Geckos inspire adhesives that stick even when wet
August 12th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) Scientists already know that the tiny hairs on geckos' toe pads enable them to cling to vertical surfaces.Now, University of Akron researchers are unfolding clues to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Gecko’s feet inspire unique wall hugging device
February 17th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) Cracking the mystery of gecko's amazing sticking power, scientists have developed 'Geckskin,' a unique wall-hugging device that can hold up to 700 pounds or over ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Margaret Perthen finds gecko in Tesco vegetable bag
January 14th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Essex, Jan 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Margaret Perthen was not expecting to find a gecko in a Tesco bag that she had her vegetables in.However when she opened the cellophane wrapper that covered ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Birds mimic alarm calls of other species to steal food
November 3rd, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 3 (ANI): A new study has discovered that drongos in the Kalahari mimic the alarm calls of other species to steal food.The birds 'play tricks' on meerkats in particular, following ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Why geckos have ’superglue’ feet
October 18th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 18 (ANI): A new study sheds light on why geckos are able to cling on repeatedly to the smoothest surfaces.Kellar Autumn and his lab at Lewis and Clark College and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Wall Street’ sequel was nerve wracking: Douglas
October 17th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 17 (IANS) Hollywood star Michael Douglas says he was worried about revisiting his "Wall Street" character Gordon Gecko as it was quite "nerve wracking".The American, who returned to the iconic ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Gecko-inspired method to print electronics on clothes, plastic and leather
September 21st, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 21 (ANI): Inspired by geckos, engineers have developed a reversible adhesion method for printing electronics on a variety of tricky surfaces such as clothes, plastic and leather.Researchers from Northwestern ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scaling up walls like Spider Man comes closer to reality
August 27th, 2010 - 2:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) Your dream of scaling up the walls just like Spider Man may soon be a reality as researchers from Stanford University, California, are developing gloves and shoes that ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Gecko-inspired material could make you scale buildings like Spiderman
August 26th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 26 (ANI): You could soon be scaling buildings just like Spiderman, thanks to sticky gloves and shoes, which are being developed using a material that allows the wearing to stick ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
“Pinocchio” frog’s nose grows when it calls others
May 18th, 2010 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
London, May 18 (ANI): A frog with a Pinocchio-like nose is among the new species discovered in Indonesia's remote Foja Mountains, say scientists.Scientists have called it the "Pinocchio" frog because of its ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Firefox 3.6 released - why bother?
January 22nd, 2010 - 12:04 am ICT by admin
By Sajal Kayan
Jan 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Firefox, the flagship product of Mozilla Corporation has released Version 3.6 (codenamed Namoroka) today shortly before 9:00am PST. At the time of writing, just moments ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Firefox 3.6 to be released tomorrow - why bother?
January 21st, 2010 - 3:37 am ICT by admin
By Sajal Kayan
Jan 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Firefox, the flagship product of Mozilla Corporation is all set to release Version 3.6 (codenamed Namoroka) tomorrow - January 21st 2010."With new features to ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
30 new species of frog discovered in coastal rainforests of western Ecuador
January 16th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 16 (ANI): An expedition to the coastal rainforests of western Ecuador has discovered 30 new species of frog and a slug-sucking snake.According to a report in New Scientist, most of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Next Gen mobile phones becoming little ones’ toys
January 3rd, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 3 (ANI): Five-year-old tots may soon get busy chatting with pals on their own mobile phones as their toy phones may be replaced by real ones in the near future.According ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Gecko’s tail an energy powerhouse, say scientists
November 21st, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, November 21 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that a gecko's tail is an energy powerhouse, as the reptiles have a slower getaway after dropping their tail to fee ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Soon, robots that run like cheetahs, stick like geckos, mimic roaches
October 18th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 18 (ANI): A robotic scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is now building robots that can run as fast as the cheetah, stick to any surface like a gecko ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Slow-motion footage reveals lizards ‘walking on water’
October 14th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 14 (ANI): Remarkable slow-motion footage has revealed two lizards walking on water, which is a seemingly impossible feat.According to a report by BBC News, a high-definition film, shot at 2,000 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists identify new species of gecko
September 25th, 2009 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 25 (ANI): A new study has identified a new species of gecko, which was long misunderstood as another kind of gecko.The tiny pinkish-brown gecko, which scurries through rocky habitat on ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Gecko’s tail has a mind of its own
September 9th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 9 (ANI): A new study has found that the gecko tail literally has a mind of its own, as it exhibits not only rhythmic but also complex movements, including flips, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Geckos’ amazing grip triggered by gravity
August 5th, 2009 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 5 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Calgary (U of C) and Clemson University in South Carolina, US, have discovered that the geckos' amazing grip is triggered by gravity.Geckos are ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Air in bones allows this lizard to glide
July 18th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Most lizards are content scurrying in and out of nooks and crannies in walls and between rocks. But neon blue tailed tree lizards (Holaspis guentheri) leap from branch ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘Gecko vision’ could open way to futuristic cameras, contact lenses
May 8th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 8 (IANS) Nocturnal geckos are among the very few living creatures able to see colours at night, which scientists could harness to develop better cameras and contact lenses.
