American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian win Nobel Prize for Medicine
Oct 04, 2021, at 09:49 pm
Stocckholm: American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have been awarded 2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 'for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch'.
IIT Guwahati researchers develop Water Repellent Material for Wearable Motion Sensors
Sep 29, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) researchers have developed a novel water repellent material that can be used for real-time monitoring of human movements.
Innovation continued despite COVID-19: New UN report
Sep 21, 2021, at 06:14 pm
New York:Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper last year, the UN’s intellectual property agency said in a new report published on Monday.
Inspiration4 all-civilian crew makes splashdown off Florida coast: SpaceX
Sep 19, 2021, at 06:08 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: SpaceX’s first all-civilian crew, Inspiration4, successfully returned to Earth on Saturday after spending three days in space.
Medicinal plants found in Baramulla, Kashmir will be studied for medicinal value
Sep 18, 2021, at 03:58 am
Baramulla/IBNS: Union Minister of AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal Thursday said the Centre has announced a slew of projects to promote the world’s oldest healthcare system in the UT.
ISRO's gearing up for GSLV-F10/EOS-O3 mission on Aug 12
Aug 05, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Chennai/UNI: After a long gap, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for a GSLV mission from the spaceport of Sriharikota, about 100 km from here, on August 12 early morning.
DRDO successfully flight tests New Generation Agni P Ballistic Missile
Jun 28, 2021, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested a New Generation Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Agni P from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha, Balasore at 1055 hrs on June 28, 2021, officials said on Monday.
Velvetleaf extract shows to inhibit replication of Sars-CoV-2 virus in lab : CSIR Study
Jun 15, 2021, at 05:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The researchers in three laboratories of the government- owned Council for Industrial and Scientific Research (CSIR) have found that the root and plant extract of velvetleaf can stop the replication of Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, by up to 98 per cent in cell cultures, according to media reports.
Covaxin: Bharat Biotech shares full data of all research studies
Jun 12, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Demonstrating its scientific commitment to data generation and data transparency, Bharat Biotech shared full data of all research studies of its Covaxin, India’s first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine.
Chinese researchers say they found new batch of coronavirus in bats
Jun 12, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Beijing: Chinese researchers have claimed that they have found a new batch of coronavirus in bats, media reports said.
UNESCO report highlights need for greater investment, diversity in science
Jun 12, 2021, at 03:48 pm
New York: Although spending on science has risen worldwide, greater investment is needed in the face of growing crises, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recommended in a new report published on Friday.
New RT-PCR kit 97.3 pc sensitive to Covid mutant strains
May 20, 2021, at 05:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said a new RT-PCR kit has been developed which can detect various mutant strains of coronavirus with a sensitivity of 97.3 per cent and specificity of 100 per cent.
Second stage of China’s long March 5B rocket might fall into Pacific Ocean on Sunday
May 08, 2021, at 07:45 pm
Washington/UNI: The second stage of China's Long March 5B heavy-lift carrier rocket launched with the main module for the country's orbital station last month is expected to fall in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, according to the latest predictions from the US Air Force.
UN forum examines how to make science and technology work better for all
May 06, 2021, at 02:14 am
New York: Harnessing the full potential of science and technology for the benefit of all people, everywhere, is the focus of a two-day virtual meeting convened by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which opened on Tuesday.
Indian astronomers track supernova explosion to one of the hottest kind of stars
Apr 07, 2021, at 12:05 am
New Delhi: Indian astronomers have tracked a rare supernova explosion and traced it to one of the hottest kind of stars called Wolf–Rayet stars or WR stars.
Jammu and Kashmir: NIT Srinagar hosts interactive session on Nanoelectronics
Apr 02, 2021, at 10:34 pm
Srinagar: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar on Thursday organized an interactive session on ‘Indian Nanoelectronics User program for NIT faculties and Research scholars’ by Prof. Neeraj Khare, Coordinator Nanoscale Research Facility (NRF) Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT).
Inventions boom in ‘assistive tech’ offers wider benefits for all
Mar 24, 2021, at 07:10 pm
New York: Rapid growth in innovations that are designed to help people overcome their disabilities could soon offer a fix to all manner of mobility, sight and other difficulties, UN patent experts WIPO said on Tuesday.
ISRO’s breakthrough demonstration of free-space QKD over 300 m
Mar 23, 2021, at 07:36 pm
Chennai/UNI: For the first time in the country, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully demonstrated free-space Quantum Communication over a distance of 300 m.
NASA astronauts return to ISS after completing almost 7-hour spacewalk
Mar 14, 2021, at 08:33 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US astronauts Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins have now returned to the International Space Station (ISS) after completing a spacewalk for technical and maintenance tasks, NASA said.
A machine that grabs waste plastic and shreds it to hit Indian roads soon!
Mar 03, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Bengaluru: An innovative machine designed by a team of six final year engineering students that gathers waste plastic is slated to hit Indian roads soon!
ISRO launches PSLV-C51 carrying Brazil's Amazonia-1, 18 other satellites
Feb 28, 2021, at 04:56 pm
Sriharikota/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday successfully blasted off its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C51 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota a little before 10.30 am.
Launch rehearsal completed, ISRO ready for PSLV-C51 mission on Feb 28
Feb 25, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Chennai/UNI : In its first mission this year and the first dedicated commercial mission for the newly formed NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), PSLV-C51 will launch the 637 kg Brazillian satellite Amazonia-1 and 18-co-passenger satellites from the SDSC SHAR Range, Sriharikota, on February 28.
Elon Musk's Starlink broadband service to cover most of the earth by 2022
Feb 25, 2021, at 06:12 am
New York/IBNS : Elon Musk has confirmed a speed boost of around 300mbps and latency reduction to around 20ms of Starlink satellite broadband service which is being tested by his company SpaceX.
Indian American scientist Swati Mohan leads NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover touchdown
Feb 20, 2021, at 06:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS : Indian American scientist Swati Mohan, who led the guidance, navigation, and control operations of NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover, trended throughout Friday, as she confirmed the successful landing of the rover on the red planet at around 3:55 PM Eastern Time (2055 GMT) the day before.
NASA's Perseverance Rover lands on Mars in search of ancient microbial life
Feb 19, 2021, at 02:22 pm
Washington/Sputnik: NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover landed on the Red Planet on Thursday, surviving a perilous 7-minute descent suspended by cables in the final minutes from a saucer-shaped spacecraft that slowed the plunge to walking speed before releasing the six-wheeled robot.
UAE's Hope Probe sends first image of Mars
Feb 15, 2021, at 01:00 am
Dubai/IBNS: UAE's "Hope" probe has sent the first image of Mars the national space agency said Sunday, after it entered the atmosphere of the red planet on Tuesday.
NASA appoints Indian-American Bhavya Lal as its acting chief of staff
Feb 03, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Washington: NASA on Tuesday named Indian-American Bhavya Lal as the agency's new acting chief of staff.
Follow the science: UN plans for a stronger pandemic recovery
Jan 30, 2021, at 04:24 pm
Funders responsible for more than $100 million of annual global research investments joined the deputy UN chief Amina Mohammed on Friday to discuss how to unify research efforts, and use science to recover effectively from the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISRO's collaboration with private sector will boost Atmanirbhar Bharat: Jitendra Singh
Jan 05, 2021, at 01:14 am
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister for Space Jitendra Singh on Monday said the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) collaboration with private sector will boost the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.
ISRO inks pact with IIT, Varanasi
Dec 25, 2020, at 12:34 am
Chennai, Dec 24 (UNI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed an MoU with Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi for setting up the Regional Academic Centre for Space at IIT BHU.