Researchers have for the first time demonstrated that a specific class of oxide membranes can confine, or 'squeeze,' infrared light -- a finding that holds promise for next generation infrared imaging technologies. The thin-film membranes confine infrared light far better than bulk crystals, which are the established technology for infrared light confinement.
According to ISRO, these images will help in studying solar flares, energy distribution, sun spot, understanding and predicting space weather, monitoring solar activity and UV radiation over a wide wavelength range, and also aid in the study of long-term solar variations
Microalgae are “under-exploited crops” and do not compete with traditional food crops for space and resources
Scientists have built an MRI machine using store-bought hardware that costs Rs 18 lakh; existing machines cost Rs 9 crore or more
On June 9, 1803, botanist Robert Brown completed his trip of Australia aboard HMS Investigator. That voyage enabled him to collect thousands of plant samples, which he dutifully classified and named. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about Brown and the Brownian motion that now bears his name…
Of the 600 participants studied, 524 (87.3%) had taken only one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while the remaining 76 respondents (12.7%) were unvaccinated at the time the survey was conducted
The Indian Ocean is critical today to understand the earth’s overall ocean response to increasing greenhouse gases and global warming
The United States has enough biomass potential to produce 35 billion gallons per year of aviation biofuel by 2050, a new report confirms.
Odysseus, a tenacious lander built by the company Intuitive Machines, almost didn't make it to the moon. But an experiment aboard the spacecraft managed to capture an image of Earth as it might look to observers on a planet far from our own.
A new study has produced the first comprehensive survey of the many complex structures beneath the seafloor in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, off British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California. It is providing scientists with key insights into how future disasters may unfold.
While smell plays a considerable role in the social interactions of humans -- for instance, signaling fear or generating closeness -- for ants, it is vitally important. Researchers have found that a key protein named Orco, essential for the function of olfactory cells, is also critical for the cells' survival in ants.
Researchers have provided a simple and comprehensive -- if less dramatic -- explanation for bright radar reflections initially interpreted as liquid water beneath the ice cap on Mars' south pole.
New eye-tracking research has shown that simply looking at natural elements during urban walks can offer significant mental health benefits.
Online education is effective for teaching complicated topics like quantum information science (QIS) to high school science educators, according to a new article.
Scientists used CRISPR/Cas9 to increase gene expression in rice by changing its upstream regulatory DNA. While other studies have used the technology to knock out or decrease the expression of genes, this study, is an unbiased gene-editing approach to increase gene expression and downstream photosynthetic activity. The approach is more difficult than transgenic breeding, but could potentially preempt regulatory issues by changing DNA already within the plant, allowing the plants to get in the hands of farmers sooner.
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