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Magnetic Levitation: new breakthroughs in high‑speed travel

Magnetic Levitation: new breakthroughs in high‑speed travel

Why in news? Researchers at China’s National University of Defence Technology announced on 27 December 2025 that they had accelerated a one‑tonne ...

Spinal Muscular Atrophy and breakthrough gene therapy

Spinal Muscular Atrophy and breakthrough gene therapy

Why in news? On 28 December 2025, doctors at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi administered Itvisma — the brand name for onasemnogene abeparv...

Frequency Combs – Precision Tools for Measuring Light

Frequency Combs – Precision Tools for Measuring Light

Why in news? Frequency combs have recently been spotlighted for their role in advancing optical clocks and exoplanet detection. A new laboratory demon...

Plasser’s Quick Relaying System (PQRS) for Rail Track Renewal

Plasser’s Quick Relaying System (PQRS) for Rail Track Renewal

Why in news? On 23 December 2025, the Alipurduar Division of North‑east Frontier Railway set a record by renewing 1,033 metres of track in a single ...

Alcohol Intake and Buccal Mucosa Cancer

Alcohol Intake and Buccal Mucosa Cancer

Why in news? A large multi‑centre study published in late 2025 found that even moderate alcohol consumption significantly increases the risk of bucc...

Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons around T Chamaeleontis

Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons around T Chamaeleontis

Why in news? A team of Indian astronomers analysing data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected molecules called polycyclic aromatic hy...

Anopheles stephensi – Rising Threat of Urban Malaria

Anopheles stephensi – Rising Threat of Urban Malaria

Why in news? Public health experts have warned that Anopheles stephensi, a mosquito species native to South Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, is increas...

Rabies – Ensuring Vaccine Safety and Eliminating a Deadly Disease

Rabies – Ensuring Vaccine Safety and Eliminating a Deadly Disease

Why in news? In December 2025 the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation issued a travel advisory warning that counterfeit batches of the...

Titan: Cassini Reanalysis Points to a Slushy Interior

Titan: Cassini Reanalysis Points to a Slushy Interior

Why in news? Scientists revisiting data from NASA’s Cassini mission have suggested that Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may not harbour a single glo...

Vitamin C Supplements May Shield Lungs from Fine Particles

Vitamin C Supplements May Shield Lungs from Fine Particles

Why in news? A study by researchers at the University of Technology Sydney and the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research has found that high doses of...

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)

Why in news? Researchers from the University of California‑Davis have reported encouraging results from a phase II clinical trial of a lab‑made an...

AILA – Artificially Intelligent Lab Assistant

AILA – Artificially Intelligent Lab Assistant

Why in news? The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi unveiled an AI agent called AILA that can design and conduct real laboratory experiments o...

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