TABLE OF CONTENTS
Science and Society
BRICS Young Scientists Forum 2021
8th INSPIRE – MANAK Awards 2021
Physics of Nano Materials (PNM2021)
Nanotechnology for Better Living
Forum for Decarbonizing Transport' in India
CSIR-NIScPR Signs MoU with JC Bose University
India Completes First Drone Delivery of Vaccines
Focus Features
Understanding Rare Genetic Skin Disorders
It's Not Just SARS-CoV-2: Most Respiratory Viruses Spread by Aerosols
These Fridge-Free COVID-19 Vaccines Are Grown in Plants and Bacteria
What Makes the Black Tigers of Similipal Black?
Disabled Kea Uses Tools for Self-care
Why Can't We Identify Music Notes as Well as Colors? A Perfect Pitch Study Offers Clues
Massive Study Links Nearly 600 Genomic Regions to Self-regulating Behaviors
Discoveries and Innovations
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Biotechnology
Increasing lifespan by reducing protein production errors
Controlling mosquitoes
Retinal promotes plan root growth
Cell biology
Proteins that outwit viruses
Formation of nephrons
Ecology and Evolution
Elevation fosters evolution
Microbial Science
Bacterial hairs power 'electric grids'
Precise tuning of bacterial nanomotors
Microbiology
Competing bacterial weapons provide new antibiotic targets
Gut microbes and cognition
Plant Science
Sustained agriculture using traditional knowledge
Making spinach look like lettuce
CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Material Science
Lithium from contaminated water
Quick way for material discovery
High-quality transparent ceramics
New method for 'Green' fertiliser
Nanotechnology
Capsules for controlled drug delivery
EARTH&PLANETARY SCIENCES
Astrophysics
Inner workings of the Sun revealed
Blue stragglers formation
Merging of three super-massive black holes discovered
ENGINEERING SCIENCES
Bioengineering
Synthetic muscle from microbes
Biomedical Engineering
Plant virus could protect lungs metastasis
Chemical Engineering
Diabetic wound healing by hydrogel
Clean hydrogen fuel from 'sewer gas'
Valuable chemicals from plant material
Electrical Engineering
Avoiding sudden power shutdowns
Materials Engineering
Nanotube fibers generate power from heat
Better energy storage devices
Boosting energy efficiency of wireless networks
Nanotechnology
Potential therapeutic strategy for Visceral Leishmaniasis
MEDICAL SCIENCES
Biotechnology
Better breast cancer drugs
Dental Medicine
Smart dental implants
Neuroscience
Brain organoids with complex neural activity
Cholesterol drives Alzheimer's plaque formation
Neurons in visual cortex of the brain 'drift' over time
Eyes to predict risk of Alzheimer's disease
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Quantum Physics
Propelling quantum technologies by light-matter interactions
Graphene with unique properties
Electronic particles in quantum spin liquid (QSL)
Stable material with quantum properties
