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  Anbarasan: Audience will love Pandiarajan's scientist role

  Bollywood | January 05, 2015 6:43 IST

  Chennai: Debutant director Anbarasan says veteran actor Pandiarajan's role as a scientist in the upcoming Tamil comedy "Aaivukoodam" will leave audiences in splits."Audiences are going to fall in love with his character, which is sure

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  Indian-origin scientist makes breakthrough in laser technology

  June 06, 2014 21:36 IST

  New York: Your personal computer may soon become more compact and energy efficient as laser could replace the mesh of wires.Scientists at University of Michigan, led by an Indian American Pallab Bhattacharya, have found a

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  Indian-origin scientist develops leadless pacemaker

  May 10, 2014 19:44 IST

  New York: The world's first wireless pacemaker, developed by an Indian-origin scientist, has shown promising results after one year of human trials.  The device, resembling a tiny, metal silver tube and smaller than a triple-A

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  Indian-origin scientist makes leadless pacemaker

  World | May 10, 2014 13:29 IST

  New York: The world's first leadless pacemaker, developed by an Indian-origin scientist Vivek Reddy, has shown promising results after one year of human trials on 32 patients who received the pacemaker. "This is the first

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  Smartphone leaves fingerprints too: Indian-origin scientists

  April 30, 2014 9:13 IST

  Washington: You leave your fingerprints all over - from computer keyboards or door knobs - but do you know that your smart phone leaves real-time fingerprints that cannot be removed?Puzzled? Not any more. Three Indian-origin

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  Indian-origin scientist makes blindness cure closer to reality

  World | February 18, 2014 14:33 IST

  London: An Indian-origin scientist has discovered an ultra-thin layer hidden deep in the eye that can help treat glaucoma, thus taking a step closer to curing blindness caused by the ocular disorder.Harminder Dua, a professor

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  Indian origin scientist in US claims breakthrough for type-2 diabetes

  World | January 05, 2014 14:16 IST

  New York: If a single gene is not functioning properly, insulin is not released into the bloodstream to regulate blood sugar levels - leading to type 2 diabetes, claims a scientist of Indian origin.A research

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  India-born scientist chosen for UN highest environmental award

  India | September 17, 2013 17:19 IST

  Kolkata: An Indian-origin scientist, who proved how cutting emissions of “black carbon” or soot can significantly lessen the impact of climate change, has been selected for the United Nation's top environmental award.A statement issued by

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  Meet Lawrence Gordon Tesler: The genius who invented copy and paste

  World | July 22, 2013 6:13 IST

  New Delhi: Can you imagine how much difficult your work would have been if there was no Copy & Paste function in your computer. Meet  the computer scientist who invented Copy & Paste for computer

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  Scientists discover new TB drug

  World | June 19, 2013 14:41 IST

  Washington, June 19: Scientists have hit upon a novel drug that attacks the tuberculosis bacteria, a finding that could prove to be an effective tool in treating the dreaded disease, says a study.The researchers at

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  Andaman tsunami warning system can alert in 3 min: Scientist

  India | June 12, 2013 10:23 IST

  Port Blair, June 12: The Early Tsunami Warning System installed at Rangachang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands can predict a tsunami immediately after an earthquake, Chief Scientist of National Institute of Ocean Technology Vinith Kumar

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  Enough about Higgs, let's discuss the boson: India

  India | July 10, 2012 23:45 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 10: While much of the world was celebrating the international cooperation that led to last week's breakthrough in identifying the existence of the Higgs boson particle, many in India were smarting over

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  Pak Scientist Chisti To Be Released On Wednesday

  India | April 10, 2012 20:42 IST

  Ajmer, Apr 10: 80-year-old ailing Pakistani scientist Mohammed Khalil Chisti, who was granted bail by Supreme Court yesterday in a two-decade-old murder case, is likely to be released from jail here tomorrow.Chisti, who is serving

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  Scientists Clone Rare Pashmina Goat In Kashmir

  India | April 20, 2012 8:03 IST

  Kashmir, Mar 16: Scientists said on Thursday that they have cloned a rare Himalayan goat in Indian-controlled Kashmir.The project leaders are hoping their procedure with help increase the number of animals famed for their silky

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  In Search Of 'Alien' Life, Russian Scientists Out Of Contact Since Last 6 Days In Antarctica

  World | February 05, 2012 9:54 IST

  London, Feb 5: The scientific community is holding its breath for a team of Russian scientists that has been out of contact with colleagues in the U.S for six days, as they drill into a

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  Madhavan Nair, 3 Other Scientists Indicted For Antrix-Devas Deal

  India | February 05, 2012 11:13 IST

  Bangalore, Feb 5: A committee set up by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday night indicted former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair and three other senior scientists, who were barred from holding any

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  Jaitapur N-Reactor Is A Threat To People And Ecology, Says Scientist

  India | April 19, 2011 16:31 IST

  Mumbai, Apr 19: Scientist and anti-nuclear crusader, Surendra Gadekar, has said the proposed nuclear power plant at Jaitapur will pose a threat to the people. He was speaking at a seminar on  ‘The dangers of

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  Indian Origin Scientist Discovers Cold Virus That Kills Cancer

  World | October 21, 2010 20:29 IST

  A study led by a scientist of Indian origin Deepa Subramaniam has discovered that a common virus, which can cause coughing and mild diarrhoea, has an ability to kill cancer, reports MidDay.The scientists have found