Dec. 16-31, 2020: Antarctica Has Been Rocked by 30,000 Tremors in Past Three Months, New topological properties found in "old" material of Cobalt disulfide, the temple may bring up relics from the period of Vikramaditya some 2600 years ago, a five-headed cow during Mukne dynaste, Quantum physics! -- superimpose and their interference could be measured, India's first 3D ground-plus-one building, Pala Billalu (milk chocolates) in my childhood years 1947, ‘Soap Sastry’, one of India’s first industrial chemists,Ripples in space-time could provide clues to missing components of the universe, New Views of Quantum Jumps Challenge Core Tenets of Physics, PHYSICISTS DISCOVER "ANTI-GRAVITY" IN BIZARRE BUOYANCY EXPERIMENT.

                            trusciencetrutechnology@blogspot.com                                Volume 2020, Issue No. 12a,  Dated: Dec. 16-31, 2020 Time: 12:54:41 AM

Professor Dr. Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,

M.Sc. (Math. Phys.), M.Sc. (Nucl. Phys.), PhD.(AU), Int. Edu & Res. (Sweden 1964-65) 

     While returning from Sweden, spent a few days in England, Paris, Egypt and etc. countries, 

    Visited USA about 12 Universities, several National Laboratories and Institutes for four months. 

Sept. to December 1988. and in 1989 visited Japan for about

10 days, and South Korea Conf. in Physics for a week in 1989.

 [Retd. Prof of Physics; Shivaji University, Kolhapur - 416004].    

Residential Address: 17- 11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony,

      Maharanipeta.  P. O., Visakhapatnam-530002, A.P. Mobile: 09491902867.

       kotcherlakota_l_n@hotmail.com; DOB:23-07-1940, evening 6 PM and 6:01 PM.  

    lakshminarayana.kotcherlakota@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Antarctica Has Been Rocked by 30,000 Tremors in Past Three Months, New topological properties found in "old" material of Cobalt disulfide, the temple may bring up relics from the period of Vikramaditya some 2600 years ago, The incredible, variable bacteria living in your mouth, the sculptures that had images of war heroes and a five-headed cow during Mukne dynaste, Telugu was now, recognised as an official language in Bengal, Quantum physics! -- superimpose and their interference could be measured, India's first 3D ground-plus-one building, Pala Billalu (milk chocolates) in my childhood years 1947, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to resolve the impasse related to finalisation of BSNL’s 4G tender, ‘Soap Sastry’ one of India’s first industrial chemists, Varanasi farmers learn to use drones for seed plantation, Ripples in space-time could provide clues to missing components of the universe, New Views of Quantum Jumps Challenge Core Tenets of Physics,PHYSICISTS DISCOVER "ANTI-GRAVITY" IN BIZARRE BUOYANCY EXPERIMENT, distributed over 200 Jugnu backpacks across 20 schools in seven districts.

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Dec. 16, 2020: What is particularly exciting for the scientists at JAXA is that the sample collection attempts managed to snag not only dusty material but also larger chunks. These pebbles and small rock debris could provide even more information about the formation and life of the asteroid, as well as other rocky bodies in our solar system. The agency owes this to the fact that the spacecraft performed two sample collection maneuvers and it appears as though the compartment used during the first touchdown has even more material than the scientists thought. This is the first time a gas sample has been collected from deep space. 

Dec. 16, 2020: Lakes in India:The largest freshwater lake located in the North-Eastern part of India is the Loktak Lake. It is known for the Phumdis, which is a series of islands exclusive to this lake in Moirang, Manipur. Further, the area of this beautiful lake is 287 km and length 35 km. / The Changu lake is situated at a distance of 40 kilometers from Gangtok, the capital city of the state. And is elevated to a height of 3,753 m (12,313ft). / This is another glacial lake that is located at an altitude of 4,135 meters, about 14200 feet above sea level. Vasuki Tal or lake is situated in the holy state of Uttrakhand and is considered to be scared, not only that, this lake offers a magnificently enthralling view of the neighbouring Chaukhamba peaks and is a paradise for trekkers. / Gavi is a charming hamlet located in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. And in this small village is a beautiful lake that also goes by the same name. / Kareri Lake is located in the southern region of the Dhauladhar range, North West of Dharamshala in the Kangra district of the beautiful state of Himachal Pradesh. It is a shallow, freshwater lake that is situated 2934 meters above sea level. There is a temple(temples that worship a menstruating goddess) dedicated to Lord Shiva and Shakti on a hilltop. 

Dec. 16, 2020: It turns out, our solar system also has a network of routes that would allow spacecraft and probes to travel much faster than they otherwise would. These are linked to the gravitational forces at work and are known as œcelestial autobahn or œcelestial highway. Researchers say that these routes could be used by spacecraft to travel the far reaches of the planetary system faster than otherwise which means they’ll take less time, and also to monitor and understand how near-Earth objects may collide with the planet. This study comes as part of a paper published in an issue of Sciences Advances.

Dec. 16, 2020 3 Hours ago: But I am happy that the lockdown in India gave people the chance to look back into their kitchen. And to their astonishment, they found the treasure of herbs and spices they have always had in there," Manjari Chandra. She adds, "Any food with high vitamin C content, or that improves gut health would definitely strengthen immunity."

Dec. 16, 2020: Pond water shakes as magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes southern Philippines hit several provinces in the Mindanao region including Davao Occidental this morning. 

Dec. 16, 2020: 

Fig.1. Time Reversed Optical Wave.

Physicists Create Time-Reversed Optical Waves For The First Time. Interference can make a once simple wave complex as it spreads. Time reversal involves collecting all that complexity and inverting it to recreate the wave's original form. It's already common with water and sound waves, and even in relatively low-frequency electromagnetic waves. Mounaiz and Carpenter announce they have succeeded, passing pulses of wavelengths around 1,551.4 nanometers in the infrared, through optical fibers that split the pulses along many optical paths to create a complex output that was collected and time reversed.

Dec. 16, 2020: 5.0-magnitude quake strikes Japan''s Hokkaido Prefecture region the temblor`s epicenter was located at a latitude of 42.7 degrees north and longitude of 144.2 degrees east and occurred at a depth of 60 km. 

Dec. 17, 2020 Two hours ago: Antarctica Has Been Rocked by 30,000 Tremors in Past Three Months, Chilean Scientists Say. "Most of the seismicity is concentrated at the beginning of the sequence, mainly during the month of September, with more than a thousand earthquakes a day," the center said. The shakes have become so frequent that the strait itself, once increasing in width at a rate of about 7 or 8 mm (0.30 inch) a year is now expanding 15 cm (6 inches) a year, the center said. "It's a 20-fold increase ... which suggests that right this minute ... the Shetland Islands are separating more quickly from the Antarctic peninsula,

Dec. 17, 2020: When the blood failed to liquefy on September 19, 1980, a massive earthquake hit southern Italy two months later, killing more than 3,000 people.

Dec. 17, 2020: For generations, potters in the village of El Nazla have taken mud carried by the River Nile to craft their wares by hand, using techniques they say date back to Ancient Egypt.

Dec. 17, 2020, 6:39 pm: PSLV-C50 launches communication satellite CMS-01 into orbit. India's workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C50) successfully launched the country's 42nd communication satellite, CMS-01, into its intended orbit this afternoon. PSLV-C50 lifted off from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, on the eastern coast of the country, at 1541 hours today with CMS-01 as its sole passenger. After a flight of about 20 minutes 12 seconds, the vehicle injected the satellite into its intended orbit as planned, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. After injection, the solar panels of CMS-01 were automatically deployed and ISRO’s Master Control Facility at Hassan assumed the control of the satellite. In the coming days, orbit raising manoeuvers will be executed to position the satellite in the Geostationary Orbit at its designated location, an ISRO press release said.

Dec.18, 2020: An Israeli cowboy hopes cattle-herding drones will modernize the livestock industry. 

