`Cuba’s water treatment system needs to be fixed’
July 21st, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 21 (IANS/EFE) Cuba's aging, inadequate water treatment system needs to be fixed, state television quoted an official as saying.National Hydraulic Resources Institute, or INRH president Ines Maria Chapman ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Mayan plumbing: world’s first pressurised water feature
May 7th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 7 (IANS) A water feature found in the Maya city of Palenque, Mexico, is the earliest known example of engineered water pressure in the new world, say researchers.
The finding is ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Ancient Mayans may have used fountains and toilets
December 26th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 26 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have suggested that the ancient Mayans may have had enough engineering know-how to master running water, creating fountains and even toilets by controlling ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Archaeologists discover Iranian ancient city
May 17th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin
Tehran, May 17 (ANI): A team of archaeologists from the Yazd Cultural Heritage Center (YCHC) in Iran has discovered the Achaemenid era predecessor of the city of Yazd.Covering some 500 hectares, ... Read more...
Posted in National |