Hand shadowgrapher Amar Sen holds infinity in his palm (With Images)
April 23rd, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Amar Sen knows literally how to create the world with his fingers. With a swish and a flick of his fingers, grains of sand transform into ... Read more...
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New substance to make passports fraud-proof
May 19th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 19 (IANS) Your passport can now be protected from fraudsters. Scientists here have developed a new substance that can be used to prevent forging of passports and ... Read more...
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Exoplanets with two suns sprout black plants: Study
April 21st, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 21 (ANI): Exoplanets with two suns may have trees and shrubs that are black or grey instead of the more familiar green, according to a new study.It also suggested that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Reversal of optical Doppler shift could lead to ‘invisibility cloak’
March 7th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 7 (ANI): For the first time ever, researchers have demonstrated a reversal of the optical Doppler effect, an advance that could lead to the development of 'invisibility cloak' technology.The Doppler ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
World’s most powerful microscope could ’solve the cause of viruses’
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 2 (ANI): Scientists at the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering have created a microscope that has created a new world record for the smallest object the eye can ... Read more...
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Unexpected exoskeleton remnants discovered in Paleozoic fossils
February 8th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): Contrary to conventional belief, a new research shows that the remains of chitin-protein complex-structural materials containing protein and polysaccharide-are present in abundance in fossils of arthropods from the ... Read more...
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Sticking plaster that zaps skin cancer
January 23rd, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 23 (IANS) A revolutionary light-emitting sticking plaster can help zap skin cancers. The device, called the Ambulight, is a form of photodynamic therapy (PDT) - an alternative to surgery for ... Read more...
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Designing tough robos? Let them grow as humans do
January 21st, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 21 (ANI): In a new study, a University of Vermont robotics expert explains that the process of building a robust robot should start right from being a baby, just as ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jatinga, where birds commit suicide? (With images)
November 4th, 2010 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
By Jadav Kakoti
Haflong (Assam), Nov 4 (IANS) The tranquillity of Jatinga, a scenic village nestling among the Borail Hills range, is shattered every night by a disturbing occurrence - the 'mass suicide' ... Read more...
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Getting rid of basic obstacle brings invisibility cloak closer to reality
August 5th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 5 (ANI): By overcoming a fundamental obstacle in using new "metamaterials", researchers have come closer to optical technologies, including ultra-powerful microscopes and computers and a possible invisibility cloak.The metamaterials have ... Read more...
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Now, a robot that eats and poos!
July 21st, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 21 (ANI): Technicians in the UK have built a robot that can eat and also excrete its waste.Ecobot III, which was created by the Bristol Robotics Laboratory in the UK, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Tiger helicopter gunship debuts with French forces in Afghanistan
July 18th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Farnborough (Britain), July 18 (IANS) Thales has announced that together with the Tiger helicopter gunship, its TopOwl helmet-mounted sight and display system (HMSD) has been deployed with the French forces in ... Read more...
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Device to help blind manoeuvre around obstacles developed
June 4th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 4 (ANI): An innovative optical radar system has been developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev students that helps blind people manoeuvre around obstacles.The radar system incorporates a computer, two ... Read more...
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150 million-year-old ‘dinobird’ fossil key to animal’s original chemistry
May 11th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 11 (ANI): An international team of paleontologists, geochemists and physicists has found that a 150 million year old "dinobird" fossil has been hiding remnants of the animal's original chemistry.Using light ... Read more...
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iPad Could Induce Insomnia, New Research Shows
April 29th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a new study, the artificial light which is emitted from Apple's iPad, similar to that in a laptop, may give those who use the iPad ... Read more...
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Researchers Feel Apple iPad Can Induce Insomnia
April 29th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Apr 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Apple iPad has got its share of detractors after its release who crib about its inability to multitask and lack of support for Flash content. ... Read more...
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Soon, you’ll be able to surf the web at the speed of light!
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 2 (ANI): Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a new infrared laser made from germanium that operates at room temperature, which has made light-speed computing come ... Read more...
