Indian-origin scientist honoured with knighthood

Last Updated: Saturday, December 31, 2011, 10:05

India-born US citizen whose pioneering work in molecular biology won him the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry, has been honoured with a knighthood in Britain.

Now, concept of ‘flying plastic carpet’ a reality

Last Updated: Saturday, October 1, 2011, 17:28

A graduate student at Princeton University, who got inspired from the work of an Indian-origin scientist, has created a flying carpet.

Brazil’s river named after Indian-origin scientist

Last Updated: Friday, August 26, 2011, 11:17

Brazilian scientists have discovered the existence of an underground river some 6,000 km long running beneath the Amazon River.

Alligator fat as new source for biodiesel fuel

Last Updated: Thursday, August 18, 2011, 12:31

An Indian-origin scientist along with other colleagues have identified a new and unlikely raw material for the fuel: Alligator fat.

Indian-origin scientist`s "Bloom Box" not revolutionary: Experts

Last Updated: Friday, February 26, 2010, 14:49

Fuel cell experts have said that the "Bloom Box", which is an as yet unbuilt in-home "power plant" designed by an Indian-origin scientist, is not revolutionary, nor is it the cheapest or most efficient fuel cell system available.