Flying high and low

Small wonders from our scientists: ultra-small aircraft that will fly into hazardous areas and bring back data

Multi-powered craft

Peel potential

Bananas can filter heavy metals from water

A nano cure for cancer

Early detection made possible

Of sunshine and oasis

A new solar pump brings water to the doorsteps of people living in remote areas

Twin talents

Fuel from CO2

Getting smart

...with materials that can sense changes in the environment and adjust accordingly

Power from husk

Power galore

India's wind power potential is greater than previously known

First solar funicular

Researchers use metamaterials to enhance detection of defects in large structures

Metamaterials are artificially crafted materials with unique internal microstructures that give them properties not found in nature

When bulls light bulbs

Bull power can be used to generate electricity, as an experiment conducted in Gujarat demonstrates

Cost: Three rupees

..per villager per year. And the benefit of an ultraviolet disinfectant is potable water for a community of 1,000 people for 15 years

Waiter fill 'er up

Restaurants and other eateries could hold the trumps in the battle against spiralling petrol prices

This is how hot stars evolve in Globular Clusters in the Milky Way

AstroSat unravels the nature of the special kinds of stars

Indian astronomers make surprise discovery of 25 'giant radio galaxies'

A radio galaxy is a strong source of electromagnetic radiation or radio waves

No wood is waste

Nano-onions from wood shavings can deliver nutrients to plants

Spin it like spider

Modified silkworms created to spin spider silk

What if Laki returns?

Scientists revisit one of the largest volcanic eruptions  

New space glue

Unlike other adhesives it becomes stickier in dry environments

Chatty car

Fresh lease

All Silk

'Stick' to clean teeth

The much derided chewing stick has finally found a proponent