Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
Scientists have developed a diagnosis system based on virtual reality (VR) technology that may help in the early detection of various neuro-degenerative disorders including multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease. The system consists of VR headsets like Google Glass, a non-contact sensor controller and a mobile platform. When a person …
In a collaborative project, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US and the Masdar Institute of Science in Abu Dhabi claim to have found a way to develop very high-efficiency solar cells at low cost. The new photovoltaic (PV) cell harvests more of Sun's energy, converting …
The development of light emitting diodes (LEDs) was heralded as a quick fix to excessive energy consumption. However, since its introduction to the market, there have been complaints about affordability and different types of negative impacts to the environment. Researchers from China and Taiwan recently developed a new type of …
SUPARCO is launching its own Remote Sensing Satellite to replace Google Earth through which a local search engine "Akas-e-Pakistan" will also be operated. This was revealed by Deputy Chairperson Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) Dr Arifa Lodhi during a meeting with Additional Chief Secretary Punjab Shamail Ahmad Khawaja …
What if you could have your packaging and eat it too? We’ve seen rice paper packaging on Japanese candies, but edible plastic? Thanks to researchers at the USDA, it’s not too far in the future. And it’s not just an edible and environmentally-friendly plastic alternative; it’s actually better at keeping …
Lower limb amputees often experience complications with the use of conventional socket-type prostheses, which further reduce their already compromised ability to perform the activities of daily living, or to participate in sporting activities. During the last two decades, a new technology of direct skeletal attachment (osseointegration) of prosthesis to the …
Limited recommendations of wheelchair configurations for court sports have been identified in the published literature. To accommodate the wide range of impairments in wheelchair rugby, players are given a point score that reflects their impairment. Players have regularly been grouped as high-, mid-, or low-point players in research, with high-point …
The world is facing an array of new challenges that call for new ways of thinking to craft effective solutions that are to the benefit of all. In a world of increasing limits, we must nurture our greatest renewable energy – this is ingenuity and creativity. This is the importance …
Digital transformation is enabling rapid change in every industry and across every aspect of our lives. As a direct result of three fundamental ICT forces— mobility, broadband and the cloud—a new service economy is emerging. Value chains are being reshaped, business models are becoming digitalized, distance is being overcome and, …
Objects created through the 3D printing process may be extremely versatile. However, once the printing is done, the objects are limited to one form. The new advancement in 3D printing discovered by scientists hopes to change this. Through 4D printing, objects can change shape once subject to electricity, light, or …
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The cost of solar power is beginning to reach price parity with cheaper fossil fuel-based electricity in many parts of the world, yet the clean energy source still accounts for just slightly more than 1 percent of the world's electricity mix. Solar, or photovoltaic (PV), cells, which …
Good news! In the fight against climate change, a team of scientists has finally solved the puzzle on hod to convert carbon dioxide to fuel by using the most ordinary thing -- sand. According to the study published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists from the University of Toronto claims …
It is a known fact that the Earth has one moon, but scientists have spotted a mini moon that is orbiting around the planet. The mini moon goes by the name 2016 HO3. Yet, the said mini moon is technically an asteroid. The discovery was made by NASA scientists from …
Researchers are close to releasing the first lab-made dairy products, saying they’ll have the same look and taste of actual dairy products, but with no animals involved in their manufacture. Unlike current dairy replacements that are based things like soy beans, almonds, and rice, this new product is still made …
China has unveiled details of its first mission to Mars, expected to be launched in 2020. On Tuesday (23 August) the Chinese State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence released images of designs for a probe and rover that will make their way to the Red Planet, …
Japan’s space agency has announced that it will release Kenya’s first satellite — for no fee — from its Kibo laboratory at the International Space Station. The move, announced Thursday, is expected to take place sometime in fiscal 2017, which begins next April. Deploying the University of Nairobi’s microsatellite, which …
A powerful new material developed by Northwestern University chemist William Dichtel and his research team could one day speed up the charging process of electric cars and help increase their driving range. An electric car currently relies on a complex interplay of both batteries and supercapacitors to provide the energy …
An international team of researchers makes the case that integrating multiple technologies could greatly increase our ability to study ecological patterns and processes across large landscapes and long timeframes, allowing for threats to protected areas to be better identified and mitigated. Traditional field inventories and other sampling strategies will always …
By way of a light-driven bacterium, Utah State University biochemists are a step closer to cleanly converting harmful carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion into usable fuels. Using the phototropic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris as a biocatalyst, the scientists generated methane from carbon dioxide in one enzymatic step. "It's a …
New York, Aug 24 (IANS) In an effort to give electric car drivers more km per minute of charging, engineers led by an Indian-origin researcher have designed a thin plastic membrane that stops rechargeable batteries from discharging when not in use and allows for rapid recharging. According to Vishnu-Baba Sundaresan, …
