A two- day (26-27 February 2018) International Conference on Sustainable Biofuels is jointly being organized by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India on behalf of Mission Innovation and Biofuture Platform at the Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. This event aims to provide Read More …
Category: Science&Tech
The oldest-known cave paintings were made by the Neanderthals
According to the recent research report, published in the Science journal, the world’s oldest known cave paintings were made by Neanderthals, not by modern humans. Their study is based on cave arts found in Spain, which suggest that Homosapiens extinct Read More …
Indian Railways inducts two State-of-the-Art High Horse Power Locomotives
Indian Railways in collaboration with General Electric (GE) of USA, under the Public Private Partnership initiative has inducted two Digitally Enabled Locomotives based on the state of the art insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) technology which enables the combined advantages of high Read More …
Super critical carbon di-oxide Brayton test loop facility inaugarated at IISc
The Union Science & Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on 22 Februar 2018 inaugarated a super critical carbon di-oxide Brayton test loop facility at the IISc campus in Bengaluru. The facility, that would help generate clean energy from future power Read More …
Ph-olympicene-A novel strategy for synthesizing Olympicene
A team of scientists from Florida State University, US have unlocked a novel strategy for synthesizing a highly versatile molecule called Olympicene. Olympicene is a compound of carbon and hydrogen atoms named for its Olympic logo shape. An olympicene is Read More …
Scientists create first human-sheep hybrid embroys
The Scientists from Stanford University have created the first ever human-sheep hybrids, that may pave the way for organs to be grown in animals which can be transplanted into humans. To create their ‘chimera’ – a term adopted from Greek Read More …
D-MARS Project of Israel
‘Desert Mars Analog Ramon Station project’ or D-MARS is a futuristic Red Planet project of Israel’s Space Agency and Ministry of Science Israel. Recently a team of six Israeli researchers were on mission to survive in Mars like environment created near the Read More …
Laicha paddy and anti cancer properties
Three paddy varieties of Chhattisgarh have been used for medicinal purpose for many years in the tribal region of Bastar, but now a researcher from the Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur says that Gathwan, Maharaji and Laicha varieties of rice Read More …
Northern Lights-electron behind colourful auroras observed first time
A new satellite with advanced measuring tools has first time directly observed the ‘Northern Lights’, the shower of electrons bouncing across Earth’s magnetic field, which causes the spectacular, colourful phenomenon. Although the reason behind these colourful auroras has long been Read More …
Jedek-A Malaysian language with 280 speakers discovered
A team of researchers from Sweden’s Lund University has discovered a Malaysian language that is spoken by just 280 people. The newly discovered ‘Jedek’ language is spoken by the group of tribes in the northern state of Kelantan in Malaysia. Read More …
Banyan Brain Trauma Indicator- the first-ever blood test for concussions
The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) on 14 February approved ‘Banyan Brain Trauma Indicator’ (BBTI), the first-ever blood test for concussions. The approval means marketing authorization for the test which can be now sold commercially. The test was developed by Read More …
First Human Kidney tissue capable to produce urine developed
The breakthrough: First time scientists have managed to develop human kidney tissue in the lab within a living organism that is capable to produce urine. The researchers from the University of Manchester, used stem cells to create mini-kidneys that were implanted into mice, Read More …
Triboelectric Nanogenerator can make our body to power wearable devices
Researchers from the University at Buffalo, New York, and Institute of Semiconductors (IoP) at the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), have developed a metallic tab that is capable of generating electricity from bending a finger and other simple movements when Read More …
Oumuamua-the first interstellar object has a violent past
A new study by Queen’s University Belfast, has revealed that Oumuamua, the first asteroid from outside our solar system, came tumbling towards us at 156,428km/h after smashing into another cosmic body billions of years ago. On this basis scientists are saying Read More …
Solar minimum may cause sun surface seven percent cooler by 2050
According to a research team based at the University of California in San Diego, the sun cycle is approaching towards solar grand minimum which effectively create another ice age on our planet earth. They say that the sun will be nearly Read More …