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
Chemistry Why lithium-ion batteries fail R. RamachandranScientists are still far from realising the original idea of the Laureate Stanley Whittingham to use lithium metal itself as the anode, which has a mu
Physics “Impossible” superconductor synthesised R. RamachandranSuperconductors known today can unfortunately only work at very low temperatures (below –138oC), and the latest record (–13oC) requires extremely high
Caesarean babies get less of mother’s gut bacteriaR. RamachandranThe gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem of millions of microbes, and is thought to be important for the development of the immune system. Lack of ex
Bald as a black holeR. RamachandranRecently, analysis of the ringing of an infant black hole by physicists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found that the ringing does, in
How water holds DNA togetherR. RamachandranDNA comprises two helical strands, consisting of sugar molecules and phosphate groups. Between these two strands are nitrogen bases, the compounds whi
Power from night skyR. RamachandranThe device is a thermoelectric generator that generates electricity when one side of the generator is cooler than the other. To demonstrate the potent
Chandrayaan mission Chandrayaan-2 mission: So near yet so farT.S. SubramanianSeveral factors going wrong at the very last minutes of the Chandrayaan-2 mission led to the lander Vikram crash-landing on the moon as the nation wat
Physics Neutrino gainsR. RamachandranOn September 13, scientists from the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment reported that the estimated range for the rest mass of the neutrin
Astronomy Telescope throws new light on Saturn’s rings R. RamachandranOne such intriguing feature is the long-lasting hexagon-shaped structure circling the planet’s north pole. This pattern, which NASA’s Voyager 1 spacec
Astrophysics Star dust in AntarcticaR. RamachandranThe team, led by Dominik Knoll of Australian National University, collected 500 kg of “fresh” (less than 20 years old) Antarctic snow, melted it and a
Medicine Recreating the retina to test harmful drugsR. RamachandranMany diseases that cause blindness harm the retina. The retina is also vulnerable to the harmful side effects of drugs used to treat diseases such as
Astrophysics Neutrino mass gets an upper limitR. Ramachandran“A hundred billion neutrinos fly through your thumb from the sun every second. What we do know is that as they move, they can change between their th
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.
