Pride of India Expo major crowd-puller at 105th Indian Science Congress
Spread over an area of more than 18,000 sq m, the expo showcases cutting-edge technologies, scientific products and services, achievements and …
Relevance of Srinivasa Ramanujan: the man who knew infinity
December 22 is the birth anniversary of Ramanujan and observed as National Mathematics Day
Elon Musk's patent ambiguities
Electric carmaker Tesla has patented a battery-swapping system. Does this mean a reversal of its open source philosophy?
Father of Indian DNA fingerprinting passes away
He was known for his DNA study of Indian population, especially the one conducted on the tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Quantum computers: how they work
Scientists are achieving major breakthroughs in the construction of computers that will function in a totally new way
What if the Lazarus returns
We may never be able to bring extinct species back to life. Yet, scientists are drawing up secret plans for their resurrection
IMD scientist on long-range monsoon forecast
The India Meteorological Department issued the first stage long-range forecast of the Indian summer monsoon, predicting normal rains for the …
DTE in Indian Science Congress: chronic underfunding in this sector highlighted
PM Modi reposes faith in deep-rooted scientific tradition to help India quickly adapt to new realities
CSIR lays down law on patenting
Focus will be on licensing fees from patents and ending `biodata patents' that only embellish a scientist's CV
Indian patents make no dent in space
ISRO lags behind other space agencies in the patents it holds, a sign that it needs to ramp up technological prowess
Quantity v quality
Though India is churning out research papers at a higher rate, scientists are not celebrating as yet
Human puzzle
Signs of butchery in the Siwalik Hills of India 2.6 million years ago make the story of human evolution more intriguing than ever
Science for All campaign eyes pan-India presence
Increasing the number of classrooms, introducing a post-graduate fellowship and launching a foundation programme to train full-time primary …
A device that uses sweat for real time physiology check
Researchers believe that this technology may be further enhanced for studying patterns and providing personlised medicine
Digital diagnosis: intelligent machines do a better job than humans
Humans can only do so much when it comes to diagnosing a patient. So why not let machines take over? They learn faster …
The hottest technique in gene editing, called CRISPR, could soon be used to study human embryos
UK researcher details proposal for CRISPR editing of human embryos. Regulatory committee meets to contemplate granting her a license
Pride of India
The 'Pride of India Expo' at the Indian Science Congress 2016 hosted nearly 180 top notch scientific organisations of the country to display new …
History of rational thoughts
Efforts by rationalists to spread scientific thinking have been scuttled by those in positions of power throughout history
The one who didn’t get bugged
Book >> Insectopedia • by Hugh Raffles • Pantheon Books • Rs 750
Black heart
The atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are increasing and a rise in global temperatures seems imminent
Kerala beaches kayo the heart
Researchers believe that the minerals present in the sand on the Kerala coast are responsible for a rare heart disease
No sweat over this shirt
A fabric developed at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, promises to keep sweat from being a bother
Menagerie of new species
An inaccessible forest region on the Laos-Vietnam border may be home to animals and birds not found anywhere else in the world
2100: An Indian cataclysm
The sea would gobble up more than 5,700 sq km of India's coastal land if emission of greenhouse gases grows unchecked
Hitting malaria with herbs
A Chinese medicinal plant known as long ago as 168 BC has been found successful in checking malaria, which is becoming increasingly resistant to …