Science and Technology

Piezoelectric Devices For Wearable Applications

Context: Researchers have found a droplet microfluidics technology to produce Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) microspheres with high electroactive (EA) phase that...

Giant Radio Sources

Context: A team of Indian radio astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery, identifying 34 new giant radio sources (GRSs) using...

Paris Olympics: The Gender Issue

Context: Angela Carini from Italy withdrew from her Round of 16 boxing match against Algeria’s Imane Khelif just 46 seconds...

Osmolyte – Protein interaction can help treatments for Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s

Context: Alzheimer’s & Parkinson Recently, research at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences used covalent magnetic tweezers to...

Compressed Natural Gas Infrastructure

Context: Establishment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Infrastructure is a significant component of India’s City Gas Distribution (CGD) network development....

Rabies Outbreak in South Africa  

Context: South Africa is witnessing its first recorded rabies outbreak in marine mammals, with health authorities planning to initiate a...

India Selects Astronauts for Axiom-4 Mission to the ISS

Context: India has chosen two astronaut-designates, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair for the Axiom-4 mission...

Zombies in Our Genes: How Retroviruses Shape Human Evolution and Potentially Aid Cancer Research

Context: Most viruses do not significantly alter the host genome, retroviruses are an exception: they can integrate into and modify...

Early Detection of Lung Cancer can Save Lives

Context:  According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the incidence of lung cancer is rising rapidly every year...

Duplicated Genomes Helped Grasses Diversify and Thrive

Context: A new analysis by Penn State biologists examined the genomes of over 350 grass species, reconstructing the ancestral grass...

MQ-9B Predator Drone

Context: India and the US are finalising a deal for 31 MQ-9B Predator drones, valued at approximately USD 3.1 billion....

SIDM Solves the Final Parsec Problem

Context: A recent study by Scientists from Canada suggests that self-interacting dark matter could solve the final parsec problem in...

Unlocking the Potential of Glucosinolates in Brassica Crops

Context: A recent review by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, published in Vegetable Research (May 2024), explores the potential of...

New Insights into Cuprate Superconductors

Context: Recent research published in Nature Communications reveals groundbreaking findings about the interplay between superconductivity and charge density wave (CDW)...

Growth India Telescope

Context: The GROWTH-India telescope, located at the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle, Ladakh, captured images of the building-sized asteroid during...