A new nanotech breakthrough could help heal dangerous wounds antibiotics can’t treatScientists are using nanomaterials to heal stubborn wounds that resist antibiotic treatment through a new era of smart wound care. These li...
18 Jun, 2026, 09.38 PM IST
German firm B+H Solutions to invest 1 mn euro in India to expand nano-fertiliser businessGerman agritech firm B+H Solutions GmbH plans to invest €1 million in India in 2026 to expand its footprint in the country's growing agricu...
25 May, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
The Best Science Breakthroughs Have One Thing in Common: Tools That Measure Without FailingPrecise measurements, not just imagination, drive scientific breakthroughs. From Galileo's telescope revealing Jupiter's moons to LIGO dete...
07 Feb, 2026, 06.57 PM IST
Kolkata born IITian invents an injectable chip that can treat diseases without surgery: Who is MIT researcher Deblina SarkarKolkata born scientist Deblina Sarkar has developed a breakthrough brain treatment platform called Circulatronics. The technology uses micr...
19 Nov, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
James Bond gadgets: How 007's fiction inspired real-world scienceJames Bond's gadgets, introduced in Dr. No, have significantly influenced pop culture and real-world espionage. From jetpacks in Thunderbal...
25 Aug, 2025, 02.01 PM IST
IIT Guwahati researchers create breakthrough material that tackles pollution, powers gadgetsThe low-cost, sustainable material can clean industrial wastewater, separate oil spills and possibly power wearable tech. The scientists ar...
01 May, 2025, 06.58 PM IST
US government funding yielded hundreds of patents for China-based researchersThe U.S. Defense Department, NASA, and other agencies funded research resulting in over 1,000 U.S. patents for China-based inventors since ...
29 Aug, 2024, 05.49 PM IST
New Organic Co-crystal systems developed at IIT-GuwahatiA breakthrough in this evolving field has been documented through collaborative research, led by Prof Parameswar K Iyer of IIT Guwahati and...
15 Dec, 2023, 08.03 PM IST
IIT Guwahati scientists make breakthrough in developing efficient catalytic systems for biofuel, lactic acid productionIIT stated the conversion of valuable intermediates such as glycerol and ethanol, produced during the processing of biomass, into industria...
16 Nov, 2020, 04.15 PM IST
IIT-Guwahati researchers develop hand-held device to detect bacteria instantaneouslyBacterial infection is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
06 Aug, 2019, 02.44 PM IST
China building world's largest nano research facility: MediaNano-X has received initial funding of 320 million yuan (about USD 46.5 million) and will eventually have a budget of 1.5 billion yuan, sta...
28 Mar, 2017, 12.09 PM IST
- Three share Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Stockholm, Oct 5 (IANS) Chemists Jean-Pierre Sauvage of France, Scotland's Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Dutch Bernard L. Feringa on Wednesday...
05 Oct, 2016, 06.20 PM IST
World's thinnest lens created which is 2,000 times thinner than human hairThe finished lens is 6.3 nanometres in size as compared to the previous smallest lens which was 50 nanometres thick.
11 Mar, 2016, 11.29 AM IST
Philae comet landing named physics breakthrough of the yearThe first ever landing of a man-made probe onto a comet by ESA's Philae spacecraft has been named Physics World Breakthrough of the Year fo...
14 Dec, 2014, 01.18 PM IST
Indian-American freshman at MIT wins Ingenuity awardMIT freshman Bandyopadhyay is among the 10 selected individuals, who were named recipients of the second annual American Ingenuity Awards.
03 Dec, 2013, 09.46 AM IST
- EU's Leapfrog may rip India's textile fabric
A technology breakthrough currently taking shape in Europe has turned into a tsunami for India’s booming garments sector, which generated e...
04 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- A portrait of the future by Naisbitt
In an exclusive chat with ET, celebrated futurist John Naisbitt shares his views on a range of issues.
19 Jul, 2006, 12.00 AM IST