Mission Innovation (MI) is a global initiative of 22 countries and the European Union to accelerate innovation in the area of clean energy across the world.
Obesity has emerged as a public health problem, resulting in the significant burden of non-communicable diseases. A team of scientists at Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU), Baroda have claimed success with a potent anti-obesity agent in studies done in laboratory animals.
The Jantar Mantar monument in Jaipur is a UNESCO world heritage site. It is an astronomical observatory built in the early 18th century by Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II. It houses 19 astronomical instruments made out of masonry, stone, and brass.
Influence of the Sun on the Earth is modulated by solar activity cycle. The 11-year cycle is one of the most striking phenomena in solar physics and has fascinated both specialists and laymen for centuries.
Rice is a staple food in most of the countries in South and South East Asia with India being the second largest producer of rice after China. With increasing population and demand for food, scientists are exploring new ways to enhance the productivity of rice.
Aging is a complex phenomenon. Scientists have been trying to figure out mechanisms underlying changes that occur in behavior and cognition processes due to aging.
Diarrhea is normally caused by bacterial, viral or parasitic organisms. The disease could be prolonged or last for a few days. Provision of safe drinking water and use of improved sanitation and handwashing with soap can significantly reduce the risk of infection.
India’s indigenously developed light transport aircraft Saras was successfully test flown for a second time today, less than a month after the first flight on January 24.
Over 200 films makers along with a large contingent of scientists, students and film critics from across the country have gathered here for the eighth edition of the National Science Film Festival of India (NSFFI) which began today at the P.D Hall of Gauhati University.
For years, scientists have been engaged in finding human genes associated with lifestyle diseases like diabetes and heart disease to know if certain population groups are prone to these disorders.
Physics and biology meet in a new model of brain development. Being born with a “tabula rasa” – a clean slate – in the case of the brain is something of a curse. Our brains are already wrinkled like walnuts by the time we are born.
Video games, popular among kids in the 1990s, have made a comeback with the advent of virtual reality (VR) which gives users a sense of touch when augmented with add-on instruments.
Fireflies are known for the light they emit during nights. A new study has analyzed the light emitted from fireflies and found a certain portion of it to be similar to laser beams.
One size does not fit all. This applies to medicine, as much as for garments. Some medicines might work on some but not on others. The key to unraveling this secret lies in the uniqueness of cells of each one of us.
Silicon-based memory devices such as hard drives and flash drives are in high demand for gadgets that require storage. Conventional semiconductor material-based memory devices have limited scale-up ability to increase their storage capacity.
In a significant advance in the understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have figured out the way memory deficit develops in early stages.
The government has decided to set up 15 new biotechnology incubators and another 15 new technology business incubators during the coming financial year.
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur have reported the role of two novel molecules - NFIA and GATA3 - in development of joint cartilage during embryo growth. They have observed in chicken and mouse studies that both these molecules prevent cartilage degeneration
At the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) here, Abdelkarim Dafalla Elfadil from Sudan is working on a new mechanical device which will help to sow of seeds, irrigate fields and apply fertilizer in one go, using technology developed at the institute’s division of agricultural engineering.
A recent study by scientists from the Indian Space Research Organization has concluded that the volcanic spewing that happened in 2017 in India’s active volcano site - Barren Island - is a continuation of the eruption that took place in 2005.
Stars and galaxies in the universe may appear to be static to us as they are located millions of light-years away. But the universe is actually dynamic with events occurring in timescales much shorter – years, days and even hours. India is now joining a global network to monitor the dynamic cosmos.
It is a subject that is not much spoken about in scientific meetings. But breaking from the tradition of academic societies, the Astronomical Society of India (ASI) has taken a bold step by putting gender bias on its agenda.
The search for life outside the earth is all set to get intensified. Indian astronomers have developed a new technique to know if any of the newly discovered exoplanets - planets outside our solar system – are potentially habitable.
The city of Hyderabad is famous for its historical monuments like Charminar and cuisine like biryani, but few would know that it has been the cradle of modern astronomy in India.
New discoveries in astronomy in recent years have generated a lot of excitement globally, and Indian scientists have contributed to them in large measure. However, the country is lacking when it comes to promoting astronomy education at different levels and the number of professional astronomers it needs.
About 400 astronomers are gathering at Hyderabad for a stimulating four-day discussion on a range of topics in astronomy being organized by the Astronomical Society of India beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, February 6 at Osmania University in the southern metropolitan city.
