Lab grown gold: Is it possible to produce precious yellow metal like lab-grown diamonds?Scientists can create gold in labs through complex nuclear reactions, altering elements like mercury or platinum. However, this process is ...
27 Feb, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
Big Bang Thought of the Day by Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs, “The Big Bang made the universe explode into existence. The Higgs boson made it stay.” How Peter Higgs’ “God Particle” settled decades of competing universe theoriesBig Bang Thought of the Day by Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs, “The Big Bang made the universe explode into existence. The Higgs boson made it ...
06 Feb, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Treasure in tailings: India is looking at ways to boost gold outputIndia explores methods to increase gold output. The govt focuses on extracting gold from mine tailings. This process becomes viable due to ...
30 Sep, 2025, 07.10 AM IST
300 years after alchemy failed, CERN scientists finally turn lead into goldCenturies after alchemists sought transmutation, CERN scientists have turned lead into gold using the Large Hadron Collider. By colliding l...
12 May, 2025, 05.21 PM IST
Volcano of Riches: This mountain spits out gold valued at Rs 5 lakh every dayMount Erebus, Antarctica’s southernmost active volcano, stands out not only for its continuous eruptions but also for its unusual emission ...
03 Oct, 2024, 11.10 AM IST
Indian scientists develop new technology that can potentially detect and kill cancer cells!Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed hybrid nanoparticles made of gold and copper sulphide that can potentia...
12 Sep, 2023, 03.21 PM IST
- NASA launches two missions to explore nearest space
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) NASA has announced that it would launch two missions to explore a little-understood area 96 km above Earth's surfa...
05 Jan, 2018, 09.22 AM IST
Do you live in an area with high air pollution? You are more susceptible to a heart attackTiny particles in polluted air can travel from the lungs into the bloodstream.
28 Apr, 2017, 06.02 PM IST
- 'Significant incidences' of gold found in Uttarakhand
Bengaluru, March 30 (IANS) Scientists at the Geological Survey of India (GSI) have discovered, for the first time, "significant incidences"...
30 Mar, 2017, 02.46 PM IST
Good news! Cure for pancreatic cancer may be in pipelineScientists including those of Indian origin have found that gold nano-particles may limit tumour growth and spread of pancreatic cancer.
20 Oct, 2016, 06.53 PM IST
- World's smallest engine developed
The prototype device is made of tiny charged particles of gold, bound together with temperature-responsive polymers in the form of a gel.
03 May, 2016, 12.30 PM IST
Flexible film may lead to smartphone-sized cancer detectorThe film gives a simpler, cost-effective way to produce circularly polarised light, essential for provide early warning of cancer recurrenc...
15 Jan, 2016, 03.45 PM IST
New form of gold almost as light as airScientists in Switzerland have developed a 20 carat gold nugget that is thousand times lighter than conventional forms of the precious meta...
26 Nov, 2015, 06.21 PM IST
New cheaper, sensitive Ebola test to help curb disease spreadA new Ebola test that uses magnetic nanoparticles is 100 times more sensitive than the current test and could help curb the spread of the d...
10 Sep, 2015, 06.03 PM IST
- One dollar test to detect prostate cancer early
The test developed by University of Central Florida scientist Qun "Treen" Huo holds the promise of earlier detection of one of the deadlies...
05 Apr, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
Tiny gold particles shown to kill deadly brain cancer in new studyScientists at the University of Cambridge have been successful in treating a deadly and common type of brain cancer using tiny gold particl...
14 Aug, 2014, 11.38 AM IST
SAIL to supply 50,000 tonne steel for CERN-like Neutrino ObservatoryThe Steel Authority of India will supply 50,000 tonne of special steels for building a CERN-like underground detector for the India-based N...
12 Jul, 2012, 05.07 AM IST