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Advances in Tissue Engineering Organoids and Organ-on-a-Chip Technology: A New Window for Biological and Biomedical Research

Organ-on-chip technology offers immense opportunities not only in drug discovery research but also in toxicity studies, biochemical analysis, pathogenesis, and disease management.

AD Diwan, SN Harke & Archana N Panche
Maglev for Mangoes: How Science is making Magic Everyday

Rohan grinned, imagining the future: a world where instant deliveries weren’t fantasy, but ordinary. Schools, hospitals, homes, all connected by invisible threads of innovation. And beneath it all, the magnetic hum of progress whispered, one pod at a time.

Pragya Sahu
Conserving the Coastal Sand Dunes of Rameshwaram Preserving Nature’s Fragile Fortresses

Dunes are natural buffers against storm surges, flooding, and coastal erosion. They absorb wave energy and protect inland areas from the devastating extreme weather events.

Vaithianathan Kannan
The Wing that Carried a Name

Thirty-four years had passed since its discovery. Even now, the wing bears the bird’s identity, a testament to its place in the avian world. Its name is etched in ornithological history as the Nechisar Nightjar.

Samrat Sarkar
Insects: Friends or Foes

Some insects can negatively impact human health; many insects benefit agriculture, property and human health.

Omkar
Neuromorphic Computing: A Brain-Inspired Leap for Smart Agriculture

Neuromorphic computing can potentially aid in developing autonomous, decentralised, and adaptive farming.

Monendra Grover
“If people get inspired by popular science communication, they can become inspired to follow science as a career,” Neil deGrasse Tyson

Till the time I met Carl Sagan, I knew what kind of scientist I wanted to be, but when I met him, I realised what kind of human I wanted to be — Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Interviewed by Shubhobroto Ghosh
Challenges of Space Travel

Of the 550 or so space travellers, 20 of them died on the way to space or back from it. Some died while on a space walk or due to a malfunction in the system, or due to fire, etc. But the true picture is far more frightening.

Tanmoy Deb
Exoelectrogens: Bacteria that ‘Breathe’ Electricity

Recent studies have reiterated that the number of exoelectrogens that have the potential to generate electricity in the absence of oxygen, with the help of nature’s hidden tools, may be quite large.

M. Saleemuddin
Diatoms: From Silica Shells to Sustainable Solutions

Diatoms have applications in diverse fields such as water quality assessment, biofuels, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and paleoclimate research.

U Tikhole, K Balasubramanian and KB Bhushan