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Technology

Drones: from war symbols to technology of hope

Rayies Altaf

Drones are fast emerging as agents of change with widespread applications ranging from wedding photography and entertainment to agriculture and infrastructure asset maintenance. Drones...

Seaweed-silver combo can fight drug-resistant bacteria in biofilms
Science

Seaweed-silver combo can fight drug-resistant bacteria in biofilms

Dr. Aditi Jain

Antibiotic resistance is a major problem in the health sector globally. Many times bacteria form biofilms to resist the action of antibiotics. They do...

Evergreen shrub may be a source of new cancer diagnostic agent
Health

Evergreen shrub may be a source of new cancer diagnostic agent

Sunderarajan Padmanabhan

A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee, have developed a set of fluorescent carbon nano-dots that promises to serve as a...

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Chemistry

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Invention

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Invention

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Wildlife

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Wildlife