Sunshine sector loses sheen
About 40 kilometres from Delhi, in the bustling real estate market of Noida-Greater Noida, lies the biggest irony that the renewable energy …
New injectable hydrogel may improve stem cell uptake
Researchers from the Mohali-based Institute of Nanoscience and Technology have devised a method to encapsulate adult stem cells, called …
Indian scientists develop mechanism to rejuvenate aged stem cells
With the new mechanism, it might be possible to rejuvenate aged stem cells and thereby expand donor pool
Learnings from the German storage model: How it is helping stabilise the grid
Almost 70 per cent of home solar PV in Germany comes with battery energy storage attached
Making solar cells efficient, cheaper, recyclable: IIT-Guwahati finds a way
Perovskite-based devices are considered heavily used semiconductor materials as they are affordable and easy to manufacture
New method to fabricate graphene sheet fabricated from camphor
With the new technology, the layer can be extracted and transferred to other substrates depending on the application
A breakthrough for a rare genetic disorder
After 13 years of experiments and research, Indian scientist Surajit Sinha has developed a chemical formula to make medicine for Duchenne …
Our artificial cornea breakthrough could lead to self-assembling organs
This technology can gradually expand what we can achieve with bio-synthetic organs and tissues, bringing hope to the millions of people waiting …
Arsenic may help kill liver cancer cells
Arsenic Trioxide - a naturally occurring metalloid – may be helpful in inducing cell death and also halt growth of liver cancer cells
Pune scientists tweak anti-cancer drug to make it more effective
Researchers synthesised several new compounds from Sunitinib, a drug used to treat kidney cancers and at least one of them promises to be …
India close to solar energy breakthrough
Solar energy is free, but harnessing it using conventional crystalline silicon cells is expensive. Efforts in India to produce an efficient, low-…
Planning to install rooftop solar panels? How about some grass beneath it
Integrating green roofs and solar PV systems can enhance their functions and effectiveness through cooling and shading effects
Lab-made stem cells provide breakthrough in type 1 diabetes cure
Insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells controlled blood sugar levels in mice for several months
Scientists look to mathematics to make cancer treatment more effective
The model-based treatment protocols will be based on accurate calculations, thus avoiding the preventable and uncomfortable side-effects of …
Automation in solar sector: when robots form the clean-up crew
While automation can drastically bring down the maintenance cost of solar plants, ensuing job losses cannot be discounted
Did scientists just discover the largest organ of your body?
Interstitium—fluid-filled spaces within and between tissues all over our body spaces—could be bigger than skin
Why did US impose 30 per cent import tax on solar?
This is just another tactic to ensure that renewable energy does not take lead in the power sector
Chemical traps
Harnessing solar energy has been a long-standing scientific goal. The latest approach employs chemicals that, like the leaves of a tree, soak up …
Henrietta Lacks: The troubling legacy of a Black woman’s cells
Ethical concerns over her cells, the most widely used in research, are in the spotlight as family seeks reparation
The 2021 Nobel Prize for medicine helps unravel mysteries about how the body senses temperature and pressure
Discoveries of Julius and Patapoutian have given sensory researchers fundamental insights into how people interact with their world. But they …
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Heliostats may now trap half the energy from sunlight and convert it into electrical and heat energy
Monoclonal antibody tech promises better disease prevention and control in Africa
Although the technology is not new, it is relatively unexplored in low- and middle-income countries
Researchers develop thin, lightweight solar cells with inkjet printing
The new flexible cells can power source or be integrated into skin-based or implantable medical devices
Scientists have created synthetic human embryos. Now we must consider the ethical and moral quandaries
This development, widely described as a breakthrough that could help scientists learn more about human development and genetic disorders
Indian scientists identify cells linked to obsessive-compulsive behaviour
Targeting the development of cells that triggers obsessive-compulsive behaviour can help treat the root cause of autoimmune diseases rather …