New line of defence
A drug which was abandoned because of its toxic effects more than a decade ago is finding new uses in preventing and curing cancer
Spaceage goes to sea
Launch sites based at sea will offer a safer and cost-effective way for the flourishing satellite industry
The secret of carbon nanotubes
Successful experiments in measuring individual carbon nanotubes opens pathways for manufacture of a diverse range of products
Nailing the suspect
It has finally been proved that nicotine is what gets smokers addicted to the habit. Nicotine produces the same impact on the brain as other …
Battling blaze up there
Communication is vital to aerial fire-fighting. A project in the US aims at making it easier for pilots with the help of the advanced navigation …
A golden crop
A transgenic sunflower seed not only comes with monetary gains for the farmer but also carries sundry agronomic benefits
Dynamics of noise
Researchers in the University of Wales are collaborating with European partners to improve the computer models which predict how a new …
The mysterious planets
Tadpole like objects in the Helix nebula, detected by the Hubble telescope, suggest the presence ofhitherto unseen objects in the universe
Atom: the whole picture
X-ray holography, a neoteric way of studing atomic configurations, promises to give a three-dimensional picture of the arrangement of atoms in a …
Curbing nicotine dependence
The cure for problems like drug addiction and Parkinsons disease can be found but not before some unknown ingredients in cigarette smoke are isolated
Cancer cornered
Good news: a drug which attacks cancerous cells but leaves the healthy tissues untouched has been developed; but till now only mice have counted …
The empire strikes back
Despite the progress in medical science, many old and new diseases seem to dodge us. Microbes which we bade farewell to, are raising their ugly …
Soaring greener heights
Surrey University in the UK, specialising in satellite engineering, is developing a hybrid rocket motor that uses liquid and solid fuel, both of …
Galileo says...
The six-year-long wait for the Galileo trip to Jupiter started paying off scientific returns last fortnight, as the data sent by the probe was …
Necessary evil
Otherwise considered vital for human health, vitamin A is now believed to endanger the well-being of new borns, if consumed in excess
A shot in the arm
Humankind may soon to face to face with a miracle if the dozen odd cancer vaccine trials, currently on in the United States, emerge successful
Striking out strokes
The discovery of a new drug, TPA, provides succour to hapless nervous stroke victims. Most importantly, the drug helps in arresting serious and …
Lend me your ears
Hitachi, the Japanese electronics corporation is admirably manipulating the wonders of science for the much ignored field of telecom for the deaf.…
Elusive no more
A Japanese experiment in thefield of neutrino detection has come as manna for physicists and cosmologists, opening before them immense …
The cholesterol dilemma
High levels of cholesterol in the blood can prove risky. But low levels could be even more dangerous. Well, high or low, cholesterol seems to …
Drip as you trip
Patients hooked on to intravenous drug delivery systems have so far had to confine themselves to their beds. But a new portable infusion pump …
Green is the colour of money
While the 21st century promises to herald the advent of the era of ecological reality, a sustained emphasis on resource efficiency stands out …
Talking about sex
Male development is crucially dependent on the expression of a gene present on the Y cromosome
Cause for alarm
Studies show that a crop pest may evolve resistance to a biological pesticide Bt toxin more rapidly than believed
Sweet smell of sugar
Researchers have developed a painless technique for diabetes patients to regulate their glucose levels