Ricoh India aims to triple growth by FY13
September 9th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) Ricoh India, a subsidiary of Japan-based imaging solutions leader Ricoh Company, is eyeing three-fold growth in its revenue to Rs.900 crore by the 2013 fiscal, a ... Read more...
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Diamond could help design tougher chips
August 5th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) Diamond or nano-diamond could well be the next material which will help scientists design new computer chips and electronic circuitry for extreme environments.
Electrical engineers at ... Read more...
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Magnetic computers could use million times less energy
July 6th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 6 (IANS) Future computers relying on magnetic microprocessors could consume a million times less energy than current models.
Today's silicon-based microprocessor chips depend on electric currents, or moving ... Read more...
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IGNOU diploma can get you job at BHEL
June 29th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Wednesday said its advanced diploma in mechanical and electrical engineering has received recognition from the Bharat Heavy Electricals ... Read more...
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Carbon nanotubes bring ’synthetic’ brains closer to reality
April 24th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Engineering researchers at the University of Southern California have developed a carbon nanotube synapse circuit that functions like a neuron, the building block of the brain.This is a ... Read more...
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Light-induced magnetic effect ‘can produce solar power without solar cells’
April 20th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): Newly observed magnetic effect induced by light can produce solar power making semiconductor-based solar cells redundant.According to scientists at the University of Michigan, a newly observed "dramatic and ... Read more...
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Ultra-sensitive sensor to help detect cancer signs, hidden explosives
March 22nd, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 22 (ANI): Princeton engineers have developed an ultra- sensitive sensor that could help detect a wide range of substances, from tell-tale signs of cancer to hidden explosives.The sensor, which is ... Read more...
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A wireless radio that is twice as fast
February 15th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 15 (IANS) Researchers, several of them of Indian origin, have developed the first wireless radio that can send and receive signals at the same time. This makes them twice as ... Read more...
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Eco-driving helps cut oil consumption
February 8th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) You can save fuel by avoiding stop-and-go traffic, closing your window, not using air-conditioning or coasting toward halts -- basically what is coming up as eco-driving. Research at ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Software to give 3d image of looks post-plastic surgery
February 3rd, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) A new software, based on real clinical data, will give patients a more accurate 3D before-and-after picture, before the scalpel comes down in a cosmetic surgery.
Alex ... Read more...
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New ultrasound technology can accurately spot prostate cancer tumours
December 9th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): A team of researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology, in co-operation with AMC Amsterdam, has developed an imaging technology based on ultrasound that can accurately identify cancerous ... Read more...
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Google to launch car that drives by itself
October 10th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 10 (IANS) Internet giant Google will soon launch a car that can drive by itself.Google engineers have tested a "self-driving" car on the streets of California and covered 140,000 miles ... Read more...
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BHEL bags Rs.3,700 crore order in Karnataka
October 7th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Electrical engineering major Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) Thursday said it has bagged an order worth Rs.3,700 crore from Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL)."Valued at Rs.37,000 million, ... Read more...
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Missing Indian student in Sydney wanted to ‘test his physical ability’, claims pal
October 6th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 6 (ANI): One of the friends of Abhijeet Swami, a 20-year-old Indian engineering student who has been missing for almost a week in Sydney, has claimed that Swami was "not ... Read more...
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Photovoltaic cells built with nanotechnology ‘better than existing cells’
September 29th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): Stanford engineers have calculated that photovoltaic cells built with nanotechnology have the potential to generate far more electricity than existing cells.Graduate student Aaswath Raman, Associate Professor Shanhui Fan, ... Read more...
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Popular Twitter celebs ‘hold no influence’ online
September 25th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 25 (ANI): If you thought Ashton Kutcher, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears were the most influential people on Twitter with an ever-increasing list of followers, then you are wrong, ... Read more...
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Experts more influential than celebrities on Twitter
September 10th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington Sep 10 (IANS) Just because you have an army of followers on micro-blogging site Twitter doesn't mean you're among the most influential people in the Twitterverse, say experts.
While celebrities gain huge ... Read more...
