Artificial leaf that creates fuel from sunlight, water is here
The ultra-thin wireless device mimics plant leaves to produce energy using water and sunlight.
Sep 06, 2017, 14:08 PM IST
27-year-old marine engineer lives like a 'vampire' — Find out why!
Sam Phelps suffers from a rare incurable condition, known as erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), that causes his skin to burn when exposed to UV light.
Jul 04, 2017, 17:18 PM IST
Bask in the sunlight to energise your immune cells
While production of vitamin D requires ultra violet (UV) light -- known to promote skin cancer and melanoma, the low levels of blue light found in the sun's rays is safer and helps makes T cells move faster.
Dec 21, 2016, 16:56 PM IST
Efficient use of sunlight can better crop yields
They say the findings observed in tobacco plants could potentially be used to increase the yield of food crops like wheat and rice.
Nov 28, 2016, 11:34 AM IST
Now clean your dirty clothes with sunlight
They have become successful in devising a a low-cost, efficient way to grow nanostructures on textiles that can degrade organic matter when exposed to light.
Mar 25, 2016, 23:04 PM IST
Daylight-saving time concept: Why it benefits some people!
An extra hour of daylight also means more time to spend money.
Mar 12, 2016, 17:01 PM IST
Device for solar-powered water purification in the offing
An Indian-origin scientist in US has designed a device that can sanitise dirty water merely by absorbing sunlight, an advance that could be a global game-changer in the potable water crisis.
Jan 06, 2016, 13:59 PM IST
