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Journey of Aishwarya Srinivasan: A Data Scientist striving to create social impact

Aishwarya Srinivasan says I need to be mindful of the impact that AI solution has on users and how ethical and sustainable it is. I believe, if I can use my skillset to even help a small sector of society, that itself will have a compounding effect

Jan 28, 2022

NASA's MRO Finds Water Flowed on Mars Longer Than Previously Thought(Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)

NASA's Mars orbiter finds water flowed on Red Planet longer than thought

Two scientists studying data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter found signs of liquid water on the Red Planet.

Jan 28, 2022

BHU develops onboard chargers for e-vehicles

Researchers at the department of electrical engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) have developed a new technology for onboard chargers for vehicles.

Jan 27, 2022

Covid and Influenza does not mean Flurona, but co-infection, say experts

An Israeli doctor had previously claimed that Flurona could shatter the immune system of a person

Jan 27, 2022

Omicron's second version spreading in India and it may not be that mild, warns Harvard expert

According to the Harvard expert, it is still unclear whether BA.2 will replace BA.1 resulting in another surge

Jan 26, 2022

Ratan Tata conferred with 'Assam Baibhav Award'

Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Monday conferred the state's three highest civilian awards to 19 distinguished personalities in different fields.

Jan 25, 2022

Indian-origin scientist unveils 1st molecular structure of Omicron

Indian-origin scientist creates first molecular structure of Omicron protein; how it helps [details]

An Indian-origin researcher at University of British Columbia (UBC) has created the world's first molecular-level structural analysis of the Omicron variant spike protein.

Jan 24, 2022

IITian finally succeeds to get mobile tower for his remote HP village; Here's his saga of struggle

Determined to ensure children from his neighbourhood do not miss online classes, an IITian's almost 15-month struggle has paid off as his remote village in Himachal Pradesh has finally got 4G mobile connectivity thanks to a new tower in the new year.

Jan 22, 2022

What happens after death? NDE victim claims to have communicated with unseen man

A psychiatry professor had recently suggested that human lives could have a non-physical part

Jan 21, 2022

Can a person be infected with Omicron twice? Experts don't rule out possibility

While Omicron is known to cause Covid re-infection, there is no strong evidence yet in the favour of a person being affected with the vaccine dodging strain again, said Indian health experts

Jan 18, 2022

Covid: Here's why some people remain infectious even after 10 days [Study]

According to new research by the University of Exeter out of one in 10 people may still be infectious and can potentially spread the Covid virus even after the 10 day quarantine period. PCR tests work by testing for the presence of viral fragments.

Jan 15, 2022

Authorities in J&K worry over increasing infection among doctors, para-medical staff [details]

J&K records single-day highest fresh COVID cases in the last eight months. 2456 new cases reported in UT.

Jan 14, 2022

Mosquitoes' mating game discovery provides new clues to combat malaria

Male mosquitoes beat their wings faster when swarming at sunset to better detect females and increase their chance of reproducing, finds a novel study led by UCL scientists.

Jan 13, 2022

Covid: New nasal spray effective against all variants; won't replace vaccines [here's why]

Nasally administered, the molecule could in the future serve as a kind of biological protection against coronavirus infection that is sprayed on the mucous membranes.

Jan 12, 2022

IISc scientists find 2 species of electrons in helium

Indian researcher exploring 'strange metals' linked to semiconductors

The research will help to bridge the gap between theory and experiments of these phases and provide key insights into the non-trivial role of quantum mechanics that shapes the correlated behavior of electrons in these strange metals.