World’s toughest material spurs next-gen chips
October 10th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 10 (IANS) Graphene, the world's thinnest and toughest material, could spur the development of next generation computer chips, besides revolutionising materials science.Its amazing properties open the way to ... Read more...
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Graphite-water combo recharges batteries in seconds
July 18th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 18 (IANS) A combination of graphite and water could revolutionise energy storage by recharging batteries in mere seconds while performing as efficiently as lithium ion batteries.Dan Li, from ... Read more...
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Brain-like computing power edges close to reality
June 24th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) A new technique patterned on the human brain is likely to revolutionise computing power by performing at lightning speed and cutting down energy consumption.
The research ... Read more...
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Why our skin doesn’t dissolve in the bath
March 9th, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, March 09 (ANI): Scientists in Australia have found the answer to why our skin goes wrinkly but doesn't dissolve in the bath."When we are in the bath and we have been ... Read more...
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Superfluid found in neutron star’s core
February 24th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): NASA scientists have found the first direct evidence for a superfluid, a bizarre, friction-free state of matter, at the core of a neutron star.Superfluids created in laboratories ... Read more...
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Two Russians win Nobel in Physics for work on ultra-thin carbon flakes
October 5th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by ANI
New York/London, Oct. 5 (ANI): Two Russian-born physicists working at the University of Manchester in England have won the Nobel prize in physics for investigating the remarkable properties of ultra-thin carbon flakes ... Read more...
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Unbreakable cell phone covers come closer to reality
December 23rd, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 23 (ANI): Unbreakable cell phone covers may soon be available in your neighbouring markets, thanks to researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who have made a significant progress ... Read more...
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Sniffing biological, chemical weapons from distance gets closer to reality
September 27th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 27 (ANI): American scientists have determined the structure of a light-transmitting compound that can one day be used in high-efficiency fibre optics, and in sensors to detect biological and ... Read more...
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Oriental mushroom may help fight cancer
April 16th, 2008 - 6:35 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr 16 (ANI): An exotic mushroom widely used in oriental medicine contains chemicals that may fight breast cancer, says a new study.Extracts of the fungus, Phellinus linteus, have been used ... Read more...
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New hybrid semiconducters may revolutionize next generation electronics
December 20th, 2007 - 4:10 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 20 (ANI): A new research has shed light on a semiconducting material with zero thermal expansion (ZTE, which may play a vital role in the design of future generations of ... Read more...
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