The Karnataka government would create an ecosystem for bringing all stakeholders to use nanotechnology across verticals, including engineering, medicine, energy, transport and communication, said renowned scientist C.N.R. Rao here on Thursday.


Karnataka to create ecosystem for using nanotechnology across verticals


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Babies born in the late preterm period or during the 35th week of pregnancy are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases in their adulthood, a new study has found.


Late preterm birth may up heart risk in adulthood


Ancient species of Australian lizards and snakes, including some of the world's most deadliest, migrated from Asia to the southern continent as early as 30 million years ago, according to a study.


Australian snakes have Asian origins: Study


Crucial for implementing the Indian atomic power programme,   the closed nuclear fuel cycle is the future of the global industry, according to a Russian  expert, who has called for stakeholders to cooperate in developing nuclear fuel closure  (NFC) technology and fast reactors.


Russia calls for cooperation on closed n-fuel cycle technology


Indian-born scientist Aruni Bhatnagar is all set to install a $14.50 million "unique urban laboratory" in the US that will study the effect of green plantations on combating cardiovascular diseases. His research interests include cardiovascular effects of environmental pollutants, atherosclerosis, injury from loss of blood to the heart muscle, cardiovascular complications of diabetes and sepsis.


Indian-born scientist attempts treating hearts via urban forests (Science Feature)


A group of experts on Tuesday urged government and police to increase the use of DNA testing in solving crimes and to set up a board which will lay down procedures and standards.


India must increase use of DNA testing in solving crimes: Experts


Holistic learning is the need of the hour in our present education system, and young students should use digital technology to learn more about science and about the country, Minister of State for Electronics and IT K.J. Alphons said on Tuesday.


Holistic learning need of the hour: Alphons


Young children who face adverse problems such as death of a parent, growing up in poverty, physical or sexual abuse, or having a parent with a psychiatric illness are likely to be at a higher risk of developing health problems in adulthood, warn researchers.


Childhood adversities may up health issues


The outskirts of spiral galaxies like our own could be crowded with colliding black holes of massive proportions, says a study led by an Indian-origin researcher.


Massive black holes might lurk on edge of Milky Way


NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Rajiv Kumar

The Vice Chairman said there were a lot of choices facing India in its journey towards development and urbanisation

Indian Policy formulation very elitist: NITI Aayog Vice Chairman

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India would launch its latest remote sensing satellite in Cartosat-2 series along with 28 foreign satellites riding piggy-back in December, a top space official said on Monday.


India to launch new Cartosat-2, 28 foreign satellites in December


Innovating on the age-old concept of using earthenware to keep the water cool, two students of IIT Roorkee have built 'Evacool', an air cooler which uses the same fundamentals of cooling as employed by many Indians in use of earthenwares and won an award for it.


IIT students win global competition for 'earthenware cooler'


The global explosion of new roads is rife with economic, social, and environmental dangers, Australian scientists have warned.


Global road-building explosion could be disastrous: Scientists


British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis was accessed more than two million times "from every corner of the globe" within days of it being made available to the public, a media report said on Saturday.


Stephen Hawking's PhD viewed 2 mn times


An international team of scientists has discovered footprints of a huge carnivorous dinosaur that roamed southern Africa 200 million years ago.


200-million-year-old huge carnivorous dinosaur found in Africa


For Nirmala Maurya, 32, running and managing the home became tedious and she began a different life swimming against the social current. For Nirmala, from Arjunpur Pathak village, her journey of self-reliance and financial independence began in 2010 when she was approached by Rangsutra, a community-owned craft company of over a thousand artisans from remote regions of India which boasts of "ensuring sustainable livelihoods and regular employment for rural artisans".


Empowering village women: An IKEA initiative


Whether you dole out tasty treats or not, the best way to make friends with a dog is to show some good old love, says a new study by Indian scientists.


Heavy petting key to becoming friends with dogs


An ancient human skull discovered in Papua New Guinea is likely to have belonged to the world's oldest-known tsunami victim, scientists revealed on Thursday.


Ancient skull from oldest tsunami victim: Scientists


Using the gene-editing technology CRISPR, Chinese scientists have created pigs that are thinner and leaner -- with about 24 per cent less body fat than normal pigs.


Chinese create genetically modified low-fat pigs


Male killer whales who remain socially isolated are three times more likely to die in hard times than those in the centre of their social group, researchers warn.


Poor social ties more likely to kill male whales


Scientists have in a breakthrough developed "intelligent" nanoparticles that have the potential to heat up to a level high enough to kill cancerous cells, but then also self-regulate the temperature and cool down before harming the healthy tissues.

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