Smart, traceable drug delivery can make cancer therapy more effective

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology-Mandi have developed multifunctional gold nanostructure that can be used in cancer imaging and therapy

Does Science Congress provide direction to research?

If the science congress is a reflection of the best research in the country, then we surely need to worry

Nano carriers

Nanoparticles which help deliver curcumin, a natural compound with potential to cure Alzheimer’s, to rat brain have been created

A nano cure for cancer

Early detection made possible

Scientists find new nano-drug delivery route for chemotherapy

Researchers from IISER, Thiruvananthapuram, fabricated a 3-component nano-drug delivery system that targets cancer cells specifically and …

Celebrated minds

In 2016, many Indian-origin scientists made it big and got international acclaim for their work. From genetics to nanoelectronics, these …

Nano fix

Autoclave uses nanoparticles, sunlight to sterilise hospital equipment

Nano particles help purify proteins

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

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-…

Nanowire as solar cell

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 …

Better cells

Nanotech’s mega hazard

Nanoparticles are harmful, but India is yet to regulate their use

Nano intruders

Scientists fear nanoparticles may enter the food chain

Coating is better than cure

A new way to filter polluting nano-particles out of the water  

Scientists transform black soot into a boon for water purification

Black carbon soot is emitted from gas and diesel engines, coal-fired power plants and other processes that involve burning of fossil fuel

Lethal nanopowder

Researchers develop water-soluble carbon nanoparticles that arrest growth of mosquitoes beyond the larval stage

Hey, let’s twist

Arm-twisted nanotubes to dispose of nuclear waste

Nano urea in field trials: Ingredients of fertiliser a mystery

The burden of subsidy on fertilisers has increased from Rs 80,000 crore to Rs 2 lakh crore since the Russia-Ukraine war

Nano fertilisers: Parliamentary report suggests close audit of field trials to see long-term effects

An audit by Department of Fertilisers found 25-50% variation in saving nitrogen use after applying nano urea

Arsenic trap

Silver nanoparticles caged in aluminium can rid water of arsenic

Waste to wealth

Pomegranate peel can be used to make gold and silver nanoparticles

Cosmetic concern

‘No scientifically proven effects of nano liquid urea on crops’: Research pokes holes in IFFCO’s claims

IFFCO claims may lead to large-scale yield losses with serious consequences for food security and livelihood of farmers, says opinion paper