Laser beaming a hair can reveal breakfast details
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 2 (IANS) A new laser can tell what you had for breakfast by beaming on one of your hairs, a study says.Researchers can even tell where a person ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Silica cages help anti-cancer antibodies prevent tumour growth in mice
May 22nd, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 22 (ANI): If anti-cancer drugs are packed into honeycombed particles of chemically modified silica, they can improve the drugs' ability to fight skin cancer in mice, according to new research.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Modelling tool for faster pandemic analysis
December 15th, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): American scientists are developing a mathematical and visual analytic toolkit to quicken the diagnoses of pandemics and create better ways of dealing with them.The Department of Energy's Pacific ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Novel digital ants to protect computers against viruses
September 26th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) In the never-ending battle to protect computer networks from intruders, security experts are deploying a new defence, modelled on one of nature's hardiest creatures -- the ant.
Unlike traditional ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Now, digital ants to protect your PCs from worms
September 26th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 26 (ANI): Security experts are taking a cue from nature to protect computer networks from intruders, and have created a new defence mechanism that mimics one of the hardiest creatures ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Newly process can remove sulfur components and CO2 from power plant emissions
August 19th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 19 (ANI): Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a reusable organic liquid that can pull harmful gases such as carbon dioxide or sulfur ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dancing atoms help chemists understand how water molecules split
March 17th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 17 (ANI): Chemists have used single oxygen atoms dancing on a metal oxide slab, to get a better understanding of how water splits into oxygen and hydrogen, which would ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Self-healing behavior in zirconia may lead to radiation-resistant materials for nuclear plants
April 20th, 2008 - 12:16 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 20 (ANI): A new computer simulation by a scientist of Indian origin has revealed that a self-healing behavior in zirconia, a common ceramic, may lead to development of radiation-resistant ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Novel sensor system to improve detection of lead, heavy metals developed
February 13th, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): Researcher at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has developed a new rapid, portable and inexpensive detection system to identify personal exposure to toxic lead ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |