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Researchers convert 100 per cent of CO2 industrial exhaust into ethylene

R. Ramachandran

As the UIC system runs on electricity, using renewable energy can make the process carbon negative.

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Supernova confirmed as source of high-energy protons in the Milky Way

R. Ramachandran

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Ice on planet Mercury? MESSENGER spacecraft finds evidence

R. Ramachandran

Explained: Why do we keep getting older?

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Particle Zoo 2.0 at CERN: LHC observes pentaquark, tetraquarks

R. Ramachandran

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The Very Large Telescope captures collision between two galaxies

R. Ramachandran

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IISER scientists find gene link to COVID-19 susceptibility and severity

R. Ramachandran

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A perfect ‘light trap’ to improve efficiency of photovoltaic systems

R. Ramachandran

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Next-gen displays

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have created a novel hybrid of two remarkable materials called graphene and quantum

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'Editing' out faulty gene responsible for hearing loss

In a major feat that could go a long way towards treating hereditary hearing impairments, researchers have, for the first time, found a way to “edit”

Why some sleep more, some less

Scientists have identified differences in a group of genes that might help explain why some people need a lot more sleep —and others less—than most. T

Fruits reduce lung damage

Ex-smokers take heart. Tomatoes and other fruits such as apples may help reduce the damage caused by tobacco.

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Mars orbiter

ODYSSEY, NASA’s oldest Mars orbiter, was launched in 2001 and began its science mission 12 years ago, making it the longest-working spacecraft ever se

They came from Asia

THE first genome sequencing of Ice Age skeletal remains has given scientists definitive proof that the first human settlers in North America were from

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Physics of curly hair

A TEAM of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris have been able to arrive

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Fusion reaction

IGNITION, the process of releasing fusion energy equal to or greater than the amount of energy used to confine the fuel, has long been considered the

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Advances on X-rays

THE shortness and brightness of X-ray pulses can help researchers explore phenomena over very short time and length scales. The shorter the pulse, the

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Particle Physics

First beam of anti-hydrogen atoms at CERN

THE ASACUSA (Atomic Spectroscopy And Collisions Using Slow Antiprotons) experiment at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research’s (CERN) Antiprot

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Hydrogen river seen in space

USING the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), D.J. Pisano of West Virginia University (WVU) discovered what could be a never-before-seen river of hydrogen flo

New clean energy targets for Europe

THE European Commission’s (E.C.) policy framework for energy and climate in 2030 covers the decade after the current 2020 policy set, which stipulated

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An institute of Bodology to investigate the past

The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.

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Life in extremes

Even the Changpas of Ladakh have been caught unawares by climate change.