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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Now, smartphone app that illuminates power consumption
November 21st, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 21 (ANI): A new application has been developed which can help check the power being consumed by applications loaded on smartphones.Students and professors at the University of Michigan have developed ... Read more...
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Researchers find superior way to harness waste heat
November 20th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 20 (IANS) More than half the energy consumed worldwide is wasted, most of it in the form of excess heat.
A new technology, developed by MIT researchers, would help convert ... Read more...
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Radhakrishnan takes over as new ISRO chief
October 31st, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Oct. 31 (ANI): Dr K Radhakrishnan, one of the key persons behind India's Chandrayaan-1 mission, on Saturday took over as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation.Dr Radhakrishnan, also ... Read more...
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Retinal implant could help restore part of vision
September 24th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a retinal implant for people who have lost their vision.
The retinal prosthesis may help restore some vision ... Read more...
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Four Varanasi students arrested for ragging (Lead)
September 15th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Sep 15 (IANS) Four engineering students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) were arrested Tuesday for allegedly ragging a first-year student outside the varsity campus, police said. The university has also ... Read more...
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Four students arrested for ragging in Varanasi
September 15th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi, Sep 15(ANI): Four engineering students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) were arrested on Tuesday in alleged connection in ragging of a junior student in Varanasi.According to reports, the arrested engineering ... Read more...
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Non-invasive way of diagnosing sleep apnea developed
September 9th, 2009 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 9 (IANS) Researchers are now able to screen obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with the help of recording devices, eliminating overnight stays in an expensive, specialist facility.
Led by Udantha Abeyratne from ... Read more...
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Open-source camera may help reinvent digital photography
September 4th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 4 (ANI): Stanford scientists may revolutionize digital photography with the aid of an open-source digital camera, which will give programmers around the world the chance to create software that will ... Read more...
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New hearing-aid software can improve speech recognition by 50pct
August 6th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 6 (ANI): Scientists at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have developed a new hearing-aid software application, called 'Clearcall', which can improve speech recognition for the hard-of-hearing by up to 50 percent.In ... Read more...
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Pradeep Kumar to be next Defence Secretary
July 14th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Pradeep Kumar has been appointed as the next Defence Secretary.Kumar, a 1972 Haryana cadre IAS officer, is currently Secretary (Defence Production). He will have tenure of two ... Read more...
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Engineers design Facebook games to improve music search engine
June 14th, 2009 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI
Washington, June 14 (ANI): Electrical engineers at UC San Diego have designed novel music discovery games on Facebook in order to improve their experimental music search engine that is capable of ... Read more...
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Punjab handicapped man is fourth in civil services
May 5th, 2009 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, May 4 (IANS) Hit by polio when just two, Varinder Kumar Sharma did not let his disability come in the way of his determination to reach for the skies. ... Read more...
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Graphene based chips could pave way for faster data transfer
March 24th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 24 (ANI): Using a material called graphene, scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created new superfast chips which can lead to cell phones and other communications systems ... Read more...
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‘IIT Mandi to start session from this year’
February 3rd, 2009 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 3 (IANS) The first session of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), which will be set up in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, will start this year, Chief Minister Prem Kumar ... Read more...
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Electronic biological chips bring ultra-portable detectors closer to reality
January 16th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 16 (ANI): A new study has raised Penn State researchers hopes for the development of a handheld device that will recognize and immediately report on a wide variety of ... Read more...
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Scientists develop new technique to fuse cells for stem cell research
January 5th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 5 (ANI): Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a new, highly efficient way to pair up cells so that they can be fused together into a ... Read more...
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Now, software that can spot next great music superstar
December 9th, 2008 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec9 (ANI): Want to know whether youll make it big like Madonna, Britney Spears or King of pop Michael Jackson? Well, researchers from Tel Aviv Universitys School of Electrical Engineering ... Read more...
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Indian American CEO shot dead in Silicon Valley
November 15th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Nov 15 (IANS) An Indian American CEO and director of a semi-conductor company in Silicon Valley was shot dead allegedly by one of his disgruntled former employees, who was let ... Read more...
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Now, a computer guardian to protect users from undiscovered bugs
October 2nd, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 2 (ANI): University of Michigan researchers have come up with a system that can enable computer chips to work around all functional bugs, including the ones that have not ... Read more...
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Better healthcare through your cell phone posssible
September 15th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) University of California researchers have developed a lens-free imaging technique small enough to fit in a mobile phone, which can be a boon in developing countries where healthcare ... Read more...
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Now, a ground-breaking gecko like adhesive that self cleans after use
September 11th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 11 (ANI): In a pursuit to create a synthetic, gecko-like adhesive, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have achieved a major breakthrough- the first adhesive that cleans itself ... Read more...
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Robots may help disabled people regain limbs use
August 8th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 8 (ANI): A team of engineers and students from Rochester Institute of Technology say that robots may help people with disabilities use their limbs significantly.The researchers say that ... Read more...
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3 in 4 online banking sites have widespread security flaws
July 23rd, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): A large percentage of online banking sites have at least one design flaw, which in turn, can make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves when it comes to ... Read more...
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Soon, a device that allows objects to be controlled by your thoughts
July 20th, 2008 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 20 (ANI): Computers and devices controlled by humans will no longer be restricted to sci-fi movies and cartoons, for a group of Brit researchers are trying to turn science ... Read more...
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New metallic grate may help integrate optical structures with electronic devices at nano-scale
June 28th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 28 (ANI): Lehigh University researchers say that they have innovated a "metallic grating structure with graded depths which has the unique ability to arrest the progress of terahertz (THz) ... Read more...
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Microchip sets record of using 30,000 times less power in sleep mode
June 14th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 14 (ANI): University of Michigan researchers have developed a low-power microchip that uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode, and 10 times less power in active mode, as ... Read more...
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Saucy software finds symmetries in complicated equations within seconds
June 12th, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 11 (ANI): Computer scientists at the University of Michigan say that they have updated software called saucy to enable it to find symmetries in complicated equations within seconds in ... Read more...
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’21st century will be Asian century’
June 1st, 2008 - 10:36 am ICT by admin
Kanpur, May 31 (IANS) The 21st century will be the Asian century thanks to its growing economies and huge talent base, National University of Singapore (NUS) president Shih Choon Fong said while ... Read more...
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Nanowire mesh to act as paper towel to clean up oil spills
May 31st, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 31 (ANI): Researchers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) have developed a mat of nanowires, with the touch and feel of paper, which could be an important new tool ... Read more...
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