National Teacher Appreciation Day 2010
May 4th, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Teachers have a very important role in forming our nation's children. From a young age, our country's teachers often spend more time with our children than we as ... Read more...
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Delhi belongs to all of us: Chidambaram
April 22nd, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Shreeraj GudiNew Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that Delhi belongs to all Indians and the country takes pride in having a great national ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Coconut oil, breast milk potent new treatment for acne
April 15th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 15 (IANS) A natural product found in both coconut oil and human breast milk - lauric acid -- could be a possible new acne treatment, research says.
A bioengineering doctoral student ... Read more...
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Astronomers discover star that’s almost as old as the universe itself
March 4th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 4 (ANI): Astronomers have discovered a relic from the early universe - a star that may have been among the second generation of stars to form after the Big Bang. ... Read more...
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India is ahead of Chinese missile programme, says DRDO chief
February 10th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Director V.K. Saraswat on Wednesday said that India's anti-ballistic missile defence programme is ahead of China's programme.Addressing media here, Saraswat said: ... Read more...
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India has anti-satellite capability: DRDO
February 10th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Wednesday said that India had anti-satellite capability but it would not demonstrate it by hitting a real satellite.
DRDO chief and ... Read more...
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5,000-km range Agni-V to be tested in a year: DRDO
February 10th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) With Agni-III all set for induction after three successful trials, India is gearing up to test its 5,000-km range Agni-V ballistic missile in a year's time, a ... Read more...
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New discovery may offer malaria treatments
January 29th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 29 (ANI): An international team of researchers has made a new discovery that could lead to new treatments for malaria.An international team has learned how the malaria parasites reproduce, which ... Read more...
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Effects of genetic defect in myotonic muscular dystrophy revealed
January 25th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 25 (ANI): In a new research on the genetic defect behind myotonic muscular dystrophy, scientists have found that the mutation disrupts an array of metabolic pathways in muscle cells through ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Chemical composition of duck-billed platypus’ venom unravelled
January 14th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Scientists claim to have unravelled the chemical composition of duck-billed platypus' venom, which causes immediate, excruciating pain, leaving victims incapacitated for weeks.They deciphered the chemical composition of the ... Read more...
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Brain’s codes for noun meanings deciphered
January 13th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Combining brain imaging and machine learning techniques, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have determined how the brain deciphers meanings of nouns.Neuroscientists Marcel Just and Vladimir Cherkassky and computer ... Read more...
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Scientists catch evolution in the act
January 1st, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, January 1 (ANI): An international team of scientists has directly measured for the first time the speed with which new mutations occur in plants, thus capturing evolution in the act.The team ... Read more...
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Now, a device that turns thoughts into sounds
January 1st, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 1 (ANI): In what could be a revolution in communication for paralysed people, a man with locked-in syndrome has "spoken" three different vowel sounds using a voice synthesiser controlled by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Genetic variants linked to disturbances in lipid metabolism identified
December 29th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): Scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen claim to have identified certain genetic variants that appear to be linked to disturbances in the lipid metabolism.Some of these common human gene ... Read more...
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Snowflakes in pop culture drawn inaccurately
December 27th, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 27 (ANI): In a new research, a scientist has determined that snowflakes are usually drawn inaccurately in pop culture depictions.According to a report in Live Science, Thomas Koop of Bielefeld ... Read more...
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Paralysed man successfully controls speech synthesiser with thought
December 16th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 16 (ANI): In what could be a revolution in communication for paralysed people, a man with locked-in syndrome has "spoken" three different vowel sounds using a voice synthesiser controlled by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Right balance of proteins, not cutting calories, ‘key’ to longevity
December 3rd, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 3 (ANI): A diet containing just the right mix of proteins may be more important than reducing calories for a long and healthy life, according to new study on fruit ... Read more...
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Confinement phenomenon observed for first time in condensed matter
November 30th, 2009 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 30 (ANI): An international team of scientists have observed for the first time an experimental realization and a proof of confinement phenomenon observed in a condensed matter system.The concept of ... Read more...