Dec. 18, 2020: The incredible, variable bacteria living in your mouth. Researchers take a closer look at the genomes of microbial communities in the human mouth. Researchers have examined the human oral microbiome and discovered tremendous variability in bacterial subpopulations living in certain areas of the mouth. In many cases, the team was able to identify a handful of genes that might explain a particular bacterial group's habitat specificity. For instance, the microbes found on the tongue are very different from the microbes found on the plaque on teeth. "Your tongue microbes are more similar to those living on someone else's tongue than they are to those living in your throat or on your gums!" said Eren.

Dec. 18, 2020: Earthquake hits Delhi-NCR, epicentre near Rajasthan's Alwar. the earthquake struck the area at 11.46 pm. The tremors prompted people to rush out of their houses even as the mercury dipped because of the cold wave. The tremors were felt in parts of Delhi, Noida and Gurugram. Earlier in the day, an earthquake of 3.0 magnitude on the Richter scale occurred in Jaipur on Thursday. The tremors were felt around 11 am, 64 km north west of Jaipur. "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.0, Occurred on 17-12-2020, 11:26:01 IST, Lat: 27.40 and Long: 75.43, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 64km NW of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India,"

Dec. 18, 2020: 

Fig.2 Cobalt disulfide Topological properties.

New topological properties found in "old" material of Cobalt disulfide. Schoop Lab discovered the presence of Weyl nodes in bulk CoS2 that allow them to make predictions about its surface properties. The material hosts Weyl-fermions and Fermi-arc surface states within its band structure, which may enable it to serve as a platform for exotic phenomena and places it among materials candidates for use in spintronic devices. The research also settles a long-standing debate, proving that CoS2 is not a true half-metal. A half-metal is any substance that acts as a conductor to electrons of one spin orientation but as an insulator or semiconductor to those of the opposite orientation.Researchers found that bulk CoS2 contains objects called Weyl nodes within its structure that serve as electronic channels that can predict other states at the surface."These electronic states that only exist at the surface have chirality associated with them, and because of that chirality the electrons can also only move in certain directions. Chirality refers to that property that makes an object or system indistinguishable from its mirror image—i.e. not superimposable—and is an important property in many branches of science. Schoop added that the electronic channels are polarized. This magnetism could potentially be used to manipulate the material: scientists can switch the magnetization direction and surface states could then be reconfigured as a response to this applied magnetic field.

Dec. 19, 2020: An Illinois couple built a private dining room in their van so they can continue to safely dine out and support local restaurants through the winter. With heat, a table, and ambiance, the couple plans to use the van to support local restraints throughout the winter.

Dec. 19, 2020: Digging work for the expansion of the renowned Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh was stopped after the remains of a structure that may be a 1000 years old were found. Solanki said the structure could be 1000 years old belonging to the time of the Parmar dynasty, as the red brown basalt found during the excavation was used during that period. "Further excavation around the temple may bring up relics from the period of Vikramaditya some 2600 years ago." 

Dec. 19, 2020: In a study now published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, the researchers found that the Tau Bootes exoplanet system exhibited a significant radio signature. This signature provided a unique potential window on the planet's magnetic field. Scientists believe that the radio emissions are from the planet itself.

Dec. 20. 2020: Digital etiquette programmes: Best face forward. Come January and The British School of Etiquette in India will start its five-day flagship programme that deals exclusively with digital etiquettes. Called The International Train the Trainer Course, it will launch on January 25 in Mumbai and include modules like social etiquette and good manners, business etiquette, presentation skills, personal image, presentation skills, emotional intelligence, dining etiquette and so on. 

Dec. 20, 2020 12:35 GMT: An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 struck northwestern Iran, near the border with Turkey, state media reported. The official news agency IRNA reported on December 20 that the quake struck the region of Qotur in Iran's West Azerbaijan Province at a shallow depth of 5 km.

Dec. 20, 2020 6:46 pm IST: According to the space.com, it is being suggested that the "two planets might be a replica of the legendary Star of Bethlehem". Many astronomers and scientists have tried to find out whether the 'Star of Bethlehem' really ever existed. One of the theories claim that in the year 7 B.C., Jupiter and Saturn had three conjunctions in the same constellation and that could possibly explain it."It's been nearly 400 years since the planets passed this close to each other in the sky, and nearly 800 years since the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter occurred at night, as it will for 2020, allowing nearly everyone around the world to witness this 'Great conjunction'".  Ursid meteor shower around the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction. The Ursid meteor shower has been active since December 17 and will peak on December 21-22. 

Dec.20, 2020: 

Fig.4 Lightning over Volcano in Japan on Thursday. 

A Reuters photographer captured a stunning photo of lightning striking Japan's Mount Sakurajima volcano on Thursday. Located in southern Kyushu, Sakurajima is one of the world's most active volcanoes, spewing ash and lava every four to 24 hours. The photo shows bolts of lightning colliding with the mouth of the volcano. The Sakurajima volcano range is one of the world’s most active volcano sites. Especially combined with the lightning storm, the eruptions are considered to be one of the most powerful clashes in nature. When lightning appears to be striking down onto the volcano or even on its mouth, it is known as volcanic lightning. Though many have studied this phenomenon for years, there is a lot still to be explored about what causes this spectacular phenomenon or why. The reason for a lack of study is quite obvious; it’s really dangerous to be around a live, active volcano especially during an eruption.

Dec. 21, 2020 at 16:10: 

Fig.4a Amazonian Tree with human sized leaves.

Amazonian Tree with human sized leaves is finally classified as a new species. Scientists have known about this extremely rare tree for decades, but did not have any genetic material to describe it. In 2005 a couple of botanists collected seeds from a tree in Jamari National Forest, a ancient tropical forest in the Amazon. They took the seeds and planted them and waited for one to flower. Thirteen years later one of the trees flowered and bore fruit, giving the genetic material necessary to name the new species. Coccoloba gigantifolia.

Dec. 21, 2020: 

Fig.5 A mysterious 'Om' symbol.

A mysterious 'Om' symbol has appeared out of a swamp in an empty property in the VIP Road area of Assam's Guwahati. Meanwhile, a local priest has called the development as an indication of Lord Shiva. "If this sign has cropped up, then it can be ascertained that there might have been a Shiv Linga below it," said Rajiv Sharma, Head Priest of Sree Sree Ganesh Shiv Temple in Narengi.

Dec. 21, 2020: Shortest Day of the Year:

Fig.6a  Saturn and Jupiter Cojoined in view.

Fig.6b Saturn and Jupiter conjunction 

Fig.6c Saturn and Jupiter conjunction from

                             Vani Kotcherlakota PHOTO-2020-12-21-21-23-20.                        

     

Fig.6d Saturn and Jupiter conjunction from

Vani Kotcherlakota PHOTO-2020-12-21-21-25-19.

Fig.6e Conjunction and the four Moons of Jupiter.

Indian Photographer's Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction Picture Goes Viral & It's Breathtaking. Sajal Chakraborty(https://www.facebook.com/sajal.chakraborty) used just a DSLR camera and a telephoto lens, and the picture he managed to capture is so awe-inspiring, people couldn't even believe it.The picture has been clicked by Sajal Chakraborty and it did not just capture the two planets, but also managed to capture Jupiter's four largest moons.

                Any one can view the event with a naked eye or using a pair of binaculors and see after about an hour after Sun set, after four centuries, on winter solstics the shortest day of the year, and note the bright star on the southwest direction with the Jupiter and Saturn cojoined nearly separated by 0.1 degree, the closest ever event, after 397 years. With the pair of binaculors one can also see the Jupiters moons Lo, Europa, and Calisto. The next time it can be seen on October 31, 2040, April 7, 2060, March 15, 2080 and September 18, 2100. Last time they were seen on 1623 next would be in 2417. 

