Censorship of social media fans public unrest
July 3rd, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS) Is social media censorship a means to quell a modern uprising? Politicians and law enforcers thought so in the context of last year's political turbulence.
But ... Read more...
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Scientists explain obscene growth of black holes
March 25th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 25 (IANS) A new theory about why black holes become so hugely massive has been put forth by astronomers from University of Leicester, UK and Monash University, Australia.Andrew ... Read more...
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How to stop stampedes: Lessons for India
November 23rd, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Stampedes have been common to populous India, with most occurring during religious gatherings. New studies in 'pedestrian dynamics' now say that to prevent a stampede, ... Read more...
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Jaitapur n-plant site not immune to quake: Experts
November 23rd, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 23 (IANS) Two leading geologists have warned that a magnitude 6-plus earthquake cannot be ruled out in Jaitapur - the proposed site of India's largest 9,900 MW nuclear ... Read more...
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Now, visually explore space, time using Google’s time machine!
April 25th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 26 (ANI): Google has created a time machine with which one can simultaneously explore space and time at extremely high resolutions.Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have leveraged the ... Read more...
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Now, visually explore space, time using a time machine!
April 22nd, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Scientists have created a time machine with which one can simultaneously explore space and time at extremely high resolutions.Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have leveraged the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Technique ‘poised to untangle brain’s complexity’ developed
April 11th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 11 (ANI): Researchers have moved a step closer to being able to develop a computer model of the brain.They have developed a technique to map both the connections and functions ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Memory ‘may be built with Lego-like building blocks of knowledge’
March 18th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 18 (ANI): How does our brain create memories and store information?While many neuroscientists consider the human brain as being totally malleable, a Swiss scientist has suggested that its neurons may ... Read more...
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Designing tough robos? Let them grow as humans do
January 21st, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 21 (ANI): In a new study, a University of Vermont robotics expert explains that the process of building a robust robot should start right from being a baby, just as ... Read more...
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Collision of galaxies ‘formed Andromeda’
November 26th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): Astronomers has revealed that Andromeda - the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way- was born when two smaller galaxies collided.An international team, who conducted a computer simulation ... Read more...
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Whip-tailed bacteria could ‘alarm’ cancer-fighting nanobots
November 18th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 18 (ANI): Scientists at Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, believe that bacteria injected into blood stream could sound an 'alarm' to nanobots in the body so that they ... Read more...
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Ocean asteroid impact could damage Earth’s protective ozone layer
October 14th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): If a medium-sized asteroid were to land in the oceans a tsunami wouldn't be the only worry, say scientists- Earth's ozone layer could be at risk too.A new ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Climate change, not hunting, killed woolly mammoths: Study
August 18th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 18 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the woolly mammoths died out because of dwindling grasslands - rather than being hunted to extinction by humans.There was a severe decline ... Read more...
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Whitening clouds could fight global warming
June 29th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 29 (ANI): Whitening clouds over the ocean to reflect sunlight could counter global warming, proposed a study by the Carnegie Institution, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science.The researchers ... Read more...
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Neanderthal, Homo sapiens split 500,000yrs older than believed
June 24th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 24 (ANI): DNA-based analyses has revealed that the separation of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens might have occurred at least one million years ago-at least 500, 000 years earlier than previously ... Read more...
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Viral protein structure could strengthen HIV therapy
June 23rd, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 23 (ANI): In a collaborative project, researchers at UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) are strengthening their understanding of HIV viral protein structure, which could in turn lead to new molecular ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Better synchronization helps fish when under predator threat
May 26th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 26 (ANI): A new research headed by scientists at the University of York has revealed that fish alter their movements when under threat from predators to help them to blend ... Read more...
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Take advantage of good monsoon: Swaminathan
April 24th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) With a good monsoon forecast this year, noted agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan Saturday said the country should learn to take "advantage" of plentiful rain, just as there ... Read more...
