Four young Indian-American scientists honoured by Obama
July 24th, 2012 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) Four Indian-American researchers figure among 96 named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest ... Read more...
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Waste water can generate electricity
March 4th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 4 (IANS) American scientists have built a device that can generate electricity from waste water.BBC said the team from Pennsylvania State University said the technology would simultaneously also ... Read more...
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Lost world discovered at Lake Huron
January 12th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) North American scientists are excited following the discovery of a mysterious wooden pole at the bottom of Lake Huron. Explorers are speculating that the found pole is ... Read more...
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Human-induced global warming requires long-term study
November 20th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS)Isolating the human imprint on global warming amid natural climate fluctuations requires long-term analysis and not short term studies, satellite data reveals.The data indicates that the lower ... Read more...
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3 young Indian American scientists honoured by Obama
October 4th, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) Three Indian Americans, Dr Kartik A Srinivasan, Sumita Pennathur and Hari Shroff, are among 94 researchers honoured by President Barack Obama with Presidential Early ... Read more...
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Three Indian American scientists get White House honour
September 28th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 28 (IANS) Three distinguished Indian Americans, two inventors and a researcher, figure among a dozen top scientists and innovators named by President Barack Obama as recipients ... Read more...
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‘Electronic skin’ patch will do many things
August 12th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) American scientists have created little patches of 'electronic skin' that might heal wounds and monitor a patient's heart rate in the near future.
"What we are ... Read more...
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Now, a dog that glows in the dark
July 30th, 2011 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) South Korean scientists have created a dog that glows fluorescent green under ultraviolet light after antibiotic drugs are put in its food.The dog named Tagon - ... Read more...
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Salt is addictive as cigarettes: Study
July 12th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 12 (IANS) Salt is addictive in the same way as cigarettes or hard drugs, a study has found.The findings could help explain why many find it so hard ... Read more...
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Are you among ’sleepless elite’ members or the sleep deprived?
April 11th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 11 (ANI): Scientists have identified a small group of people called the 'sleepless elite,' for whom a lie-in is a waste of time.Rather than being tired, bad-tempered under-achievers, they ... Read more...
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Female mites dominated males in sex: Experts
March 17th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 17 (IANS) A 40-million-year-old fossil of a copulating pair of mites shows female members of the species dominated males, as opposed to the sexual behaviour in the modern ... Read more...
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Alien find likelier after NASA finds evidence of over 1,200 more planets
February 3rd, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3 (ANI): After NASA revealed that it has found evidence for over 1200 planets more, the chances of discovering alien life are a lot higher.And according to some experts, 54 ... Read more...
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‘North Korea may conduct 3rd nuke test in 2011′
December 24th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Dec 24 (ANI): North Korea might carry out a third atomic test next year and prospects for bilateral talks with the South are "slim", according to a research report of a ... Read more...
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China wants early resumption of Six-Party Talks to tackle N Korea’s nuke enrichment
November 24th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov 24 (ANI): Concerned with North Korea's advancement in it's nuclear enrichment programme, China has reportedly urged all parties concerned to re-start the Six-Party Talks at the earliest possible date.Chinese Foreign ... Read more...
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US scientists’ ’shock’ over N. Korea’s nuke advances at new facility
November 22nd, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): Some American scientists have expressed shock after visiting North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility, saying that a row of centrifuges have been designed to enrich uranium.Robert Carlin and two ... Read more...
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Celebrated Humorist, Dave Barry, Subjected To A ‘Pat-Down’ At The Miami Airport
November 17th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 17, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The annoyance and exasperation of the ordinary Americans is intensifying gradually on account of the ultra-stringent security measures that are being adopted in the airports ... Read more...
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What goes on in a woman’s mind during an orgasm
November 8th, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 08 (ANI): Sneak-a-peek inside a woman's brain while she is having orgasm would now be possible, thanks to a scan developed by American scientists.Rutgers University researchers have discovered that sexual ... Read more...
