Insect inspires ultra-strong alternative to plastic
December 19th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) Insect cuticle has inspired scientists to develop a new material that duplicates its exceptional strength, toughness and versatility.
Low-cost, biodegradable, and biocompatible, the new material called ... Read more...
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Now, living, breathing human lung-on-a-chip
June 25th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 25 (ANI): American scientists have used a microchip to develop a device that mimics a living, breathing human lung.Researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jennifer Aniston served legal papers at yoga party
December 8th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): American actress Jennifer Aniston is said to have been served with legal documents at the launch of her personal trainer's "Yogalosophy" DVD in West Hollywood.Aniston, 40, had ... Read more...
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The book of life can be written on stacks of filter paper - literally
October 20th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): Researchers have revealed that stacks of filter paper can help grow cells that mimic the three-dimensionality of real tissue, which would potentially make it faster and easier to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jennifer Aniston works out in the middle of the night
August 16th, 2009 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 15 (IANS) Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston is so much into physical fitness that she often works out in the middle of the night.
According to contactmusic.com, the 40-year-old "Friends" star ... Read more...
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Use magnets to clean your blood
March 27th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 27 (IANS) You can now use tiny magnets to clean your blood of pathogens, thus freeing yourself from the kind of septic infection that kills more than 200,000 people annually ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
New oral drug may be effective against a wide range of cancers
July 2nd, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 2 (ANI): Nanotechnology researchers at Chidrens Hospital Boston say that they have developed the first oral drug that may offer a potential non-toxic therapy for a wide range of ... Read more...
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Scientists use nanomagnetic systems to control cellular signalling
January 9th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by admin
London, January 9 (ANI): Experiments carried out by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston suggest that the nanotechnology may soon provide a non-invasive technique to control drug release in the body, and physiologic ... Read more...
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