Pedal pushing

Shortest circuit

Flowing fluids solve a vexing problem of computation

Was Einstein wrong?

Structural changes in space vacuum may be slowing the speed of light

Evils of advancement

Test-tube babies face higher health risks

Smells toxic

Auto-recovery

Sulphurs journey

The element travelled far to help form nickel ores on Earth

A dye for data transfer

Organics minimize signal loss in telecommunication  

Nemo’s find

There are two sides to a coin

Science & Technology - Briefs

We, not humans, are natives

An odorous ant of North America argues its side of the story

Ritual ease

Boom boom boom — like a heartbeat: Scientists pick up mysterious fast radio bursts

Properties of the signal suggest that the source lives in a very turbulent environment inside its galaxy

Developing economies risk exclusion as ‘age of AI’ dawns

Artificial intelligence is set to be a multi-trillion dollar industry by 2030, but developing economies risk falling behind unless changes are …

Europe is recruiting astronauts: Here is what it takes to become one

Recruiting new astronauts is the first step into this new era of human space exploration. Many people may have dreamed of becoming an astronaut …

5 twinkling galaxies help us uncover the mystery of the Milky Way’s missing matter

But about half of matter in our galaxy is too dark to be detected. It takes the form of cold, dark clumps of gas, in which lies Milky Way’s&…

An app that can detect distress speech and trigger SOS

The innovation won the first prize in a national contest organized in India by the US-based Marconi Society under its Celestini Programme

MIT scientists built biggest-ever carbon nanotube computer chip

The carbon nanotubes can conduct electricity much faster, are 10 times more energy-efficient and could also be seen as a greener option compared …

New space telescope to create a 3D X-ray map of Universe

The Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma telescope aims to detect up to 3 mn supermassive black holes — many of which will be new to science — and …

13.5 billion-year-old star discovered by scientists

The star is around 9 billion years older than the sun and was immediately formed after the Big Bang

New antibiotic delivery system could improve cancer treatment

The strategy, according to researchers, may specifically be useful in treating infected cancer cells where conventional antibacterial agents …

Can 104th Indian Science Congress claim any achievement?

From nanoscience to navigation satellites and sanitation to antibiotics resistance, the potential of science in tackling development issues was …

Research shows universe's first life was born on carbon planets

This work shows that even stars with a tiny fraction of the carbon in our solar system can host planets

Sweet Victory For Diabetics

Carbohydrate-based sweeteners available in the market are not good for diabetics. Recently, 15 students from IIT Madras tweaked lactobacilli used …

When the sun flares up

During its active stage, the star spews tonnes of plasma that can disrupt satellites and power grids. Is the world ready to protect itself?