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Early Alzheimer’s Develops In Critical Brain Region And Then Spreads, Study Reveals
November 5th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A research that was undertaken by a group of American scientists has pointed out that Alzheimer's disease might initially develop in a particular area of the ... Read more...
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Raw ginger can ease muscle pain after exercise
October 5th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Ginger can help ease muscle pain caused by exercise.Taking a small amount of the tuber daily reduces the strain on muscles after a workout, says a new ... Read more...
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Raw ginger can reduce muscle strain after exercise
October 5th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
London, Oct 05 (ANI): A new study has shown that taking raw ginger in small amount every day reduces the strain on muscles after a workout.Ginger has long been used as ... Read more...
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Scientists discover cancer treatment in ‘junk DNA’
September 29th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 29 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a way to shrink tumours in certain cancers - a finding that provides hope for new treatments.The cancers in question are those caused by a ... Read more...
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“60 Minutes” Reports About The Research To Grow Body Parts From Human Cells
July 26th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is finally a ray of hope for those who are in desperate need of an organ transplant after a body part has failed functioning due ... Read more...
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Malaria-proof mosquitoes developed by American scientists
July 19th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) American scientists have created a breakthrough in their fight against malaria when they created genetically altered mosquitoes that cannot transmit the malaria parasite to humans.Entomologists ... Read more...
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Microneedles now for painless immunisation
July 19th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 19 (IANS) American scientists have successfully developed a new technology using "microneedles" to deliver painless immunisation.
Experiments conducted on mice have proved that instead of a shot, people also might ... Read more...
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Boffins create malaria-proof mosquito
July 16th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): American scientists have broken new ground by creating genetically altered mosquitoes that cannot infect humans with malaria.Led by Michael Riehle, University of Arizona entomologists introduced genetic modifications ... Read more...
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Now, remote sensing to help detect hidden explosives
July 12th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): American scientists have made a major breakthrough in remote wave sensing, opening the way for detecting hidden explosives, chemical, biological agents and illegal drugs from a distance of ... Read more...
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Unearthing Of Antibodies Could Assist The Discovery Of An AIDS Vaccine
July 9th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 9, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A study on Science, published this Thursday, has declared that the American scientists have unearthed the most effectual HIV antibodies up to now. These could ... Read more...
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Trigger to early, effective antibody response discovered
July 7th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 7 (ANI): American scientists have discovered a trigger that induces B cells to produce effective and long-lived antibodies early in the immune response.The researchers at National Jewish Health found ... Read more...
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American Scientists Create HIV Resistant Stem Cells To Counter AIDS
July 5th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Paris, July 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American scientists have been successful in creating HIV resistant cells which might play a significant role in the future in utilizing gene therapy to control ... Read more...
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Scientists Again Grow The Lung Of A Rat In A Laboratory
June 26th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 26, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): In a momentous development, the lung of a rat has been grown again in a laboratory by the scientists of Yale University. This pioneering ... Read more...
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Toxic Metals Discovered In Whales
June 25th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 25, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Associated Press has articulated that honorable American scientists have discovered enormous levels of toxic and heavy metals in 1000 sperm whales from ... Read more...
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Whales threatened by toxic metals in the oceans
June 25th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jun 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) American Scientists say they have discovered high levels of toxic metals and heavy metals in whales.The toxic metals include cadmium, aluminum, lead, chromium, silver, mercury ... Read more...
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Oz American scientists spooked by underground bio-terror threat in Darwin
June 20th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 20 (ANI): The U.S. Government believes tropical disease, caused by soil-dwelling bacteria, could become the next anthrax-style bio-terrorism threat.The natural occurring bacteria called Melioidosis has caught the attention of the ... Read more...
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Smart 3-D simulation robots developed for Robocup 2010
June 19th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): American scientists have designed intelligent 3-D simulation robots to compete in the Robocup 2010. Ubbo Visser, research associate professor of computer science at University of Miami (UM) College ... Read more...
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One cause of cognitive decline in aging population identified
June 3rd, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 3 (ANI): American scientists have identified certain types of specializations on nerve cells called "spines" that human lose as they age and the consequent effect on brain function.The study, ... Read more...
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