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 …
Clay ceilings
Burnt clay comes in as a handy material for constructing timberless roofs in rural housing projects in Wardha, Maharashtra
Never give up
Spermatogonial stem cells may be the solution to long-lived fertility, feel American researchers
Tile tales
An innovative tile that could go a long way in reducing the cost of housing construction has been developed in the African country of Cote d'Ivoire
Reaching out
A project in Rajasthan involved rural communities to evolve better communication methods by integrating local talents and traditional methods for …
A fibre for all seasons
The manufacturer of a newfibre claims that it combines the qualities of cotton and synthetics. But the price may not be right
Spy which loves nature
To record environmental trends US spy satellites will now be used for monitoring natural phenomena
Making power
Villagers in Pathanpara, Kerala, are no longer dependent on the state electricity board. Today, they have their own power generation system
Victim of changes
In a politically correct world, it is indeed surprising that the male cells enjoy an unabashed superiority when it comes to mutation
Brainy hardware
A path-breaking step in the process of understanding the most complex structure of the human body
Spare steam
A UK-based engineer is making money out of a device that saves energy by tapping 'waste' steam
Impossible ispossible
Cold nuclear fusion has been observed during a recent experiment. If this holds ground, energy harnessing process would become much easier
New discovery paves way for ‘silicon of the future’
Researchers placed 2 ultra-thin materials on top of each other to get a new material with hybrid properties
IIT Kharagpur gets new high power computing facility
The research activities will include building hardware and software for high performance computing systems, data management, analytics and …
Indian scientists make magnetic graphene for NextGen digital devices
The work could pave the way for stretching performance of integrated circuits and eventually lead to realization of laptops powered by graphene-…
Time for green gadgets
UNCED has thrown into sharp focus all matters environmental international industry, quick to Catch on to now trends, has started branding its …
It's bean fuel
A fuel from a vegetable source that is non-toxic, biodegradable and can be used in conventional diesel engines with little or no modifications
Burning ice
Ice crystals, known as methane hydrates, found inside the seafloor, have tremendous energy potential. But humans are yet to tap them
A ray of solar hope
Solar plants have proved to be a great boon for villagers of Sunderbans who relied on kerosene wick-lamps
Boom boom boom — like a heartbeat: Scientists pick up mysterious fast radio bursts
Properties of the signal suggest that the source lives in a very turbulent environment inside its galaxy
Developing economies risk exclusion as ‘age of AI’ dawns
Artificial intelligence is set to be a multi-trillion dollar industry by 2030, but developing economies risk falling behind unless changes are …
Europe is recruiting astronauts: Here is what it takes to become one
Recruiting new astronauts is the first step into this new era of human space exploration. Many people may have dreamed of becoming an astronaut …
5 twinkling galaxies help us uncover the mystery of the Milky Way’s missing matter
But about half of matter in our galaxy is too dark to be detected. It takes the form of cold, dark clumps of gas, in which lies Milky Way’s&…
An app that can detect distress speech and trigger SOS
The innovation won the first prize in a national contest organized in India by the US-based Marconi Society under its Celestini Programme
MIT scientists built biggest-ever carbon nanotube computer chip
The carbon nanotubes can conduct electricity much faster, are 10 times more energy-efficient and could also be seen as a greener option compared …
