Science Notebook Finally! A safe and effective vaccine against malariaR. RamachandranIn African adults who previously had malaria, PfSPZ provided 52 per cent efficacy.
Science Notebook Aerosolised particles shoot out of a lid-less toilet when it is flushed: studyR. Ramachandran
Agriculture Bt cotton no match for Indian pests R. RamachandranThe analysis, published in the journal “Nature Plants”, is authored by Glenn Davis Stone, anthropologist at Washington University in St. Louis, and K.
Biochemistry Microbes deep beneath the ocean floor R. Ramachandran“Organisms eking out an existence far beneath the sea floor live in a hostile environment,” says Paraskevi (Vivian) Mara, a WHOI biochemist and one of
Materials Science High demand for Li-ion batteries can affect cobalt supplyR. RamachandranThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) provides roughly 60 per cent of all mined cobalt, according to the paper. The element is often recovered as a b
Scientists against research proposal on indigenous cowsThe call invited proposals from “scientists/academicians from research institutions, academics, grassroots organisations and so on” to carry out R&D w
Corrosion poses risk in nuclear waste storage The findings, published in a recent issue of “Nature Materials”, show that corrosion of nuclear waste storage materials accelerates because of changes
A step closer to a vaccine for COVID-19During viral entry, the SARS-COV-2 makes use of the spike (S) protein to recognise a host receptor and drive the fusion of the viral envelope with the
Air pollution can affect bone densityR.RamachandranThe new study performed by ISGlobal’s CHAI (Cardiovascular Health effects of Air Pollution in Telangana, India) Project, and published in January in “
Light up 100 LEDs with a drop of waterR. RamachandranWang Zuankai from CityU pointed out that there were two crucial factors for the invention. First, the team found that droplets continuously impinging
Neutrinos may have saved the universe R. RamachandranAccording to the Big Bang theory, matter was created with an equal amount of anti-matter. If it had stayed that way, matter and anti-matter should hav
The great Indian family A strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
