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ScienceResearchers have mapped how germanium thin films, a crucial semiconductor element, respond to heat and laser light. Germanium, atomic number 32, is vital in electronics including semiconductors, integrated circuits, LEDs, and solar cells. Understanding its behavior under these conditions aids in improving electronic device performance and durability.
Research Matters·
SportsIndia successfully defended their Asian Games cricket gold medal as the men's team defeated Pakistan by 19 runs. After the women's team won gold earlier, the men completed a double victory. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma started strong, with Sooryavanshi hitting two sixes before being dismissed by Saim Ayub. Abhishek Sharma scored the fastest fifty by an Indian against Pakistan in T20Is. India scored 211/6, and Pakistan fell short.
NDTV Cricket·
PoliticsIndian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh has ruled out forming a separate drone force despite increasing unmanned systems and declining fighter numbers. He emphasized that drones should operate within the existing force structure alongside aircraft and weapons. Singh described drones as an evolutionary addition, not revolutionary, and highlighted the need for integrated operations of drones, fighters like Tejas, and future combat platforms.
Zee News Hindi··New Delhi
WorldCaptain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his co-pilot during a Flydubai flight but showed remarkable courage by safely diverting the aircraft and protecting 174 passengers. Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan praised his quick thinking and bravery in handling the in-flight attack and ensuring everyone's safety.
TOI Entertainment·
PoliticsChrista Pike, convicted for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, is unconscious and on a ventilator after a failed lethal injection execution in Tennessee. Despite two doses of pentobarbital, Pike remained awake longer than expected and was later hospitalized with severe arm injuries. Her lawyers report she is critically ill, intubated, and receiving life-saving treatment at a Nashville-area hospital.
NDTV World··Nashville
PoliticsUnion Home Minister Amit Shah announced that Navpreet Singh, accused of narco-trafficking, was deported from Turkey to India. Singh had obtained Turkish citizenship under a fake identity and smuggled heroin and methamphetamine from Afghanistan to India. Indian agencies tracked and unmasked him, leading to his arrest. Shah affirmed the government's commitment to dismantling all narco-cartels by December 2029.
DNA India·
Research Matters·
Researchers have mapped how germanium thin films, a crucial semiconductor element, respond to heat and laser light. Germanium, atomic number 32, is vital in electronics including semiconductors, integrated circuits, LEDs, and solar cells. Understanding its behavior under these conditions aids in improving electronic device performance and durability.
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