Unexploded Ordnance Handling Robot (UXOR)

Meet UXOR, DRDO Robot that can defuse bombs up to 1000 kg

Notably, the need for such a vehicle was realized after the Pakistani Airforces' attack on Indian defense establishment in Jammu and Kashmir after Indian conducted an airstrike against terrorist camps in Balakot and many ordnance left unexplored. Feb 8, 2020
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Protein linked to commonest cause of blindness identified

The protein, called FHR4, was found by the team to be present at higher levels in the blood of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared to individuals of a similar age without the disease, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications. Feb 8, 2020
Malaysian Food

Eat your food with hands to enjoy it more

The study, published in the Journal of Retailing, revealed that when high self-control individuals touch food directly with their hands, compared to when they use cutlery, they not only find what they eat -- tastier and more satisfying -- but also eat more. Feb 8, 2020