Lignite luminescence
The world's first lignite-based power plant in Madras offers a viable alternative to high-cost natural gas and to coal-based plants which emit …
Hydrogen hopes
German engineers are transporting shiploads of hydrogen from Canada to Europe, where it will be harnessed as an alternate source of fuel and energy
Juicy supplement
Researchers claim that grapefruit juice increases the effectiveness of certain drugs but a lot of work is still required before reaching a conclusion
Coral cause
The world's seas and oceans harbour about 600 species of corals, most of which are hard put to escape human marauders. A people's initiative in …
Seven-in-one
The highly laborious and time consuming process of sugarcane planting has been made simpler, thanks to a multiple-function device developed by …
Energy aplenty
The recycling option has once again shown that wastes like bagasse and wheat straw can be profitably used to generate energy, which could in all …
Bridge across forever
A new neurosurgical technique could mean a new life for those with severed a spinal cord, which with a little guidance, can nurse itself back to …
Making life sweeter
The unfriendly response of the immune system is one of the main problems in pancreas transplant. But researchers have now developed an ingenious …
Slow down, ageing cells
We can live healthy lives well into our hundreds, science claims, but is ageing really a disease that can be cured? Scientist are now looking at …
Saved by a signal
Rescue operations in the high seas get a boost with the development of a new communication device
The alcoholic gene
Alcoholism and genes: a collaborative study is closing on in establishing a link between the two
Surprise rays from a comet
First ever X -ray emission by a comet has excited several astrophysicists who are optimistic of bringing some more dark areas of the universe …
Big moms' babies suffer
There is striking new evidence that the lollier-pollier the expectant mom, the more the chance of the kid being born with severe abnormalities
His master's
Research on guns that recognise the owner's voice, touch and even fingerprints is expected to revolutionise sharpshooting by the US police
Odyssey of a disease
From sheep to cattle and then to human beings, spongiform encephalopathies, a group of fatal brain maladies, have caught the attention of …
Born in a dish
The birth of a mouse in a petri dish -the end result of the use of an effective technique to manipulate oocytes -heralds a new era in …
Welcome home, stranger!
Certain sensors in the mother's immune system are desensitised to make it possible for her body to accept the 'alien' within: her child
Exerting pressure
Are exercises like brisk walking and cycling safe for people suffering from acute hypertension? Yes, says a recent study. High blood pressure and …
Papermaking at your doorstep
Although papermaking has traditionally been located in urban settings, technological innovations brought about by an NGO brings a new trade to …
Cleaning the microbe way
Even the tiniest microbes could help spruce up our foul environment when let loose on domestic waste. Researchers in Delhi are now advocating the …
Super-heavy elements
Two experiments succeed in creating super-heavy elements, improving our understanding of the nuclear structure
Gender bias
Studies from Africa show that women are more prone to the aids virus than men. This will require reorientating drug research
The light show
A satellite tracks outbound electrons from the Earth's poles to understand the northern lights
Healthy veggies
A vegetarian diet can improve the functioning of lungs and also control blood sugar in diabetics
Unsafe cloning
Scientists confirm the previous suspicion that reproductive cloning is not only inefficient, but also unsafe