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New laser to make computing faster, cheaper
January 22nd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 22 (IANS) The invention of a new laser will make faster and cheaper computers possible.
"The on-chip light source will be key to enabling the simultaneous transmission of multiple data ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
From dyeing hairs to detecting crimes, a new role for henna
January 12th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 12 (IANS) A compound which gives henna its characteristic property for dyeing hair a reddish brown colour and making tattoos may become the latest tool in the fight against crime, ... Read more...
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Professor Heny Farid Claims Lee Harvey Oswald Photo Is Not A Fake
November 6th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A digital forensic scientist and computer science professor from Dartmouth College, Professor Heny Farid said that he has unearthed new evidence that the photos of Lee ... Read more...
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Iconic Oswald photo with rifle, Marxist newspapers ‘not fake’
November 6th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): A Dartmouth computer scientist insists that the iconic photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, showing him holding a rifle in one hand and Marxist ... Read more...
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Researchers discover a simpler way to send data faster
June 29th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 29 (IANS) Researchers have hit upon a new and simpler way of manipulating light to enable quicker, more secure data transfer.
The discovery is based on existing optical technology, but ... Read more...
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52 bonded child labourers rescued in Delhi
June 22nd, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Working for 12-13 hours a day under inhuman conditions and being beaten at the slightest pretext - the nightmare for 52 bonded child labourers working in zari ... Read more...
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Project launched for green, affordable lighting in rural India
June 4th, 2009 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) To make life easier for millions of rural households who use the polluting kerosene lamps in their homes, a Britain-based NGO has partnered with a global power ... Read more...
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New blue-light technique to improve bladder tumour detection
April 27th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): Mayo Clinic researchers have come up with a novel diagnostic tool that not only helps detect bladder tumours but will substantially reduce the rate at which these cancers ... Read more...
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New technique enables creation of features 2500 times smaller than width of human hair
April 11th, 2009 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 11 (ANI): A team of scientists has developed a technique that enables the creation of features 2500 times smaller than the width of a human hair, which is a significant ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New design for cheaper and more efficient white light LEDs
April 8th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): In a bid to produce cheap and efficient white light for use in homes and offices, scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have taken a major step ... Read more...
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Kepler orbiting Sun as scheduled: NASA
March 8th, 2009 - 5:25 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 8 (Xinhua) Kepler, a telescope that will scour the Milky Way for evidence of Earth-like planets, is orbiting the Sun as expected, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said Saturday.
Aboard ... Read more...
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Police helicopter avoids crashing into UFO in UK, claims report
November 22nd, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 22 (ANI): A police helicopter nearly collided with a UFO over Birmingham, says a report.
The incident is detailed in a document compiled by experts from the Airprox Board, ... Read more...
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Particle accelerator ALICE achieves 4 million volt milestone
November 18th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): UKs next-generation particle accelerator, ALICE, has achieved a major milestone by producing a high-energy particle beam with a total energy of nearly four and a half million ... Read more...
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Metal-munching earthworms could be the 21st Century eco-warriors
September 13th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 13 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that metal-munching earthworms could be the 21st Century eco-warriors, with the discovery that they help plants to clean up contaminated soils.According to a ... Read more...
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Scientists create brightest, sharpest and fastest x-ray holograms
August 2nd, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 2 (ANI): An international team of U.S. and German researchers has produced two of the brightest and sharpest x-ray holograms of microscopic objects ever made, with the help of ... Read more...
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Soon, a simple fluorescence test to check for urinary tract infections
July 16th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 16 (ANI): A simple fluorescent light test would soon make it possible for people to have an almost instantaneous diagnosis for urinary tract infections and that too at home.
Developed ... Read more...
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Diamonds slippery secrets revealed
June 24th, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 24 (ANI): University of Pennsylvania engineers say that they have found out what causes diamonds to slip and slide with remarkably low friction at the nanoscale, something that makes ... Read more...
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New X-ray source could be the brightest in the world
June 21st, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 21 (ANI): Scientists at US Department of Energys Argonne National Laboratory have devised a novel X-ray source, which could be the brightest in the world, with estimates projecting it ... Read more...
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