Science
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Gravitational waves ‘sixth sense’ to understand universe: US-based Indian researchers
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata–Thrilled at the detection of the elusive gravitational waves a century after Albert Einstein’s prediction and the…
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Hawking at Harvard tackles the contradictory qualities of black holes
By Peter Reuell Harvard Staff Writer Black holes have long been painted as eternal prisons, regions of space so dense…
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Young Indian engineer encourages kids to create robots
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh–He is all of 23 years but that has not stopped Akshay Ahuja from guiding and training…
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Indian-origin professor brings ‘smart hands’ closer to reality
London–In a boost to the idea of human hand becoming an ideal display screen for the next generation of smartwatches…
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Safe male birth control ‘pill’ in the offing
New York– Targeting an enzyme present in testes cells which give rise to sperm, researchers, including an Indian-origin reproductive biologist,…
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Indian-origin scientist selected for NASA’s pioneering program
New York– An Indian-origin scientist’s proposal has been selected for NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) programme — an initiative that…
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New nanodrug tracks cancer treatment effectiveness in real time
BOSTON– Using a nanoparticle that delivers a drug and then glows green when cancer cells begin dying, Indian origin researchers…
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Strength in love, hope in science: Husband and wife students seek treatment for her fatal disease
By Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer When young love faces death, tragedy too often follows. But what if science throws…
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17 Indian explorers spellbound by Antarctica
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru– Seventeen young Indians have returned from Antarctica with breath-taking stories of its icebergs, icy winds, weather…
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Our moon tilted by five degrees, lunar ice reveals
Washington– New NASA-funded research provides evidence that the spin axis of Earth’s moon shifted by about five degrees roughly three…
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