MIT researchers synthesise the blackest material on planet
The new substance is made from carbon nanotubes and the MIT researchers said it can absorb 99.996% of light
‘Rejuvenation treatment can delay onset of heart diseases, cancer’
Steve Horvath, a geneticist who was able to reverse nine people’s biological clock recently, spoke to Down To Earth about the study
The digital human: The cyber version of humanity’s quest for immortality
If it were possible to download the neural networks of a human brain, could we preserve a computer simulation of that person?
Technology trail to the gene grail
First detected in the late 1980s, the potential of CRISPR-Cas9 became evident in mid-2012. The technology’s promise in curing chronic and …
WIPO’s piracy blacklist is flawed
Why is the UN body putting a stamp of approval on a system that is patently unjust and dangerous
Nasa's planet hunting mission finds three new 'worlds'
The team hopes research will reveal more planets, one of which may have the ability to form water and be habitable
Chandrayaan 2 aims to explore the dark side of the moon
India's second mission to the Moon aims to venture the satellite’s south polar region
US biologist found dead during Crete conference, police suspect homicide
Suzanne Eaton was working as a developmental biologist at Germany’s Max Planck institutes
5G will adversely affect weather predictions: Meteorologists in the US
Meteorologists are not happy sharing frequency band as they believe it will interfere with weather forecasting
Will 5G slip through the net or cast it wide?
As the Centre plans a Rs 6-lakh crore spectrum auction to make the introduction of 5G affordable, experts and industry stand at odds over its …
Bitcoins generate as much CO2 as Bengaluru or Chennai
Bitcoin mining — computing capacity used in the production — was the highest in Asia (68 per cent)
India plans to launch a space station
India would become the fourth country to launch a space station after the US, Russia and China
MIT researchers explore physics of evaporation
More than temperature, it's changes in pressure that influence how quickly liquid turns into gas
Feathers came 100 million years before birds: Study
The structures formed 250 million years ago in the Early Triassic period not for display or flight, but purely for insulation
New group of ancient Siberians identified
Scientists named the group ‘Ancient North Siberians’ and described them as the ‘missing link’ in the Native American …
Moon is shrinking, causing moonquakes
In the past millions of years the Earth’s natural satellite has shrunk by almost 46 meters
Space Race 2.0: Littered backyard
There have been about 70 anti-satellite missile missions by four countries, but only a few have been catalogued for creating debris
Notre-Dame de Paris: From searing emotion to the future rebirth of a World Heritage Site
Of all the historic monuments on earth, Notre-Dame de Paris is one of the “superstars”: its unique history, exceptional architecture …
Helping cells become better protein factories could improve gene therapies and other treatments — a new technique shows how
Gene therapy involves replacing a defective gene with a functioning one that can direct cells to produce missing or dysfunctional proteins
Innovation may not be the answer to India’s development challenges
India ranks second among middle income countries on ‘quality of innovation’
James Webb Telescope captures clearest view of Neptune’s rings after 3 decades
Webb images vividly display Neptune’s fainter dust bands in addition to many brilliant, narrow rings
Opinion: Earthquakes are a boon for Earth
Earthquakes are natural but huge losses of life and property during the incidence of an earthquake are anthropogenic
IIIT-Hyderabad creates the first Indian brain atlas
The researchers in IIIT have also revealed that the Indian brain is smaller compared to others
Nasa unveils the stellar cosmos
Here are some of the images the American space agency selected to feature “our fascinating universe”
India an overperformer in frontier tech among developing countries: UN report
Several developing countries showed stronger capabilities to use and adapt frontier technologies above their GDPs, but were lagging behind