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High power at high efficiency — How team with IISc scientists made ‘impossible engine’

IISc and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research scientists develop engine with no heat loss. Study published this week in journal 'Nature Communications'.

Study creates AI model for effectively reducing biases in dataset

Washington DC , October 31 (ANI): Researchers had developed a new image translation model that could effectively reduce biases in data.Data biases may occur...

Microplastics’ shape impacts how far they travel in atmosphere: Study

Washington DC , October 31 (ANI): A study found that Micron-sized microplastic waste can be carried across oceans and continents by the jet stream,...

Less than 1 in 5 STEM faculty members in India are women, study by initiative on gender bias finds

Study conducted by BiasWatchIndia published on preprint repository bioRxiv. Findings suggest women’s representation low in top-ranked STEM institutes like IISc, IITs. 

Skyroot Aerospace ups the ante in India’s private space sector race, raises $27.5 million funds

The Hyderabad-based company, which launched India's first private rocket in 2022, is set to launch its second commercial rocket, the Vikram-I, next year.

Scientists discover diapers might be recycled 200 times faster with UV light

Washington , October 29 (ANI): Superabsorbers are found in diapers as well as other hygiene and medical items such as bandages and dressing materials....

Regular exercise may lower risk of death from extended sitting: Study

Washington DC , October 28 (ANI): A sedentary lifestyle can increase one's risk of death, but it may be countered by just 20 to...

Simple blood test may aid in diagnosis of bipolar illness: Study

Washington DC , October 28 (ANI): A simple blood test to discover biomarkers associated with bipolar disorder has been developed by researchers as a...

Study finds how thyroid hormones in pregnant women regulate brown adipose tissue in children

Washington , October 28 (ANI): Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a type of tissue that helps babies regulate their body temperature. BAT is gaining...

Sudden death is 16 times more common in homeless population: Study

Washington DC , October 28 (ANI): Homeless people have a 16-fold higher chance of dying suddenly from heart attacks and other causes, per a...

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.