Asteroid to have a near miss with Earth
January 27th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have assured that there is no cause for alarm despite the fact that an asteroid will be coming very close to the earth. In fact at ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Road vibrations, airport noise to produce energy?
July 21st, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 21 (IANS) Researchers are working on methods to convert road vibrations and airport runway noise into usable energy.University of Buffalo theoretical physicist Surajit Sen and colleagues suggest how ... Read more...
Posted in World |
How do snakes climb a vertical surface without slipping?
December 1st, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): A new study by University of Cincinnati researchers has shed light on the climbing abilities of boa constrictors.In the study, the researchers put snakes to work on varying ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Boffins simplify nanowire manufacturing
July 22nd, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 22 (ANI): A researcher at the University of Florida claims to have found an inexpensive solution to making nanowires.Nanowires are so tiny that a human hair would dwarf them - ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pyramids ‘are most efficient shape for filling a container randomly’
May 13th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 13 (ANI): Pyramids are the best shape for packing candies, according to a new American research.Graduate student Alexander Jaoshvili of New York University and his colleagues filled and shook ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Breakthrough could make electronic devices smaller and cars more energy efficient
February 26th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): In a breakthrough, engineers at Princeton University have paved the way for the development of new materials that could make electronic devices smaller and cars more energy efficient. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Blood vessels could predict how prostate cancer would behave
November 4th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Blood vessels in prostate cancer could act as predictor of how it would behave, say researchers at The Ohio State University and the Harvard School of Public Health.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Tailored DNA sequences can sort and separate carbon nanotubes
July 9th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 9 (ANI): A team of researchers from DuPont and Lehigh University have achived a breakthrough in the campaign to sort and separate carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that are suitable for use ... Read more...
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Kids who consume melamine ‘more likely to develop kidney stones’
April 27th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 27 (ANI): Two new studies have shown that kids with a history of consuming melamine-contaminated milk powder are at a higher risk of developing kidney stones and other urological complications. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
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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Slimmer nanorods may revolutionise 3-D computer chip technology
March 18th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new technique for growing slimmer copper nanorods, a breakthrough that can pave the way for advanced integrated 3-D chip technology.The researchers have found ... Read more...
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Astronomers spot one of the most densest planets in the known Universe
December 11th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): Astronomers have used an ultra sensitive camera to measure the precise size of a planet around a distant star, and determine that it is one of the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Hubble detects a cosmic snow globe of stars
December 5th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 5 (ANI): The Hubble Space Telescope has detected hundreds of thousands of stars moving about in the globular cluster M13, just like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in ... Read more...
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Nanotube advance brings ultra-efficient drug delivery closer to reality
September 17th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 17 (ANI): The discovery of ultra-efficient devices for drug delivery inside the body may have come a step closer to reality, with an India-origin University of Illinois researcher announcing ... Read more...
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Sunlight creates asteroids moons by spinning mechanism
July 10th, 2008 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): A trio of astronomers from Maryland in the US, and France, have said that moons that revolve around asteroids (binary asteroids) are formed by sunlight, which can ... Read more...
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Anaconda to convert wave energy into cheap power
July 5th, 2008 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (IANS) Anaconda, an innovative wave energy concept, holds the key to cheaper energy from the sea waves. Named after the snake because of its long thin tubular shape, Anaconda ... Read more...
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Study unveils beneficial, harmful effects of silicon supplements on sunflower
May 8th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 8 (ANI): Scientists have shown beneficial and detrimental effects of silicon supplements on sunflowers grown in greenhouse environments.Drs. Sophia Kamenidou and Todd J. Cavins, formerly of the Department ... Read more...
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3000-year-old board games and a compass-rose discovered in Iranian island
April 21st, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by admin
London, April 21 (ANI): An ancient four-pointed compass-rose showing directions of four cardinal points and a number of board-games carved on rocks, dating back to around 3000 years, have been discovered ... Read more...
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Snakes more likely to fall from trees in cold temperatures
March 5th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by admin
London, March 5 (ANI): Researchers at Miami University in Ohio have discovered that arboreal snakes are more likely to fall from their trees in cold conditions.University biologist Gary Gerald and his colleagues ... Read more...
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