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NIELIT to recruit Scientists and Scientific/Technical Assistants – How to apply

NIELIT has released a notification on its official website for the recruitment of 340 Scientist B (Group B) and Scientific/Technical Assistants.

Jul 28, 2017, 14:31 PM IST

Scientists identify link between calcium, cholesterol

The findings showed that targeting calcium in the cell could lead to a new way to control cholesterol metabolism that increases the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

Jul 28, 2017, 00:58 AM IST

Scientists develop robotic ankle support to help stroke patients walk properly

In about 80 per cent of patients post-stroke, it is typical that one limb loses its ability to function normally - a clinical phenomenon called hemiparesis.

Jul 27, 2017, 13:08 PM IST

Scientists to chase August 21 total solar eclipse using two NASA jets - Watch demonstration

This attempt is being made so as to capture the clearest ever images of the Sun's outer atmosphere.

Jul 26, 2017, 16:03 PM IST

Life on Earth began on land, not sea: Scientists

The findings pushes back the time for the emergence of microbial life on Earth by 580 million years.

Jul 19, 2017, 22:24 PM IST

Scientists discover mechanism that may prevent death of cells

The UK's University of Sheffield scientists identified that tuning up the activity pathway of the DNA's natural repair toolkit ? which normally helps to restore breakages in genetic material - could help to prevent the death of nerve cells which trigger neurological diseases.

Jul 19, 2017, 18:49 PM IST

Scientists develop new 3D-printed, functional heart

The well-functioning artificial heart is a real necessity, researchers said.

Jul 16, 2017, 14:58 PM IST

New robots can follow spoken instructions

Scientists, including those of Indian origin, have developed robots that can follow spoken instructions, an advance that may make it easier for people to interact with automated machines at home and workplaces.

Jul 16, 2017, 13:35 PM IST

Excess calcium behind dangerous hospital infection

The study showed that increased levels of calcium in the gut, because of certain medications or supplements, triggers Clostridium difficile (C. diff) -- a bacterium that chiefly affects older patients living in nursing homes, or those who have been confined to a hospital environment for a long time.

Jul 15, 2017, 00:28 AM IST

This eight-legged ‘freak’ animal will survive on Earth until Sun dies

The tardigrade is considered the world’s toughest animal, despite its diminutive size which is under a millimetre (0.04 inches).

Jul 15, 2017, 00:02 AM IST

Scientists encode, replay movie encoded in bacterial DNA

Harvard scientists have encoded and played back a primitive movie in the DNA of living bacterial cells, an advance that may lead to "molecular recorders" which will help observe brain cells in real time.

Jul 13, 2017, 18:06 PM IST

Newly-designed solar cell may be most efficient in the world, claim scientists

The prototype integrates multiple cells stacked into a single device capable of capturing nearly all of the energy in the solar spectrum, researchers said.

Jul 13, 2017, 13:26 PM IST

Trillion tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica shelf

The iceberg weighs a staggering trillion tonnes and has an area of 5,800 sq km.

Jul 13, 2017, 00:12 AM IST

Now, a tool to detect stroke-causing clots

Blood clots in veins and arteries can lead to heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism and now a team of scientists has come up with a method of detecting the likelihood of small thrombi better than the current tests.

Jul 08, 2017, 00:06 AM IST

Mammoth iceberg may break off from Antarctic ice shelf: Scientists

While the iceberg remains attached to the ice shelf, its outer end is moving at the highest speed ever recorded on this ice shelf.

Jul 06, 2017, 13:00 PM IST

Scientists discover gigantic, jurassic-era crocodile with T-rex teeth

The findings fill the gap in a million-year-long ghost lineage of Notosuchia, which was earlier unknown in the Jurassic period.

Jul 05, 2017, 12:04 PM IST

Researchers identify proteins that may help diagnose autism spectrum disorder!

Autism is a neuro-developmental disorder that is characterised by social interaction and communication challenges, and restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviour.

Jul 01, 2017, 22:10 PM IST

MIT scientists develop robotic drones that can travel by land and air

This new robotic drones can efficiently navigate cityscapes with parking spots, no-fly zones and landing pads.

Jun 29, 2017, 00:17 AM IST

Scientists discover genetic interactions that may regenerate heart cells in future

The researchers found genes known to form hearts cells in humans and other animals in the gut of a muscle-less and heart-less sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis).

Jun 28, 2017, 23:43 PM IST