Innovative method prints colours without inks
August 13th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Aug 13 (IANS) An innovative method for creating sharp, full-spectrum colour images at 100,000 dots per inch (dpi) does not need inks or dyes, thanks to metal-laced nano-sized structures.Conversely, ... Read more...
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New technology to convert wasted heat into power
September 21st, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) Imagine thermoelectric materials that capture the bulk of energy lost by cars and machines as heat and convert them into electricity. Thermoelectric generation captures waste heat ... Read more...
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Nanostructures lend cutting edge to antibiotics
April 4th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 4 (IANS) Arming antibiotic drugs with nanostructures would make them much more effective in targeting infected cells.
These tiny particles would zoom in on infected cells but leave ... Read more...
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US firm to buy DRDO’s explosive detection kit (With images)
December 14th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) A US firm has shown "keen interest" in a patented explosive detection kit developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and a pact will be ... Read more...
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Scientists edge towards mass production of silicon substitute
June 10th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionising electronic ... Read more...
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First images of electrons’ secret dance that causes them to change form
June 3rd, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 3 (ANI): Scientists from McMaster University, Cornell University, the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven and Los Alamos National Laboratories have captured the first images of electrons that appear to take ... Read more...
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What happens when bubbles collide?
June 1st, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 1 (ANI): University of Melbourne have burst the secret behind what happens when bubbles collide-a discovery that has wide-ranging implications across many industries.Bubbles hold the key to improving everything ... Read more...
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Scientists leap over major hurdle in mass production of graphene
March 11th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 11(ANI): In a new study, scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of graphene, a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its ... Read more...
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Nanotechnology paves way for smaller, faster and more efficient computers
September 26th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 26 (ANI): Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have created a new nanoscale process that will ultimately help make computers smaller, faster, and more efficient.
The scientists have ... Read more...
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Scientists develop worlds thinnest balloon
September 23rd, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 23 (ANI): Scientists have created a balloon-like membrane that is just one atom thick, which can be effectively be called as the worlds thinnest balloon.According to a report in ... Read more...
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New ’superinsulators’ may revolutionise materials research, electronics design
April 9th, 2008 - 6:08 pm ICT by admin
London, April 9 (ANI): A study conducted by researchers from the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and several European institutions has shown the possibility of creating superinsulators that can ... Read more...
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Ancient trade in New World may have been carried out using rafts
March 20th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 20 (ANI): New findings by MIT researchers has suggested that oceangoing sailing rafts plied the waters of the equatorial Pacific long before Europeans arrived in the Americas, and carried ... Read more...
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