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Wireless, battery-less pacemaker developed

The pacemaker harvests energy wirelessly from radio frequency radiation transmitted by an external battery pack, researchers at Rice University in the US said.

Jun 06, 2017, 22:24 PM IST

We could've lived on Venus, not Earth!

The researchers maintain that minor evolutionary changes could have altered the fates of both Earth and Venus in ways that scientists may soon be able to model through observation of other solar systems, particularly ones in the process of forming, according to scientist Adrian Lenardic.

Jul 06, 2016, 17:46 PM IST

Ocean acidification already taking toll on coral reef growth

The research was conducted in a lagoon on the southern Great Barrier Reef in Australia in 2014.  

Feb 26, 2016, 10:52 AM IST

Novel self-adaptive material that heals itself

The researchers believe that the material called SAC (self-adaptive composite) may be a useful biocompatible material for tissue engineering or a lightweight, defect-tolerant structural component.

Jan 12, 2016, 16:12 PM IST

More than half of Indian scientists religious: Study

More than half of scientists in India, Italy, Taiwan and Turkey self-identify as religious, says a new study.

Dec 04, 2015, 17:36 PM IST