Rajesh Uppal

Rajesh Uppal

  • Joined: January 29, 2016
  • Articles: 3627

Current Trends and Challenges for Indian IT Industry and Government initiatives for the Future Growth

IT ITeS oct 2018

The information and communication technology (ICT) sector has played an important role in India’s economic growth and the emergence of an informed citizenry.   Indian IT industry s critical pillar in India’s economic growth contributing around 8% to India’s GDP.…...

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US DOD leverages synthetic biology expertise to address future warfighter needs

syntheticbio

Synthetic biology represents an intersection of biology and engineering that focuses on the modification or creation of novel biological systems. The current state of synthetic biology is mostly the result of research in biology, engineering, computer science, and information technology…...

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Syria, became test bed for high-tech Russian weapons and leading to increased Russian arms sales and new arms race

Russia and Syria

The more than 6-year-old civil war in Syria has been a showcase for Russian-made arms. Russia has supported Assad and his forces, while the U.S. has helped moderate rebel groups and called for Assad to step down. “Syria is not a…...

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Aerogels, world’s lightest solid, has applications in Smart buildings, Medical, Aerospace and Military

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Aerogels are among the lightest materials in the world and are highly porous with strong absorption capacity and low thermal conductivity which make them highly suitable for applications oil-spill cleaning, personal care products like diapers and heat, and sound insulation.…...

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DARPA’s HI-MEMS (Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) created cyborg insects for military micro air vehicles missions

darpacyborgs

In 2006 the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) asked America’s scientists to submit “innovative proposals to develop technology to create insect-cyborgs.” The Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (HI-MEMS) program, also known as the cybug program, was a proposal from…...

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DARPA World Modelers to build Early Warning and Response System to rapidly build and analyze models of conflict and security

peace scaled

Early Warning and Response System (EWRS) systems aim to: Identify the causes of a conflict, anticipate their outbreak, and mitigate their impact. The EWRS are mechanisms for preventing and addressing conflicts that focus on the systematic collection, processing and analysis…...

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Curved image sensors for better resolution, and wide field of view cameras for cell phones to Miniature UAVs

curvedsensor

Smartphone camera technology is growing in leaps and bounds in the past couple of years and continues to be a major point to differentiate their products.  More and more technologies are being incorporated including  larger sensors, better lenses, ultra-thin lens,…...

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Scientists exploring Magnetic nanoparticles for Biomedical, neuromorphic computing , Holography and LIDAR to destruction of Warfare Agents

magneticnano

Magnetic nanoparticles are nanomaterials consist of magnetic elements, such as iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, gadolinium, and their chemical compounds. In most cases, the magnetic nanoparticles range from 1 to 100 nm in size and can display superparamagnetism.  Magnetic nanoparticles…...

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Privatization of conflict with growth of multi-billion dollar industry of Private military firms, also has many contradictions and inherent issues

PMC

Sometimes thought of as the invisible army, private military and security companies (PMSCs) are part of a global, multi-billion-dollar industry. Private military firms are businesses that provide military and security services for their employers and have legal status. This new…...

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