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Micro-mining for critical rare earth minerals
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (454+ words) Rare earth elements (REEs) are critical to the manufacture and working of electric vehicles, wind turbines, and defence equipment. However, mining for these minerals harms the environment, not to mention the lack of mature and patented refining processes in India,…...
Cosmoserve Space to use Pixxel Space platform
2+ week, 5+ day ago (436+ words) Cosmoserve Space partners with Pixxel Space to develop satellite technology for space debris removal, aiming for a 2027 demonstration....
Finding a niche in air, water and carbon
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (703+ words) Business Line Get Business Line apps on Finding a niche in air, water and carbon How the Gurgaon-based Pahwa group of companies has blended science, tech and business to find a profitable spot BREATHE EASY. Deepak Pahwa, Chairman, Pahwa Group…...
Ultra-sensitive graphene sensors may detect diseases instantly
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (334+ words) Ultra-sensitive graphene sensors capable of detecting disease biomarkers at extremely low concentrations could soon enable rapid medical tests, scientists said on the final day of the Graph IN 2026 international conference here. Graphene sensors may enable instant disease detection Scientists present…...
Hindustan Zinc develops zinc-ion battery prototypes for large-scale renewable energy storage
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (184+ words) Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd on Friday said it, in association with the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, has developed zinc-ion battery pouch cell prototypes for large-scale renewable energy storage. The development marks a significant step in…...
Merck and Chem Lex Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Automated Chemistry and Technological Innovation
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (360+ words) Strategic collaboration establishes a framework to integrate automated experimentation and advanced chemistry workflows to accelerate research and discovery in Life Science and Electronics SINGAPORE and SHANGHAI, Jan 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Merck, a leading science and technology company, and Chem Lex, a Singapore-headquartered…...
Call to protect marine ecosystems for future drug discovery
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (162+ words) William H Gerwick of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, inaugurating the workshop at CUSAT The two-day international workshop on "Advances in Marine Bio-Discovery of Drugs, Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals" began at the National Centre for Aquatic…...
Breakthrough in desalination technology, using carbon "flowers
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (529+ words) JANUS-FACED FLOATING FILM: Schematic representation of the steps involved in the fabrication of an NCF@PH solar'thermal interfacial evaporator A group of researchers have reported a breakthrough in desalination that could dramatically change the economics of producing freshwater from the…...
Foam ceramics that break down stubborn water pollutants
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (245+ words) Fraunhofer IKTS researchers develop innovative foam ceramics to efficiently tackle persistent water pollutants in industrial wastewater treatment. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) are developing a new way to tackle water pollutants that resist conventional…...
TCG Crest scientists develop sodium-ion battery with 5-minute charge capability
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (357+ words) A four-member team of scientists at the Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE) under TCG Crest has developed India's first indigenous sodium-ion battery that can be charged 94 per cent in just five minutes, a company statement said on Wednesday. This…...