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MIT engineers develop solar-powered system to make salty groundwater drinkable, without using batteries

Desalination has become important as groundwater is getting saltier. An electrodialysis system created by the scientists earlier this year needed costly batteries to adjust to sunlight.

Chemistry Nobel recognises work on proteins; winning trio include chess master, theoretical physicist

In keeping with theme of 2024 Physics Nobel, prize in Chemistry too recognises work done through computation & modelling with neural networks.

2024 Physics Nobel for AI scientists. How they pioneered machine learning modelled on human brain

American scientist John Hopfield’s network can save info & reconstruct it. British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton’s Boltzmann machine was an early example of a generative model.

Study finds new ways to prevent, treat type 2 diabetes

Washington , October 8 (ANI): Pancreatic cells, like human cells, have a limit to how much stress they can handle before they start to...

Researchers discover that unique immune cells stop metastatic cancer

New York , October 7 (ANI): The majority of cancer deaths are caused by metastatic disease, which occurs when cancer spreads from the primary...

US biologists win Nobel in Medicine for microRNA discovery. Here’s how it prevents diseases like cancer

Victor Ambros & Gary Ruvkun won the prize Monday. MicroRNAs are a class of tiny, non-coding RNAs that regulate gene activity. A small worm was the silent hero behind the milestone.

Study reveals role of gamma-delta T cells in cancer immunology

Florida , October 6 (ANI): The significance of gamma-delta T cells in 33 different cancer types is revealed in a recent study that was...

Researchers identify new potential treatment for cardiac arrhythmias

Arizona , October 6 (ANI): A recent study by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and the University of...

Medication increases radiation therapy’s efficacy for lung cancer that has progressed to brain

Washington , October 5 (ANI): A group of researchers from the University of Cincinnati has discovered a possible novel approach to enhance the efficacy...

Researchers find how cells recognize, repair DNA damage

Wurzburg , October 5 (ANI): When cells divide, there is a substantial risk of genetic harm. After all, the cell must repeat its whole...

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Pakistan will regret letting the Army back in

While the "establishment" has enjoyed a large share of power, last week's constitutional amendments gave Army chief Asim Munir additional powers and lifelong immunity from prosecution.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.