People
Working on alternative anti-cancer therapy using transgenic zebrafish
People
Integrating concepts at the intersection of algebra & geometry could provide better machine learning algorithms
People
Engineering to produce heat-tolerant wheat varieties resulting in improved grain yield
People
New findings on conjectures used in number theory with significance in cryptography on the cards
Science Policy
Government Initiatives
Government Initiatives
There are various new schemes in this new budget which would further boost Science and Technology ecosystem in the country: Dr Harsh Vardhan
Biotechnology
Scientists have now directed their research to find marine biomass as an alternative to producing biodegradable plastics more sustainably
Genetics
Genes that determine the shape of a person’s facial profile have been discovered by a UCL-led research team
Evolution
New ant species discovered from Kerala named after JNCASR researcher, evolutionary biologist Prof. Amitabh Joshi
Ecology
The biomass significantly alters the food web and ocean’s ability to absorb atmospheric carbon
Microbiology
Researchers specifically broke down which components the bacteria contributed so their host could build a thicker armour
Psychology
Humans tend to stay up later and sleep less on evenings preceding a full moon
Carnegie Mellon study questions influential Duchenne smile hypothesis
Microbiology
From biofuels and other commodity chemicals to methane production, genomic study peers into the mysteries of a goat’s gut
Biotechnology
Researchers identify phenotype to boost ‘nitrogen use efficiency’ in rice
National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) has developed a new ink that is difficult to replicate
Environmental Science
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur study finds that lockdown took the edge off heavy metal pollution in Ganga
Astronomy
Scientists have suggested a new explanation for the abundance in intermediate-mass exoplanets – a long-standing puzzle in astronomy
This study finding could contribute to a seismic hazard map of the eastern Himalaya
Chloride to be the highest inorganic fraction in particulate matter, primarily responsible
Atmospheric Science
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM, Pune) conducted a study to gain a better understanding
Planetary Science
AstroSat’s Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope spots rare ultraviolet-bright stars in a massive intriguing cosmic dinosaur in the Milky Way
Planetary Science
Indian astronomers detect huge optical flare in one of the oldest astronomic objects
Photonics
New type of optical computing could solve highly complex problems that are out of reach for even the most powerful supercomputers
Photonics
Researchers use light used to detect quantum information stored in 100,000 nuclear quantum bits
Nanotechnology
Wearable sensor monitors health, administers drugs using saliva and tears
Material Science
Researchers have created a substance that extracts water from air without any external power source
Artificial Intelligence
A novel software platform from which apps and algorithms can intelligently track and analyse video feeds from cameras spread across cities
Engineering Science
Purdue University engineers have discovered a way to make concrete more sustainable
Researchers develop thread-based sensors to detect changes in metabolite levels in sweat
Bioengineering
Imperial and MIT researchers have made smart living materials by engineering microbes to detect and react to their environment
Bioengineering
Nearly pain-free microneedle patch can test for antibodies and more in the fluid between cells
Robotics
Cornell researchers have created a low-cost method for soft, deformable robots to detect a range of physical interactions
Microbiology
The new study reveals a new twist in the complex relationship between humans and their associated microbes
Biotechnology
New test method efficiently detects the presence of viral RNA in human patient samples, with clear distinction from samples designated negative for the virus.
Psychology
An individual's personality does not lie in their behavior or their genes but in the brain, according to a new theoretical study
Neuroscience
Blood tests measuring the hallmark Alzheimer’s protein, beta-amyloid (amyloid), could radically reduce the cost of clinical trials
Neuroscience
Simple vision tests can predict which people with Parkinson’s disease will develop cognitive impairment and possible dementia 18 months later
Nanotechnology
Researchers develop a skin cancer treatment that involves injecting nanoparticles into the tumor, killing cancer cells
Biotechnology
Biofortified foods can improve the overall composition and function of gut bacteria, which in turn provide health benefits for their host’s body
Material Science
Injecting patients with a gel that would dissolve over several months could replace the need to administer daily or weekly shots
Nanotechnology
Scientists develop a gold microstructure substrate with the ability to repel water as well as bubbles with tunable wettability
Nanotechnology
Scientists have found a clue to dynamical origin of fluctuations in systems like fish schools, swarm of insects, flocking birds and bacterial colonies