Dec. 14, 2020:

                                      Fig.7 Total Solar Eclipse with a tiny comet.                                                                  An astronomer has spotted a little tiny speck flying past the Sun which is a recently discovered rare comet, as the world witnessed the total solar eclipse this month. This comet was first spotted in satellite data by Thai amateur astronomer Worachate Boonplod on the NASA-funded Sungrazer Project, as Chile and Argentina witnessed the total solar eclipse on December 14,

Dec. 21, 2020 Five hrs ago: 

                                Fig.8   Viking find of precious metals and jewellery.

The Hoard was discovered in 2014 in a field in Dumfries and Galloway. The find contains an array of items - ranging from precious metals and jewellery. These include a gold ingot, a bird-shaped pin, along with a lidded silver vessel - the first of its kind to be found in Britain and Ireland. Researchers found beads, amulets, and rock crystals in the vessel. To their surprise, much of these finds were wrapped in a fragile textile bundle, and belonged to traditions not common in this region.

Dec. 21. 2020 3 hrs ago: Volcano Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island Erupts, USGS Warns of 'Significant' Ash Emission. "An eruption has commenced within Kilauea's summit caldera," shortly after 9:30 pm local time (0730 GMT).

Dec 21, 2020 (IANS): Tokyo,  An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's Aomori prefecture on Monday, but authorities did not issue a tsunami warning. The quake occurred at 2.23 a.m., with its epicenter at a latitude of 40.7 degrees north and a longitude of 142.7 degrees east, and at a depth of 10 km, reports Xinhua news agency.

Dec.22, 2020: 

                                         Fig.9  Mock meat, egg fish and chicken. 

The plant based textured foods which resemble egg, fish and chicken have been developed with an aim to address the longstanding battle for malnutrition and clean protein food for people. The mock egg has been developed from very simple farm-based crop proteins, which not only looks and tastes like egg but also very close in nutritional profile to a poultry egg,” said Prof Kavya Dashora.The products were tested on various parameters including appearance, taste, bite-size, texture, aroma, flavor, shelf life, nutritional profile and customer preference.

Dec. 22, 2020: It has been observed that Visakhapatnam recorded 15C on the night of 21st the day of Saturn and Jupiter joining with utmost 0.1degree separation.

Dec. 22, 2020 an hour ago: Two strange blobs of X-ray energy are swirling out of the galaxy's center. These newly-discovered orbs are more than 45,000 light-years wide — but what created them? Today, those blobs — now named the Fermi Bubbles — span half the width of our galaxy. One lobe towers for 25,000 light-years above the Milky Way's disk, and the other looms just as large below it. Since their discovery in 2010, the bubbles have been a monolithic mystery of our galaxy — and now we know they are not alone. As scientists continue to study our galaxy in every wavelength of light imaginable, strange new structures within the Fermi Bubbles — from "chimneys" of plasma to slowly inflating balloons of radio energy — continue to emerge. 

Dec. 22, 2020 15 minutes ago: Long-Distance Trade Existed 3,000 Years Ago Find Researchers From Traces of Turmeric. A team of scientists have found that the Mediterranean region was already engaged in long distance trading of exotic spices and fruits from Asia in the Bronze Age. Archaeologists from the German university of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich have revealed in recent research that Asian spices like turmeric, and fruits like bananas had reached the Mediterranean more than 3000 years ago, which is much earlier than previously thought.

Dec. 23, 2020: Five Headed Cow

                                     Fig.10 6-12 AD sculptures unearthed from Lake.

On Friday workers stumbled upon the sculptures that had images of war heroes and a five-headed cow. Mukne dynaste ruled the Jawhar state in the 14 century and went through several transitions lasted about 600 years. 

Dec. 23, 2020: Visakhapatnam registered 13.8C as the lowest on 22 Dec. 2020. 

Dec. 23, 2020: Telugu was now, recognised as an official language in Bengal, though they were agitating since so many years. But now due to the possible elections Telugu was recognised as an offical language, It may be noted that already Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, Gurumukhi, Oriya, afterwards Rajhabhangasi, Kamatapuri, and Santali languages are also were recognised as official languages.  

Dec. 23, 2020:

Fig.11 Spitzer Infra Red Telescope discoveries.

Spitzer also detected infrared radiation from sources so far away that in effect it looked almost 13 billion years back in time to when the universe was less than 1 billion years old. Spitzer showed that even in that early epoch some galaxies had already grown to the size of present-day galaxies and that they must have formed within a few hundred million years of the big bang that gave birth to the universe some 13.7 billion years ago. Because Spitzer was sensitive to infrared radiation emitted from dust, it also discovered Saturn’s outermost ring, which extends from 7.3 to 11.8 million km (4.6 to 7.4 million miles) from Saturn and is the largest planetary ring in the solar system. This dust ring arises from impacts on the moon Phoebe, and particles from this ring that spiral inward toward Saturn have caused the marked asymmetry in brightness between the two hemispheres of Iapetus.

Dec. 23, 2020: FM’s pre-Budget meet: Farmer bodies seek easier credit, subsidised P&K fertilisers. pre-Budget consultation meetings with stakeholders from the agriculture and agro-processing sectors, who presented her with a raft of proposals, including greater and easier access to credit, especially for small farmers, incentives for balanced use of fertilisers, transport subsidy for fruits and vegetables and reduction in taxes on diesel.

Dec. 23, 2020: Biggest Long Term Challenge for Science is to Attract and Retain Quality Youngsters, Says PM Modi.Speaking at the inauguration of the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2020, he said India has a rich legacy in science, technology and innovation. He also invited the global community to innovate in India, invest in the country and its talent. He said the government is ready to accept any challenge and improve research environment in the country. 

 Dec. 23, 2020: Source: Goethe University Frankfurt: Summary: For the first time, an international team of scientists has succeeded in filming quantum physical effects on a helium dimer as it breaks apart. The film shows the superposition of matter waves from two simultaneous events that occur with different probability: The survival and the disintegration of the helium dimer. This method might in future make it possible to track experimentally the formation and decay of quantum Efimov systems. However, if the gas is cooled down to just 10 degrees above absolute zero (minus 273 °C) and then pumped through a small nozzle into a vacuum chamber, which makes it even colder, then -- very rarely -- such helium dimers form. These are unrivaledly the weakest bound stable molecules in the Universe, and the two atoms in the molecule are correspondingly extremely far apart from each other. While a chemical compound of two atoms commonly measures about 1 angstrom (0.1 nanometres), helium dimers on average measure 50 times as much, i.e. 52 angstrom.That the researchers were able to observe and film the helium atom flying away as a wave at all in their laser experiment was due to the fact that the helium atom only flew away with a certain probability: With 98 per cent probability it was still bound to its second helium partner, with 2 per cent probability it flew away.These two helium atom waves -- Here it comes! Quantum physics! -- superimpose and their interference could be measured. 

Dec. 24, 2020: Vani Gupta, an MCA II year student, School of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Hyderabad (UoH), stood as runner-up in the Capgemini Tech challenge 2020 and was awarded a cash prize worth Rs.20,000. She was amongst the top 55 finalists who made it to phase III, which was an online hackathon.

Dec. 24,  2020 05:47 PM: 

                 Fig.12 India's first 3D ground-plus-one building.

L&T prints India's first 3D ground-plus-one building in TN's Kancheepuram. 3D printing will not only accelerate the pace of construction but also significantly improve build quality, said M V Satish, Whole Time Director & Senior Executive Vice President (Buildings) of L&T. Except for the horizontal slab members, the entire building structure was 3D printed 'Cast in Situ' at the job site in an 'open to sky' environment within 106 printing hours, using a fully automated 3D printer, according to a statement from L&T.

