Posted in Science & Technology Biology

Hybrid Nanoparticle-Based Cancer Treatment

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) scientists have developed a new approach using hybrid nanoparticles to potentially detect and kill cancer cells, especially those which form a solid tumour mass.

Posted in Science & Technology Biology

Genetic Control of Mosquitoes

Gene drive technology has been used in outdoor trials in India, Brazil, and Panama to genetically manipulate mosquitoes.

Black hole
Posted in Space Science

Black hole

A supermassive black hole at the center of a relatively nearby galaxy is taking bites out of a star similar in size and composition to the sun.

Lab-grown Human Embryo
Posted in Biology

Lab-grown Human Embryo

Scientists have grown an entity that closely resembles an early human embryo, without using sperm, eggs or a womb.

Outer Space Treaty
Posted in Space Science

Outer Space Treaty

Chandrayaan-3’s landing is motivating Indians to buy land on the Moon

Posted in Science & Technology Space Science

Plasma and States of Matter

Japan launches rocket with lunar lander and X-ray telescope to explore origins of the universe.

The mission is significant for delivering insight into the properties of hot plasma, the superheated matter that makes up much of the universe.

Posted in Physics

Pines’ demon

An elusive particle proposed in 1956 by theoretical physicist David Pines has just been discovered 

Posted in Science & Technology Space Science

Erg Chech 002 | Achondrites | Aluminium-26

In a new research published in Nature Communications, the age of meteorite Erg Chech 002 was calculated to be some 4.56556 billion years old. This is one of the most precise ages ever calculated for an object from space 

Coronal Mass Ejection
Posted in Space Science

Coronal Mass Ejection and Space Weather

Aditya L1 will function as a space weather station. 

Big Bang
Posted in Space Science

Big Bang | Hubble’s Law | Gravitational Waves | LIGO

Scientists from ICTS Bangalore have proposed a new way to measure the Hubble constant

Stem Cell Therapy
Posted in Biology

Stem Cell Therapy

The Delhi High Court permitted two children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to undergo stem cell therapy for treatment of their condition.

Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant
Posted in Physics

Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant

The third unit of the indigenously developed 700-megawatt electric (MWe) nuclear power reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP3) in Gujarat has commenced operations at full capacity.