A robot that walks on water!
July 29th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bejing, July 29 (IANS) The first bio-inspired microbot is capable of not just walking on water but jumping up and down on the water's surface like the insect, a ... Read more...
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Exposed to sunlight, cotton fabric cleans itself
December 15th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Scientists from China are developing a cotton fabric that can clean itself of stains and bugs when exposed to ordinary sunlight.Environmental researchers Mingce Long and Deyong ... Read more...
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Magsaysay awardee plans to electrify 1,000 rural homes
November 21st, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 21 (IANS) Magsaysay Award winner Harish Hande has roped in US-based Applied Materials Inc to electrify about 1,000 village households and 10 rural schools across Karnataka using solar ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists design robots that walk on water
August 1st, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) An aquatic microrobot can walk or run on water, mimicking the amazing abilities of the 'water strider' -- a long legged insect that effortlessly skims across ... Read more...
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New technology can keep linen, clothing germ-free
July 6th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 6 (IANS) Imagine keeping medical linen and clothing, face masks, paper towels and even diapers permanently germ free! New technology can make it happen.
The simple and low ... Read more...
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‘Super sand’ to purify drinking water
June 23rd, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 23 (IANS) Scientists have developed a way to chemically transform ordinary sand into so-called "super sand" for improved purification of drinking water.Ordinary sand, an abundant natural resource of ... Read more...
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New anti-fog coating to prevent fog formation on eyeglasses
March 17th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 17 (ANI): Scientists have come out with the very first permanent anti-fog coating, which could eliminate, once and for all, the fog on eyeglasses, windshields, goggles, camera lenses, and on ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New breakthrough may lead to low-cost, disposable e-readers
November 23rd, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): University of Cincinnati researchers may soon come up with low-cost, even disposable, e-readers.The research by Andrew Steckl of UC involves advances in display technology that achieves electrowetting on ... Read more...
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New sharkskin paint to lower planes’ fuel costs
May 21st, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 20 (ANI): German scientists have taken inspiration from sharkskin to develop a paint for airplanes and ships that not only lowers fuel costs but also brings down CO2 emissions.Scientists know ... Read more...
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Now, stronger dental filling material with ingredients from human body
May 25th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): Scientists in Canada and China have come up with a new dental filling material that contains natural ingredients from the human body.Julian X.X. Zhu and colleagues said that ... Read more...
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Tiny microscopic spheres can trap and kill harmful bacteria
November 25th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 25 (ANI): American researchers have developed tiny microscopic spheres that can trap and kill harmful bacteria in the same manner as roach motels snare and destroy cockroaches.
Researchers at ... Read more...
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Baking makes implants as real as natural bones
July 9th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): Experts at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Applied Materials Research say that they have developed a simulation program that may make it easy to produce ... Read more...
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Sensor-based pedal crank may make for intelligent cycling
April 12th, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 12 (ANI): Scientists have made a bicycle with an sensor-based pedal crank that keeps informing the biker how he should direct his strength into the pedals to avoid getting ... Read more...
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