Dec. 24, 2020 09:52 am ET:  Updated 22 hours ago: UK And European Union Reach Brexit Trade Deal Ahead Of Deadline. The U.K. and the EU avoided the catastrophic trade disruptions and job losses that “no deal” almost certainly would have caused. We have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and our fishing waters. The deal is fantastic news for families and businesses in every part of the UK. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson celebrated the announcement by tweeting a photo of himself giving two enthusiastic thumbs up. “The deal is done!” he captioned it.

Dec. 25, 2020: My mother Mrs. Peramma Rangadhama Rao used to prepare Pala Billalu (milk chocolates) in my childhood years 1947, and the desired milk is to obtained from Odisa state, and it is not the usual milk but termed milk since it resembles regular milk. Round and pretty sensitive, of size almost like, about one-and-half to two inches, she gave it to regulate the body motion and digestion. The history of chcolate can be treated to ancient Mayans and even earlier to thje ancient times of southern Mexico. The Aziecs believed that they were given by Gods and used cacao beads as currency to buy food and other goods. In Aztec cvulture, caco beans were more valuable than Gold. The Thobroma is the tree that produces cocoa beans. It takes about 400 cocos to make one pound of choco;ate. Each cacao tree produces about 2500 beans. Chocolates does not raise cholesterol level.    

Dec. 25, 2020 7:58 AM IST: Earthquake of Magnitude 2.3 Hits Delhi’s Nangloi at 5:02 am on Friday morning. Delhi falls under high risk seismic zones and its border towns are witness to mushrooming growth of high rise private buildings, plenty of them which do not adhere to mandatory BIS guidelines set for earthquake-resistant construction. This comes days after a medium-intensity earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter Scale hit several parts of Delhi and NCR on December 17.

Dec. 25, 2020 10:50am: Magnitude- 5.3 quake hits Davao on Christmas Day on Friday after a strong temblor hit Batangas and felt in other areas in Luzon,  the 10 a.m. quake occurred some 95 km southeast of Sarangani town in Davao Occidental. The tectonic quake had a depth of 111 km and was felt in Alabel, Sarangani (Intensity II) and in Kiamba, Sarangani; Koranadal City; and General Santos City (Intensity I).

Longer, harsher winter likely as La Niña peaks: World Meteorological Organization. Winter may be relatively harsher and longer in north India this year as La Niña, a global weather pattern that has a cooling effect on global weather conditions, has matured and nearly peaked.

Dec. 25, 2020: It seems that the department of telecommunication (DoT) may have to approach the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to resolve the impasse related to finalisation of BSNL’s 4G tender. The matter is stuck as a DoT-appointed technical committee has recommended that the core of the 4G network of the company should be built by domestic vendors under a system integrator model and not by global firms like Ericsson or Nokia.

Dec. 25 2020, 11:10 AM IST: 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Philippines. The quake struck in Batangas province on the main island of Luzon at a depth of 108 km (67 miles) at 7:43 am local time (2343 GMT). 

Dec. 25, 2020: Moment meteor shower streaks across the sky in Essex on Christmas Day. 

Dec. 25, 2020:This New Type of Glue Is Activated by Magnetic Fields, And Really Easy to Use. A newly developed glue that gets its stickiness from a magnetic field could lead to serious energy and cost savings for companies that need to stick things together on an industrial scale. To harden – or cure – the mix of chemicals in most epoxy-based glues, some kind of environmental effect like heat, light, or moisture needs to be applied. Here, that's being achieved by a "magnetocuring" process, which is being promoted as an option for when conventional adhesives aren't particularly effective, or in heat-sensitive applications, or for when a lot of insulating material is involved (making it tricky to apply heat, light, or moisture). The glue works by combining a commercial epoxy with custom-made magnetic nanoparticles that mix manganese, zinc, and iron: these nanoparticles heat up when electromagnetic energy is passed through them, fastening the materials in place. "Our key development is a way to cure adhesives within minutes of exposure to a magnetic field, while preventing overheating of the surfaces to which they are applied," says materials scientist Terry Steele from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.

Dec. 26, 2020: Danish Swimmer Sets World Record for Swimming over 200 Metre Underwater in One Breath. Stig’s recent record is for the longest distance swam underwater with one breath using fins (open water, male). The experienced swimmer held his breath for two minutes 42 seconds while he swam across 202 metre. A breathtaking (no pun intended) video of the same has been shared by the Guinness World Records on their official Facebook handle. 

Dec. 26, 2020: The origin of the Mysore Sandal Soap can be traced to World War 1. In 1916, the war blocked the export of sandalwood from Mysore to major Western countries. The Maharaja of Mysore, Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, chanced upon unused sandalwood reserves and ordered the extraction of oil from the aromatic wood. Two years later, after the king received a rare set of sandalwood soap from a foreigner, he asked Dewan Sir M. Visvesvaraya, to map out a plan of action to begin the production of such soaps in Mysore. They sent Sosale Garalapuri Sastry, now popular as ‘Soap Sastry’, one of India’s first industrial chemists at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, to England to master the art of soap making.

Dec. 27, 2020: Varanasi farmers learn to use drones for seed plantation, the drones were used in the fields of the `rice-wheat cropping system`, where tractors could not be used for tilling due to wet soil. This cropping system is the main feature of the Indo-Gangetic plains. He said both rice and wheat have different soil requirements. If rice needs stagnant water conditions, wheat requires well-pulverised soil balanced with moisture, air and thermal regime. Due to this a key feature of the `rice-wheat cropping system` is the annual conversion of soil from aerobic to anaerobic and then back to aerobic conditions.

Dec. 27, 2020: ANKARA (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck eastern Turkey on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.95 km (9.91 miles), AFAD said, adding that the epicentre of the quake was the Elazig province, which had been struck by a 6.8 quake in January, which killed 39 people.

Dec. 27, 1984, one of the most famous Mars meteorites was found in Antarctica. The meteorite, known as Allan Hills 84001, was found in Allan Hills, which is a group of hills in Antarctica. It was found by an American team of meteorite hunters from a National Science Foundation program called ANSMET, which stands for the Antarctic Search for Meteorites.

Dec 28 (IANS) A massive earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted Chile's Araucania region, authorities said, adding that there were no immediate reports of injuries or property damage. The epicentre of the quake on Sunday was recorded 144 km west of the municipality of Tolten, in the Pacific Ocean, about 680 km from the capital city of Santiago.

Dec. 28, 2020: 

Fig.13a Sun Rose found in Eastern Ghats

                                        Fig.13b Details of discovery and its details.

Fig.13c The Flower Sun Rose discovered. 

Dec. 28, 2020: The mystery behind a diamond-studded meteorite that exploded over Sudan in 2008 has been somewhat revealed as per researchers at Southwest Research Institute based in Texas, US. The study suggests that the meteorite was part of a giant asteroid in our solar system, which was the same size as the dwarf planet Ceres. The latter is the largest celestial object in the asteroid belt.the meteorite before impact, as per the calculations, it was 13 foot in diameter and weighed 8,200 kg. A sample of 50 grams analysed by a team under an infrared microscope has found that the meteorite had a unique mineral makeup, including 'amphibole' which requires prolonged exposure to water in order to develop.

Dec. 28, 2020: Ripples in space-time could provide clues to missing components of the universe. For example, one theory for the missing piece of the universe is the existence of an extra particle. Such a particle would, among other effects, generate a kind of background or "medium" around large objects.

Dec. 28, 2020:An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 was recorded off the coast of Antigua and Barbuda on Monday morning.According to the Seismic Research Centre at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus, the quake was located at Latitude 18.56N, Longitude 60.76W and had a depth of 10 km.The tremor was also felt in sections of St Kitts, Nevis and Guadeloupe.

Dec. 28, 2020, 4:49 pm IST: Trump signs law on Dalai Lama's succession, Beijing furious. On Sunday, he signed into law a Bill that allows the establishment of a US consulate in Tibet's main city, Lhasa. The law also gives Tibetans, and not China, the sole responsibility of choosing the next Dalai Lama.

