Competitive Exams: Current Affairs 2011: ICT Technology
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Graphene Substitute Known as Silicene Has Been Produced
Silicene is a two-dimensional allotrope of silicon, similar to graphene.
In 2010, researchers have observed for the first time silicon structures that are suggestive of silicene.
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The scientists at the Germany՚s Max Planck Institute, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, and Tsinghua University, Beijing have now created a Graphene transistor composed of 13 benzene rings. It has been named as Caronene
EXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)
XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is a freely available, market-driven, open, and global standard for exchanging business information.
In News: The ministry of heavy industries and public enterprises plans to adopt the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for filing of data by public sector enterprises (PSEs) .
The finance ministry is considering using the tool for its proposed goods and services tax (GST) .
Courtesy: The Hindu and Times of India