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A discovery that can help ease drug delivery

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Scientists at the Raman Research Institute (RRI) have found a way to make tightly jammed materials briefly behave like liquids - by giving them a sudden temperature shock. The d... और पढ़ें


From the labs. Road laying with coal waste

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- Researchers at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, have secured a patent for a high-strength composite material made from coal-mining waste and fly ash, which could b... और पढ़ें


Wow. Moon-landing microbes

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- Astronauts go to the moon in appropriate gear, to survive. But some microbes - bacteria or fungi - that may have unwittingly stuck to them and hitch-hiked to the moon would surel... और पढ़ें


Wow. How to train your dragon... with empathy

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- When recommending a potential suitor for a girl to her reluctant father, Wodehousian characters often mention 'kind to animals' as one of the notable virtues. At a time when anim... और पढ़ें


Wow. Wake up and smell the cosmos

New Delhi, July 27 -- Rip Van Winkle slept for 20 years and woke up to find a changed world in the Washington Irving story. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft 'slept' for only 321 days, but its awakening ... और पढ़ें


IIT-M revives forgotten route to industrial wastewater treatment

New Delhi, July 13 -- For decades, scientists have known that gas hydrates - ice-like crystals formed when water traps certain gases under low temperatures and moderate pressure - could, in principle,... और पढ़ें