Two Indian-Americans win first place in science contest
New York--Breaking a three-year dry spell for Indian-Americans, two 17-year-old high school students have won the top prize of $150,000 with their medical-related projects...
Museum of Science to honor the Deshpande Foundation and Google on April 14
BOSTON-- The Museum of Science Boston, the nation's first science museum with a comprehensive strategy and infrastructure to foster technological literacy in science museums...
Indian researcher-led team discovers new frog species in Karnataka
Bengaluru-- An Indian-led team of international researchers has discovered a new thumbnail-sized species of a frog near the coastal town of Manipal, Udupi district,...
What brain does when you reveal more on Facebook
London--In a first such experiment, scientists have configured a network of brain regions involved in self-disclosure as people post about themselves on the social...
17 Indians to explore Antarctica for climate change impact
By Fakir Balaji
Bengaluru--About 150 explorers from 26 countries, including 17 young Indians, are sailing to Antarctica on Sunday on a 13-day expedition to study...
Indian-origin physicist discovers material better than graphene
New York-- An Indian-origin scientist has developed a new one atom-thick flat material that could upstage the wonder material graphene for having properties allowing...
Indian-origin researcher: Move over drones, bat-inspired micro air vehicles coming soon
London-- Inspired by bats, a team led by an Indian-origin researcher has successfully tested unique membrane wings that work like artificial muscles in flight,...
Harvard’s Musunuru and five other Indian-Americans among early-career scientists honored by President Obama
By INE Wire
CANBRIDGE, MA--President Obama has named 106 researchers, including six of Indian origin, as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists...
30 million year old fossil flowers found preserved in amber
New York--Researchers have discovered the first ever fossil specimens of an "asterid" -- a family of flowering plants that gave us everything from the...
Indian-origin scientist devises novel materials for solar fuel cells
New York-- An Indian-origin chemist from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has developed new high-performing materials for cells that harness sunlight to...
