SCIENCE REPORTER

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ISSN: 0036-8512                                                                                              

VOLUME 44                                                      NUMBER 11      November  2007

 

COVER STORY
FROM SPUTNIK TO…WHERE? HASAN JAWAID KHAN	9
FEATURE ARTICLES
EFFICIENT LIGHTING COURTESY CFLs H.K. PARWANA	19
SALIVATING OVER SALIVA SUCHITA SRIVASTAVA & SUAIB LUQMAN	27
PLASTICS TO BIOPLASTICS Anshuman A. Khardenavis, M. Suresh Kumar, & Tapan Chakrabarti	39
FICTION EMERGENCE GAIRIK SARKAR	44
DEPARTMENTS
READERS WRITE	4
IN FOCUS	5
SPECTRUM	16
BIOPROFILE: Scent Wood Sandal Wood	23
OBITUARY: Dr A.P. Mitra Passes Away	26
HEALTH: Lifeline Express	33
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE	36
REFLECTIONS: Brush Soaked in Blood	62
JUNIOR SCIENTIST
Extinct Animals: Golden Toad	43
POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Reservation in higher education will help transform Indian society	47
FUN QUIZ	50
CROSSWORD	52
MEDICAL INNOVATIONS: Thermometer	53
DID YOU KNOW: Make a Name	54
PUZZLE CORNER	60

 

 

 

 

Science Reporter

Vol. 44 May 2007, pp 9-15

FROM SPUTNIK TO…WHERE?

HASAN JAWAID KHAN

There is a lot of uncharted territory that space exploration

has yet to explore

 

Science Reporter

Vol. 44 May2007, pp 19-22

EFFICIENT LIGHTING COURTESY CFLs

H.K. PARWANA

CFLs hold promise of efficient lighting

Science Reporter

Vol. 44 May2007, pp 27-30

SALIVATING OVER SALIVA

SUCHITA SRIVASTAVA & SUAIB LUQMAN

Saliva does a lot to keep you in good health

Science Reporter

Vol. 44 May 2007, pp 39-42

PLASTICS TO BIOPLASTICS

Anshuman A. Khardenavis, M. Suresh Kumar, & Tapan Chakrabarti

Switching over to bioplastics could be a great boon