Olympics archery: South Korea’s Oh shoots gold
August 4th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Oh Jin Hyek won an Olympics gold for South Korea in the men's individual archery Friday, with a dominant victory over his Japanese opponent Takaharu ... Read more...
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Russian spacecraft undocks from ISS
November 22nd, 2011 - 8:10 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian spacecraft with three crew members onboard undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) Monday night, Russia's mission control said.The Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft -- ... Read more...
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Russia launches space freighter
October 31st, 2011 - 3:23 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Sunday launched a spacecraft carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), the Roscosmos space agency said.The Soyuz-U carrier rocket with Progress M-13M spacecraft ... Read more...
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ISS avoids collision with space junk
September 30th, 2011 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Mission Control has carried out an emergency adjustment of the International Space Station's orbit to avoid its possible collision with a piece of ... Read more...
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Three ISS crew members to return Friday
September 13th, 2011 - 3:20 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will return to Earth Friday, the Russian mission control centre said.The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft with ISS ... Read more...
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New crew to ISS to conduct 43 scientific experiments
May 24th, 2011 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The new mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will carry out 43 scientific experiments, Russian federal space agency Roscosmos said in a statement.A Soyuz-TMA ... Read more...
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Body’s own cells to keep us healthy in the future
December 15th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 15 (ANI): Using yeast cells, researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have taken a groundbreaking step towards being able to build complex systems in the future where the body's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists create nano-materials to trap record amounts of CO2
July 16th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Scientists have achieved world records for creating both porosity and carbon dioxide storage capacity in an important class of materials known as MOFs, or metal-organic frameworks.MOFs are ... Read more...
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Meteor impacts may have kick-started life on Earth
December 9th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 9 (ANI): A new research has suggested that meteorite impacts during Earths early history could have created amino acids, which kick-started life on the planet.Exactly how and when organic ... Read more...
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Most Japanese think blood types have answers to all problems
December 5th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 5 (ANI): Blood types are what most Japanese apparently think have answers to all problems, from wooing a prospective lover to securing a promotion at work.
It seems that ... Read more...
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