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In breakthrough, cheap aluminium may replace costly catalysts in pharma
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (86+ words) The Hindu Published - April 10, 2026 07: 30 am IST - HYDERABAD For more than a century, aluminium has been chemistry's workhorse " useful, abundant, cheap, albeit limited in its abilities as a catalyst. New work reported in Nature may change that. Transition metals such as…...
Fast-moving cornstarch acts like a liquid before hardening
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (85+ words) A new study reveals how cornstarch behaves like a liquid before solidifying, with implications for 3 D printing and soft robotics. If you mix cornstarch and water, you will have a substance that defies common sense. If you punch it with…...
Rein in pollution by chemicals industry
2+ week, 1+ day ago (494+ words) This is not a story of simple negligence. The industry produces the medicines that fill hospital dispensaries, the materials that make solar panels possible, and the compounds that underpin modern agriculture. The problem is not what it makes. It is…...
Remembering Rosalind Franklin, whose photograph was crucial to discovering DNA's structure
3+ week, 4+ day ago (390+ words) The Hindu When the Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1962 was announced, the names on that list were Watson and Crick, shared with Wilkins. It was decades before Franklin's true role in this path-breaking discovery came to be known to the…...
Researchers discover chemical reaction that opens new avenues in drug development, protein science
3+ week, 6+ day ago (474+ words) Updated - March 14, 2026 12: 41 pm IST Researchers have discovered a new chemical reaction, which spontaneously makes and breaks a sulphur-sulphur bond at room temperature, with possible application in drug development, protein science, biotechnology, and chemical and material science. The bond has so…...
Scientists rewire bacteria to build "designer" proteins on demand
4+ week, 2+ day ago (558+ words) Published - March 11, 2026 07: 15 am IST - BENGALURU Researchers have found a way to hijack the natural protein-making facilities of bacteria to manufacture specific proteins of interest. They did this by turning a "nutrient gate" on a bacterial cell into a Trojan horse…...
What are carbon capture and utilisation technologies? | Explained
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (404+ words) What are carbon capture and utilisation technologies?...
Science Quiz | The science of taste
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (79+ words) The Hindu The science of taste Premium Updated - February 25, 2026 11: 14 am IST Published - February 25, 2026 11: 13 am IST - Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click - Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products Comments have to…...
Karnatak University to host workshop on sophisticated analytical instruments from today
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (173+ words) Published - February 24, 2026 06: 51 pm IST - HUBBALLI The workshop will be inaugurated by the former Vice-Chancellor of Karnatak University S. K. Saidapur, while Vice-Chancellor A. M. Khan will preside over the inaugural session. The workshop will commence at 10 a. m. at Dr. S. Siddappa Hall in the Department of…...
How proteins are being tweaked to be quantum sensors inside the body
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (887+ words) For decades, fluorescent proteins have been among the most powerful tools in biology. They glow when illuminated, allowing scientists to see where molecules are inside cells and how they move. From tracking cancer cells to mapping neural circuits, these luminous…...