Washington, Nov 9 (IANS) Deep under the sea, a sand grain sized fossil nestles among a billion of its closest dead kins. Known as foraminifera, these complex little shells of calcium carbonate ...

Washington, November 8 (ANI): Scientists have demonstrated in multiple field tests that, by using what they describe as a Unified System of Photometry, a street lighting system can be designed to reduce ...

Washington, November 8 (ANI): In a research lasting two decades, a scientist has studied ancient, deep-sea fossils to reconstruct the climates of Earth up to 250 million years ago. The scientist in ...

Washington, September 6 (ANI): A scientist is aiming to develop a high-performance, low-cost green LED (Light-emitting diode).According to Christian Wetzel, professor of physics and the Wellfleet Professor of Future Chips at Rensselaer ...

Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Cities and human brains have evolved in strikingly similar ways, says a new study. Just as advanced mammalian brains require a robust neural network to achieve richer and more ...

Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): A new study, conducted by researchers in the U.S., has shown that the circadian system is not the only pathway involved in determining alertness at night - red ...

Washington, June 20 (ANI): Making a startling discovery, a scientist has claimed in his new book that the evolution of vision has provided humans with four real superpowers: telepathy, X-ray vision, seeing ...

Washington, June 12 (ANI): An American researcher has for the first time come up with insights into what changes occur within sperm after it enters the female reproductive tract. Mark Platt, an ...

Washington, June 9 (ANI): Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US, have developed a new method for using computer graphics to simulate and render an accurate visualization of a lunar eclipse, whether in ...

Washington, April 13 (ANI): Making a significant advance towards new infertility treatments and a male contraceptive pill, scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have identified key biochemical changes that put sperm "in the ...

Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new technique for growing slimmer copper nanorods, a breakthrough that can pave the way for advanced integrated 3-D chip technology. The researchers have found ...

Washington, January 14 (ANI): The common light bulb may become history in coming years, thanks to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York who have significantly improved the lighting performance ...

Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Energy efficient, ecologically sound light emitting diodes, or LEDs, are emerging as the hottest choice in illuminating homes and businesses. "We are on the verge of a revolution," ...

Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute claim to have solved the ''Gray''s Paradox'' - how dolphins can swim so fast. In 1936, zoologist Sir James Gray observed the sea ...

Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): Engineers have said that to really increase the efficiency of solar cells, they should be made to look dull. According to Darren Bagnall, an engineer at the University ...

Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US have developed a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels at all angles, ...

Washington, October 7 (ANI): Scientists at Boston University''s College of Engineering are working on a new project to develop the next generation of wireless communications technology, based on visible light instead ...

Washington, September 23 (ANI): You may soon get to buy a cell phone with smarter and lighter cameras, for researchers at a private research university in New York have devised a ...

Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Excess of illumination at night can compromise sleep and cause problems for stargazing and animal health. Balancing public and private interests for lighting has been a difficult undertaking. ...

Washington, August 29 (ANI): A scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute says that human eyes have evolved for X-Ray vision, the ability to see through things. Mark Changizi, assistant professor of cognitive ...

New York, Aug 29 (IANS) The use of both eyes to view the world around us has long been associated with a 3-D vision. But a new study by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ...

Washington, August 18 (ANI): A team of researcher from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York has announced the creation of a safer alternative to the commonly used and controversial blood thinner ...

Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): Milliseconds can fill a huge gap between triumph and defeat in the world of Olympic sports. Now, a fluids mechanics professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, ...

Washington, Aug 9 (ANI): Milliseconds can fill a huge gap between triumph and defeat in the world of Olympic sports. Now, a fluids mechanics professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, ...

Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) A mere split second can spell the difference between success or failure at the Olympics, prompting more trainers and athletes to look towards technology to get an edge ...

Washington, July 18 (ANI): Indian-origin researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have unveiled a process to create branched nanorods that may someday lead to the invention of nanoscale thermoelectric devices for power ...

Washington, June 27 (ANI): An Indian-origin researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has demonstrated that adding an invisible layer of the nanomaterials to the bottom of a metal vessel may help reduce ...

Washington, June 24 (ANI): Researchers at the Darrin Fresh Water Institute of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US have developed one of the most comprehensive databases in existence on the impacts ...

Washington, June 13 (ANI): Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the USA have discovered that some of the Hindu temples, dating back as far as the 7th century, had musical pillars. ...

Washington, June 7 (ANI): The human circadian system seems to have the ability to distinguish between different colours of light, say scientists. The circadian system is a term used for biological ...