Reliance on the supernatural grows with age
August 31st, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Reliance on supernatural explanations for death and illness grows rather than declines with age, according to a new psychology study."As children assimilate cultural concepts into their ... Read more...
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Aussie Scientists Challenge ‘Big Bang’ Theory
August 21st, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Aug 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists from Australia have challenged the long lasting “Big Bang” theory. According to the “big bang” theory all the matters in the universe were sparsely populated before ... Read more...
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Helium wasted on party balloons: Experts
March 22nd, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 22 (IANS) Scientists have warned their experiments are at risk from a shortage of Helium because the gas is being wasted on party balloons.The gas is crucial ... Read more...
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Bugs can help trap underground carbon dioxide
February 24th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) In both the novel and movies versions of "The War of the Worlds", bugs save the earth, while aliens succumb to infections to which humans have ... Read more...
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IGNOU celebrates International Year of Chemistry
October 13th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) A two-day national conference on chemistry was launched Thursday at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry.
The ... Read more...
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We’ll meet aliens in next 20 years: Russian scientist
June 28th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) Human beings will meet creatures from outer space within the next 20 years, a top Russian scientist has said."The genesis of life is as inevitable as ... Read more...
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Two new elements added to Periodic table
June 9th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two new elements have been added to the periodic table. Scientists added the two elements and made it public this week, in an announcement that has ... Read more...
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Iran’s sole n-power plant becomes operational
May 19th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 18 (IANS) The Iranian government announced Wednesday that the country's sole nuclear power plant has become operational, Xinhua quoted Press TV as saying."As we have previously announced, Bushehr ... Read more...
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Mini black holes could be passing through Earth
May 15th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS) Space is littered with black holes that collapsing giant stars leave in their wake, but a miniature version could be passing through the Earth daily.
Unlike ... Read more...
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Why massive stellar explosions occur in the tiniest of galaxies?
April 22nd, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Astronomers using NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer have shed new light on why some of the most massive stellar explosions ever observed occur in the tiniest of galaxies."It's like ... Read more...
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X-ray technique peers beneath surfaces of artefacts
March 26th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 24 (ANI): Researchers say that striking discoveries in archaeology are being made possible by strong beams of X-rays.A report showed how X-ray sources known as synchrotrons could unravel an artefact's ... Read more...
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I was fixated with dead animals and death: Russell Brand
March 15th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) British comedian Russell Brand, labelled the sexiest vegetarian by PETA, says he was fixated with death and dead animals in the past.Brand shared his past with ... Read more...
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Remnants of star that exploded more than 13bn yrs ago found
January 6th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): Scientists in the UK and US have found the remnants of a star that exploded more than 13 billion years ago, which they believe was probably one of ... Read more...
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World’s tiniest computer memory - a big step towards quantum computing
December 17th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): Scientists stored information for 112 seconds in what may become the world's tiniest computer memory: magnetic "spins" in the centers or nuclei of atoms.Then they retrieved and ... Read more...
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First-ever MRI scan of baby at the moment of birth produced
December 8th, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 8 (ANI): Doctors for the first time have produced live MRI images of a baby at the moment of birth.The scans could provide valuable new insights into the birthing process ... Read more...
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Dark matter could be transferring energy in the Sun
December 2nd, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Scientists have studied the effects of the presence of dark matter in the Sun. According to their calculations, low mass dark matter particles could be transferring energy from ... Read more...
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How the universe evolved from a super-hot liquid
November 21st, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 21 (ANI): An experiment to recreate the conditions of Big Bang has suggested that the universe was a super-hot liquid in the moments immediately after its birth.The results of ... Read more...
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Antimatter Breakthrough Would Give More Insight About Universe
November 19th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The research facility that deals with the Large Hadron Collider, at CERN, have said that they have successfully created and stored antimatter in greater quantities that ... Read more...
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Scientists Succeed In Trapping Antimatter In A Breakthrough Experiment
November 19th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Scientists have succeeded in capturing those elusive atoms of the famous antimatter at last say the reports. Although the discovery may be considered as ... Read more...
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CERN Team Achieves Breakthrough In Antimatter Research
November 18th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a breakthrough developments scientists have claimed that they have resolved one of the riddles of physics that have eluded the physicists for ages. As per ... Read more...
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Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak may become a reality
November 4th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 4 (IANS) A new material designed by British scientists could help create a real-life Harry Potter-style 'invisibility cloak'.The material, called "Metaflex" may in future provide a way of manufacturing fabrics ... Read more...
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New material brings Harry Potter style ‘invisibility cloak’ a step closer
November 4th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Scottish researchers have made a practical breakthrough that brings the possibility of an invisibility cardigan - or any other item of invisibility clothing - one step closer.Two ... Read more...
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Physicists isolate sample of spin polarized positronium atoms
May 1st, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 1 (ANI): A new research by American scientists could help in the development of gamma ray lasers and produce fusion power.In 2007, physicists at the University of California, Riverside created ... Read more...
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Teeth may be used to reveal level of radiation exposure in bomb explosion
February 27th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): Scientists are developing tools to use teeth enamel to test how much radiation a person has been exposed to in the case of a major emergency, like a ... Read more...
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Crystals in meteorite discovered to be harder than diamonds
February 3rd, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 3 (ANI): Scientists have found crystals in a meteorite that are even harder than diamonds. According to a report in Discovery News, the finding was made by Tristan Ferroir and ... Read more...
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“Rejected” solar particles help astronomers understand how sun affects moon
October 17th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 17 (ANI): A new study has determined that solar particles "rejected" by the lunar surface are helping astronomers better understand how the sun affects the moon.The moon has virtually ... Read more...
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President congratulates Ramakrishnan for winning Nobel Prize for Chemistry
October 7th, 2009 - 9:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has congratulated Professor Venkatraman Ramakrishnan for jointly winning the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the year 2009.The President said that she is very ... Read more...
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Indian origin scientist wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
October 7th, 2009 - 7:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 7 (ANI): Indian origin senior scientist at the MRC Laborartory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 along with two ... Read more...
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Nanoparticles may have negative effects on environment and human health
September 14th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 14 (ANI): A new analysis has indicated that the same properties of nanoparticles that make them so appealing to manufacturers may also have negative effects on the environment and human ... Read more...
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Storing light pulses can boost quantum computing further
September 11th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 11 (IANS) A new way of storing and 'echoing' pulses of light allows bursts of laser to work as a flexible optical memory and potentially assist in extending the range ... Read more...
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Soon, a portable optical atomic clock
September 4th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, September 4 (ANI): In a new research work, a team of scientists has shown how optical atomic clocks in the future might become more compact and even portable, maybe even travel ... Read more...
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Scientists record first ever image of molecule’s structure
August 29th, 2009 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) Scientists have recorded the first ever image of a molecule's "anatomy" with unprecedented clarity, using a complex technique known as non-contact atomic force microscopy.
The results could greatly impact ... Read more...
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New laser technique may help find supernovas
August 12th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 12 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have developed a laser technique that, in combination with standard techniques, would help to find supernovas.To find a supernova, the new ... Read more...
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Researchers develop ‘astro-comb’ to locate earth-like planets
May 8th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS) The ability to detect presence of extrasolar planets orbiting distant stars has got better with researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics creating an "astro-comb" to detect lighter ... Read more...
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‘Astro-comb’ to hunt for Earth-like planets
May 8th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 8 (ANI): Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have created an "astro-comb" to help astronomers detect lighter planets, more like Earth, around distant stars.In most ... Read more...
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