Battery invention could lead to new phone designs
August 7th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) South Korean scientists have developed a battery that can be bent and twisted, giving the possibility that future phones could be flexible and hold more capacity, ... Read more...
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Spinal-injury patients can now operate computer
February 20th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) A wireless device helps people with severe spinal injuries operate a computer or move an electrically powered wheelchair by simply by moving their tongues.The sensors track ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Nanosensors can free science from animal experiments
January 11th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) Scientists still continue with animal experiments and vivisection, described as barbaric, but now German researchers have found an alternative - in nanosensors - that could reduce ... Read more...
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Scientists developing portable super batteries
January 10th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) Scientists are developing portable super batteries that far exceed the capacity of the best batteries currently available.
The advances made by Savannah River National Lab (SRNL) ... Read more...
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A cheaper, simpler way to tap solar energy
December 7th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 7 (IANS) Scientists in the US have found a novel way to concentrate the sun's heat without using mirrors, potentially enabling a simpler and cheaper way to harness ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Now, a sensor film that changes colour to indicate spoiled food!
April 22nd, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 22 (ANI): Scientists have invented a sensor film that changes colour to show when fresh produce has gone off.The plastic film, developed by the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid ... Read more...
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Revolutionary packaging could eliminate food poisoning
April 22nd, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) Food poisoning could become a thing of the past thanks to a revolutionary packaging which changes colour to show when fresh produce has gone stale.Scientists have ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Seagate to acquire Samsung’s hard drive operations for $1.37 billion
April 19th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by BNO News
SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Seagate Technology Plc on Tuesday announced its agreement to acquire Samsung Electronics Co.'s hard disk drive operations for approximately $1.375 billion.Under the terms of the agreement, ... Read more...
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ADB ‘very concerned’ about corruption in India
February 14th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) Though the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is "very concerned" about the level of corruption in India, its credit exposure to the country, at $2 billion this fiscal, will ... Read more...
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Smart plasters can tell if wound is not healing
November 18th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 18 (IANS) Scientists have created a high-tech dressing that changes colour if the wound it covers becomes infected -- thanks to a dye that can monitor changes in the body's ... Read more...
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‘Intelligent’ dressing changes colour to indicate state of a wound
November 17th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): Dressings effectively protect the site of an injury, but to examine a wound they must be removed. This can not only be painful for a patient, but it ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Flapless ‘Demon’ aircraft that use air bursts to fly
October 15th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): Engineers at the Cranfield University in the United Kingdom have completed a flapless flight by using bursts of air to control an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) they call ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Water-gel-based ‘artificial leaves’ that produce electricity
September 25th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 25 (ANI): North Carolina State University researchers have shown that water-gel-based "artificial leaves" can act like solar cells to produce electricity.They also have the potential to be less expensive ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Moser Baer to launch Bollywood movies on pen drives
September 13th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Optical media devices manufacturer Moser Baer India Monday said it is launching pre-loaded Bollywood movies on pen drives to increase market share.
"We plan to launch around ... Read more...
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Scientists edge towards mass production of silicon substitute
June 10th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionising electronic ... Read more...
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Scientists leap over major hurdle in mass production of graphene
March 11th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 11(ANI): In a new study, scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of graphene, a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nanowires to give computers “racetrack memory”
February 24th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 24 (ANI): A US researcher has determined that nanowires could be used to give "racetrack memory" to computers, namely, significantly boosting conventional RAM, resulting in computers that are ready the ... Read more...
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How antiviral drugs block flu virus
February 4th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4 (ANI): Scientists at Iowa State University have identified the mechanism through which antiviral drugs block influenza A.The study showed that these drugs block influenza A viruses from reproducing and ... Read more...
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PM fetes Indian scientist on getting German award
January 5th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday congratulated eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao on his being awarded the August Wilhelm-von-Hoffimann Medal for his contribution to chemistry, saying it was ... Read more...
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Oozy new military robo can squeeze through tiny spaces
October 17th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 17 (ANI): A technology company has developed a new military robot that resembles an oozy blob, which has the ability to squeeze through all manner of cracks and crevices.According ... Read more...
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Indian turmeric powder yields its healing secrets
April 20th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Tumeric power, a spice regarded as auspicious and anticeptic in India, has finally yielded its healing secrets, according to scientists.
Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, professor of biophysics, University of Michigan, ... Read more...
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Secret behind turmeric’s healing power revealed
April 20th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): Michigan scientists have unravelled the mystery behind the much hyped healing power of the main ingredient in turmeric, a spice revered in India as 'holy powder.'Turmeric has been ... Read more...
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Battlefield laser weapon can destroy rockets, mortars and artillery shells
April 1st, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 1 (ANI): A US based company has developed a battlefield laser weapon that can fire a strong beam, which can destroy rockets, mortars and artillery shells."We're doing our part ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cholesterol crystals linked to cardiovascular attacks
March 27th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 27 (ANI): Scientists at Michigan State University have found that cholesterol crystals can disrupt plaque in a patient's cardiovascular system, and thereby cause a heart attack or stroke.George Abela, chief ... Read more...
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Why ”Holy powder” turmeric is a panacea for all ills
March 7th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 7 (ANI): Indian "holy powder" turmerics health-related properties are due to its ability to make cell membranes more orderly, which improves cells resistance to infection and malignancy, according to ... Read more...
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What makes solid glass different from the molten liquid from which it is formed
February 7th, 2009 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 7 (ANI): Scientists have cracked a controversial mystery of what makes solid glass different from the molten liquid from which it is formed, by presenting an explanation of how ... Read more...
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Soon, solar curtains to adorn your home
June 23rd, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 23 (ANI): Researchers at MIT have created designs for flexible photovoltaic materials, known as solar textiles, that can also be draped as curtains, which may change the way buildings ... Read more...
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Computer simulation reveals how quasi-crystals form
March 7th, 2008 - 1:20 pm ICT by admin
London, March 7 (ANI): Using a computer simulation, scientists at the University of Michigan have cast some light on how quasi-crystals form.Unlike ordinary crystals, quasi-crystals are solids whose atoms are not arranged ... Read more...
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