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 …
Nanotechnology will play an important role in healthcare treatment as it can monitor heart functions at cellular level to help physicians in timely diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Speaking at an
Aerosols could be injected into the upper atmosphere to engineer the climate by scattering incident sunlight so as to produce a cooling tendency that may mitigate the risks posed by the accumulation of greenhouse gases. Analysis of climate engineering has focused on sulfate aerosols. Here I examine the possibility that …
Agriculture is an area where new technologies are often applied to improve the yield of crops. Nano agriculture involves the involvement of nanoparticles in agriculture with the ambition that these particles will impart some beneficial effect to the crops.
BV Mahalakshmi Nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter at the scale of atoms and molecules, seems to be the buzzword among the Indian public sector, private enterprises and the research community these days. Research is in top gear at over 100-odd companies in the public and private domain and there are …
Imagine a new kind of food, dramatically lowered in fat, salt and sugar but tasting just as good as the real thing - in fact, it is the real thing. Thanks to nanotechnology, such foods could soon become reality. Yet their promising future is already in jeopardy. Because the food …
Nothing says summer holidays quite like ice cream. On a hot afternoon by the sea, there's little to beat the simple pleasure of a cooling scoop of your favourite flavour. Can food get much more satisfying than this? Vic Morris thinks it can, with the help of nanotechnology. He is …
Ludhiana: Nanotechnology can boost farm research. This was stated by Dr MS Swaminathan, laureate, World Food Prize, and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), during his interaction with scientists at the electron microscopy and nanoscience laboratory, PAU. Dr Swaminathan, who visited the university recently, takes keen interest in bio-pesticides, another ushering …
Nano-particles are slowly infiltrating the environment. They have entered cosmetics, detergents, toothpastes, textiles—the list is long. The biggest concern is for aquatic life. Smaller than the smallest grain of dust, they are quite challenging to filter out of the water in treatment plants. Addressing the fears of nano-particle pollution, scientists …
In a potential breakthrough for diagnosis of heart disease, the field trial of nano technology-enabled sensors for early diagnosis of myocardial infarction is slated to begin soon and they maybe commercially available in a year. Addressing the Indian Science Congress here, Prof V Ramgopal Rao of Centre for Excellence of …
The power: Nanotechnology implies the power to manipulate matter at the atomic level. On December 29, 2009, we celebrated the golden jubilee of Nanotechnology. It was on this day, fifty years ago Professor Richard P. Feynman (Nobel Laureate, 1965) delivered the celebrated talk,
Paris: Scientists reported on Thursday that nanoparticles used in medical applications can indirectly damage DNA inside cells by transmitting signals through a protective barrier of human tissue. The stunning discovery by researchers of Southmead Hospital in Bristol, Britain, adds to a growing body of research highlighting proven and potential health …
CHENNAI: Nanoscience could help alleviate both the causes and impacts of climate change, according to S.R. Rao, Additional Secretary in the Department of Information Technology. Addressing students and scientists at the International Workshop on Advances in Nanoscience and Technology organised at Anna University on Wednesday, Mr. Rao said that nanoscience …
BY ITSELF, silicon is not an effective conductor. It does not leave its electrons free for smooth flow of information. To make it less rigid, impurities are introduced into a pure silicon chip. The impurities free an electron or two and make the element a better conductor. This is called …
This article describes biotechnological modes, updated in terms of environmental remediation while exploiting natural resources. Modern biotechnology embraces not only the principles of using various organisms but also the techniques of doing so. Both the aspects are dealt with in detail. Removal of arsenic from aquifer is also discussed as …
