Ultrafast lasers make mini X-ray device possible
June 8th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 8 (IANS) Researchers have generated the first laser-like beams of X-rays from a tabletop device that is likely to revolutionise developments in medicine, biology and nanotechnology.
For half ... Read more...
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India’s spy satellite to be launched in April
March 13th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) A wholly Indian-built spy/surveillance satellite - Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) - that can see through clouds and fog and has very high- resolution imaging is ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh hospital offers free CT scans Monday
August 14th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 14 (IANS) A state-of-the-art CT scan centre at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh will offer free services to all patients on the Independence Day Monday, an official said ... Read more...
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Ultrasound as effective as CT scans in most cases
May 12th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 12 (IANS) CT scans confer no clinical advantage over a simple, low-cost ultrasound procedure, says a new study.Michael Vaiman of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine compared ... Read more...
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New liquid lens for high-resolution imaging below the skin
February 21st, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): A scientist at the University of Rochester has developed an optical technology that provides unprecedented images under the skin's surface.The aim of the technology is to detect ... Read more...
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Sand dunes in Northern Mars actively changing
February 4th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): An investigation led by a Planetary Science Institute researcher has revealed that the avalanche faces of huge Martian sand dunes, long thought to be frozen in time on ... Read more...
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New find points toward habitable environments deep in Martian crust
October 12th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 12 (ANI): A Planetary Science Institute researcher has said that a new discovery of hydrothermally altered carbonate-bearing rocks on Mars points toward habitable environments deep in the Martian crust.A deposit ... Read more...
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UK Defence Lab unveils ingenious CCTV that can help nab insurgents
May 30th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 30 (ANI): Britain's Defence Science Technology Laboratory (DSTL) has developed an innovative new CCTV camera that can effectively track insurgents.Using cutting edge technology like thermal imaging the camera can be ... Read more...
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Carbon dioxide frost consigns Phoenix Mars Lander to history
May 25th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ended operations after carbon dioxide frost damaged the spacecraft's solar panels.Repeated attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful and a new image transmitted ... Read more...
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Sediment layers may help shed light on Mars’ climate history
May 6th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 6 (ANI): A new stratigraphic record of Martian polar layered deposits could help provide new insights into Mars' climate history, believe scientists.Stratigraphic layers can give scientists important clues about the ... Read more...
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Physicists take quantum leap in development of phonon lasers
February 23rd, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Physicists have taken major step forward in the development of practical phonon lasers that emit sound in much the same way that optical lasers emit light, a development ... Read more...
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Ultra-fast tabletop X-ray laser may be used for high-resolution imaging
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): Recent breakthroughs by a team of scientists have paved the way on how to build a ultra-fast tabletop X-ray laser that could be used for super high-resolution imaging.Both ... Read more...
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Scientists image brain at point when vocal learning starts
February 18th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 18 (ANI): Scientists have been able to provide fundamental insight into how the brain changes during critical periods for behavioural learning using high-resolution imaging.Experts at Duke University Medical Center observed ... Read more...
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Futuristic space tool to help diagnose cancer
February 1st, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 1 (IANS) Technology used to detect the echo of the Big Bang is being adapted for use in assessing burns and skin cancer.
Vincent Wallace, associate professor in medical physics ... Read more...
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ALMA passes key milestone crucial to producing high-quality images of Universe
January 5th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 5 (ANI): The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has passed a key milestone crucial to producing the high-quality images that will be the trademark of this revolutionary new tool for ... Read more...
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99 percent pure water ice found on Mars
September 25th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 25 (ANI): NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has revealed sub-surface water ice that may be 99 percent pure, halfway between the North Pole and the equator on the Red Planet."We ... Read more...
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New evidence points towards recent ice age on Mars
August 28th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 28 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found evidence on the Martian terrain that points towards a recent ice age on the Red Planet.The research, by Samuel C. Schon ... Read more...
