Scientists isolate amazing magnetic bug
December 28th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) A new kind of magnetic bug could open the way to biotech and nanotech uses, which scientists have identified, isolated and successfully grown, reveals a study.
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Why raindrops come in many sizes
July 21st, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): Using high-speed video footage, scientists have solved a longstanding conundrum of what determines the size of raindrops.A century ago, physicists put out sheets of absorbent paper in showers ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Invisibility cloak to protect coastlines from large water waves
October 3rd, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Liverpool have tested an invisibility cloak that could reduce the risk of large water waves overtopping coastal defenses.Mathematicians at Liverpool, working with ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Soon, a tsunami invisibility cloak to protect off-shore platforms from destruction
September 26th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 26 (ANI): A team of physicists has shown that its possible to make a type of dam that acts as an invisibility cloak which hides off-shore platforms from water ... Read more...
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Is it possible to make oil rigs ‘disappear’ from Tsunami’s path?
September 26th, 2008 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 26 (IANS) Why build stronger ocean-based structures to withstand Tsunamis, when it might be much easier to make them disappear. Physicists at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) ... Read more...
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