World’s first computer model of organism created
July 22nd, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 22 (IANS) Scientists have created the world's first ever computer model of an organism -- a breakthrough which would catalyse radically new approaches to diagnostics and treatment.A team ... Read more...
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Battery that uses freshwater, seawater to generate electricity developed
April 21st, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 21 (ANI): Stanford researchers have developed a battery that takes advantage of the difference in salinity between freshwater and seawater to produce electricity.Anywhere freshwater enters the sea, such as river ... Read more...
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Battery that makes electricity from water developed
March 30th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 30 (ANI): A battery that takes advantage of the difference in salinity between freshwater and seawater to produce electricity has been developed by Stanford researchers.Anywhere freshwater enters the sea, such ... Read more...
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Algae, bacteria hogged oxygen after ancient mass extinction, wiping out marine life
March 26th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): Stanford researchers have found that after the biggest mass extinction in Earth's history - 250 million years ago - algae and bacteria in the ocean rebounded so fast ... Read more...
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‘Quantum dots’ technology to make solar cells more efficient, cheaper
February 21st, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Stanford researchers have developed a new technology that would increase the efficiency of solar cells three-fold and could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar panels.The researchers stated that ... Read more...
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New study explains how brain knows what the nose smells
February 5th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): We know that a scent picked up by nose receptors travels to the brain, but how the brain processes these smells has never been explained until now.Stanford researchers ... Read more...
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50mn-yr-old mountains did not evolve from Tibet-like plateau: Study
December 18th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): A new study finally puts to rest the idea that mountains that began forming in southern British Columbia 50 million years ago, developed from a vast, Tibet-like plateau ... Read more...
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‘Urge to take a break’ is all in your head
October 15th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): We often feel the urge to 'take a break' after an hour of studying or work, but a new study has revealed that it's all in your head.The ... Read more...
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Now, a filter that purifies water 80,000 times faster than bacteria-trapping filters
September 1st, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 1 (ANI): By dipping plain cotton cloth in a high-tech broth full of silver nanowires and carbon nanotubes, Stanford researchers have developed a new high-speed, low-cost filter that purifies water ... Read more...
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Alexander the Great poisoned by deadly river bug
August 4th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) A deadly river bacterium found in river Styx, Greece, killed Alexander the Great, rather than a fever brought on by an all-night drinking binge in ancient Babylon.
Alexander ... Read more...
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‘Doubters’ of climate change lack expertise: Study
June 26th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 26 (ANI): Scientists who doubt that human beings have contributed significantly to climate change have far less expertise and prominence in climate research as compared to scientists who are convinced, ... Read more...
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Discovery in legumes could reduce fertilizer use and aid environment
March 2nd, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 2 (ANI): New findings by Stanford researchers that reveal the inner workings of nitrogen-producing bacteria living inside legumes such as soybeans could enable scientists to blunt the negative effects of ... Read more...
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Molecular powerbrokers involved in cancer’s spread identified
June 2nd, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): The interaction between biological molecules is a lot like Facebooking - you know a guy who knows everyone on the social-networking site, and if his access is ... Read more...
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Indian-American physicist helps craft world’s sub-atomic writing
February 2nd, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) Stanford researchers have reclaimed bragging rights for creating the world's tiniest writing, in sub-atomic letters more than a billion times smaller than a metre - a distinction the ... Read more...
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Quantum computing comes closer to reality
November 22nd, 2008 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 22 (ANI): Stanford researchers say that they have made a significant advance towards creating quantum computers that will dramatically outshine tradioinal computers in tackling certain key problems like searching ... Read more...
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Body’’s circadian clock is crucial to learning and memory
October 9th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): A new study by Stanford researchers has revealed that the circadian rhythm that quietly pulses inside us all, guiding our daily cycle from sleep to wakefulness and ... Read more...
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Protein linked to bone marrow failure in humans identified
July 21st, 2008 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): In a study of dark-skinned mice, Stanford researchers have found that a common protein plays a vital role in tumor suppression, a finding that may ultimately lead ... Read more...
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Scientists take first look at working muscle fibres
July 11th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by ANI
London, July 11 (ANI): Stanford researchers have found that it is possible to look at tiny fibres of working muscles in live humans with the aid of an unusual microscope that ... Read more...
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Sexy salesgirls really do boost sales!
April 4th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 4 (ANI): Draping an attractive woman over the hood of a car in an advertisement really can help in boosting car sales, at least thats what the new study ... Read more...
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