Artificial eye to help correct blurry images
To build the artificial eye, the researchers first needed to scale-up the metalens.
Feb 24, 2018, 18:26 PM IST
NASA warns of melting ice caps; Mumbai, Mangalore at high risk of flooding
The researchers explained that as land ice is lost to the oceans, both the Earth's gravitational and rotational potentials are perturbed, resulting in strong spatial patterns in sea-level rise (SLR).
Nov 17, 2017, 16:41 PM IST
New way to mix water and oil identified
The team squeezed methane and water molecules between two ultra-sharp diamonds and compressed them by bringing the two anvil points together.
Aug 29, 2017, 20:38 PM IST
Have trouble sleeping? Climate change is about to make it worse!
Researchers have long known that being too hot or too cold at night can disturb anyone’s sleep, but nobody had thought to ask how that might affect people in a world grown hotter because of climate change.
May 27, 2017, 09:26 AM IST
New workout suit breathes out body's heat, sweat
In the study published in the journal Science Advances, the researchers engineered moisture-sensitive cells to not only pull flaps open but also light up in response to humid conditions.
May 21, 2017, 16:57 PM IST
Pollutants in fish may prevent humans from expelling toxins
Fish that contain environmental pollutants may harm people who eat them by preventing the human body from doing its natural job of flushing out toxins.
Apr 16, 2016, 01:47 AM IST
'Smart wallpaper' that absorbs light, heat to power homes
Just one atom thick, graphene is very strong but traditionally inefficient at light absorption.
Feb 28, 2016, 12:32 PM IST
`Cannibalism` between stars
During each episode, the star is consuming the equivalent of one Earth mass every ten days.
Feb 06, 2016, 19:12 PM IST
Stretchy, wearable device to monitor heart functioning
The circuit of the device made from a stretchable silicon membrane containing gold nanoparticles which are regarded suitable for long-term memory storage.
Jan 03, 2016, 23:36 PM IST
For people with hair loss, a promising option
One is approved for treatment of blood diseases (ruxolitinib) and the other for rheumatoid arthritis (tofacitinib). Both are being tested in clinical trials for the treatment of plaque psoriasis and alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss.
Dec 26, 2015, 13:18 PM IST
Decline in large animals could worsen climate change
The research team studied data from more than 2,000 tree species in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, and more than 800 animal species.
Dec 21, 2015, 12:49 PM IST
'Medieval Warm Period' was not global, shows study
The native Inuit remained, but Europeans did not re-inhabit Greenland until the 1700s.
Dec 06, 2015, 18:08 PM IST
Reptile fossil explains how snakes lost their legs
Scientists used CT scans to examine the bony inner ear of Dinilysia patagonica, a 2-metre long reptile closely linked to modern snakes.
Nov 29, 2015, 14:28 PM IST
Early ecosystems were more complex than previously believed
Using a computer modelling approach called computational fluid dynamics, they were able to show that Tribrachidium fed by collecting particles suspended in water.
Nov 29, 2015, 08:14 AM IST
How blue whales plan their feed 'outings'
Are whales indiscriminate grazers that consume copious amounts of tiny krill throughout the day? No, says a new study which finds that whales forage efficiently to optimise their energy levels.
Oct 04, 2015, 18:44 PM IST
Powder to instantly stop bleeding comes closer to reality
A team of researchers has created a self-propelled powder to stop bleeding.
Oct 04, 2015, 00:09 AM IST
