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Facts in News
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Einsteinium (Es)
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Source: Britannica
- Synthetic element named after Albert Einstein.:
- Difficult to create and highly Radioactive (Unstable)
- Symbol: Es and atomic number 99.
- discovered in 1952 in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb
- (the detonation of a thermonuclear device called “Ivy Mike” in the Pacific Ocean)
- Half-Life: The time required to reduce the quantity of material by half.
- Es-254: 276 days: More workable due to longer life
- Es-253: 20 days
- Till now, there is no known use of this element.
- Scientists are studying its bonding with other atoms using X-rays in Particle Accelerator
- Few future usages may be in
- Nuclear Power Production
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- IUPAC is the apex body responsible for naming and assigning symbols
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World’s smallest reptile?
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Source: IE
- A chameleon discovered in the island country of Madagascar by scientists may be the world’s smallest adult reptile
- The discovered species is Brookesia nana, or nano-chameleon, has a body of just 13.5mm
- Female of this species is far bigger at around 29mm.
- It may be threatened by extinction due to limited known habitat in a degraded montane rainforest in northern Madagascar.
- Its habitat is facing a threat of deforestation.
- Previously the chameleon species Brookesia micra was considered the smallest.
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Denmark to create world’s first energy island in the North Sea
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Source: BBC
- It is a project to build a giant artificial island which will provide enough green energy for three million households
- It will boast of 200 giant offshore wind turbines.
- It will help to fulfil Denmark’s Climate Act’s commitment of
- reducing GHGs emission by 70% from 1990 levels by 2030 and
- becoming CO2 neutral by 2050.
- It will also supply energy to neighbouring countries.
- Initially, it will produce 3 GHz which will later be increased to 10 GHz.
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