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German airspace partially reopened
April 18th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, April 18 (DPA) Six of Germany's 16 international airports were partially reopened for a few hours until Sunday evening, air traffic controllers announced.
Eastbound flights are to resume until 8 p.m. (2330 ... Read more...
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Study casts doubts on safety of invisible nano-sunscreens
March 8th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 8 (ANI): While nano-sunscreens are considered very effective, a new Aussie modelling study has claimed that even the most effective nanoparticles in some invisible sunscreens might be the most toxic.Dr ... Read more...
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Computer simulations as good as direct observations
February 15th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 15 (IANS) Students can learn some science concepts just as well from computer simulations as they do from direct observation, says a new research.
A study found that people who used ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Further research needed in disease gene studies, say scientists
January 26th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): Scientists need to broaden their search in the field of genetics to pinpoint rare but powerful disease-causing mutations, according to a new study.In the study, researchers from two ... Read more...
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Animals may have hitched rides on natural rafts to populate Madagascar
January 21st, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 21 (ANI): In a new research, a pair of scientists has suggested that animals may have populated Madagascar by hitching rides on natural rafts blown out to sea.According to professors ... Read more...
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Higher statin doses may not prevent coronary artery disease
January 19th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): New research suggests that higher doses of statin may not always work to prevent diseases of the coronary artery.Statins have been found to be highly efficient in lowering ... Read more...
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Decades old DDT still being released from world’s oceans
January 8th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 8 (ANI): A computer simulation by scientists has revealed that substantial quantities of the pesticide DDT are still being released from the world's oceans, despite widespread restrictions on its use ... Read more...
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3D model simulates how dinos ran
December 15th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 15 (ANI): A computational zoologist at the University of Manchester, UK, has developed a new technique for simulating dinosaur movement in 3D and working out which gaits they most likely ... Read more...
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The ten Most Boring Videos on YouTube revealed
November 4th, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 5 (ANI): A British newspaper has put together a list of most boring videos on the popular website YouTube.A video released by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on tax ... Read more...
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115 mln-yr-old pterosaur could not only walk and fly, but also sail across the sea
October 25th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 25 (ANI): A team of scientists has determined that a particular pterosaur that existed 115 million years ago was a master of nature's drawing boards, as it not only could ... Read more...
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India’s n-tests were success, no repeat needed: top scientists (Lead)
September 24th, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) India's May 1998 nuclear tests were fully successful and helped the country achieve capability to build fission and thermonuclear fusion weapons and there was no need to carry ... Read more...
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India’s 1998 n-tests were successful, assert scientists
September 24th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) The nuclear tests India conducted in May 1998 were fully successful and helped the country achieve capability to build fission and thermonuclear fusion weapons from low yields up ... Read more...
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Mysterious weather model may help predict cyclone 20 days in advance
September 1st, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 1 (ANI): Weather forecasters may now use a mysterious weather pattern, called the Madden Julian Oscillation, to predict cyclones up to three weeks ahead of time.Forecasters have previously used the ... Read more...
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New computer simulations may help mariners identify freak wave ‘hot spots’
August 10th, 2009 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
London, August 10 (ANI): A team of oceanographers in the U.S. have achieved a major breakthrough in understanding 'freak waves', the monster waves that present a major risk to ships and offshore ... Read more...
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New metamaterial device can bend the light along the corner of a building
August 1st, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 1 (ANI): It is now possible to bend the light along the corner of a building or even the profile of the eastern seaboard, for Boston College physicists have created ... Read more...
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Can hospitals cope with a large-scale bio-terror attack?
July 28th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Can hospitals in a big metropolis such as Delhi cope with the outcome of a covert anthrax attack, in spite of an effective public health response which ... Read more...
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French firm given undue favours in submarine deal: Auditor
July 24th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India's accounting watchdog, the Comptroller and Auditor General has found faults with the Indian Navy's deal with the French submarine manufacturer Scorpene and said the firm was ... Read more...
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