Scientists at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) here have come up with a finding that could pave the way for the development of a new type of contraceptive.
How thin can the thinnest material be? It can be as thin as 100,000 times thinner than a sheet of paper. You may not be able to imagine or see with naked eyes such a material, but this is what a group of Indian scientists have done.
Degenerative disc disease is a major cause of low back pain affecting the mobility of people. A group of Indian scientists have developed a silk-based bioartificial disc that may find use in disc replacement therapy in future.
Armed with newly discovered Stone Age tools in a village near Chennai, Indian scientists are challenging the popular scientific theory that the Middle Palaeolithic was brought to India by modern humans dispersing from Africa only around 125,000 years ago or later.
Over the years transistors, the building blocks of digital devices have become smaller by the day, making devices faster and compact. But this has also meant increased wastage of power. A group of Indian scientists have found a way to address this problem.
Weeds are a persistent problem for farmers. A recent assessment by the Directorate of Weed Research shows that India loses crops worth 11 billion US dollar every year to these farm intruders.
In the evening of 31 January, as we look towards the eastern sky, we will be witness to the dance of shadows that our Solar System regularly conjures up, as our Earth and the Moon move inexorably in their cosmic orbits around the Sun.
We’re excited to be one of the media partner for the upcoming SMART CITY SUMMIT & EXPO which is going to be held in Taipei, Taiwan from March 27th to March 30th, 2018.
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) here are preparing to launch a study during the coming monsoon season to understand physical properties of clouds and particulate matter in the atmosphere and also their interaction, as part of an exercise to formulate a scientific protocol for cloud seeding operations to produce artificial rains.
Banana is a popular fruit crop and in India is its largest producer globally. It is the fourth most important food crop after wheat, rice, and corn in terms of gross value of production. Now Indian scientists have used latest gene-editing techniques to modify the banana genome, for the first time.
A rare celestial treat awaits us on January 31. We are going to witness what is called a "Super Blue Moon eclipse": Three celestial events -- a "super-moon", a "blue moon", and a total lunar eclipse will occur simultaneously.
Whether we’re playing a team sport or just strolling with our family through the park, we’re continually aware of the positions of those around us – and where each is heading.
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to engage scientists because of its complex nature. A team of scientists from India, UK, and Spain have isolated near full genomes of HIV virus from a subset of South Indian patients – a subtype known as HIV clade C.
India today took a major step ahead in upgrading computing capacity in the area of weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
Persistent use of chemical pesticides to increase crop productivity has led to their accumulation in soil, water, and even food.
Straightpoint (SP) has donated a 5t capacity Radiolink plus wireless load cell, which is being used as a key component in a Nottinghamshire, UK school STEM club’s outlandish, but entirely plausible, attempt to send a rocket car through the sound barrier next year.
For normal birth or physical development of animals, regulation of their size, shape, and number of organs is very critical when the embryo is developing. Researchers are trying to understand mechanisms that regulate this process.
When cells in the human body become aged or injured, pluripotent stem cells may provide a means for repair. These cells can be induced to form a variety of different cell types and may be able to replace dysfunctional cells or regrow damaged tissues.
Combining commonly used painkillers with a metal belonging to the platinum group may prove effective in the treatment of cancer, a new study by Indian scientists has indicated.
Climate change impacts are being felt in many parts of the country, as manifested in erratic rainfall, extreme weather events and changes in cropping patterns. Adapting to these changes at the farm and household levels is critical.
Bone marrow transplantation involves transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells or those stem cells that give rise to other types of blood cells. In such cases, the age of the donor is important as younger donor age results in better outcome.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday set the ball rolling for a year-long celebration to mark the 125th birth anniversary of eminent physicist Satyendra Nath Bose who was born on this day in 1984.
The fight against environmental pollution could soon witness a paradigm shift, with a new study showing that domestic sewage is increasingly becoming a major source of Nitrogen pollution.
India has a severe shortage of psychiatrists, as a result of which mental illness in rural areas either remains undiagnosed or does not get proper treatment. A ‘virtual psychiatrist’ tool developed by Indian researchers can help address this problem.
Nail polish which can indicate the presence of drugs or alcohol in soft drinks to prevent molestation, a guiding system for Alzheimer’s patient if they get lost, foot-operated tea making table for differently abled persons and a mechanism for unlocking car during a fire.
