Disposable personal electronics in the offing
The advance may lead to eco-friendly disposable personal electronics and biomedical devices that dissolve within the body, researchers said.
Sep 11, 2017, 13:31 PM ISTFossilised hair five times rarer than feathers: Study
Fossil beds that preserve soft tissues like hair and feathers are called lagerstatte and are rare on their own.
Sep 11, 2017, 11:51 AM ISTScientists turn human skin cells directly into motor neurons
Unlike commonly studied mouse motor neurons, human motor neurons growing in the lab would be a new tool since researchers cannot take samples of these neurons from living people but can easily take skin samples.
Sep 09, 2017, 18:42 PM ISTScientists find way to produce methanol, create fuel using air
Methanol is currently produced by breaking down natural gas at high temperatures into hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide before reassembling them - expensive and energy-intensive processes known as 'steam reforming' and 'methanol synthesis.'
Sep 08, 2017, 16:08 PM ISTSecret life may be under warm Antarctic caves, say scientists
Forensic analyses of soil samples from these caves have revealed intriguing traces of DNA from algae, mosses and small animals, researchers said.
Sep 08, 2017, 14:34 PM ISTNew AI software can detect when people text and drive
The system uses cameras to detect hand movements that deviate from normal driving behaviour and grades or classifies them in terms of possible safety threats.
Sep 08, 2017, 14:20 PM ISTSpinning at 42,000 revolutions per minute, scientists discover second-fastest pulsar
A pulsar is the core of a massive star that exploded as a supernova. In this stellar remnant, also called a neutron star, the equivalent mass of half a million Earths is crushed into a magnetised, spinning ball no larger than Washington DC.
Sep 06, 2017, 16:03 PM ISTArtificial leaf that creates fuel from sunlight, water is here
The ultra-thin wireless device mimics plant leaves to produce energy using water and sunlight.
Sep 06, 2017, 14:08 PM ISTWomen spread culture, men stayed at home during Stone Age
At the end of the Stone Age and in the early Bronze Age, families were established in a surprising manner in Germany, researchers said.
Sep 05, 2017, 16:42 PM ISTRare 4th century Roman mosaic discovered in the UK
The mosaic is square-shaped, roughly 10 metres in length and on each side it has a half-metre border made from red roof tiles cut into cubes, called tesserae, forming a panel adjacent to the nearby interior walls.
Sep 04, 2017, 13:36 PM ISTHow Neanderthals made the world's first glue decoded
For the simplest method, all that is needed is a roll of bark and an open fire. This enabled Neanderthals to produce the first glue as early as 200,000 years ago.
Sep 03, 2017, 19:31 PM ISTStephen Hawking's mission to find alien life detects mystery signals
The latest fast radio bursts (FRBs) prove their equipment is working well and ready to pick up signs of life if they exist.
Sep 02, 2017, 17:21 PM ISTCitizen scientists discover landform on Mars, spot 'spiders' formation
The 'spiders' are named for their arachnid-like appearance and are a type of land erosion where networks of cracks form on martian soil, completely different to anything on Earth
Sep 01, 2017, 12:54 PM ISTWhy rubbing a balloon on your hair makes it stick
The research is a step toward understanding and, ultimately, managing the charging process for specific uses and to increase safety, the researchers said.
Aug 30, 2017, 19:49 PM ISTNew method converts tree leaves into electronic devices
The dried leaves were first ground into a powder, then heated to 220 degrees Celsius for 12 hours. This produced a powder composed of tiny carbon microspheres.
Aug 30, 2017, 19:45 PM ISTLargest Ichthyosaurus was pregnant at time of death
The new specimen was originally discovered on the Somerset coast, during the mid-1990s, and is from the Early Jurassic, roughly 200 million years old.
Aug 29, 2017, 20:41 PM ISTNew 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 ISTNow, simple device to mimic complex birdsongs
Researchers found that the inherent complexity in birdsongs may actually be the result of a simple controllable instability in the structure of the specialised organ used to create song, known as a syrinx.
Aug 29, 2017, 20:26 PM ISTHigh-tech yarns generate electricity when stretched
To generate electricity, the yarns must first be either submerged in or coated with an ionically conducting material or electrolyte.
Aug 27, 2017, 13:06 PM ISTNew species of gigantic, long necked dinosaurs found
Shingopana roamed the Cretaceous landscape alongside Rukwatitan bisepultus, another titanosaur identified in 2014, researchers said.
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