Dec. 29, 2020: Strong Earthquake of Magnitude 6.3 Hits Croatia day after strong tremors. Earthquake tremors were felt at 11:19 GMT. The quake's epicentre was located 46 km (28.5 miles) away from the Croatian capital of Zagreb, at the depth of 10 km. Local Media Reports Building Collapse in Epicentre Petrinja. Was also felt strongly some 50 km (30 miles) north of the epicentre in Zagreb, Initial reports said the earthquake caused wide damage, collapsing roofs, building facades and even some entire buildings. The same area was struck by a 5.2 quake on Monday.

Dec. 29, 2020: 

Fig.14  Magnetic fields in a Galaxy NGC 1068.

NASA shares incredible picture depicting magnetic fields in a galaxy. The photo that was shared on the official Instagram profile of NASA shows the magnetic fields in galaxy NGC 1068. 

December 29, 2020: New Views of Quantum Jumps Challenge Core Tenets of Physics. One of the most basic processes in all of nature—a subatomic particle’s transition between discrete energy states—is surprisingly complex and sometimes predictable, recent work shows. Everyday experience, of course, tells us this is not the case, but for the less accessible microscopic realm, the true nature of such “quantum jumps” has been a major unsolved problem in physics. In recent decades, however, technological advancements have allowed physicists to probe the issue more closely in carefully arranged laboratory settings. The most fundamental breakthrough arguably came in 1986, when researchers for the first time experimentally verified that quantum jumps are actual physical events that can be observed and studied. Ever since, steady technical progress has opened deeper vistas upon the mysterious phenomenon.The system transitions by passing through a mixture of the excited state and ground state, a quantum phenomenon known as superposition. But sometimes, when the connection exceeds a certain threshold, this superposition will shift toward a specific value of the mixture and tend to stay at that state until it moves to the ground unannounced. In that special case, “this probabilistic quantum jump cannot be predicted and reversed midflight,” explains Parveen Kumar.  

Dec. 29, 2020: When the universe was a fledgling billion years old, a galaxy spewed a ginormous, fast-moving jet of radiation and plasma into the cosmos. Nearly 13 billion years later, that jet is visible to humans in the form of a blazar. The jet was recently imaged and analyzed by a team of Italian astronomers. a bright-orange jet of plasma, pointed roughly at us and stretching about 1,600 light-years long, a distance that defies any terrestrial analogy.

Dec.29, 2020: SISAK, Croatia (Reuters) -Second earthquake in two days strikes central Croatia, killing seven and damaging buildings.  An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck central Croatia on Tuesday, killing seven people, injuring more than 20 and rattling several neighbouring countries, officials and residents said. It hit at 1119 GMT at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), with the epicentre in Petrinja, 50 km south of Zagreb. It hurt as far away as Austria’s capital Vienna. Slovenia shut its only nuclear power plant as a precaution.

Fig.15 Bobji (Kotcherlakota Lakshm Narayana) at the Visakhapatnam Beach 

at 2020 12 29 at 21_17_13 and at 21_17_24 PM.

9.4.2020 12:56 AM: PHYSICISTS DISCOVER "ANTI-GRAVITY" IN BIZARRE BUOYANCY EXPERIMENT. But, while this discovery may be ancient, a team of French physicists has now discovered a new kind of buoyancy that they call "anti-gravity." In both theoretical and experimental trials, the researchers found that objects, such as small toy boats, could float on the opposite side of levitated fluids instead of falling down due to gravity. IS PHYSICS BROKEN? — The researchers were able to validate their results with theoretical calculations as well, meaning that this event was not simply a fluke but instead a fundamental characteristic of how vibrations affect dense liquids. The researchers are excited about what other bizarre states like this might exist in the fields of chemistry or biology, they say in the paper. Discovering what anti-gravity could mean in these fields offers great potential for future research, write the authors.

Dec. 30, 2020: OSLO (Reuters) - Ten people were hurt, one of them critically, and 21 people remained unaccounted for after a landslide in southern Norway swept away more than a dozen buildings in the early hours of Wednesday.

Dec. 30, 2020: 

Fig.16 Rocket Stove by a Kerala Man.

Kerala Man Designs 'Rocket Stove': No LPG Or Electricity Needed, Reduces Smoke By 80% A high-end model of the stove that costs around ₹14,000 has a pipe to expel the smoke outside. It is considered ideal for flats and apartments. A normal model with a basic stove will cost ₹4,500. 

Dec. 30, 2020 an hour ago: 

                                       Fig.17 Submarine drone found in Thialand.

News reports citing Indonesian news outlet Detik News have said that the object the fisherman identified as Saeruddin bears striking resemblance to submarine drones.

Dec. 31, 2020: Earthquake of 4.3 Magnitude Hits Gujarat's Kutch District on Wednesday morning was recorded at 9.46 am with its epicentre at 26 kms East Southeast of Khavda village in Kutch, Before this quake, a 2.2 intensity tremor occurred at 2.29 am near Bhachau town of Kutch.

Dec.  31,  2020 11:15PM: Australian anthem altered to recognise Indigenous people.

Dec. 31, 2020: “So many children have come up with numerous solutions, like solar-powered boats and LED lights to solve the problems they were facing in their districts,” she adds. Through this endeavour, Charu has held science, design, and creative workshops for over 2,500 students, and distributed over 200 Jugnu backpacks across 20 schools in seven districts.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT: 

The author is indebted to Late Prof. K. R. Rao D.Sc. (Madras) D.Sc. (London) for stimulating encouragement to publish my articles on Science & Technology. He is also grateful to Late Mrs. Peramma Rangadhama Rao for her admiration and support for the publication of my articles. She told me that the Meteorides that fall on the Earth carry with them the human life ingrediants.  When her son Dr K V N Rao (Ill) had been to USA, she expected a possible trip to visit USA (not materialized) and always observed the 4th  July, the day of US independence. My sister Dr. Ramaleela DGO in USA, wanted me to support her, but unfortunately I couldn't get a Professor ship  though I got opportunity of a Scholarship with some researchers. She died with no one support her in USA. Her son is an outstanding researcher in USA. 

Dec. 1-15, 2020: The trial for "Make in India" solutions with minimum to no requirement of submitting documents for 5G, Infosys & Rolls-Royce Form Strategic Partnership for Aerospace Engineering in India, Japanese space agency retrieves a capsule dropped by Hayabusa2 in Woomera, That gene called EPAS1 comes from Denisovans, 1,60,000 years ago humans of Tibet, the Juukan Gorge caves in Pilbara had shown evidence of continuous human habitation since the last Ice Age, This strange exoplanet behaves like 'Planet Nine', azobenzene which is capable of absorbing light, UK PM hails India's progress in solar energy sector during climate summit, Kashmiri girl revives candle making culture in Srinagar..

                     trusciencetrutechnology@blogspot.com                                          Volume 2020, Issue No. 12,  Dated: Dec. 1a ca-15, 2020 Time: 07:05:25 AM      

             Professor Dr. Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,                         M.Sc.(Math. Phys.),  M.Sc. (Nucl. Phys.), Ph D.(AU), Int. Edu & Res. (Sweden 1964-65)

              While returning from Sweden,  spent a few days in England, Paris, Egypt and etc. countries,   Visited USA about 12 Universities, several National Laboratories and Institutes  for four months. Sept.to December 1988. and in 1989 visited Japan for about 10 days, and South Korea Conf. in Physics for a week in 1989.

