India, US sign agreement to streamline selection and funding process of research projects: National Science Foundation
2 Feb 2023 11:39 AM ISTIn a significant move, India and the United States have signed an agreement that would streamline the selection and funding process of research...
The ‘God’ particle
24 July 2012 8:03 AM ISTThe possible discovery of the Higgs boson has been a big news recently. But what difference does it make to your life? And why is it called the ‘God...
Hawking launches supercomputer COSMOS
23 July 2012 6:21 AM ISTRenowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has launched the most powerful shared-memory supercomputer in Europe. Hawking anticipates that the...
Thanks to NASA telescope, ‘corona’ got sharper
23 July 2012 6:19 AM ISTNASA has captured the highest resolution images ever taken of the sun’s million-degree atmosphere called the corona.The super high-definition images...
The machine newshound
18 July 2012 5:39 AM ISTThe new reporter on the US media scene takes no coffee breaks, churns out articles at lightning speed, and has no pension plan.That's because the...
Mission to Mars
17 July 2012 10:12 AM ISTWith the Indian space department having made it clear that India is all set for the ambitious mission to Mars, the exciting interplanetary spaceflight...
The stars and we are made of this
6 July 2012 6:25 PM ISTWith the breakthrough discovery of the Higgs boson, a historic milestone in science has been reached and a foundation for a larger understanding of...
Creating new eyes in a dish
4 July 2012 6:38 AM ISTIn a big step forward for regenerative medicine and stem cell research, scientists at the Chennai-based Sankara Nethralaya have developed a way of...
Hello, is there anyone out there?
28 Jun 2012 10:15 PM ISTAre we really alone in the universe? It is a question many of us have pondered. Till late, there has been no concrete proof of the existence of life...
Breaking the code
22 Jun 2012 9:05 AM ISTScientists will gather from Bangalore to Texas on Saturday to honour British mathematician Alan Turing, a pioneer of the modern computer whose...
Dads get baby bumps too: study
16 Jun 2012 2:44 PM ISTWeight gain by new mothers is well documented but just ahead of Father's Day a new research in the UK has claimed that dads put on around ten kgs...
Stem cells: medical magic
14 Jun 2012 8:35 AM ISTSimran Kaur, 42, was suffering from cerebellar ataxias, a rare genetic disorder, which left her wheelchair bound, incontinent, with slurred speech and...
