Adding a new dimension to medical imaging
A new computer software that converts a two-dimensional image into a three-dimensional one is expected to radically transform medical science.
Turning dreams into reality
A cure for influenza and a substance harder than diamond: two of the products conjured up by designer science
Bringing the cinema home won't be easy
Electronic companies worldwide, who are trying to develop a new generation of televisions, are finding the going tough
Waking up livers with foetal cells
Scientists say foetal liver cells injected into patients suffering from severe liver failure can regenerate the damaged organ
In the grip of carbon dioxide
A global climate model devised in USA attempts to probe the connection between monsoon variability and increasing carbon dioxide concentration in …
Bacteria teach crops how to endure drought
A hardy bacterium that can adapt to water-scarce conditions offers clues to how crops can survive dry periods
Vaccine to prevent viral infection in hens
Scientists in Madras gave come up with a vaccine that would help leash a viral disease that impairs the egg-laying ability of hens, and is often …
Ceramic coat makes AIDS drug more efficient
Scientists claim a new mode of administering drugs would strip the main AIDS drug -- Azidothymidine (AZT) -- of its side-effects.
Computers to map the human genetic code
Indian scientists have developed a computer programme that transforms a huge quantity of genetic data into an easily understood graphic on a …
Is Mt Everest the tallest peak?
Scientists studying the evolution of the highest Himalayan peaks will soon announce the exact elevation of Mt Everest at present.
Serum found to curb lung cancer
Tests on mice show that a hormonal antibody inhibits the growth of turnours, giving rise to hopes for a vaccine to treat lung cancer.
New kit speeds HIV testing
Dipstick, an inexpensive and quick HIV test developed in the United States, is now being manufactured in India.
Ask the villager before the researcher
Nigerian pastoralists have been found to be a storehouse of valuable information on the value of plants.
Genetic fingerprinting catches on
Scientists are using DNA to be 99.99 per cent sure of an individual's and paternity in criminal cases
The mess over neutrino mass
The neutrino dispute has broken out again, with a new study claiming evidence that the ethereal particle has mass
Babies made to order
A furore over the ethics of the new eugenics-reproduction technologies that could create 'designer' babies-has the medical community worldwide in …
Making furniture from eucalyptus wood
Though scientists have developed a way to saw eucalyptus wood without cracking or twisting it, furniture makers aren't convinced of its utility.
The iron hand in global temperature
Scientists have found iron concentrations in sea water affect the growth of plankton that keep a tab on carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.
Waiting for the "white" revolution
Using artificial methods to increase the number of superior breeds of cows and buffaloes, scientists hope to make India abundant in milk.
Moneyspinning "cashcows"
Initially born as the good samaritan environmentalist's brainchild, recycling now smacks of a lot of hard cash
Syringe safety
Clinical safety comes of age with the devising of a new equipment to dispose of all infected "sharps"
Copycat recorders
That time is not very far off when children will ask: when are we buying a CD recorder, Papa?
Healthy yoghurt
A new kind of fibre-rich yoghurt not only tickles the gourmet palates, but also promises boosts to healthcare
Confining cancer
Scientists have found a gene that checks the spread of prostate cancer to other parts of the body
As good as the real thing
Indian scientists have developed synthetic granite tiles that compare well with the natural stuff