‘Intelligent co-pilot’ makes driving safer
July 15th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 15 (IANS) Scientists have now developed a new system for cars that can steer a vehicle to safety just in time.The safety system, known as a co-pilot, was ... Read more...
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MIT geeks build chip to mimic brain cell
November 16th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) Scientists have long aspired to build computer systems that could replicate our brain's potential for learning new tasks. MIT researchers have now edged closer to that ... Read more...
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Oz inventor of Black Box dies at 85
July 21st, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 21 (ANI): An Australian scientist who invented the black box flight data recorder, has died, at the age of 85.David Warren came up with the idea for the cockpit ... Read more...
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Skies turn red in NSW, Queensland’s worst ever dust storm in history
September 23rd, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 23(ANI): A dust storm covered the New South Wales and southern Queensland on Wednesday and blanketed the states in an eerie red haze and pushed air pollution levels to 1500 ... Read more...
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Skies turn red in NSW, Queensland records worst ever dust storm in history
September 23rd, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 23(ANI): A dust storm covered the New South Wales and southern Queensland on Wednesday and blanketed the states in an eerie red haze and pushed air pollution levels to 1500 ... Read more...
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Human-generated aerosols from northern hemisphere may affect rainfall patterns in Australia
August 27th, 2009 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 27 (ANI): Australian scientists, using a climate model, have suggested that human-generated aerosols from the northern hemisphere may have contributed to increased rainfall in north-western and central Australia, and decreased ... Read more...
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MIT develops painless way to monitor foetal heartbeat
June 2nd, 2009 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 2 (IANS) A new system developed by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientist and colleagues could allow much earlier and painless monitoring of the foetal heartbeat.
Minute fluctuations in ... Read more...
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Now, a non-invasive system to monitor foetal heartbeat earlier
June 2nd, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new non-invasive system to allow much earlier monitoring of the foetal heartbeat.While tiny fluctuations in a foetus' heartbeat can indicate distress, currently there is ... Read more...
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Google News is down
May 14th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by admin
By Sajal Kayan
Google's news service located at http://news.google.com went down today at approximately 8:40 am EDT. At the time of writing at 9:00 am EDT it is still down.
On visiting news.google.com one ... Read more...
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MIT edges closer to making fusion power real
December 4th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) The prospect of fusion as a future power source is still decades away, but MIT scientists have edged closer to making it a reality.Fusion has enormous potential because ... Read more...
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Scaffolds may soon help heal broken hearts
November 3rd, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 3 (ANI): Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new technique that may one day help in mending damaged heart tissues.The team has developed a ... Read more...
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Repairing defective hearts with tissue engineering
November 3rd, 2008 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) Damaged heart tissues could be mended in future with the help of a scaffold developed by MIT and Harvard researchers. The idea is that living heart cells or ... Read more...
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Here comes a gel that liquefies on demand
September 29th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) Scientists have invented a unique user-friendly gel that can liquefy as and when required, with the potential to revolutionise 3D cell culture for medical research.Institute of Bioengineering and ... Read more...
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3-D cell culture gel that that can liquefy and resolidify developed
September 29th, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 29 (ANI): Scientists at Singapore''s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have created a unique user-friendly gel that liquefies when subjected to a moderate shear force, and rapidly resolidifies ... Read more...
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Researchers discover hundreds of species off Great Barrier Reef
September 22nd, 2008 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 22 (IANS) Researchers exploring waters off Australia's Great Barrier Reef have discovered hundreds of new marine species, besides stumbling on a wealth of insights about ocean life. The find includes ... Read more...
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Now, a sensor vest that monitors environmental causes of asthma attacks
April 12th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 12 (ANI): Scientists have developed a sensor-based system which, when worn in the pockets of a vest, can continuously monitor the air around persons prone to asthma attacks.Researchers at ... Read more...
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Now, a wearable sensor system to investigate causes of asthma attacks
January 23rd, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by admin
Washington, January 23 (ANI): A sensor system developed by Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) researchers has the capability to carry out continuous monitoring of the air around persons prone to asthma attacks.The ... Read more...
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Liver-gender disruption makes men more vulnerable to liver cancer
January 16th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Jan 16 (ANI): In a study of mice, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have discovered that the cause behind mens susceptibility to liver cancer is the initiation of ... Read more...
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Lecture search engine to aid students on the anvil
November 15th, 2007 - 5:30 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a web-based technology that enables users to search hundreds of MIT lectures for key topics.The ... Read more...
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Protein that plays key role in recycling iron from blood identified
November 14th, 2007 - 2:06 am ICT by admin
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