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Log on to www.pulseofthetweeters.com to know Twitter’s most influential people
September 10th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 10 (ANI): If you thought Ashton Kutcher, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears were the most influential people on Twitter with an ever-increasing list of followers, then you are wrong, ... Read more...
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3D mapping portable laser backpack to revolutionize defense missions
September 9th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 9 (ANI): Researchers at University of California, Berkeley, have developed a portable, laser backpack for 3D mapping, which is capable of producing fast, automatic and realistic 3D mapping of difficult ... Read more...
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Soon, deaf people to use sign language on cell phones to talk
August 17th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): University of Washington engineers are developing a tool which would be able to transmit American Sign Language over U.S. cellular networks."This is the first study of how deaf ... Read more...
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Soon, insect-like robots that crawl into creeks and carry heavy loads
July 3rd, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 3 (ANI): An insect-like robot with hundreds of tiny legs could soon crawl through cracks to explore collapsed structures, collect environmental samples and do other tasks where its small size ... Read more...
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New quantum process delivers tamper-proof e-messages
May 24th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 24 (IANS) A new quantum communication process can deliver unprecedented security, cutting down risks of sensitive information falling into wrong hands.
The University of New South Wales' telecommunications researcher Robert Malaney ... Read more...
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Source of ‘noise’ in HIV identified
April 21st, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 21 (ANI): Scientists in the U.S. have discovered a molecular mechanism that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seems to utilize for generating random fluctuations called 'noise' in its gene expression. ... Read more...
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Cat can recognize a face faster than supercomputer
April 15th, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 15 (ANI): A cat can recognize a face faster than a supercomputer. And that's one of the reasons why a feline brain is the model for a biologically inspired computer ... Read more...
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Now, technology to see through fog
April 3rd, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 3 (IANS) Engineers have developed a new technology that will enable pilots to peer through fog and doctors to see more precisely into the human body without surgery.
Developed by Princeton ... Read more...
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Scientists find glitch in common digital security system
March 7th, 2010 - 11:45 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 7 (ANI): Computer scientists at University of Michigan have found a major flaw in a most common digital security technique used to protect both media copyright and Internet communications.The experts ... Read more...
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Software that predicts stem cell fate created
February 17th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17 (ANI): An engineer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has developed a software program that can not only predict the types of specialized cells a stem cell will produce, ... Read more...
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Scientists come a step closer to creating lab-on-a-chip devices
February 17th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): Researchers at Harvard University have developed a scalable and reusable optical detection system that takes scientists one step closer to putting the capacity of a large laboratory into ... Read more...
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Now, understand what your home appliances want from you!
February 16th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): A US company has developed a handy new wireless controller, which would enable the various smart meters and appliances in modern homes to speak the same language, helping ... Read more...
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Diamond-based nanowire devices advance quantum science and technology
February 15th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): A team of scientists at Harvard University has taken another step towards making applications based on quantum science and technology possible, by creating diamond-based nanowire devices.The research was ... Read more...
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New laser that generates more light than heat
January 12th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 12 (ANI): Scientists at the Northwestern University have broken new ground by creating compact, mid-infrared laser diodes which emit more light than heat.The findings of the study, led by Manijeh ... Read more...
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2nd Jan 2010 is a Palindrome Day
January 3rd, 2010 - 1:23 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Numerically today 2nd January 2010 is a Palindrome Day. As the date 02-01-2010 is the same backwards too. And this is quite a rare feat as ... Read more...
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First-of-its-kind microscope to lead to better solar cells
January 2nd, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 2 (ANI): A team of scientists from the South Dakota State University (SDSU) are all set to build a first-of-its-kind microscope that could ultimately help in the development of better ... Read more...
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Himachal IIT’s second session to be held in Mandi
December 18th, 2009 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 18 (IANS) The second academic session of Himachal Pradesh's Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) will begin in the state's Mandi town, a minister said Friday. The first session was ... Read more...
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Scientists achieve breakthrough in quantum cascade laser output power
December 2nd, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 2 (ANI): Northwestern University researchers have achieved a breakthrough in quantum cascade laser output power, delivering 120 watts from a single device at room temperature.The results are particularly attractive for ... Read more...
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