The brain dances to a laser tune Scientists are learning the language of the brain using optical excitation. Laser stimulation can serve as a musical conductor, manipulating the various kinds of neurons in the brain to reveal which important roles they play.
To be light and strong Challenges in design engineering are plenty. Various conflicting factors have to be brought to a meeting point. Work at IISc throws light on some aspects which our scientists have been tackling.
The perfect vehicle? Poor solubility of cancer drugs as well as the
toxicity induced by solvents have dogged cancer therapy. But now, a new study suggests that nanomaterials may be the solution.
Environment
Comeback of ivory trade? Four pieces of ivory weighing over 100 kilograms seized in Kerala recently is expected to have come from the killing of three male elephants in the Nilgiri forests, where 65 percent of elephant deaths are caused by ivory poachers!
MERCURY VS EMISSIONS
The bulb of contention CFLs score over normal bulbs, but mercury is the sore point that needs to be addressed.
Are the Left parties justified in stalling the Indo-US nuclear deal after it was “signed and sealed,” as claimed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh? What is the possible way out of the political impasse?. Readers can express their opinion in 100 words.
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