Semi-artificial photosynthesis creates fuel from water: Scientists
Researchers not only improved on the amount of energy produced and stored, they managed to reactivate a process in the algae that has been dormant for millennia.
Sep 04, 2018, 15:36 PM IST
Infants can distinguish between leaders and bullies: Study
The study analyzed infants' eye-gazing behavior, a standard approach for measuring expectations in children too young to explain their thinking to adults.
Sep 04, 2018, 13:58 PM IST
NASA is exploring product endorsements, rocket naming rights: Report
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has unveiled an "Advisory Council committee" that will explore some of these plans, which could include product endorsements from astronauts and even selling the
Sep 04, 2018, 13:17 PM IST
Scientists develops color-changing contact lens to detect eye damage
The researchers used the sensor, called OjoGel, to measure ascorbic acid levels in artificial tears and in clinical samples of fluid from patients' eyes.
Sep 04, 2018, 11:41 AM IST
Unique process to revolutionize solar power usage discovered
This is first of its kind model to use hydrogenase and photosystem II for creating semi-artificial photosynthesis supported entirely by solar power.
Sep 04, 2018, 11:23 AM IST
New AI model helps assess brain injury in patients
The novel AI model can make an assessment based on images of brain functional networks, Xinhua news agency reported.
Sep 03, 2018, 16:49 PM IST
'NASA seeks ideas to convert CO2 into useful compounds'
NASA's new CO2 Conversion Challenge is a public competition seeking novel ways to convert carbon dioxide into useful compounds, the US space agency said.
Sep 03, 2018, 13:50 PM IST
Learning to lie may have cognitive benefits: Study
These findings support the idea that even seemingly negative human social behaviors may confer cognitive benefits when such behaviors call for goal pursuing, problem-solving, mental state tracking,
Sep 03, 2018, 13:25 PM IST
Scientists develop a new device that harvests energy from walking, jogging
The device, about the size of a wristwatch, produces enough power to run a personal health monitoring system, according to the research.
Sep 03, 2018, 11:48 AM IST
Air pollution has a substantial effect on the output of solar panels: Study
Many countries around the world have been moving toward greater installation of urban solar panels and most of these are in urban areas where the impact of these reductions in output could be quite
Aug 30, 2018, 16:43 PM IST
NASA set to launch space laser to track Earth's melting ice
The Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2, ICESat-2, will measure the average annual elevation change of land ice covering Greenland and Antarctica to within the width of a pencil, capturing 60,
Aug 30, 2018, 16:08 PM IST
Trapped heat in Arctic's interior could melt entire region's sea ice: Scientists
"Presently this heat is trapped below the surface layer. Should it be mixed up to the surface, there is enough heat to entirely melt the sea-ice pack that covers this region for most of the year,"
Aug 30, 2018, 15:51 PM IST
Colour vision makes Harris's hawks successful hunters: Study
If, on the other hand, the object has a different color than the background, Harris's hawk can detect it at twice the distance compared to human vision.
Aug 30, 2018, 15:24 PM IST
Jupiter's Great Red Spot reveals signs of water: NASA
The pressure of the water combined with their measurements of another oxygen-bearing gas, carbon monoxide, imply that Jupiter has two to nine times more oxygen than the Sun, researchers said.
Aug 30, 2018, 12:00 PM IST
Writing 'thank you' notes may boost your well-being: Study
Researchers said anxiety about what to say or fear of their gesture being misinterpreted causes many people to shy away from expressing genuine gratitude.
Aug 29, 2018, 16:14 PM IST
Gene discovery may help 'turn off' nightmares: Scientists
The two receptors play a key role in REM sleep opens the way to studying its underlying cellular, molecular mechanisms and will eventually allow us to define the state of REM sleep, which has been
Aug 29, 2018, 15:42 PM IST
'NASA InSight mission to find how giant Mars mountains formed'
NASA and DLR (German Aerospace Center) plan to take the planet's temperature for the first time ever, measuring how heat flows out of the planet and drives this inspiring geology.
Aug 29, 2018, 15:28 PM IST
Three unknown ancient primates identified: Scientists
Studying the teeth, researchers concluded the three new genera range in size from 113 to 796 grams and are most likely related to a group of extinct species comprising the primate subfamily Omomyinae
Aug 29, 2018, 14:53 PM IST
'Tiny crystals may lead to more powerful digital devices'
A tiny electrical circuit created by researchers may lead to new digital devices with increasing amounts of computational power packed into a smaller space.
Aug 29, 2018, 14:39 PM IST
Close ties with father help daughters overcome loneliness: Scientists
Fathers have more freedom to interact with their children in different ways, to challenge them and have a wider range of emotional contact may be one reason why fathers had more impact on their
Aug 29, 2018, 13:33 PM IST
