that NSIL has organised a...

  NASA – ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) is a joint collaboration for a dual-frequency L and S-band SAR for earth observation. NISAR will be the first satellite mission to use two different radar frequencies (L-band and S-band) to measure changes in our planet’s surface less than a centimetre across NASA and Bengaluru-headquartered ISRO signed a partnership on September 30, 2014, to collaborate on and launch NISAR. The mission is targeted to launch in early 2022 from ISRO’s Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district, about 100km north of Chennai. NASA is providing the mission’s L-band SAR, a high-rate communication subsystem for science data, GPS receivers, a solid-state recorder and payload data subsystem. ISRO is providing the spacecraft bus, the S-band radar, the launch vehicle and associated launch services for the mission, whose goal is to make global measurements of the causes and consequences of land surface changes using advanced ...

  Lunar Polar Exploration(LUPEX) Mission. LUPEX  robotic lunar mission concept ISRO and JAXA. Aims  to send a lander and rover to the Moon’s south pole around 2024. It would send a lunar rover and lander to explore the South Pole region of the Moon in 2024. JAXA is likely to provide the under-development H3 launch vehicle and the rover  ISRO would be responsible for the lander. The Lunar Polar Exploration mission would demonstrate new surface exploration technologies related to vehicular transport and lunar night survival for sustainable lunar exploration in Polar Regions.

  Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the second indigenously developed ‘Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR)’ propulsion based missile system. About Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) Technology: Developed by: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) SFDR technology is a missile propulsion system based on the concept of Ramjet Engine principle. The system utilises a solid fuelled air-breathing ramjet engine. DRDO began developing SFDR first in 2017 and had conducted successful tests in 2018 and 2019 as well. Significance Of SFDR Technology Successful demonstration of SFDR technology will enable DRDO to develop indigenous long range air-to-air missiles. At present, such technology is available only with a handful of countries in the world. The missile based on SFDR fly at supersonic speeds and high manoeuvrability ensures the target aircraft cannot get away. Ramjet A ramjet is a form of air-breathing je...

  Genome mapping of Indian Ocean by NIO National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) first-of-its-kind research project in the country to map genomes in Indian Ocean Key updates A team of of scientists and researchers from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Panaji and another 30 crew members including six women are taking part in it They will spend three months on the research vessel Sindhu Sadhana traversing the course of over 10,000 nautical miles in the Indian Ocean on a research project to reveal the internal working of the body of the ocean at a cellular level. Aim of the project: Understanding the biochemistry and the response of the ocean to climate change, nutrient stress and increasing pollution Project cost & Duration:  Rs 25 crore and will take three years to complete A brief note on CSIR-NIO project The project aims to  gather samples for genome mapping of microorganisms in the Indian Ocean. The researchers will collect samples from various stretc...