Optical fibres for storing data

Why water droplets stick to rose petals?

Fitting in

Fish evolved to adapt to their swimming environments  

China loses its patent

Human’s best friend originated from a wolf in West Asia  

Mars rover finds water

Images sent by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show dark streaks up to four metres wide running down the sides of some slopes on the …

A Modi motto on innovation

A simplistic formulation ignores the reality of India's research environment and the constraint it faces

Science communicators get awards for popularising subject

The award is to promote bridging gaps between scientists and lay man for better scientific communication

Punjab, a cradle of science popularisation in India

Punjab, which is holding the Indian Science Congress, not only produced some of the brightest scientific minds but also a great science communicator

Stress saves

Stress hormone helps animals change shape to evade predators

The laser edge

Simulating supernovae

Lasers would be used to simulate explosions of old stars

Super salt

Bechgaard, an organic salt, has extraordinary qualities of superconductivity

Mimicking nature

A new product can be used to fabricate anti-blood clot linings in artificial blood tubes

The wonders of nanoelectronics

Infinitesimally small tubes made of carbon can now help create microscopic electronic devices

Sensitive explorer

The light of gravity

Highly accurate measurements about a star's features can be made by using its gravity

No such planet exists

The apparent discovery of an extra-solar planet may have been a mistake

The universe's fate

Astronomers are using a supernova's light to explain the mysteriously expanding universe

NET WORK

Sharp focus

Researchers have found the property of coherence in certain atoms which can be used as lasers

Smart decoder

Stainless glass

How soot can help surfaces repel both oil and water

True green

Lactating males

Unlocking secrets