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As a non science person, S&T is basically Latin .... Rather than science, focusing on tech seems like a better option. Last year too there were ques on - bitcoin, 3d printing
So can ppl pls contribute some tech topics - in news/ really useful for lay ppl etc
Driverless Car Technologies used in Soccer World Cup Google Glass RFID NFC In Vitro Meat (Lab Meat) Magalev vs. Bullet Train ISRO’s contribution Achievements of Manjul Bhargava Innovations we did for MOM mission Smart Cities HeartBleed Bug ProBiotics New JE vaccine Vulture Restaurants Technologies related to Nobel Prize
Arey, it is an old topic though. But yeah, definitely a part of EnB.
Science and tech cannot be covered- Reality check. Thats why i will be asking someone to provide me the insights pdf and will do only those questions. There are some 100 questions.
Lidar (also written LIDAR or LiDAR) is a remote sensing technology that measures distance by illuminating a target with a laser and analyzing the reflected light. Was in news.
Revolutionary technology at a north London hospital has transformed the lives of amputees taking part in a trial by allowing artificial limbs to be attached directly to their skeleton, giving them feeling and mobility far beyond that experienced by people with traditional prosthetics.
Unlike traditional ball-and-socket joints where a socket is placed over the soft tissue of the stump, Itap (intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthesis) involves insertion of a metal implant that forms a direct interface with the bone and sticks out through the skin for the prosthetic to be attached.
If the trial conducted at the Royal National Orthopaedic hospital (RNOH) and the Royal Orthopaedic hospital in Birmingham, which ended in June, is deemed a success, Itap could be rolled out across the U.K. and internationally through specialist clinics.
Mark O’Leary, 40, from south London, was one of the first of 20 above-the-knee amputees to take part in the trial. He described the change it had made to his life. “Just knowing where my foot is, my ability to know where it is improved dramatically because you can feel it through the bone. A textured road crossing, I can feel that. You essentially had no sensation with a socket and with Itap you can feel everything,” he said.
“It’s like they’ve given me my leg back. I can walk as far as I like, do anything I want within reason. There’s no limit.” The physicist, who works in the radiology department at St George’s hospital in south London, said that pre-implant, he was limited in how much he could walk because of the discomfort caused by the socket rubbing against his soft tissue, a problem exacerbated by hot weather. As a result, he would often carry crutches or a stick as back-up.
Since having the implant in 2008, 15 years after losing part of his leg in a motorcycle crash, he has climbed Kilimanjaro and completed a 62 mile (100-kilometre) walk of the South Downs hills in southern England in just under 26 hours.
Inspiration for Itap
The inspiration for Itap, developed by the UCL/RNOH biomedical engineering institute and manufactured by Stanmore Implants, came from research into how skin forms itself naturally around deer antlers. It found that the antler bone is porous under the skin and the inner layer of skin grows into the holes. The idea of Itap is for the skin and the tissue to merge into the metal implant, creating a seal that aims to prevent bacterial infections and enabling a prosthetic to be attached securely and carry weight in a natural way.
Among those who could benefit are the war-wounded because short stumps, resulting for example from improvised explosive device blasts, tend to result in more problems with socket fitting and young, fit soldiers tend to have greater expectations of their prosthetics.
RNOH consultant William Aston said that while Itap would not be suitable for everyone, it could make a big difference to people with conventional prosthetics who often had skin conditions such as dermatitis and eczema, some of whom experienced such problems that they chose to go without an artificial limb. With its quick-release mechanism, the Itap is also intended to make the prosthetic much easier to attach and remove — as demonstrated by Mr. O’Leary in a matter of seconds — than with a ball and socket.
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Technologies used in Soccer World Cup
Google Glass
RFID
NFC
In Vitro Meat (Lab Meat)
Magalev vs. Bullet Train
ISRO’s contribution
Achievements of Manjul Bhargava
Innovations we did for MOM mission
Smart Cities
HeartBleed Bug
ProBiotics
New JE vaccine
Vulture Restaurants
Technologies related to Nobel Prize
bhai was looking for topics in vision science compilation - it was there.
Science and tech cannot be covered- Reality check. Thats why i will be asking someone to provide me the insights pdf and will do only those questions. There are some 100 questions.
Project Loon
Abraxane issue,similar to Glivec which came last year.
Higgs Boson was again in news.
Ebola
mycopter project
Lalima
Lidar (also written LIDAR or LiDAR) is a remote sensing technology that measures distance by illuminating a target with a laser and analyzing the reflected light. Was in news.
Revolutionary technology at a north London hospital has transformed the lives of amputees taking part in a trial by allowing artificial limbs to be attached directly to their skeleton, giving them feeling and mobility far beyond that experienced by people with traditional prosthetics.
Unlike traditional ball-and-socket joints where a socket is placed over the soft tissue of the stump, Itap (intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthesis) involves insertion of a metal implant that forms a direct interface with the bone and sticks out through the skin for the prosthetic to be attached.
If the trial conducted at the Royal National Orthopaedic hospital (RNOH) and the Royal Orthopaedic hospital in Birmingham, which ended in June, is deemed a success, Itap could be rolled out across the U.K. and internationally through specialist clinics.
Mark O’Leary, 40, from south London, was one of the first of 20 above-the-knee amputees to take part in the trial. He described the change it had made to his life. “Just knowing where my foot is, my ability to know where it is improved dramatically because you can feel it through the bone. A textured road crossing, I can feel that. You essentially had no sensation with a socket and with Itap you can feel everything,” he said.
“It’s like they’ve given me my leg back. I can walk as far as I like, do anything I want within reason. There’s no limit.” The physicist, who works in the radiology department at St George’s hospital in south London, said that pre-implant, he was limited in how much he could walk because of the discomfort caused by the socket rubbing against his soft tissue, a problem exacerbated by hot weather. As a result, he would often carry crutches or a stick as back-up.
Since having the implant in 2008, 15 years after losing part of his leg in a motorcycle crash, he has climbed Kilimanjaro and completed a 62 mile (100-kilometre) walk of the South Downs hills in southern England in just under 26 hours.
Inspiration for Itap
The inspiration for Itap, developed by the UCL/RNOH biomedical engineering institute and manufactured by Stanmore Implants, came from research into how skin forms itself naturally around deer antlers. It found that the antler bone is porous under the skin and the inner layer of skin grows into the holes. The idea of Itap is for the skin and the tissue to merge into the metal implant, creating a seal that aims to prevent bacterial infections and enabling a prosthetic to be attached securely and carry weight in a natural way.
Among those who could benefit are the war-wounded because short stumps, resulting for example from improvised explosive device blasts, tend to result in more problems with socket fitting and young, fit soldiers tend to have greater expectations of their prosthetics.
RNOH consultant William Aston said that while Itap would not be suitable for everyone, it could make a big difference to people with conventional prosthetics who often had skin conditions such as dermatitis and eczema, some of whom experienced such problems that they chose to go without an artificial limb. With its quick-release mechanism, the Itap is also intended to make the prosthetic much easier to attach and remove — as demonstrated by Mr. O’Leary in a matter of seconds — than with a ball and socket.
bhai koi topic ho important to share please.