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Personal reading scanner machine for visually impaired

Nearly 4.7 million people in India are blind or visually impaired, this physical disability keeps them away from many things one of which is,...

Edible coating materials to improve shelf life of fruit crops

Fruits are one of the most important horticulture commodities worldwide due to its organoleptic and nutritional properties. In India, the diversity of agro-climatic zones...

Scientists find one more reason to love curd

Curd, as we all know, is a fermented product from milk. We also know that many Indians love it for its distinct flavor and...

Way paved for a new treatment for Alzheimer like conditions

The immune system in the body has an important component called the `complement system’. This is involved in immune surveillance. It is important that...

Way paved to diagnose oral cancer metastasis better

A team of researchers headed by Dr. Partha Majumder of the Department of Biotechnology’s National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani, West Bengal has...

Researchers pave the way for a better understanding of Autism

Autism or Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neuro-developmental disorder where brain development goes awry, while Intellectual Disability (ID) is another neurodevelopmental disorder in...

Scientist develop inexpensive technology for production of silver nanowires

The importance of nanowires has been steadily increasing in the development of various nano-electronic devices, ranging from conductor inks used in electronic circuit manufacturing...

Scientists extract biofertilizer from human hair

Every year, about 300,000 tons of human hair is treated as waste and is being discarded as such. Although human hair is biodegradable, its...

Technology to increase the shelf life of probiotic products

The Department of Biotechnology’s Biotech Consortium India Limited is offering a licensing opportunity to suitable industrial partners for commercialization of novel probiotic, edible films/coatings...

Indian scientists discovered a new way to fight TB

Tuberculosis kills. When it doesn’t, its effect stays for what is a lifetime. To make things worse, the current approach for treating TB consumes...

Bringing out human microbiome-prakriti correlation

Human microbiome coroborates the fundamental principles of Ayurveda of creating a healthy gut environment by maintaining a microbiome that is specific to each individual.

New Graphene-based supercapacitor will provide energy in defense applications

Efforts are being made to look for economical and more effective options for storing electrical energy. Indian researchers are now developing an cost effective...

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