IBM’s Sequoia is now the world’s fastest supercomputer
June 19th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) IBM's Sequoia has overtaken the number 1 spot as the fastest supercomputer.
Fujitsu’s K Computer fell to second place on the list, which is released ... Read more...
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New improved model detects seismic activity more accurately
December 17th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): Geologists have taken an important step toward helping the United States government monitor nuclear explosions by improving a 3-dimensional model originally developed at Harvard University.The improvements make ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study on insulin-creating cell may lead to better diabetes treatment
October 29th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): A new study has revealed that beta cells-responsible for making insulin in the human body-do not replicate after the age of 30, indicating that scientists are closer to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Americans use less energy due to recession
August 26th, 2010 - 3:40 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 26 (IANS) American citizens are using less energy and making more use of renewable energy resources due to the economic recession and technological advances, a national laboratory report has ... Read more...
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Scientific Studies Show That An Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2182
July 31st, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 31, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): An asteroid has been discovered to be hurtling towards earth. Spanish researchers have however, assured us that the asteroid may not really have ... Read more...
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Nanotube transistor may help humans bond with machines
May 13th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 13 (ANI): Scientists in the U.S. have taken a big step toward bridging the gap between the mind and the machine.Using ATP - adenosine triphosphate, the molecular medium of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New detection technology identifies bacteria, viruses within 24 hours
May 6th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 6 (ANI): A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) detection technology could help law enforcement authorities seeking to detect bioterrorism attacks, doctors diagnosing diseases and regulatory agencies checking product safety, claim ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Terminator asteroids’ can regenerate after being nuked
March 12th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 12 (ANI): It seems like the fictional 'Terminator' robot has met its cosmic equivalent in asteroids that quickly reassemble if blasted by a nuclear bomb.If a sizeable asteroid is found ... Read more...
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Scientists make first measurement of age of cometary material
February 26th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): New research on comet Wild 2 indicates that inner solar system material was transported to the comet-forming region at least 1.7 million years after the formation of the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
World’s most powerful laser could trigger fusion power in October
February 1st, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): If reports are to be believed, then the world's most powerful laser could trigger fusion reaction in October this year, which will be a pivotal step in the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nuclear fusion plant may become a reality in 10 years
January 29th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 29 (ANI): A new study has determined that by using the most powerful laser system ever built, scientists have brought us one step closer to nuclear fusion power, with ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Outer planets of our solar system may have oceans of diamonds
January 18th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, January 18 (ANI): Scientists have said that the outer planets of our solar system may have oceans of diamonds.According to ABC News, a new report has suggested that oceans of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How peptides control crystal growth with ’switches, throttles and brakes’
November 24th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Researchers have revealed how peptides interact with mineral surfaces by accelerating, switching and inhibiting their growth.They produced some of the highest resolution images of peptides attaching to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Soon, blast off into space via gigantic air gun!
October 8th, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 8 (ANI): If physicist John Hunter has its way, then Jules Verne's fictional gigantic gun that could be used to launch people into space, would soon be a reality.According to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Human-induced global warming increases water vapor in atmosphere
August 12th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 12 (ANI): Climate models have confirmed that as a result of human-induced global warming, the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere is increasing.The research was done by scientists from ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Turbulence caused by black holes responsible for halting star formation
July 15th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): New simulations have revealed that turbulence created by jets of material ejected from the disks of the Universe's largest black holes is responsible for halting star formation.The simulations ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Giant laser reactor aims to create nuclear fusion for first time
May 30th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 30 (ANI): A giant laser reactor has been unveiled in California, US, which scientists hope will accomplish nuclear fusion, the Holy Grail of energy sources, which was once thought impossible. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Genes of swine flu dissimilar to those of past pandemic flu strains
May 7th, 2009 - 11:11 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 7 (ANI): Scientists have found that the genes of swine flu are dissimilar to those of past pandemic flu strains.Jonathan Allen and Tom Slezak from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Some plants may override the effects of climate change on wildfire occurrence
May 2nd, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): A new study has shown that, in some cases, the types of plants growing in an area could override the effects of climate change on wildfire occurrence.The study ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Heart cells can develop into adulthood
April 3rd, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 3 (ANI): In what may eventually hold great significance for patients who have suffered myocardial damage as a result of a heart attack, a study has shown that cells in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How to save Earth from an asteroid impact
March 27th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 27 (ANI): Scientists have used a virtual model to investigate options to save the Earth from an asteroid impact.According to a report in New Scientist, the model was developed by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Water plays the role of catalyst in explosives
March 21st, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 21 (ANI): Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US, have shown that water, in hot dense environments, plays an unexpected role in catalyzing complex explosive reactions.A catalyst ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Reversing sound to light may provide better computer chips
March 17th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 17 (ANI): Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory say that they may have developed a new tool to enhance the way computer chips, LEDs, and transistors are built ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists plan to explore alien worlds by using laser beams on Earth (Re-Issue)
March 8th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 8 (ANI): Scientists are planning to explore alien world conditions right here on Earth, by using laser beams to hit a tiny target, creating conditions momentarily similar to what ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mega-laser to unravel secrets of exoplanets developed
March 1st, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 1 (ANI): Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California have developed a mega-laser that may soon be used to probe the secrets of extrasolar planets.The ultraviolet lasers from ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists detect exoplanet in Hubble archive
February 3rd, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3 (ANI): The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted an exoplanet in an image that was captured 10 years ago, which raises hope that more planets lie buried in Hubbles ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists solve longstanding astronomy mystery
January 16th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 16 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have solved the longstanding astronomy mystery of how massive stars form without blowing away the clouds of gas and dust that feed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New software to convert ordinary laptops into supercomputers
January 13th, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) A new software will convert ordinary laptops into powerful supercomputers to extract features and patterns from enormously complex data sets.The tool - a set of problem-solving calculations known ... Read more...
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Finally, images of another solar system captured
November 14th, 2008 - 10:24 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 14 (IANS) In one of the biggest breakthroughs in astronomy, Canadian, American and British astronomers have captured the images of another solar system for the first time.Though more than 200 ... Read more...
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Long-standing puzzle in climate science resolved
October 11th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): A team of scientists has resolved a long-standing puzzle in climate science, by reconciling the differences between simulated and observed temperature trends in the tropics.Using state-of-the-art ... Read more...
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Deep interior of Neptune, Uranus and Earth may contain solid ice
September 24th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 24 (ANI): In a bid to determine the melting temperature of ice in high atmospheric pressures, scientists have found a sharp increase in the melting curves, which opens up ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists pave way for green explosives
August 29th, 2008 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 29 (ANI): Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California, including an Indian-origin researcher, have achieved some success in improving the crystal quality and chemical purity of ... Read more...
Posted in National |
New detector can sniff out even low levels of gamma radiation
August 19th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 19 (ANI): Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California have produced a new detector sensitive even to low levels of gamma radiation.US shipping ports receive about ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Humans to be blamed for climate change, says US body
August 9th, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 9 (ANI): Human activity is indeed responsible for the rapid warming of the 20th century, says a new report issued by the US Climate Change Science Program.The report concluded ... Read more...
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Scientists devise technology that can distinguish mine collapses from other seismic activities
July 14th, 2008 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): Scientists have developed a method to detect underground nuclear weapons tests to quickly examine the seismic recordings of the event and determine whether that source was most ... Read more...
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