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 …
A snake in your guts!
"Eeeks", you may say, but a new robot which can travel down your intestines is opening up exciting possibilities of medical breakthrough, though …
Blocking cancer
Latest research in Britain finds a drug, a synthetic peptide, which forces tumour cells to wither and die
Pregnancy calcified
New research findings show that adequate intake of calcium is a remedy for anxiety and high blood pressure-related conditions in many expecting women
Genesis
Over thirty years of continuous research later, scientists report the outcome of a hybrid wheat, which is billed to substitute the available …
Storm in the coffee cup
The coffee borer having developed resistance to the insecticide endosulphan, is threatening coffee plantations throughout the world
Be Indian
.... and lower the risk of getting coronary diseases. This is the finding of a study conducted by Monilek Hospital and Research centre in Jaipur
Fuel fantasy
A Canadian firm has given a fresh lease of life to defunct fuel cells which have been modified to produce enough electricity to run a home or …
Save thy skin
Exposure to sunlight -for even the shortest possible duration -is now being seen as the worst enemy of those wishing to flaunt a fair and lovely …
Fertility cold-stored
Women who might lose their ability to conceive - be it due to the inevitable menopause or a damage to their ovaries caused by radiation or …
Conception misconception
Scientists in the US have taken significant strides in solving the mysteries surrounding human birth. Their achievements answer questions …
Rice bowls shall brim
A new and healthier version of rice promises to produce and provide more for Asia's teeming millions
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