He knew the end was nearing. Srinivasa Ramanujan, a mathematical prodigy, hastily scribbled formulas after formulas on loose sheets of papers. He told his wife, Janaki Ammal, his work would bring laurels and perhaps bring them out of poverty and want on the day.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Luxturna, a genetically modified virus that restores by ferrying a healthy gene into the eyes of patients born with a genetic disease that impairs sight.
The enigma of why the merger of two neutron stars resulting in a kilonova explosion was not as bright as it should have been, has been solved by an international team of astronomers using crucial data from the Indian radio telescope, the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT) near Pune.
By altering the intracellular protein modification with sugar, Dr. Kuo-I Lin’s lab made B cells in mice turn lethargic when they reach a mature age and mount the antibody responses.
Overuse and misuse of antibiotic drugs have given rise to disease-causing bugs developing resistance. In order to provide effective treatment for various infections, it has become necessary to quickly find out if an infection-causing agent is resistant or susceptible to drugs.
Almost all the wildly varied, colorful fish that populate coral reefs start life as tiny, colorless, tadpole-like larvae. Telling one from the other is nearly impossible – even for experts – and this presents a difficult challenge to those who study the ecology of the reefs.
Dr. Amey Pathak, a newly-minted Ph.D. in civil engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) under the guidance of Prof. Subimal Ghosh, has explored moisture sources of the summer monsoon.
Recycling is the only option to handle plastic waste at present. Now Indian scientists have found a new use for plastic waste - for decontamination of water.
Taiwan was the best performer at the International Junior Science Olympiad Dec. 3-12 in Arnhem-Nijmegen, the Netherlands, with all six members of the national team winning golds.
Rising temperature, erratic rainfall, and occurrence of moderate drought are beginning to impact food production in Nagaland. In order to meet the challenge of climate change, the state is now turning to its forgotten resource
World of science has lost an icon with the passing away of Dr. Lalji Singh, who passed away on Sunday at an age of 70 following a heart attack.
A group of Indian scientists have identified a sensitive and specific diagnostic marker for prostate cancer that may differentiate between cancerous and non-cancerous prostate enlargement.
Ingenious Carrier Design Provides 3D-to-2D Conversion for Maximum Harvest of Clinical-grade Stem Cells for Autoimmune Diseases, Cancer Research, and Tissue Regeneration
A team of researchers led by Dr. Padinjat Raghu at National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru have shown that signals present within RDGB protein determine if it will remain in a specific compartment of the cell for it to function normally
A recent study at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica discovers that extra-chromosomal telomere repeat (ECTR) DNA molecules can activate cytosolic DNA sensing pathways that may inhibit alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) cancer development.
An online open course portal targeting Southeast Asia was launched recently by Taipei City-based National Taiwan University with the aim of bolstering academic exchanges and people-to-people ties with the region.
The new study suggests a possible defense in the battle against this deadly disease Global efforts to eradicate malaria are crucially dependent on scientists’ ability to outsmart the malaria parasite.
Bengaluru the capital city of Karnataka often referred to as science and technology hub of India, is all set to host a unique science gallery where science and the arts will interact.
Fruit flies raised on a low protein diet early in life can live over twice as long as their peers, according to new research from the Francis Crick Institute published in Nature Communications.
A fungal parasite that infects ants and manipulates their behavior to benefit the fungus' reproduction accomplishes this feat without infecting the ants' brains, according to a study led by Penn State researchers.
A new statistical model has enabled researchers to pinpoint 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming, in an analysis of over 2000 tumors across 12 human cancer types.
This infographic represents the work reported in the paper "The new alchemy: Online networking, data sharing and research activity distribution tools for scientists".
The Susan Bulkeley Butler Leadership Excellence Award was presented to the president of Uruguay and an oncologist at Indiana University during the International Breast Cancer Prevention Symposium
Stephen Hawking’s Ph.D. thesis, ‘Properties of expanding universes’, has been made freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world, after being made accessible via the University of Cambridge’s Open Access repository, Apollo.
Rare variants combined with background genetic risk factors may account for many unexplained cases of familial breast cancer, and knowing the specific genes involved could inform choice of prevention and treatment strategies
The study, published in Nature Communications, tested 3,006 strains of 'knock-out' mice for signs of hearing loss. 'Knock-out' mice have one gene from their genome inactivated, which helps researchers to uncover the functions of that gene.
scientists have created new proteins based on “existing natural parts,” that carry out their intended function with flying colors. This research was reported yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, PNAS.
