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
Space Chandrayaan 2: Giant leap for ISROT.S. SubramanianIn what will be the most technologically complex mission ISRO has undertaken so far, Chandrayaan-2 will attempt to land a rover near the South Pole of
Health High levels of mercury in urban IndiansR. RamachandranRESEARCHERS of the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), have found that people living in a city with active coal-fired power plants and co
Health Limits to human enduranceR. RamachandranRESEARCHERS from Duke University have determined that irrespective of the activity, human energy expenditure cannot be sustained above 2.5 times the r
Microbiology Enzyme to create universal blood typeR. RamachandranWHEN medical emergencies arise, either due to large-scale disasters or disease outbreaks, hospitals and agencies such as the Red Cross are faced with
Astronomy Supermassive black hole and beyondR. RamachandranASTRONOMERS now have a fairly good idea of the chaotic and crowded neighbourhood surrounding the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Wa
Biophysics A new protein that glowsR. RamachandranThe Nobel Prize-winning technique of fluorescence microscopy is used for studying living tissue that relies on induced luminescence. When exposed to l
Immunology Hope for Type I diabetes patientsR. RamachandranA team comprising researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSM), IBM Research and four collaborating institutions has made this
Public health Shortfall in skilled health workforceR. RamachandranThe present study used data from the number of registered practitioners, such as doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and dentists, from published litera
Electronics Ultrafast movies get longerR. RamachandranHigh-quality, fast cameras use semiconductor structures called CCD arrays to rapidly store image data before moving them off to longer-term storage. A
Nuclear Physics Rarest nuclear radioactive decay R. RamachandranThe universe is almost 14 billion years old. This duration is, however, tiny compared with the time taken for physical processes such as the radioacti
Human body New knee bone R. RamachandranKnown to be rare in humans in recent history, The fabella is buried in a tendon behind the knee. Based on 21,676 individual knee studies over 150 year
Is a reversal of bank nationalisation on the cards? Calls for privatisation have grown louder just as public sector banks clean up their balance sheets.
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.
