Micro-endoscope to spot early signs of cancer on the anvil
November 20th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Traditional endoscopes provide healthcare experts with the ability to look inside patients' bodies. A University of Florida engineering researcher has now taken the utility of the endoscope to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Face recognition technology now more accurate, faster
November 11th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) Face recognition technology is an indispensable security tool, but it is highly time consuming. Now, a computer scientist and his collaborators have developed new ways to boost the ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Novel computer software may improve human, object detection technology
November 4th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Scientists from the University of Missouri are working on a novel software that would enable computers to search inside videos, detect humans and specific objects, and perform other ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Robo fish may soon monitor water quality
November 3rd, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 3 (ANI): In a new research, scientists at the Michigan State University (MSU) are developing robots that use advanced materials to swim like fish to probe underwater environments and monitor ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Gandhian engineering’ vital for 21st century: Mashelkar
October 10th, 2009 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Warangal (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 10 (IANS) What engineering stream would be most crucial for the 21st century? Electrical, aeronautical or computer engineering? None except Gandhian engineering', according to eminent scientist and National ... Read more...
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Silver nanoparticles can boost polymer solar cells’ electrical current generation
October 6th, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 6 (ANI): In a new study, researchers at Ohio State University have discovered that adding silver nanoparticles to polymer solar cells boosts the materials' electrical current generation.The study was carried ... Read more...
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Brain mechanisms of cocaine addicts may pave way for future therapies
September 23rd, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): A team of Indian researchers at University of Missouri is exploring how brain reacts to cocaine addiction - something that would open up new avenues for developing future ... Read more...
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New heart pump needs no wires
September 16th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 16 (IANS) Heart pumps, hooked with wires to power themselves, end up seriously infecting nearly 40 percent of patients. Scientists have now developed the technology to power heart pump wirelessly ... Read more...
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Robots may soon be serving the elderly at home just like humans do
August 29th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 29 (ANI): Elderly people with limited mobility may soon come to be served by robots in a manner as if they are being served by other persons, thanks to a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Now, an intelligent system to help the elderly avoid forgetting everyday tasks
August 28th, 2009 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 28 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Granada (UGR) have announced the creation of a system that uses Artificial Intelligence techniques to help elderly people, or those with special needs, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Novel light sensor to enhance digital cameras
June 19th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): Performance of a large number of electronic devices, including digital cameras, could soon be enhanced, for researchers have now created light sensor-like a pixel in a digital camera-that ... Read more...
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Scientists break light modulation speed record
June 16th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 16 (ANI): A team of scientists has broken the light modulation speed record, that too twice, with a signal-processing modulation speed of 4.3 gigahertz, breaking the previous record of 1.7 ... Read more...
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Now, send e-mails via mobile phone just by writing in the sky
June 10th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): Duke University engineering students have come up with a cell phone application that can enable users to remember things just by writing short notes in the air with ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
“Yash Raj Films know how to project their heroines” - Payal Rohatgi
May 27th, 2009 - 10:20 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Joginder TutejaEx-inmate of last season's BIG BOSS, Payal Rohatgi, has explored the root cause behind her initial stint with Bollywood being not as successful as she had envisaged. She confesses ... Read more...
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New testing facility to improve land mine detection equipment
May 14th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have built a test facility to evaluate and enhance sensors designed to detect buried land mines.The unique automated system measures ... Read more...
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Ultra fast “Scramjets” can be effectively guided by new control system software
April 30th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 30 (ANI): Engineers at the Ohio State University, US, have designed control system software that can effectively guide a hypersonic experimental "scramjet", which is faster than the speed of sound. ... Read more...
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PM pardons man who flung shoe
April 26th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh does not want to press charges against a young man who hurled a shoe toward him at an election rally here Sunday, police ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Now, ultra small, energy efficient computer chip
April 23rd, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): Scientists from University of California, Davis have developed an ultra small chip that provides breakthrough speeds for a variety of computing tasks.The 167-processor chip, known as AsAP, is ... 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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Indian American leads project to make CFLs more efficient
April 8th, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 8 (IANS) Compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) use just one-third of the energy that old incandescent bulbs use to provide the same amount of light. Now CFLs are going to be ... Read more...
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Higher performance electrical and optical integrated circuits come closer to reality
March 20th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 20 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Illinois have moved a step closer to realising higher speed electronics and higher performance electrical and optical integrated circuits, for they have ... Read more...
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The HappyHR device that tracks calorie burning, even while sleeping
March 12th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): A team of students at the Georgia Institute of Technology has designed a device that allows individuals to constantly compute the amount of calories they burn even ... Read more...
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Graphenes qualities hold promise for future nanoelectronics applications
February 16th, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Illinois, US, have proven that graphene holds remarkable promise for future nanoelectronics applications, as its edge structure affects electronic properties.Graphene consists of ... Read more...
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Scientists create invisibility cloak that shields broad range of frequencies
January 16th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 16 (ANI): A team of Duke University engineers has produced a new type of cloaking device, which is significantly more sophisticated than a prototype they unveiled in 2006 at ... Read more...
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Now, a system to improve management, search of videos on YouTube
December 9th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): Video sharing websites like YouTube face major problems dealing with proper labelling of videos and monitoring for copyright infractions. But now, a revolutionary technology has been developed ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Humans heat-emitting ways may cancel out benefits of cuts in emissions
December 2nd, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 2 (ANI): Two researchers have theorized that even if humans turn to clean energy to reduce carbon emissions, the planet might carry on warming anyway due to the heat ... Read more...
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New theory opens door for cooler computer chips, better biosensors
November 18th, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Johns Hopkins researchers have come up with a new theory which, if harnessed, could pave way for computer chips that emit less heat and better biosensors to ... Read more...
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Indian origin scientist developing wireless soil sensors to improve farming
October 11th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): A scientist of Indian origin, along with his team, is developing wireless transceivers and sensors that would collect and send data about soil moisture within a field, ... Read more...
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Indian-origin researcher finds way to ”cool down” laptops
September 30th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 30 (ANI): Ever felt a burning sensation on your lap after working on a laptop for too long? Well, that''s the feeling of physics hitting the limit. Now, a ... Read more...
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Wi-Fi ”dead zones” may soon be history
September 26th, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 26 (ANI): Getting away with Wi-Fi "dead zones" in large wireless networks that cover whole neighborhoods or cities can take a toll on your pocket. But now, thanks to ... Read more...
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Classes begin at new IIT in Patna
August 7th, 2008 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 7 (IANS) Classes began at the new Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here Thursday, a day after the orientation programme. The institute will operate this year out of a temporary ... Read more...
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Scientists close to finding the source of X-rays in lightning
July 16th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Engineering researchers at University of Florida and Florida Institute of Technology have now come closer to discovering the source of X-rays emitted by lightning, in what may ... Read more...
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Indian-origin scientist creates virtual sticky notes for mobile phones
June 20th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , June 20 (ANI): Thinking about trying a new restaurant and want to know what others think about it? Well, all you need to do is tap a few buttons ... Read more...
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Low-temperature, catalyst-free process for growing copper nanowires
April 29th, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 29 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new low-temperature, catalyst-free technique for growing copper nanowires.The researchers said that the copper nanowires could serve as interconnects ... Read more...
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Indian origin scientist takes step towards building superfast far-infrared computers
April 15th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 15 (ANI): A scientist of Indian origin has tested devices aimed at harnessing far-infrared light, which marks a step towards building superfast computers that run on far-infrared light instead ... Read more...
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