Category: Science & Technology

India plans to launch a quantum satellite in “2-3 years for quantum communications

Scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, have recently shown that nanoplastics can promote horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of antibiotic resistance (AR) genes, particularly within the human gut microbiota.

Astronomers recently confirmed dark comets fall into two main categories: smaller objects that reside in our inner Solar System, and larger objects (100 metres or more) that remain beyond the orbit of Jupiter.

Recently, some scientists have started on the road to creating ‘mirror microbes’, synthetic bacteria whose building blocks are mirror-images of their natural counterparts

ISRO successfully hot-tested its CE-20 cryogenic engine for sea-level ignition at ISRO Propulsion Complex

Indian scientists develop novel gene therapy treatment for haemophilia

iHub – AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub) , under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) launched Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway and Node System.

The team from the National Institute Science Education and Research (NISER) studied a unique triple-star system called GG Tau A System.

Antimatter idea offers scientists clue to cracking cosmic mystery

Preventing malaria using genetically modified parasites

A recent outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Rwanda has killed at least 15 people. 

A technique called electrophoresis allows scientists to analyse the molecules of life – DNA and proteins – by separating them by their electrical charge.