Do you work night shifts? Here's what you need to know about the risksA study by scientists at Washington State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reveals the detrimental effects of worki...
15 May, 2024, 12.44 PM IST
Your new EV could do with a shot of caffeine. And AIBillions invested in alternative technologies to replace combustion engines and reduce greenhouse gases. Electric vehicle production costs ...
03 Apr, 2024, 11.00 AM IST
Microsoft, US lab use AI to speed search for new battery materialsThe new technology could one day have applications in cars, energy grids and other places batteries are needed. It uses much less lithium, ...
09 Jan, 2024, 09.49 PM IST
How Diamond Consumers Can Avoid the Dangers of Greenwashing03 Jan, 2024, 12.30 PM IST
Small Covid-19 particles may remain moist, airborne and travel farther than thought, research suggestsThe team also found that increasing ventilation rapidly reduced particle levels in the source room.
18 Feb, 2022, 03.16 PM IST
PM2.5 levels rising in proportion to stubble burning, finds Nasa studyThe study that analysed satellite data for 15 years (2002-2016) also revealed an increasing trend in crop fires.
13 May, 2018, 08.44 AM IST
Smog screen thins, but air more toxicOther location in the National Capital Region fared no different, with Ghaziabad recording the highest AQI of 499 -just one point below AQI...
10 Nov, 2017, 07.17 AM IST
- Genes, birthplace shape up our gut microbes
New York, Nov 29 (IANS) Your genes and place of birth can have a major effect on the formation of the microbial community in the gut -- whi...
29 Nov, 2016, 04.25 PM IST
New way to turn sewage into biofuel within minutes!The technology creates a material similar to petroleum pumped out of the ground, with a small amount of water and oxygen mixed in.
03 Nov, 2016, 04.20 PM IST
- Researchers find way to convert sewage into biofuel
Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) It may sound like science fiction, but wastewater treatment plants may one day turn ordinary sewage into biocrude ...
03 Nov, 2016, 03.32 PM IST
Strongest titanium alloy may produce lighter vehiclesResearchers, including those of Indian-origin, have developed a low-cost and lightweight titanium alloy, which is the strongest ever made.
03 Apr, 2016, 04.49 PM IST
New method for long-lasting rechargeable batteriesThanks to high electrical capacity potential, silicon is one of the hottest things in lithium ion battery development these days, researche...
17 Dec, 2014, 07.16 PM IST
New rubber-like coating can lead to better batteriesReplacing the graphite electrode in rechargeable lithium batteries with silicon could increase the capacity ten-fold, making them last many...
03 Dec, 2014, 05.00 PM IST
New catalyst could improve biofuels productionResearchers have developed a new catalyst that could lead to inexpensive and more efficient biofuels.
22 Nov, 2014, 08.36 AM IST
New catalyst could improve biofuels productionResearchers have developed a new catalyst that could lead to inexpensive and more efficient biofuels.
18 Oct, 2014, 03.45 PM IST
New nanomaterial can allow electric vehicles to travel fartherToday's electric vehicles are typically powered by lithium-ion batteries. But the chemistry of lithium-ion batteries limits how much energy...
17 Apr, 2014, 02.43 PM IST
- 'Digital ants' army may soon protect computers against virus
As the chances of cyber attack increases, programmers have been finding foolproof protection for computers against virus.
29 May, 2011, 12.13 PM IST