Researchers have built two-dimensional materials-based transistors and used them to design ultra-low power artificial neuron circuits for autonomous robots.

Science

13 Oct 2021

Have you ever wondered why some of us are mosquito magnets? It is well established that only female mosquitoes bite because they need protein from our blood to nourish their eggs. And, they are picky about their blood meal; look for several factors in their target before digging their proboscis.

Science is still figuring out the complex mechanisms behind their bias, and it turns out to be no less than rocket science.

Mumbai
23 Sep 2021

Researchers use mass spectrometry to determine the intensity of Covid-19 infection. 

Bengaluru
7 Oct 2021

Research Matters caught up with Dr M D Madhusudan, one of the researchers involved in developing a high-resolution map of Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) in India, to gain insights into their work. Here are excerpts from the interview.

Bengaluru
6 Oct 2021

Researchers have identified that Lysine (K101) in the CRAC I region of the Serotonin receptor binds to cholesterol in the cell membrane and stabilizes its interaction with the receptor. 

Mumbai
30 Aug 2021

Researchers develop a new AI-powered algorithm that significantly improves the energy efficiency of a wirelessly powered communication network.

Canberra, Australia
1 Oct 2021

A study identifies that social networking plays a vital role in enhancing healthcare access for older widows in Kottayam, Kerala.

30 Sep 2021

1. Asteroids are relics from the time the solar system was born
Billions of years ago, when the solar system was forming, space dust and debris fused to form rocks and rubble. As the rocks churned, they rammed into one another, merged and formed planets and moons.
Asteroids are the leftover rubble from those times. They have remained unchanged over billions of years.

Bengaluru
24 Sep 2021

Researchers find that altered signalling patterns for survival by a fan-throated lizard species could be setting the stage for its evolution

Mumbai
19 Aug 2021

Research finds that cancer cells of different sizes and stiffness are more invasive than a group of uniform cells.