Efficiency of solar cells can be improved if they are more dull
November 12th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
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New antireflective coating on solar panels captures more sunlight from all angles
November 4th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
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, ... Read more...
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Soon, smart light to power swifter and safer wireless networks
October 7th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
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Water and sound pave way for futuristic mobile liquid camera lenses
September 23rd, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
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Excess of light can be polluting too
September 10th, 2008 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
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. ... Read more...
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Our eyes have evolved for X-Ray vision
August 29th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
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Human eyes evolved for x-ray vision
August 29th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
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 ... Read more...
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Safer alternative to controversial blood thinner heparin created
August 18th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
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Top secret technology to spur U.S. swimmers gold rush at Beijing
August 9th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
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, ... Read more...
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‘Top secret’ technology to lend US swimmers edge at Beijing
August 9th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
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 ... Read more...
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Indian-origin researchers find way to create heat pumps, energy converters from nanosculpture
July 18th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
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Indian-origin researcher uses copper nanorods to boost boiling efficiency
June 27th, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
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Large database shows impacts of acid rain on microorganisms
June 24th, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
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Ancient Hindu temples had musical pillars
June 13th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
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. ... Read more...
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Body clock can distinguish between different colours of light
June 7th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
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Optical illusions: Not a mystery anymore
June 3rd, 2008 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , June 3 (ANI): While deja vu or ability to see the future is a much debated topic, it is this ability to see into the future that may explain ... Read more...
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Human visual system equipped with ability to foresee the future
May 16th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 16 (ANI): A new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute suggests that the human visual system is equipped with the ability to foresee the future.Assistant Professor Mark Changizi says ... Read more...
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Students innovations may improve data storage, magnetic sensors
May 15th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 15 (ANI): A student of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has come up with two innovations that may vastly improve magnetic data storage, and sense extremely low level magnetic fields in ... Read more...
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Student develops new alternative to silicon chip
May 14th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by admin
Washington , May 14 (ANI): Every household is filled with dozens of silicon-based electronics, whose main component is usually a silicon-based transistor. But now, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students invention will ... Read more...
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Scientist creates artificial golgi with sugars
May 8th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by admin
Washington , May 8 (ANI): Sugars not only are the basic ingredient of a persons diet but are also the most vital and complex molecules in the human body. And now, ... Read more...
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Dictionaries are designed to fit in the brain
May 1st, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 1 (ANI): Dictionaries may seem like a tangled web of words but they are actually designed in a form that mirrors the way our brains make sense, suggests a ... Read more...
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Source of lethal contamination in heparin drug uncovered
April 26th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Apr 26 (ANI): A researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has successfully uncovered the reason behind the deadly contamination in the dosage of common blood thinner, heparin, which has killed ... Read more...
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Blue LEDs can reset body clocks of drowsy drivers
March 19th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by admin
London, March 19 (ANI): A new study by US researchers has suggested that blue LEDs (Light-emitting diodes) in truck cabs and truck stops can help to increase the alertness of drowsy ... Read more...
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Darkest manmade material developed
January 23rd, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by admin
Washington, January 23 (ANI): A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rice University has created the darkest material ever made by mana thin coating comprised of low-density arrays of loosely ... Read more...
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HIV peptide’s possible pathway into cells identified
January 18th, 2008 - 2:41 pm ICT by admin
Washington, January 18 (ANI): A pair of theoretical physicists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has searched out a possible pathway that an HIV peptide takes to enter healthy cells.The discovery of the surprisingly ... Read more...
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