Technology - general

PM moots public-private initiative in scientific research

21 Oct 2010

Intricate, curving 3D nanostructures created using capillary action forces

21 Oct 2010

MoEF nod for neutrino excavation in TN forest area

19 Oct 2010

The project, being jointly implemented by the atomic energy department and the TIFR, involves digging a 2-km deep hole through solid igneous rock to study sub-atomic particles. The environment ministry has cleared it subject to caveats.

Asteroid collision forensics

18 Oct 2010

Google develops self-driving cars

12 Oct 2010

Google researchers have developed 'unmanned' cars that can drive on public highways.

NASA approves Mars mission, MAVEN

11 Oct 2010

Rare melt key to 'Ring of Fire'

07 Oct 2010

The eruptions of volcanoes in the Ring of Fire are extremely violent because the molten rock contains a high proportion of water which, as superheated gas, provides the power for the explosive eruptions

Abnormal solar activity fuelling global warming: research

07 Oct 2010

Russian scientists win Physics Nobel for carbon breakthrough

05 Oct 2010

Andre Geim, and Konstantin Novoselov, 36, are currently professors at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom

Indian stock markets hit for six when Indian cricketers lose ODIs

05 Oct 2010

While a win by the Indian cricket team has no statistically significant upward impact on stock market returns, a loss generates a significant downward movement in the stock market, reveals new research

Maruti unveils SX4 Hybrid and Eeco Charge electric concepts

28 Sep 2010

NIST researchers hear puzzling new physics from graphene quartet's quantum harmonies

13 Sep 2010

RWE, BASF and Linde develop capture of CO2 in coal fired power plants

04 Sep 2010

GM developing car keys to predict driver action

04 Sep 2010

Fuel-efficiency formula needs cars wired with better brainpower, less vroom

03 Sep 2010

A versatile, clean and efficient way to enhance widespread application of carbon nanotubes

31 Aug 2010

Different energy mixes will fuel plug-in hybrid cars

21 Aug 2010

Study suggests high stress levels may delay women getting pregnant

19 Aug 2010

Dr Martin Green, father of solar cell technology, awarded Eureka Prize

19 Aug 2010

Coincidenataly, Dr Green's name has become, unwittingly, synonymous with green power generation. His ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence at the University of New South Wales in Australia holds the world record for solar cell efficiency

Nanowick at heart of new system to cool 'power electronics'

11 Aug 2010

Cloned meat in market raises concerns in UK

05 Aug 2010

DBT, UK's Wellcome Trust in £45-million joint health research programme

31 Jul 2010

Tata Chem's low-cost water purifier in WSJ's best Asian innovations shortlist

By By Dhara Tripathi | 30 Jul 2010

Destruction of key compound of ozone detected

29 Jul 2010

For the first time, scientists successfully measure ClOOCl (a chlorine compound that affects ozone depletion) levels in the ozone layer

Metabolic disease: researchers find cause and possible cure

16 Jul 2010

An international team of scientists has discovered the gene mutation responsible for a condition in which eye and brain development is severely disrupted in affected infants