Researcher develops flexible glass for tiny medical devices
Researchers have developed a new way to make the normally brittle material of glass bend and flex.
Mar 24, 2017, 23:43 PM IST
Researchers identify gene linked to human cleft lip and palate
Researchers have identified a gene that may cause cleft lip and palate in humans.
Mar 23, 2017, 00:23 AM IST
Researchers find earliest intact mushroom fossils
The four, well preserved in Burmese amber (fossilised sap of extinct trees) for at least 99 million years, are the earliest complete mushroom fossils ever found, according to the sources with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Mar 17, 2017, 13:51 PM IST
Breakthrough! Researchers find first fluorescent frog in Argentina
Argentine and Brazilian scientists at the Bernardino Rivadaiva Natural Sciences Museum made the discovery while studying the metabolic origin of pigments in a tree-frog species common to South America.
Mar 17, 2017, 09:50 AM IST
Painkillers without side effects found by researchers
The team of researchers used computational simulation to analyze interactions at opioid receptors - the cell`s docking sites for painkillers.
Mar 04, 2017, 09:50 AM IST
Researchers devise tool to mitigate risk of manmade earthquakes
The software, known as Fault Slip Potential (FSP), will be available for free starting March 2, Xinhua news agency reported.
Feb 28, 2017, 09:48 AM IST
Researchers confirm origins of Van Gogh technique
A newly discovered trove of 16 engraved and otherwise modified limestone blocks, created 38,000 years ago, confirms the ancient origins
Feb 26, 2017, 14:58 PM IST
700% rise in antibiotic resistant infections among US children: Study
A new study has found that a 700-per cent rise in infections caused by bacteria that is resistant to multiple kinds of antibiotics in children in the US.
Feb 25, 2017, 22:09 PM IST
Climate change impact on animals and birds 'under-appreciated': Researchers
Researchers have found that climate change harmed nearly half of endangered land mammals and a quarter of birds, a much higher segment than previously thought.
Feb 14, 2017, 19:23 PM IST
There may be an end to mystery behind Einstein's theory soon!
Researchers have long sought to determine how the universe's accelerated expansion is being driven.
Feb 12, 2017, 12:35 PM IST
There may be an end to mystery behind Einstein's theory soon!
Researchers have long sought to determine how the universe's accelerated expansion is being driven.
Feb 12, 2017, 12:33 PM IST
This is how humans decoded their walk – Read
Scientists say that human feet are more mobile than those of chimpanzees.
Feb 10, 2017, 18:25 PM IST
New system makes it harder to track Bitcoin transactions
Bitcoin was initially conceived as a way for people to exchange money anonymously. However, it was discovered that anyone could track all Bitcoin transactions and often identify the parties involved, researchers said.
Feb 09, 2017, 13:51 PM IST
Scientists spot rare leaf-nosed bat after 37 years
This species originally belonging to the Thar desert has been recently sighted again by the group and it has been identified as Hipposideros Fulvus.
Feb 04, 2017, 20:10 PM IST
Scientists decode why pen clicking, chewing sound annoys us - Read
Your brain may be wired to go into overdrive on hearing such trigger noises, researchers including one of Indian-origin have found.
Feb 03, 2017, 19:06 PM IST
Researchers find signs of stray black hole hiding in Milky Way
A team led by researchers in Japan has found signs of stray black hole hiding in the Milky Way while examining a molecular cloud with enigmatic motion.
Feb 03, 2017, 17:20 PM IST
Scientists develop bat-inspired flying robot
However, their wing flexibility and complex wing kinematics pose significant technological challenges for robot modelling, design, and control.
Feb 02, 2017, 16:47 PM IST
This efficient fertiliser can revolutionise agriculture, say scientists
The fast decomposition of urea also limits the amount of nitrogen that can get absorbed by crop roots and currently requires farmers to apply more fertiliser to boost production -- thus adding to the cost.
Feb 02, 2017, 15:44 PM IST
Scientists develop new assay to detect signs of life on alien planets
The test uses a liquid-based technique known as capillary electrophoresis to separate a mixture of organic molecules into its components.
Jan 29, 2017, 14:15 PM IST
Arctic area pollutants threatening polar bear: Study
The exposure of the Arctic ecosystem to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is toxic to the health of endangered polar bears, researchers warn.
Jan 06, 2017, 01:00 AM IST