A research team led by Lam Woo Professor of Biomedical Engineering Ed X. Wu of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong has made a major breakthrough in unveiling the mysteries of the brain
The Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance joins the global campaign “Together Science Can” to promote and celebrate international collaboration in science. Launched on 28 September, Together Science Can encourages researchers around the world to join together to protect the future of vital collaboration.
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Researchers from Finland and Taiwan have discovered how graphene, a single-atom-thin layer of carbon, can be forged into three-dimensional objects by using laser light.
In nature, living organisms use primary metabolites containing simple building blocks as their starting materials. An important part of utilizing these starting materials is enzymes, which efficiently catalyze a variety of chemical reactions and generate a large number of natural products through biosynthetic pathways.
Clinical Trials Congress 2018 Conference is a multidisciplinary program with broad participation with members from around the globe focused on learning about clinical research and its advances. Clinical Trials Congress 2018 will discuss various disciplines involved in the pre-clinical research, conduct of clinical trials; it will educate health care researchers about design, operation, organizing, research computing, regulatory aspects and reporting of clinical trials.
Diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) early can allow patients to receive the medicine they need and also help prevent the disease from spreading. But in resource-limited areas, equipment requirements and long wait times for results are obstacles to diagnosis and treatment. To tackle this problem, scientists report in ACS Sensors the development of a fast, paper-based tuberculosis test that can be read with a smartphone.
The three-day event WCIT 2017 was successfully concluded yesterday and the main highlight of the event was the WCIT 2017 ITC award ceremony. The 21st World Congress on Information Technology kick-started in Taipei on September 11th. The 3-day event was aimed at bringing in the latest trends of digital economy development to the island nation.
GBR’s flagship event is the GapSummit. The GapSummit welcomes 100 future bio-leaders (Leaders of Tomorrow) from around the world. Leaders of Tomorrow are carefully selected to attend. In addition, the GapSummit also attracts world leaders from the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, who will engage, challenge and inspire the 100 Leaders of Tomorrow.
Taiwan students won two golds and two silvers to tie with Japan for second place at the 11th International Earth Science Olympiad in Nice, France, the Ministry of Education announced Aug. 29.
Automotive, aerospace and defense applications require metallic materials with ultra-high strength. However, in some particular high-loading structural applications, metallic materials shall also have large ductility and high toughness to facilitate the precise forming of structural components and to avoid the catastrophic failure of components during service.
Taiwan’s first indigenously produced ultra-high resolution Earth observation satellite Formosat-5 was launched at 2:51 a.m. Aug. 25 Pacific Daylight Time from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, representing a milestone in the nation’s space technology industry.
Taiwan announced plans to invest TWD16 billion ($527 million) over the next four to five years to boost the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, The China Post reported.
How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout hair? A USC-led study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), addresses this question using insights gleaned from organoids, 3D assemblies of cells possessing rudimentary skin structure and function--including the ability to grow hair.
There is an old Chinese saying that goes like this: “Once bitten by a snake, you will fear grass rope for ten years”. If a fortunate individual bitten by a poisonous snake managed to survive, the shape of the snake and the sense of danger will be associated together and stored into memory.
As anyone anticipating this month’s eclipse knows, one way to dim a star is to block it with something else – the moon, perhaps. Or in the case of distant stars whose light masks orbiting exoplanets, a shade-throwing satellite might do.
There’s a vast trove of science out there locked inside the PDF format. From preprints to peer-reviewed literature and historical research, millions of scientific manuscripts today can only be found in a print-era format that is effectively inaccessible to the web of interconnected online services and APIs that are increasingly becoming the digital scaffold of today’s research infrastructure.
Scientists have demonstrated an effective way of using a gene-editing tool to correct a disease-causing gene mutation in human embryos and stop it from passing to future generations.
A stem cell-based method created by University of California, Irvine scientists can selectively target and kill cancerous tissue while preventing some of the toxic side effects of chemotherapy by treating the disease in a more localized way.
A self-driving bus will be put through its paces Aug. 1-5 in Taipei as part of local government efforts to spur the metropolis’s smart city development and further enhance the quality of life for residents.
Taiwan competitors placed in the top 10 in the international math and physics Olympiads, bringing home a total of 11 medals, the Ministry of Education announced July 23.
Glutathione is the most abundant natural antioxidant in cells. It protects them from damage and regulates a number of important functions, including cell proliferation and death, the synthesis of the genetic material and proteins and the activation of gene expression.
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