Brain-like computer chip developed by Chinese scientists
Scientists from China's Zhejiang province have developed a computer chip that works much like the brain, the media reported on Thursday.
Dec 24, 2015, 20:14 PM IST
India cheers as Paris delivers ''historic'' climate accord
India immediately welcomed the pact, saying it was balanced and addressed most of its concerns.
Dec 13, 2015, 07:35 AM IST
Ready to help countries implement climate pact: World Bank
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Saturday welcomed the historic global climate agreement reached in Paris, saying the World Bank was ready to help countries deal with climate change.
Dec 13, 2015, 06:39 AM IST
Paris climate talks by the numbers
Tonnes of greenhouse gas produced by the conference, equal to the annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of 4,420 cars over the course of a year.
Dec 13, 2015, 05:47 AM IST
Scientists welcome climate pact but still alarmed
Climate scientists Saturday welcomed a pact to battle global warming as a major political advance, but warned of a gaping hole -- the lack of a detailed roadmap for cutting greenhouse gases that cause the problem.
Dec 13, 2015, 05:43 AM IST
Novel device brings tears to treat 'dry eye' syndrome
Scientists have developed a device that electronically stimulates tear production, which will offer hope to sufferers of dry eye syndrome, one of the most common eye afflictions in the world.
Dec 11, 2015, 16:56 PM IST
Did you hear it? Our vision and hearing is not very reliable
Our vision and hearing are not as reliable as we might think, the study by life scientists at University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) said.
Dec 11, 2015, 13:16 PM IST
Women loathe preventive drugs for breast cancer
Five in six women with increased risk of breast cancer turn down drugs that are likely to prevent the disease, finds cancer research scientists in Britain.
Dec 09, 2015, 14:10 PM IST
Science and religion can coexist!
Just when you thought science and religion can't coexist, a new worldwide study comes assuring that not all scientists are atheists.
Dec 06, 2015, 14:10 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
CDFD scientists discover protein linked to tuberculosis
Scientists at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) have discovered a novel protein which could lead to development of a therapy for tuberculosis.
Dec 03, 2015, 17:53 PM IST
Scientists isolate genes that delay Alzheimer's disease
A team of researchers have identified a network of nine genes that play a key role in the onset of Alzheimer's disease and these findings could help scientists develop new treatments to delay the onset of the disease
Dec 02, 2015, 18:56 PM IST
New project to quickly bring cancer cures to clinical trials
Potentially life-saving therapies for cancer will be accelerated into clinical trials more quickly due to a pioneering project launched by scientists and clinicians at the University of Sheffield.
Nov 30, 2015, 00:20 AM IST
Earth's magnetic field is not about to flip
The weakening intensity of the Earth's magnetic field may actually be coming down to normal rather than approaching a reversal, a new study says.
Nov 28, 2015, 23:57 PM IST
Control your BP with your smartphone
Scientists have developed an interactive web system that, along with your smartphone, can efficiently control your blood pressure.
Nov 27, 2015, 00:13 AM IST
Scientists make real gold as light as air
The so-called aerogel is a thousand times lighter than conventional gold alloys.
Nov 26, 2015, 14:19 PM IST
Fossil fireworm named after punk icon Henry Rollins
A muscly fossil fireworm, discovered by scientists from the University of Bristol and the Natural History Museum, has been named Rollinschaeta myoplena in honour of punk musician and spoken word artist, Henry Rollins.
Nov 22, 2015, 16:27 PM IST
Smartphones to help track and check famines
Scientists have developed a way to monitor food security using a smartphone app, which combines weather and soil moisture data from satellites with crowd-sourced data on the vulnerability of the population to malnutrition and other relevant socio-economic data.
Nov 21, 2015, 17:13 PM IST
There is more to `name` than meets the eye
In the case of the usernames of video gamers, a remarkable amount of information about their real world personalities can be revealed.
Nov 18, 2015, 13:15 PM IST
Soon, eye drops to clear up cataracts
Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have discovered a new chemical that could be added to eye drops to help clear up cataracts, the leading cause of blindness.
Nov 08, 2015, 16:18 PM IST