 [Retd. Prof of Physics; Shivaji University, Kolhapur - 416004].  Residential Address: 17- 11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony, Maharanipeta.  P. O., Visakhapatnam-530002, A.P. Mobile: 09491902867. kotcherlakota_l_n@hotmail.com; DOB:23-07-1940, evening 6 PM and 6:01 PM.  lakshminarayana.kotcherlakota@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The trial for "Make in India" solutions with minimum to no requirement of submitting documents for 5G, Infosys, Rolls-Royce Form Strategic Partnership for Aerospace Engineering in India, Japanese space agency retrieves a capsule dropped by Hayabusa2 in Woomera, That gene called EPAS1 comes from Denisovans, 1,60,000 years ago humans of Tibet, the Juukan Gorge caves in Pilbara had shown evidence of continuous human habitation since the last Ice Age, This strange exoplanet behaves like 'Planet Nine', azobenzene, which is capable of absorbing light, UK PM hails India's progress in solar energy sector during climate summit,  Kashmiri girl revives candle making culture in Srinagar. 

DETAILS: 

Nov. 30, 2020:  

Fig.1 Hydroville in between Kruibeke and Antwerp.

The fuel being tested on Hydroville, a 16-passenger shuttle moving between Kruibeke and Antwerp, is hydrogen. Hydroville launched three years ago as the world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger vessel. Its hybrid engine allows it to run on both hydrogen and diesel.

Dec. 01, 2020:  "5G coverage will be built out to the extent that 1 billion people will live in 5G coverage areas by the end of 2020 worldwide," Patrick Cerwall, head of strategic marketing insights at Ericsson was quoted by CNet as saying in an interview. First, the availability of low-cost smartphones with 5G capabilities. With some 5G smartphones costing as little as $200 to $300, the availability of 5G-enabled devices is driving the growth of 5G. Second, many countries are choosing to make the availability of 5G infrastructure a strategic technology goal with government support. 

Dec 01, 2020 11:23 AM IST: 3.9 magnitude earthquake hits near Haridwar in Uttarakhand. The earthquake was centered 22km WNW of Haridwar, Uttarakhand at a depth of 10 km,  09:41:50 IST, Lat: 30.03 & Long: 77.95. The experts said such seismic activity has been reported from Haridwar after almost 40 years.

Dec. 01, 2020: According to CSIRO, the mapping took a mere 300 hours as compared to the previous years and decades-long surveys. The data has been released in the public domain to facilitate exploration and analysis from scientists across the globe. The once impossible feat was made possible by the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (Askap). It is a collection of 36 dish antennas and they work together to take panoramas of the sky. 

Dec. 01, 2020: 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Russia''s Sovetskaya Gavan. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit Russia`s Sovetskaya Gavan on Tuesday.The tremors were felt at 22:54:34 UTC (4:24 am IST),88 km south-southeast of Sovetskaya Gavan in Russia. 

Dec. 02, 2020 at  14:44: Four killed by lightning strikes in Mozambique. Also, a rainstorm accompanied by strong winds left a trail of destruction in southern Mozambique. Reports say those killed by the lightning strikes include an elderly woman and a toddler. One person was injured and some houses were set alight,

Dec. 02, 2020: J&K: 

Fig.2 Tonga Rally in Sopore, Srinagar.

BJP holds tonga rally in Sopore for first time in 30 years. It’s the first time in three decades that Sopore, the native town of separatist leader Syed Ali Soper that once remained a hotbed for militancy witnessed the first-ever tonga rally of Bhartiya Janta Party. The BJP Sopore unit organised the Rally in Mazbugh area of the town and tongas were decorated with BJP's flags. Party leaders and supporters roamed around the town amid tight security. 

Dec.02, 2020: While answering his question, the accused tried to snatch her gold chain. Being alert, the victim pushed the thief aside and offered stiff resistance. She also held the gold chain tightly making it difficult for the thief to snatch and escape. Tisgaonkar also raised an alarm after which a young boy came to her rescue and tried to catch the chain snatcher. The thief fell down from his bike and fled the spot. He was joined by three others who gave the accused a hot chase. However, the thief escaped under the cover of darkness but before that, he had thrown his helmet in their direction. The incident took place around 8pm on Sunday, when Tisgaonkar was taking an evening stroll in the area. 

Dec. 02, 2020 at 6:40 PM:  Infosys, Rolls-Royce Form Strategic Partnership for Aerospace Engineering in India. Rolls-Royce will continue to engage in complex engineering activities and R&D in India in partnership with Infosys Corporates. 

Dec. 03, 2020: Photoksar, A Remote Village In Ladakh Gets Electricity For First Time Since Independence. A village resident, whose joy knew no bounds, said the electricity supply will help his children do well in their studies. "We are very happy now that we finally have electricity in our village. Now our children can study well and progress in life." 

Dec 04, 2020 1:51 AM IST: Brahmaputra Bridge will link Bhutan with Vietnam. The longest bridge over the Brahmaputra, which has been cleared for construction will become the lynchpin of a giant trans-Asian corridor that will connect landlocked Bhutan and Northeast India, with Dan Nang in Vietnam. 

Dec. 04, 2020: 

                            Fig.3 Pre historic paintings dating 12,500 years ago.

Amazing 12,500 Year Old Paintings Discovered, Deep Inside The Amazon Rainforests. Researchers have discovered eight-mile-long prehistoric rock art in the Amazonian rainforest, dating back to roughly 12,500 years ago. 

Dec. 04, 2020: The telecom operators are demanding that the 5G trials should be conducted at the earliest and spectrum for the same should be granted for a minimum one year. The operators have also sought import duty waiver on the 5G trial equipment while asking for flexibility to conduct trials in any location within the circle as per allocated spectrum. It has been demanded that no equipment/application vendor should be restricted for conducting the lab trial and operators should have the flexibility to conduct the trial for "Make in India" solutions with minimum to no requirement of submitting documents to department of telecommunications (DoT). DoT had notified guidelines for conducting 5G trials. As per the rules, a uniform fee of Rs 5,000 has been fixed for the trial licence. The validity of the licence will range between three months to two years, depending on the purpose for which the trial is being conducted. As per the guidelines, the quantum of the spectrum that can be allocated depends on its necessity and demonstration of technological capabilities. For example, typical values may be up to 100 megahertz in 3.5 GHz (gigahertz) band, 400 MHz in 26 GHz band and other potential millimetre bands, the guidelines said.

Dec. 04, 2020: Earthquake in Uttarakhand today: 2.6 magnitude temblor shakes Pithoragarh. Earthquake in Uttarakhand today: An earthquake of magnitude 2.6 on the Richter scale occurred in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand on Friday. The quake hit Pithoragarh at 3:10 am today, 

Dec. 04, 2020 at 4:30 am: Japan spacecraft approaches Earth to drop asteroid samples. The spacecraft left the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million km (180 million miles) away, a year ago. The capsule is to be released 220,000 km (136,700 miles) away in space and land in a remote, sparsely populated area of Woomera, Australia, on Sunday. In the early hours of Sunday, the capsule, protected by a heat shield, will briefly turn into a fireball as it reenters the atmosphere 120 km (75 miles) above Earth. At about 10 km (6 miles) above ground, a parachute will open to slow its fall and beacon signals will be transmitted to indicate its location. JAXA staff have set up satellite dishes at several locations in the target area to receive the signals, while also preparing marine radar, drones and helicopters to assist in the search and retrieval of the pan-shaped capsule, 40 centimeters (15 inches) in diameter.

Dec. 04, 2020: Newly developed molecular system makes possible the efficient conversion of even weak visible light from sunlight and indoor LEDs into ultraviolet light. KYUSHU UNIVERSITY.  Increase the number of these high-energy rays to power photocatalysts that enable a variety of useful reactions from producing hydrogen for use in fuel-cell vehicles to purifying indoor environments. The combination of TIPS-naphthalene and Ir(C6)2(acac) successfully achieved the highest upconversion efficiency of 20.5% under high-intensity light.

Dec 06, 2020 11:04 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 4th India Mobile Congress which is scheduled to start from December 8, according to industry body COAI.

Dec. 07, 2020: Shiva and Shakti union resulted in creation of the Universe according to Sankarachrya first verse in the Saundaryalahir. The tantric text Kamakalavavilas that mithuna is mutual enjoyment of two bindus of red and white colour who are Shiva and Shakti and cause of creation. 

