Spider silk is among the strongest and toughest materials in the natural world, as strong as some steel alloys with a toughness even greater than bulletproof Kevlar. Spider silk’s unmatched combination of strength and toughness have made this protein-based material desirable for many applications ranging from super thin surgical sutures to projectile resistant clothing. Unfortunately, … Read more
Researchers, including those from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and University of California, Berkeley in the US, showed how the explosion altered the mountain above the detonation. The nuclear test on September 3, 2017 took place under Mt Mantap at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the country’s north, rocking the area like a 5.2-magnitude … Read more
Another milestone in India Nepal ties. Prime Minister Narenra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli jointly laid the foundation stone for the 900 megawatt Arun-3 hydropower plant. The project is a win win situation for both India and Nepal. Arun-3 is the largest capacity project in the history of Nepal. The venture will transform the Nepalese economy by … Read more
