African health ministers launch campaign to arrest sickle cell disease

Approximately 1,000 children are born with the disease every day in Africa, making it the most prevalent genetically-acquired disease in the region

Scientists find a way to make graphene from discarded dry cell batteries

Graphene can be used to make solar cells, light-emitting diodes, touch panels and smart windows

Book review: Here's a brief history of medical research in the field of cancer

A Harvard oncologist takes Minti Jain, a cancer survivor, down memory lane as she finds moments of overlap

One for the road

The use of alcohol as an alternative transport fuel is a viable option for India

Powered by Hydrogen

India develops its first phosphoric acid-based fuel cell

Cells with ceramic membrane can operate in humid conditions

Good that Rajinikanth’s 2.0 talks of birds and cellphones but we need more studies: Experts

Do birds disappear due to electromagnetic radiation caused by mobile phones? Ornithologists think the issue needs more research

Fuel fantasy

A Canadian firm has given a fresh lease of life to defunct fuel cells which have been modified to produce enough electricity to run a home or …

Why hydrogen vs battery debate doesn’t need a winner: Understanding the emissions from ‘zero-emission vehicles’

Emission reduction by switching to electric vehicles is largely dependent on the energy source

Why more measles patients die of other infections

Measles virus wipes out the body’s immunity

Recycling cell

Biohydrogen’s role in India’s green hydrogen pathway

Going beyond electrolysis for hydrogen production, there has been a notable surge in industrial interest in biogas reforming over the past decade

Mobile batteries

Going far

The three musketeers

Scientists identify protein that aids in cancer relapse

Cancer stem cells that lack expression of NKG2D-L on their surface survive chemotherapy as well as escape the body's immune defence 

US scientists engineer stem cells capable of killing cancer

cells killed cancer cells by secreting toxins, without harming healthy cells

Fuel cells power South African village for first time

The mini-grid technology will provide electricity to 34 households in a remote community for 12 months

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Flight of fuel cells

It's official

Japan makes it mandatory for government agencies to go for ecofriendly vehicles

How South Asia’s massive renewable energy potential can boost green hydrogen production

With nearly 350 GW of hydropower potential, South Asia region provides prospects for green hydrogen generation

Indian scientists find out how zika virus causes microcephaly in infants

A certain protein of zika virus affects proliferation rates of human neural stem cells and promotes faulty neuron formation

Breakthrough in fuel cell

K T Jacob, Indian National Academy of Engineeringdistinguished professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, has devised a new type of …

Project launched to convert high-ash coal into methanol