Dec. 07, 2020: 

Fig. 4a.  Japan 1 collection of a capsule dropped by Hayabusa2 in Woomera

Fig. 4b.  Japan 2 collection of a capsule dropped by Hayabusa2 in Woomera

Fig. 4c.  Japan 3 collection of a capsule dropped by Hayabusa2 in Woomera

Fig. 4d.  Japan 4 collection of a capsule dropped by Hayabusa2 in Woomera.

Asteroids are believed have been formed at the dawn of Solar system, the space craft launched in 2014 from Japan Tanegashima space center journeyed for four years to asteroid Ryugu, where the sample collected and headed home in 2019.  A member of of the Japanese space agency retrieves a capsule dropped by Hayabusa2 in Woomera, sothern Australia on Sunday.

Dec. 08, 2020: Mercury fluctuates from season’s lowest 17.8° to 35.5°C within 9 hrs. At 8.30am, Santacruz weather observatory, representative of the suburbs and Mumbai, recorded a minimum temperature of 17.8C, a degree Celsius below normal, which was the lowest minimum temperature so far this season. At 5.30pm, the maximum temperature was recorded at 35.5C, almost 3C above normal.

Special smell of stone: 

Fig.5 Holding the meteorite by the Indonesian.

"I can't believe I have the opportunity to see the original, physical residue of the early stageof our solar system. I immediately noticed the distinctive jet black color and the outer side of the light brown. It was coloured by the passage through the atmosphere. It also has a special smell, which is difficult to describe in words," he says. One of the Americans has dealt with Josua to buy it at a price. The stone was sold as Jared's intermediary.

Dec. 09, 2029: Ancient tools and DNA discovered in a Tibetan cave shed unprecedented light on humans' most enigmatic ancestor, the Denisovans. The findings show that Denisovans adapted to living in a high-altitude, low-oxygen environment about 120,000 years before modern humans in the region did. Modern-day Tibetans may have inherited some of those genetic adaptations. Last year, scientists unearthed a 160,000-year-old jawbone in the same cave. The new findings suggest the jawbone belonged to a Denisovan, too. Forty years ago, a Tibetan monk wandered into the holy Baishiya Karst Cave and stumbled across a jawbone.  Those genetic traits may help Sherpas weather high altitudes. Their bodies don't make that extra hemoglobin. Instead, their DNA contains a gene called EPAS1, which prevents that blood-thickening process. That gene comes from Denisovans.

Dec. 09, 2020: Odd Radio Circles:

Fig.6 Odd Radio Circles a new discovery.

A new high powered telescope in the Australian outback has led astronomers to an intriguing new discovery. "Odd radio circles" or ORCs have never been seen before and have left scientists baffled.

Dec. 09, 2020: How trees communicate with one another using a complex subterranean system of fungi and roots. A forest ecology professor's work studying the social life of trees triggered a wave of new research about plants. 

Dec 10, 2020: A huge eruption on the sun could interfere with power grids and GPS this week. The aurora may appear from Pennsylvania to Oregon. An eruption on the sun's surface has sent plasma and magnetically charged particles speeding towards Earth a CME on Monday. That coronal mass ejection is forecast to reach our planet late Wednesday as a solar storm that could interfere with radio, GPS, and power grids. The aurora borealis could appear from Pennsylvania to Iowa to Oregon as solar particles interact with the atmosphere. Across the northern regions of Earth, GPS and radio might act glitchy on Thursday, and the northern lights could creep down into Iowa. The storm may continue at a moderate level on Friday.

Dec. 10, 2020: STL has already started working with IIT-Chennai, Saankhya Labs of Bengaluru, VVDN Technologies in Gurgaon and has collaborated with them for launching products. According to Agarwal, 5G has a strong software component and this is India's strength. Moreover, the country was already developing these technologies for global companies and now they can direct that capabilities for making that in India.

Dec. 10, 2020: 10 hours ago: Mining giant Rio Tinto must rebuild a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal cave system it blew up in May, an Australian parliamentary inquiry has said. The Juukan Gorge caves in Western Australia were destroyed as part of an iron ore exploration project. In a report released on Wednesday, the inquiry blasted Rio Tinto's "inexcusable" act, and said they should compensate the traditional owners. Rio Tinto repeated its apology and pledged to change its practices. Earlier this year several senior figures at the company, including Chief Executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques, resigned over the incident, following a backlash from shareholders and the public. Before their destruction, the Juukan Gorge caves in Pilbara had shown evidence of continuous human habitation since the last Ice Age.

Dec. 10, 2020 at 07:39 PM: Satellite-based Narrowband-IoT now a reality in India. BSNL, in partnership with Skylotech India, on Thursday announced a breakthrough in satellite-based NB-IoT (Narrowband-Internet of Things), in pursuance of Prime Minister Narendra Modis vision of a Digital India — starting with fishermen, farmers, and construction, mining and logistics enterprises. With this solution, India will now have access to a ubiquitous fabric of connectivity for millions of yet unconnected machines, sensors and industrial IoT devices. A small, smart, incredibly rugged box, the Skylo ‘User Terminal’ interfaces with sensors and transmits data to the Skylo Network and into people’s hands. The accompanying data platform provides an immersive and visual experience for industry-specific applications on mobile or desktop. It gives the users the ability to take immediate and appropriate action, no matter where they are. This new digital machine connectivity layer will serve as a complement to smartphone-centric mobile and Wi-Fi networks, and covers India’s full geography to bring online new applications for the first time.

Dec. 10, 2020: A Delhi Eatery is Serving Wholesome Thalis At Just 1 Rupee To Thousands Every Day. an eatery in Delhi has taken the noble initiative to feed a wholesome meal to the needy at just Rs 1 per plate. Located in Nangloi, Shyam Rasoi serves a full lunch thali to people queuing up from 11 AM to 1 PM. 

Dec. 10, 2020 at 16:39: The country India, was already developing the 5G  technologies for global companies it claims.  While one country has already launched a satellite to cater the needs of 6G.  It is anticipated that India would pursue the 6G technology as well, along with the 5G.  Country needs  to be abreast and claiming the 5G technology by 2022 after six months is not a big or proud announcement. The state governments and the petty political parties, are indulging in 19th Century ring arounds and don't have any future outlook or even dream of the Technology progress.  It is unfortunate that the people are behind the hoodwinks of the so called state governments. When will the petty politicians of state governments realize the Scientific and Technological advances of the world?  KLN. 

Dec. 11, 2020 at Five hours ago: Earthquake of 6.2 Magnitude Strikes off Taiwan's Coast, No Immediate Damage Reported. The quake struck off the island's east coast at a depth of 74 km at 9:19 pm local time (1319 GMT), according to the USGS. Residents in the capital Taipei reported shaking buildings, with local media reporting the quake was felt across the island.

Dec. 11, 2020: Nearly Half of Droughts in India May Have Been Influenced by North Atlantic Air Currents, Finds Study. But 10 out of 23 droughts that India faced in the past century have occurred during years when El Nio was absent. What, then, could have caused these droughts? The IISc study said that these droughts were a consequence of a sudden and steep drop in rainfall in late August. This drop was linked to an atmospheric disturbance in the midlatitude region over the North Atlantic Ocean, creating a pattern of atmospheric currents that swoop in over the subcontinent and "derail" the monsoon.

Dec. 11, 2020 eight hours ago: International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has recognised India''s NavIC as a component of the World-Wide Radio Navigation System (WWRNS), Indian Space Research Organisation said on Tuesday. The system that offers services like terrestrial and marine navigation, disaster management, vehicle tracking and fleet management, navigation aide for hikers and travellers, visual and voice navigation for drivers, was named ''NavIC'' (Navigation with Indian Constellation) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dec. 11, 2020: 

Fig.7 attosecond electron dynamics.

