Science, 26th Dec 2016, News & Stories from India

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Science, 26 Dec 2016

India has at present in its armoury of Agni series, Agni-1 with 700 km range, Agni-2 with 2,000 km range, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with with 2,500 km to more than 3500 km range.

India test-fires Agni 5 missile with range of over 5,000 kms

The three stage, solid propellant missile is to be test-fired from a mobile launcher from the launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range.

26 Dec 2016 10:30 AM

A growing area of research called solid-state thermoelectrics aims to capture that waste heat inside specially designed materials to generate power and increase overall energy efficiency. (Representational image)

Soon, devices that convert heat into electricity

Many electrical and mechanical devices, such as car engines, produce heat as a byproduct of their normal operation.

26 Dec 2016 8:16 AM

$Tantalum carbide (TaC) and hafnium carbide (HfC) are refractory ceramics, meaning they are extraordinarily resistant to heat. (Representational image)$

World's most heat resistant material found

Researchers from Imperial College London discovered that the melting point of hafnium carbide is the highest ever recorded for a material.

26 Dec 2016 8:09 AM

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India test-fires Agni 5 missile with range of over 5,000 kms

Soon, devices that convert heat into electricity

World's most heat resistant material found

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