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NASA orbiter shows angled view of Martian crater
August 13th, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 13 (ANI): The high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned a dramatic oblique view of the Martian crater that a rover explored for two years.The new view of ... Read more...
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Scientists identify lake shorelines on Mars
August 9th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 9(ANI): A team of scientists, using images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on board NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, have reported direct evidence of lake shorelines in ... Read more...
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Martian climate was life-friendly more recently than thought
July 1st, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 1 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found evidence that indicates the Martian climate was life-friendly more recently than thought.Matthew Balme, a research scientist with the Tucson-based Planetary Science ... Read more...
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Mars had warmer weather in its recent past than previously thought
June 30th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 30 (ANI): A new research led by a UK scientist has indicated that Mars had significantly warmer weather in its recent past than previously thought.Dr. Matthew Balme, from The ... Read more...
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Ancient Mars lake may have held as much water as Lake Champlain in US
June 20th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 20 (ANI): Scientists have found evidence of the remnants of an ancient lake nestled in a valley near the Martian equator, which may have held as much water as Lake ... Read more...
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Scientists find definitive evidence for ancient lake on Mars
June 18th, 2009 - 11:37 am ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): A University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder research team has discovered the first definitive evidence of shorelines on Mars, an indication of a deep, ancient lake there and ... Read more...
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Activated stem cells in damaged lungs springboard to cancer progression
May 27th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): Following experiments on mice, an international group of researchers from the U.S.-based Duke University and Cancer Research UK have come to the conclusion that stem cells that respond ... Read more...
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Sea urchins’ digging teeth are designed to stay sharp
May 5th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Scientists at Weizmann Institute, US, have revealed how the teeth of sea urchins are designed to stay sharp, which might give engineers insights into creating ever-sharp tools or ... Read more...
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Discovery of ion channel upturns age-old model of ear
April 24th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): Turning all ear-related theories on their head, scientists have found that the ion channels responsible for hearing aren't located where scientists previously thought.Researchers at the Stanford University School ... Read more...
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Scientists find evidence of ancient hot springs on Mars
February 13th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): A new research has reported data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) that suggests the discovery of ancient hot springs in the Vernal Crater, sites where life ... Read more...
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Indian instruments aboard Chandrayaan-1 for lunar exploration
October 22nd, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 22 (IANS) India has not only sent its first lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 into space Wednesday to join a select group of six, many of the scientific instruments aboard ... Read more...
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Rare Polar Martian impact craters revealed
October 16th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): Scientists have used the HiRise (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera onboard NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to reveal rare Polar Martian impact craters.The north polar layered deposits ... Read more...
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NASA orbiter reveals rock fracture plumbing on Mars
September 26th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 26 (ANI): NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed hundreds of small fractures exposed on the Martian surface that billions of years ago directed flows of water through underground Martian ... Read more...
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Scientists take a leap forward in understanding processes that shape Martian surface
September 24th, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, September 24 (ANI): The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE), carried by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is helping scientists make leaps forward in understanding both the ongoing and ancient processes ... Read more...
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New brain map technology set to revolutionise disease diagnoses
June 17th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , June 17 (ANI): In a ground-breaking move, researchers at the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne are developing a new technology to create individualised brain maps that will change the ... Read more...
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NASA spacecraft adjusts flight path for Mars landing on May 25th
April 12th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 12 (ANI): NASA engineers have adjusted the flight path of the Phoenix Mars Lander, setting the spacecraft on course for its May 25th landing on the Red Planet.NASAs Mars ... Read more...
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NASAs HiRISe produces new color stereo view of Phobos
April 10th, 2008 - 12:18 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 10 (ANI): The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) has produced a new color stereo view of Phobos, the larger and inner of Mars two tiny moons.Run from the ... Read more...
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NASAs camera finds a possibly once-habitable ancient Mars lake
March 7th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 7 (ANI): The High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered a possibly once-habitable ancient lake on the Red Planet at a place called Holden ... Read more...
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