Scientists demonstrate laser direct mapping of attosecond electron dynamics. 

​Dec 11 2020 14:48 IST  Fri: This strange exoplanet behaves like 'Planet Nine'.  NASA and European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope has helped astronomers identify a strange planet outside our solar system that behaves like the long-sought "Planet Nine". The exoplanet called "HD106906 b" occupies an unlikely orbit around a double star 336 light-years away. This raises all sorts of questions about how HD 106906 b ended up so far out on such an inclined orbit." 

Dec. 12, 2020: Dolmen of Guadalperal, Extremadura, Spain. This 7,000-year-old megalithic monument in Spain’s Extremadura region is particularly intriguing because it only recently reappeared, after being submerged for decades beneath a reservoir. Around 100 ancient stones, thought to have been used as a ceremonial tomb, are arranged in an oval shape. While the site was excavated in the 1920s, it was later flooded after a dam was built. The dolmen was revealed in summer 2019 after a period of drought. Carnac Stones, Brittany, France. The Carnac Stones or Carnac Alignments in northern France is the largest megalithic site ever found. Built by pre-Celtic inhabitants of Brittany between 5000 and 2000 BC, nearly 3,000 ancient menhirs stand in rows while other types of megaliths are arranged in clusters. The main group has 12 converging rows of standing stones, stretching over half a mile (1km) with the remains of a stone circle at either end. Shrouded in mystery, local legend refers to them as a stone army while historians believe the site was of great ceremonial and religious significance to its creators. Deer stones, Mongolia, Vast and ancient deer stone monuments are scattered across the central Asian steppe, built by Mongolian Bronze Age nomadic pastoralists along with ceremonial or burial mounds (khirigsuurs). The large and imposing stones, which often feature elaborate carvings of flying deer, can be arranged in groups or lone monoliths. Small circles of stone boulders have also been found around khirigsuur in the Altai Mountains, a fertile region for archaeologists studying Bronze Age hunters and herders.Stone Circles at Odry, Poland. Deep in a thick forest in central Poland, the Iron Age rings of Odry are a beautiful oddity. No one is certain exactly when or why they were built and they have long been shrouded in local legends and witchcraft, but four of the stone circles are connected to solstices. With at least 602 Neolithic burial sites and Europe’s second largest collection of circles, it's a significant site for historians studying the Wielbark culture in Pomerania, a historic region that covers parts of Poland and eastern Germany.Wassu Stone Circle, Gambia. Surprisingly little is known about the origins of the large groups of stone circles that are scattered around Senegal and the Gambia. The vast sacred landscape, created over more than 1,500 years, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Stone Circles of Senegambia. It encompasses four large groups of stone circles, including the 11 ancient stone circles of Wassu which are found around the Central River Region of Gambia. Constructed by an ancient African culture, Wassu has the tallest stones and some burial remains.Sine Ngayene, Senegal. Another awe-inspiring example of this west African megalithic tradition is Senegal’s Sine Ngayene. The extraordinary complex is the largest of the four groups in the UNESCO property. It has 52 circles of standing stones, including one that forms a double circle. You can also see the quarry from where the mighty monoliths were painstakingly extracted. The site also includes numerous burial mounds, suggesting they have a funerary function.Rujm el-Hiri, Golan Heights. A bird’s-eye view gives you the best sense of the scale and ambition of this ancient megalith monument that lies in the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. Consisting of a large circle of basalt rocks and four smaller concentric circles, the site was only discovered in 1967 by Israeli archaeologists after the territory was captured from Syria. It’s been dated to 3000 BC but exactly who built it and why is unknown.Maryhill Stonehenge Memorial, Washington, USA. It might not be ancient but this full-scale replica of Stonehenge in Maryhill, Washington is an impressive site. Set just east of the Maryhill Museum of Art, it was built by the museum’s founder Sam Hill in 1918 to commemorate 14 servicemen of Klickitat County. It was the nation’s first First World War memorial and every year a remembrance ceremony is held on the anniversary of the death of each of the men. Hill’s ashes are in a crypt housed just below the memorial.

Dec. 12, 2020: Aerosols in Indo-Gangetic plain responsible for high rainfall in Himalayan foothills. Scientists have found that aerosols like black carbon and dust, which makes the Indo-Gangetic Plain one of the most polluted regions of the world, have led to increased incidents of high rainfall events in the foothills of the Himalayan Region.

Dec. 12, 2020: International NGO Khalsa Aid has set up a foot massage centre at the borders in order to ensure that the farmers, many of them elderly, stay healthy and fit. Around 25 machines have been set up inside a tent and the farmers were invited for a ten minute session each.

December 12, 2020 10:30 PM: Physicists Prove Anyons Exist, a Third Type of Particle in the Universe. Physicists give us an early view of a third kingdom of quasiparticles that only arise in two dimensions. First predicted by theorists in the early 1980s, these particle-like objects only arise in realms confined to two dimensions, and then only under certain circumstances — like at temperatures near absolute zero and in the presence of a strong magnetic field. Anyons are different. If one moves around another, their collective quantum state shifts. It might require three or even five or more revolutions before the anyons return to their original state. This slight shift in the wave acts like a kind of memory of the trip. This property makes them appealing objects for quantum computers, which depend on quantum states that are notoriously fragile and prone to errors. Anyons suggest a more robust way to store data.

Dec. 13, 2020:

Fig. 8. Scientists find spider webs formed 

inside space station.

Scientists Find Spiders Forming Webs Inside Space Station, In Zero-Gravity Space. And now, in a research conducted on the International Space Station, researchers have discovered that they are able to make their webs regardless of the existence of gravity. However, in microgravity, they saw one of the spiders actually make symmetrical webs with hubs positioned closer to the centre now. We were very fortunate that the lamps were attached at the top of the chamber and not on various sides. Otherwise, we would not have been able to discover the effect of light on the symmetry of webs in zero gravity.”

Dec. 13, 2020: New material can store solar energy for months... and even years!The material that would allow such a momentous feat to become reality is called “metal-organic framework” or MOF. In this, carbon-based molecules form structures and link themselves to metal ions. MOFs are highly porous, which means that they attack and create composite material in collaboration with other small molecules. Scientists added the molecules of the compound - azobenzene, which is capable of absorbing light. On average, the composite material was able to store energy emanating from ultraviolet light for at least four months at room temperature. After this, it was able to release it again.

Dec. 14, 2020: UK PM hails India's progress in solar energy sector during climate summit. Speaking at a virtual climate summit, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed the “incredible things” being done by India in the solar energy sector.  

Dec. 14, 2020: Kashmiri girl revives candle making culture in Srinagar. She has made candles of dynamic colours and multiple designs till date. Her designs and customized candles have attracted buyers in large numbers. She is receiving great response from people across the valley and has also received compliments and appreciation from them. People ordered candles on occasion of festivals, wedding ceremonies and birthdays.

Dec 15, 2020, 17:53 IST: Researchers use ancient Japanese art of origami to solve space travel challenge. The researchers have developed an origami-inspired, folded plastic fuel bladder that doesn’t crack at super cold temperatures and could someday be used to store and pump fuel.

Dec. 15, 2020 / 06:34 PM IST: Indian entrepreneurs have once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape future of technology globally.  Accelerating internet adoption has increased the need for tech-enabled tools in developing countries, which Indian market is well-placed to serve

ACKNOWLEDGMENT: 

The author is indebted to Late Prof. K. R. Rao D.Sc. (Madras) D.Sc. (London) for stimulating encouragement to publish my articles on Science & Technology. He is also grateful to Late Mrs. Peramma Rangadhama Rao for her admiration and support for the publication of my articles. She told me that the Meteorides that fall on the Earth carry with them the human life ingrediants.  When her son Dr K V N Rao (Ill) had been to USA, she expected a possible trip to visit USA (not materialized) and always observed the 4th  July, the day of US independence.