Babies made to order

A furore over the ethics of the new eugenics-reproduction technologies that could create 'designer' babies-has the medical community worldwide in …

Clay ceilings

Burnt clay comes in as a handy material for constructing timberless roofs in rural housing projects in Wardha, Maharashtra

Never give up

Spermatogonial stem cells may be the solution to long-lived fertility, feel American researchers

Tile tales

An innovative tile that could go a long way in reducing the cost of housing construction has been developed in the African country of Cote d'Ivoire

Reaching out

A project in Rajasthan involved rural communities to evolve better communication methods by integrating local talents and traditional methods for …

A fibre for all seasons

The manufacturer of a newfibre claims that it combines the qualities of cotton and synthetics. But the price may not be right

Spy which loves nature

To record environmental trends US spy satellites will now be used for monitoring natural phenomena

Making power

Villagers in Pathanpara, Kerala, are no longer dependent on the state electricity board. Today, they have their own power generation system

Victim of changes

In a politically correct world, it is indeed surprising that the male cells enjoy an unabashed superiority when it comes to mutation

Brainy hardware

A path-breaking step in the process of understanding the most complex structure of the human body

Spare steam

A UK-based engineer is making money out of a device that saves energy by tapping 'waste' steam

Impossible ispossible

Cold nuclear fusion has been observed during a recent experiment. If this holds ground, energy harnessing process would become much easier

New discovery paves way for ‘silicon of the future’

Researchers placed 2 ultra-thin materials on top of each other to get a new material with hybrid properties

IIT Kharagpur gets new high power computing facility

The research activities will include building hardware and software for high performance computing systems, data management, analytics and …

Indian scientists make magnetic graphene for NextGen digital devices

The work could pave the way for stretching performance of integrated circuits and eventually lead to realization of laptops powered by graphene-…

Time for green gadgets

UNCED has thrown into sharp focus all matters environmental international industry, quick to Catch on to now trends, has started branding its …

It's bean fuel

A fuel from a vegetable source that is non-toxic, biodegradable and can be used in conventional diesel engines with little or no modifications

Burning ice

Ice crystals, known as methane hydrates, found inside the seafloor, have tremendous energy potential. But humans are yet to tap them

A ray of solar hope

Solar plants have proved to be a great boon for villagers of Sunderbans who relied on kerosene wick-lamps

New space telescope to create a 3D X-ray map of Universe

The Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma telescope aims to detect up to 3 mn supermassive black holes — many of which will be new to science — and …

Can 104th Indian Science Congress claim any achievement?

From nanoscience to navigation satellites and sanitation to antibiotics resistance, the potential of science in tackling development issues was …

13.5 billion-year-old star discovered by scientists

The star is around 9 billion years older than the sun and was immediately formed after the Big Bang

Sweet Victory For Diabetics

Carbohydrate-based sweeteners available in the market are not good for diabetics. Recently, 15 students from IIT Madras tweaked lactobacilli used …

When the sun flares up

During its active stage, the star spews tonnes of plasma that can disrupt satellites and power grids. Is the world ready to protect itself?

Boom boom boom — like a heartbeat: Scientists pick up mysterious fast radio bursts

Properties of the signal suggest that the source lives in a very turbulent environment inside its galaxy