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Muscle ’synergies’ could help treat stroke patients
October 21st, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): Motor impairments in stroke patients could actually be injuries in specific combinations of muscle activity, known as synergies, which could help in the treatment of people suffering from ... Read more...
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Google Building Maker Launched
October 14th, 2009 - 10:21 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to various news reports that have been constantly floating in the tech world, Google has planned to come up with 3D representation of major towns ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Google Building Maker launched
October 14th, 2009 - 3:14 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mountain View, Oct 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A three dimensional building maker has been added to the library at Google Earth.In a press release Google announced that, “From large cities like ... Read more...
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India will not be deal-breaker in Copenhagen: Environment minister
October 3rd, 2009 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) Assuring the developed world that India would not be the deal-breaker in Copenhagen, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked the rich nations to be less "evangelical" ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Scientists find ’stopwatch for the solar system’
August 26th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 26 (ANI): In a new study, a team of scientists has described how aluminium radioisotopes can now offer precise timing of events 4.5 billion years ago, and thus have been ... Read more...
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Neurons that control obesity identified in fruit flies
August 19th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 19 (ANI): In a novel study conducted in fruit flies, researchers have identified two groups of neurons that control obesity.Lead researcher Kai Zinn, professor of biology at California Institute of ... Read more...
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New superconducting circuit pushes quantum mechanics to higher levels
August 12th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 12 (ANI): Scientists at UC (University of California) Santa Barbara have devised a new type of superconducting circuit that behaves quantum mechanically, but has up to five levels of energy ... Read more...
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Clinton has helped Obama rope in India as potential ally: CSM
July 22nd, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 22 (ANI): U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent five-day visit to India has been termed successful in that it has ensured that New Delhi remains pivotal to President ... Read more...
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McDonald’s ‘Dollar Menu’ an ideal model for corporate success in tough times
July 15th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): McDonald's 'Dollar Menu' has been instrumental in maintaining leading fast food chain's profitability even in tough times, according to a Tel Aviv University researcher.Dr. Itai Ater insists that ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Mutations help increase chances of cancer
July 3rd, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS) Genetic mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility of diseases, including cancer, according to a recent study.
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) National ... Read more...
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Link between cancer and human evolution revealed
July 3rd, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 3 (ANI): A new study conducted by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) suggests a link between cancer and human evolution.Writing about their work in the journal ... Read more...
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Boffins create first prosthetic bone made from wood
June 24th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): The first prosthetic bone material that is made from wood has been developed by Italian scientists.The researchers transformed the building blocks of wood into the material from which ... Read more...
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Dentist finds way to make decayed tooth enamel re-grow
May 21st, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 21 (IANS) A dentist has found a way to make decayed tooth enamel re-grow, thus eliminating the necessity of fillings.
The treatment works by delivering to the affected tooth a ... Read more...
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Life originated on Earth 4 bln yrs ago in form of first self-replicating molecules
May 14th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 14 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have developed an experiment demonstrating how life originated on the Earth about 4 billion years ago in the form of the very first ... Read more...
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Starbursts in dwarf galaxies last 100 times longer than astronomers thought
May 1st, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 1 (ANI): An analysis of archival images of small, or dwarf, galaxies taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope suggests that starbursts, intense regions of star formation, sweep across the ... Read more...
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Self-assembled nanowires can help make transistors smaller and faster
April 21st, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 21 (ANI): A team of scientists at the University of Illinois (U. of I.), US, has found a new way to make transistors smaller and faster, by using self-assembled, self-aligned, ... Read more...
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Bacon sandwiches get winning taste, smell from chemical reaction in the meat
April 6th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 6 (ANI): Bacon sandwiches derive that winning combination of taste and smell from a complex chemical interaction in the meat, according to a study.Elin Roberts, science communications manager at ... Read more...
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