The key ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Gecko-inspired multifocal contact lenses, cameras on the anvil
May 8th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 8 (ANI): Scientists are all set to harness the mechanism behind nocturnal geckos' unique ability to see colours at night, in making multifocal contact lenses and better cameras.Researchers at Lund ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Viral Videos on demand
April 6th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by GD
The viral videos are running with an ever increasing popularity recently. But what is all about? How can a video be viral? Well, viral videos are simply video clips which spread through ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Species of Australian lizards much more than previously thought
March 5th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 5 (ANI): A genetic study, conducted by a University of Adelaide researcher, has discovered that there are many more species of Australian lizards than previously thought, raising new questions ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Adhesive 10 times stickier than gecko’s developed
October 15th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Researchers have successfully developed a gecko-inspired synthetic adhesive that is at least 10 times stronger than its natural counterpart. Liming Dai and colleagues from the University of Dayton ... Read more...
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New gecko glue thats 10 times stickier than Spider-Mans suit
October 15th, 2008 - 11:14 am ICT by ANI
London, October 15 (ANI): An American research team has developed a new gecko glue that is about 10 times stickier than Spider-Mans suit.
Liming Dai of University of Dayton, Ohio, and ... Read more...
Posted in National |
How Gecko, a traditional Chinese medicine, helps fight cancer
September 25th, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 25 (ANI): Gecko, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is known to have anti-tumour effects, however, the mechanisms behind the action have remained unclear. Now, a research team has claimed ... Read more...
Posted in National |
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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Oldest Gecko fossil found in amber
September 4th, 2008 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 4 (ANI): Scientists have unearthed a piece of fossilized tree sap known as amber containing parts of a hundred-million-year-old gecko, which is the oldest specimen ever found of the ... Read more...
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Wild animals use rope bridge to safety
June 6th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 6 (IANS) A 70-metre rope bridge strung across a busy highway in Victoria is helping locals cross over safely - only the locals in this case are wild animals. Yes, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New family of gecko discovered
May 23rd, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 23 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Minnesotas Bell Museum of Natural History and Pennsylvanias Villanova University have discovered a new family of gecko, which according to them could ... Read more...
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Lizard found inside chicken egg
May 18th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by admin
Melbourne, May 18 (ANI): A man was shell-shocked, quite literally, when he cracked an egg while preparing a meal and to his astonishment found a fully formed gecko inside the shell.60-year-old ... Read more...
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Temperature and humidity affects a geckos grip
May 14th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Researchers from University of Akron have revealed that temperature and humidity have a major impact on gecko lizards clinging ability.The new study revealed the role of temperature ... Read more...
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Bio-inspired micro robots could one day monitor terrorists
May 3rd, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 3 (ANI): A new scientific project aims to design teams of bio-inspired micro robots, that could one day monitor terrorists or search for victims at disaster sites.According to a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |