Some science and tech for 2010 mains

1)Magnetic Resonance Imaging-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mri#Applications
MRI is an application of Cryogenics,& Cryogenic Technology was in the news very recently...
http://beta.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article397441.ece
2)Thermographic Camera-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaging_infrared..
Imaging Infrared is the technology in use in the Anti-Tank missile "Nag" that was test-fired recently...
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article448188.ece
3)HDTV-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDTV
DTH operators plan to launch it in India to coincide with the Commomwealth Games...
http://beta.profit.ndtv.com/news/show/dth-operators-to-launch-hdtv-for-cw-games-32366
Rust Spore-Website launched by FAo to track Ug99
http://beta.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/article447507.ece
Fuel Cell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell
1)Bloom Box Technology-
http://www.thehindu.com/2010/02/26/stories/2010022655871800.htm
2)Solar Flare-
http://beta.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article22247.ece?textsize=small&test=2
Wiki link-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_flare
3)Robodog-
http://www.hindu.com/seta/2008/09/18/stories/2008091850031500.htm
4)MQ-1 Predator
Used very frequently by the US Air Force to carry out strikes inside Pakistani territory..
Wiki link-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MQ-1_Predator#Pakistan
bacteria to clear oil spill
http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=9308350&nextids=9308350|9308351|9308352|9308353|&nextIndex=1
)Digital Imaging-(Is a major technological application of CCD sensors,Nobel Prize for Physics 2009)
Wiki link-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_imaging
2)RT-LAMP methodology(Detection of Swine Flu)
http://www.thehindu.com/2010/03/24/stories/2010032466902200.htm
3)Biosensors-
http://expressbuzz.com/Cities/Kochi/biosensors-for-quality-control/138221.html
Wiki link-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosensors
4)Probiotics-
http://www.thehindu.com/mag/2009/03/01/stories/2009030150200600.htm
Rfid- Radio-frequency identification. this the tech. is being used for radio colloring of tigers and elephants in india.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification
1)Carbon Footprint-
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article451195.ece
Wiki link-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint
2)Norin-10(Used by Norman Borlaug,the crossed varieties played a vital role in India's Green Revolution..Borlaug died in Sep 2009)..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norin_10_wheat
3)LBS Technolgy
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/03/15/stories/2010031550960200.htm
Wiki link-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location-based_service
4)LIDAR Technology(In the news recently in Haiti & also because this technolgy uses laser pulses...Laser technology completes the 50th year of it's existence in 2010)..
http://beta.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article93862.ece
Wiki link-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIDAR#Applications
1)Cloud Computing-
http://www.thehindu.com/2009/05/10/stories/2009051059651300.htm
Wiki link-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing
2)Green Dam Youth Escort-
http://www.thehindu.com/2009/07/01/stories/2009070160561300.htm
Wiki link-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dam_Youth_Escort
3)Voice over Internet Protocol(Technology used by the Pakistani handlers to communicate with the terrorists during the Mumbai attacks)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voip
4)God's particle,also known as Higgs-Boson(LHC Experiment at CERN)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God%27s_particle
)Link Hoffman Bush Technology
http://www.thehindu.com/2009/07/28/stories/2009072850390200.htm
2)Distributed Denial of Service attacks(Allegedly used by Chinese hackers & also by Russsia against Georgia in the recent past)
Wiki link-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ddos#Distributed_attack
Indigenous vaccine for Swine flu developed by India.. Vaxiflu
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_onset-of-monsoon-winter-may-see-return-of-swine-flu-say-experts_1391374
1)X-Ray Crystallography(Ramakrishnan used X-ray crystallography — the same method used by the discoverers of DNA — to map the thousands of microscopic atoms that make up a ribosome...Nobel Prize for Chem 2009)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_ray_crystallography
2)Solar Pond(News article on November 13th 2009,The Hindu)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_pond
3)JWST-James Webb Space Telescope(5th Jan 2010,The Hindu)
http://beta.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article75641.ece

Fibertect : As British Petroleum struggles to contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an Indian-origin scientist from Texas University has created a special cotton fabric that can clean up crude oil up to 40 times its weight and help in cleaning efforts.Seshadri Ramkumar, has created a non-woven, environment-friendly cotton carbon absorbent wipes called Fibertect.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/15/stories/2010061561002400.htm
E-waste (Cobalt -60 irrdiation in DL)


1)Magnetic Levitation-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_levitation
Technology used to run High-Speed Rail Networks/Bullet Trains in many countries..
The Govt of India plans to introduce such Bullet Trains in the country too..
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Bullet-train-Rlys-studying-feasibility-report/articleshow/5600996.cms
2)Scatterometer-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatterometer
Forms an important component of the Payload system aboard Oceansat-2,which was launched in Sept 2009..
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/09/23/stories/2009092351321700.htm
3)Free and open source software
http://beta.thehindu.com/education/article42059.ece
Wiki link-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source_software