New nanosponge can clean seas of oil spills
April 17th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 17 (IANS) US scientists have innovated a nanosponge that can sweep the seas clean of oil spills and minimise ecological damage to marine life.The airy nanosponges also conduct ... Read more...
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‘Smart window’ darkens in summer, clears in winter
September 22nd, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) A new "smart" window can automatically darken to save air conditioning costs on hot days and return to crystal clarity to capture the sun's heat in ... Read more...
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Electric charges can turn materials hard or soft in seconds
June 7th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 7 (IANS) Now smart materials can turn hard or soft within seconds, according to a startling new discovery.
Similarly, hard and brittle matter can become soft and malleable ... 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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Common freshwater algae holds promise for nuclear clean-up
March 31st, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 31 (ANI): At a meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim, California, scientists said that common freshwater algae might hold a key to cleaning up after disasters such as ... Read more...
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Scientists make first perovskite-based superlens for the infrared
March 30th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 30 (ANI): Superlenses were previously made from elaborate artificial constructs known as metamaterials, which are difficult to be fabricated and tend to absorb a relatively high percentage of photons that ... Read more...
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Artificial cells to trap deadly viruses
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 3 (IANS) Artificial "protocells" that can lure, entrap and inactivate a class of deadly human viruses have been designed by researchers.The technique offers a new research tool to ... Read more...
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Soon, sensors that detect everything from explosives to tainted milk
January 22nd, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): A chemist at University of Houston is developing sensors for detection devices, which could monitor everything from explosives to tainted milk."Our work is poised to assist in such ... Read more...
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Now, a glass stronger than steel
January 11th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) A new type of glass, stronger and tougher than steel, has been developed and tested by a team of US researchers.What's more, even better versions of this new ... Read more...
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Steel-like ‘tough and strong’ amorphous ‘glassy’ metal developed
January 10th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 10 (ANI): Scientists have developed an extremely tough amorphous material that could eventually replace steel in buildings, cars or bridges.A metal alloy masquerading as a glass is the first material ... Read more...
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Transparent conductive material paves way for power-generating windows
November 4th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Scientists have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and generating electric charge over a relatively large area.The material, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's ... Read more...
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Smallest electric engine could power future nanomachines
October 29th, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 29 (ANI): Scientists at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have designed a blueprint for the smallest electric engine ever that could eventually drive tiny conveyor belts or ... Read more...
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Flexible, implantable LEDs could revolutionize drug and laser therapy
October 18th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 18 (ANI): Bendy, stretchy and biocompatible arrays of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and photodetectors would soon be used to light inside the body to activate drugs or monitor medical conditions.John Rogers ... Read more...
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New find may help make wrinkles history
July 30th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Researchers have found how folds and other creases disappear on their own-a feat that could shed light on how human tissue folds and grows.In a pair of ... Read more...
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Surprising behaviour of tiny ‘artificial muscles’ explained
May 2nd, 2010 - 11:13 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): By using neutron beams and atomic-force microscopes, researchers at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have uncovered the surprising behaviour of an exotic class of 'artificial muscles'.Their ... Read more...
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2-D graphene quilt offers new microelectronic possibilities
March 2nd, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 2 (ANI): Scientists at Rice University, US, have found a way to stitch graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into a two-dimensional quilt that offers new paths of exploration for ... Read more...
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Key milestone reached for development of graphene-based electronic devices
January 30th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 30 (ANI): A team of scientists has produced 100mm diameter graphene wafers, which is a key milestone in the development of graphene for next generation high frequency electronic devices.The ... Read more...
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Nanotube-generated X-rays may revolutionise airport scanners, radiotherapy
July 29th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): In a breakthrough that may revolutionize radiotherapy and airport baggage scanners, scientists have successfully generated X-rays using carbon nanotubes.The new method could allow real-time three-dimensional scanning."If you look ... Read more...
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Alcohol may soon power artificial muscles for robots, prosthetic limbs
July 11th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 11 (ANI): Instead of batteries, artificial muscles driving robots or prosthetic limbs might soon be powered by a kind of alcohol that can make people blind, say researchers."You can imagine ... Read more...
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Low-power, high-efficiency electronic memory comes closer to reality
April 17th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 17 (ANI): Paving the way for low-power, high-efficiency electronic memory, scientists have deposited a well-known oxide on silicon to create a ferroelectric state, which could be the key to next-generation ... Read more...
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Batteries made of viruses can power cellphones to cars
April 3rd, 2009 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 3 (IANS) MIT researchers are relying on viruses to build futuristic low cost batteries that will power cars, cellphones and other electronic devices.
These new 'viral' batteries will match the most ... Read more...
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Soon, robots could have muscles stronger than steel
March 20th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 20 (ANI): Scientists have created a new material that is stronger than steel and stiffer than diamond, weighs little more than its volume in air, and could be the ... Read more...
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Indian American boosts lithium battery performance
February 10th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) A team led by an Indian American materials scientist is working to boost lithium battery performance by creating hybrid carbon nanotubes.Pulickel Ajayan said his team is growing nanotubes ... Read more...
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Kalam wants IISc among world’s top 10 institutes
December 14th, 2008 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 13 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Saturday tasked the century-old Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here to work towards ranking among the world's top 10 institutes by 2030."In the ... Read more...
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Wallpaper speakers on the anvil
May 20th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Get ready for wallpaper doubling up as speakers, lightweight devices hunting for movement energy, and foldable speakers; for researchers in the US have designed a material having ... Read more...
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Textiles with self-cleaning properties may soon be a reality
March 5th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 5 (ANI): Nanotechnology-based coatings that clean themselves, and may be used in everything from silk shirts to windshields have been developed, says a report.The new materials developed by researchers ... Read more...
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