Breathing out poison

Vehicles of radiation

Electric motion

Electric cars and scooters may soon be a reality on Indian roads

Oil from Acacia

Espying bacteria

First gender

Two genes induce the intrinsically female embryo to change into a male

Protein cures cancer

Ignorance is no bliss

Coronary heart disease is more prevalent among the poorly educated rural Indians than the well-educated

Humanising machines

Scientists have incorporated a facet of human logic into a computer programme to help in disease diagnosis

Salt-tolerant rice

New element

Bookish bacteria

Bacteria can be used to produce paper

Trick up the sleeve

Sleeves and cuffs made of a new biodegradable material can help mend damaged blood vessels

Enzymes tailored to fit

British scientists have evolved a way to make enzymes more tenacious and alter their activity

Drug couriers

Artificial fat globules called liposomes can reduce the side-effects of drugs

Language no bar

Good news for diplomats. This new machine will give them respite from interpreters

New one on the block

The much loved video cassette recorder is going down into the technological dustbin

Tough coats

Development of new carbon thin films could translate into protective covering for a wide range of products

A trail of discovery

Recent observations on comet Hyakutake shed new light on the information of our solar system

Flashing facts

A new class of molecules could open a range of possibilities for storage of data on holograms

Slim beams

Promising pulses

Knocking strange doors

The study of sleep patterns in environments as wierd as outer space and underwater could be beneficial to public health in general

Bony breaks

Living in harmony