Nano therapy for cancer cure in pipeline
New cancer therapy using nanoparticles to deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells could be on the horizon, scientists say.
Centre launches portal for scientific research, funding
The Union science ministry’s communication wing, Vigyan Prasar, has launched the India Science Technology and Innovation portal that can help with queries like How does a budding math enthusiast figure out career prospects for pursuing mathematics in India? Which individual professors are blazing new trails in, say, climate change research here?
Centre launches portal for scientific research, funding
The Union science ministry’s communication wing, Vigyan Prasar, has launched the India Science Technology and Innovation portal that can help with queries like How does a budding math enthusiast figure out career prospects for pursuing mathematics in India? Which individual professors are blazing new trails in, say, climate change research here?
Indian telescope spots distant radio galaxy
Astronomers have used an Indian telescope to discover the most distant radio galaxy ever known, located at a distance of 12 billion light-years.
Scrub typhus is key encephalitis cause in eastern U.P.: study
Three years of data from Gorakhpur’s Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College has confirmed that the majority of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) patients admitted to the hospital between August and October each year have scrub typhus.
China tests hypersonic aircraft
China on Monday announced that it has successfully tested its first hypersonic aircraft which could carry nuclear warheads and penetrate any current generation anti-missile defence systems, seen as a breakthrough in developing weapons.
IIT-Madras powers up a desi chip
Computer scientists and a student team from the IIT- Madras have developed the first of a family of six industry-standard microprocessors.
Launch of India’s second moon mission postponed
The launch of India’s second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, may be delayed till January 2019, according to a top official.
A game-changing diaper?
A team at IIT Madras develops a biodegradable, super-absorbent polymer.
Mcr-1 gene seen in K. pneumoniae bacteria
A study published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy found that about 10% of the K. pneumoniae bacteria studied were resistant to colistin.