Out in the cold
It is possible to design buildings that stay cool in summer and warm in winter and save energy. But interest in solar passive architecture …
Polly can't get at this wheat
Some wheat hybrids developed in India's agricultural universities are exceptionally good at keeping birds away
A new technique to control laser intensity
Indian scientists have developed a technique that uses electromagnetic radiation to manipulate the intensity of laser beams.
Deep-rooted gains
Intercropping soybean with sugar cane not only is more profitable but also benefits the latter crop
Craft of the graft
A plastic tube can be used to insert a graft into blood vessels, circumventing the need for bypass surgery
Hook in the gut
Scientists are striving to develop a vaccine against hookworm that is rampant in the Third World
Down to the bones
Mercilessly lethal osteoporosis - the withering of a body's bone mass - may finally have met its match
Sun city
Architectural features that eliminate artificial heating or cooling of a building are becoming de rigeur
Hail inhaler
Doubts concerning the reliability of inhalers in controlling mild asthma have been put to rest as a recent study in the US has given beta-…
End of innocence
Two recently published American studies reveal that cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause arterial blockages in infected individuals
In a better mould
German researchers have hit upon a novel technique that converts waste plastics into multiple gains for steel industry
A better alternative
Cheaper and more easy to operate models of solar devices have been developed and these can also be built by the people who use them
Slitting the beating heart
Dutch surgeons show the way to carry out coronary bypass surgeries without using the heart-lung machine
Hampering growth
A drug which functions in a unique fashion is being used to cure small-cell lung cancer in the UK. Researchers are looking for further uses of …
Trust the robot
Soon a simple robot that can learn the physical characteristics of the brain may give neurosurgeons finer control over surgical instruments …
Testing time
Biosensor, a new technique of chemical analysis, can test water quality, food safety, and much more in no time with remarkable accuracy
Return of the blight?
A new aggressive strain ofpotato blight has started spreading in Europe and threatens crops across the world
High fliers
Soon a new high-powered solar aircraft will monitor pollution levels, hitherto done by satellites
Access denied
Doctors are withholding HIV therapy from some patients fearing their irresponsibility could harm others
Waste not
Kitchen waste and aquatic weeds are the newest sources for biogas and manure. The days of cowdung are numbered
Having a ball
Great balls of fire! Science has finally explained ball lightning, a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon until now
Green gold
Grown only in a few developed nations till now, the nutrient-rich spirulina algae comes to India
Jump, they say
Why do some gene fragments jump around from one place to another? Russians believe they have the answer
The killer unveiled
Scientists find out how anthrax kills. It may not be very long before we have an antidote to the dreaded bacterium
Pepped up by peptides
A follow-up to an earlier report on how experts are targeting blood vessels that nurture cancers