US economic growth down to 1.9 percent
May 31st, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 31 (IANS) US economic growth slowed to an annualised rate of 1.9 percent in the first quarter of the year, down from an initial estimate of 2.2 percent.The ... Read more...
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More padding on helmets would make soldiers safer: Research
April 23rd, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Livermore (California), Apr. 23 (ANI): Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Labs, one of the government's top research facilities, have said that by adding just a quarter-inch, or even an eighth of an ... Read more...
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The science behind avoiding falls while standing in buses, subway trains
February 1st, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Feb 1 (ANI): A team of researchers in Canada have discovered how standing subway and bus riders can avoid toppling over with every start and stop of the vehicle.Researchers at Simon ... Read more...
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Advanced sounding rocket launched with students’ payload
July 7th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 7 (IANS) The advanced sounding rocket RH 200 was successfully launched Wednesday from the space station at Thumba, here, carrying a payload partly developed by students, officials said.
The ... Read more...
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Goce satellite data allows boffins to map Earth’s gravitational pull
June 29th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 29 (ANI): Data gathered by the European Space Agency's Goce satellite has allowed scientists to draw a map that traces the pull of gravity across the globe.Known as a ... Read more...
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Melting of Greenland’s glaciers much more complex than previously imagined
December 17th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 17 (ANI): Scientists studying the melting of Greenland's glaciers are discovering that water flowing beneath the ice plays a much more complex role than they previously imagined.Researchers previously thought that ... Read more...
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Male hummingbirds move faster than fighter jets for love
June 10th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 10 (ANI): Male Anna's hummingbirds move faster than the fighter jets to impress potential mates, a new study has found.The study showed that during courtship flights, male hummingbirds sustain accelerations ... Read more...
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Straw house design used in Pakistan withstands violent shaking at quake lab
April 4th, 2009 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 4 (ANI): An innovative straw house design used in Pakistan by an engineer has withstood an earthquake-simulation shake table that involved violent shaking.The full-scale, 14-by-14-foot straw house, complete with gravel ... Read more...
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Cause of glacial earthquakes in Greenland attributed to major ice calving events
January 4th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): Scientists have clarified that glacial earthquakes in Greenland are caused by major ice calving events, not glacier lurching.Satellite observations during the past decade have shown dramatic changes ... Read more...
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Fungi spores are the fastest flyers in nature
September 17th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 17 (ANI): Using high-speed cameras, scientists have revealed that fungi spores are the fastest flyers in nature, and can achieve record-breaking acceleration to escape dung.According to a report in ... Read more...
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Scientists close to fabricating a practical atom laser
July 14th, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 14 (IANS) Scientists are on the verge of fabricating the first practical atom laser that holds the promise of ever more precise measurement in industry, medical science, navigation and mining. ... Read more...
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The tiny jumping robot thats inspired by the grasshopper
May 22nd, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Swiss researchers have developed a new robot inspired by grasshopper.The miniscule seven grams robot unveiled by researchers from Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at EPFL at the IEEE ... Read more...
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Smart traffic lights may help speed up journeys
February 13th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by admin
London, February 13 (ANI): "Smart" traffic lights that wirelessly keep track of vehicles may help reduce the time that drivers normally spend waiting at intersections during rush hours by over 28 per ... Read more...
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