Now, make-up to see you through a blast
August 23rd, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 23 (IANS) Scientists have created a versatile camouflage paint that protects soliders from blast-induced intense heat, hides them from the enemy and also repels mosquitoes.The novel face paint, ... Read more...
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British navy can now intercept supersonic missiles
January 30th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Britain's Royal Navy is building a new defence system that would be able to intercept enemy missiles travelling at supersonic speeds.The Sea Ceptor missiles fired from ... Read more...
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Antony wants international pressure on Pakistan to dismantle militant camps
October 7th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.7 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony said on Thursday that the international community needed to put pressure on Pakistan to dismantle the militant camps flourishing in its territory.Antony was ... Read more...
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Soon, fly on ‘hover-plane’ that combines propellers with fixed wings
September 30th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 30 (ANI): European company Eurocopter has unveiled a new high-speed 'hover-plane' that combines helicopter propellers with fixed wings.The revolutionary winged helicopter is called the X3 Hybrid Helicraft.The half-plane, half-helicopter design ... Read more...
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India successfully test fires Astra air-to-air missile
July 7th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): India successfully test-fired the short-range air-to-air missile -- ASTRA -- from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Orissa's Balasore District on Wednesday afternoon.Astra is a high-end ... Read more...
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India tests Astra missile after sunset
July 6th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 6 (IANS) India Tuesday test fired its short range Astra air-to-air missile from a defence base in Orissa for the first time after sunset, defence sources said.
The beyond visual ... Read more...
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Why winds on Venus blow faster than the planet’s rotation
May 28th, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 28 (ANI): Scientists may have found the answer to the long time puzzle - why do winds on the planet Venus blow faster than the planet's rotation.Venus rotates once every ... Read more...
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Lufthansa’s plans to fly Airbus A380 to India may take time
May 20th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) German air carrier Lufthansa's plans to fly the world's biggest aircraft, Airbus A380, to India may take time as Indian airports are not fully equipped to handle it, ... Read more...
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Russian Jets Spotted In Scotland Sky And Escorted Out
March 26th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan BhaduriLondon, Mar 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a recent development, the RAF fighters successfully intercepted and escorted out two Russian Blackjack bomber planes which intruded into Scotland's air space. However, the ... Read more...
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Pebble splashes can produce sound of supersonic jet
January 25th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 25 (ANI): A pebble, if dropped in water, creates an air-filled cavity that ejects air at supersonic speeds, researchers the University of Twente in the Netherlands have found.Stephan Gekle and ... Read more...
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‘Space diver’ to attempt first supersonic freefall
January 23rd, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 23 (ANI): Reports indicate that a "space diver" will try to smash the nearly 50-year-old record for the highest jump this year, becoming the first person to go supersonic in ... Read more...
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India twice test-fires air-to-air Astra missile (Second Lead)
January 11th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Balasore (Orissa), Jan 11 (IANS) India Monday twice successfully test-fired the home-grown short-range Astra air-to-air missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Orissa coast, an official said.
The beyond visual range ... Read more...
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India test fires short range Astra missile (Lead)
January 11th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Balasore (Orissa), Jan 11 (IANS) India successfully test fired its short range Astra air-to-air missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Orissa coast Monday.
The beyond visual range missile was tested ... Read more...
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Galactic magnetic fields may control boundaries of our solar system
October 17th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 17 (ANI): The first all-sky maps developed by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft suggests that galactic magnetic fields may control the boundaries of our solar system.A "solar wind" of ... Read more...
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Lasers to “talk” to submarines in future
May 20th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Navy physicists have announced that lasers, which can create loud bangs under the sea, might someday replace sonar for sending messages to submarines.Conventional sonar mapping uses pulses ... Read more...
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US Army’s ‘WaveRider’ can fly more than 6 times faster than speed of sound
May 1st, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 1 (ANI): The US military is preparing to test an experimental aircraft, called 'WaveRider', that can fly more than six times faster than the speed of sound on ordinary jet ... Read more...
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Researchers control unmanned jet flying faster than sound
April 30th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 30 (IANS) When a jet is flying at supersonic speeds, a trifling mistake can shred it into pieces. But when it is an experimental one that must fly unmanned, only ... Read more...
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‘Shocking’ discovery may improve diesel engines
March 13th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 13 (IANS) Scientists have found the interaction between shock waves created by high-pressure supersonic fuel jets. The discovery may lead to cleaner and more efficient internal combustion engines as well ... Read more...
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Source of geysers on Saturns moon Enceladus may be underground water
November 27th, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 27 (ANI): A team of scientists has suggested that the source of plumes of water vapor and ice particles, spewing from geysers on Saturns moon Enceladus, may be an ... Read more...
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NASA spacecraft to explore Suns corona for first time in 2015
May 6th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by admin
London, May 6 (ANI): A report in New Scientist has said that a NASA spacecraft set to launch in 2015 will come eight times closer to the Sun than any previous ... Read more...
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Astronomers spot reverse whirlpool jet flow that aids in star growth
December 27th, 2007 - 12:29 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 27 (ANI): Astronomers have discovered fountain-like gas jets spiraling outwards from a young star in a reverse whirlpool order, which is believed to aid in the growth of stars.The ... Read more...
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Voyager 2 to cross “termination shock” phase by late 2007 early 2008
November 28th, 2007 - 4:28 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): Physicists have predicted that the interplanetary spacecraft Voyager 2 will cross the 'termination shock' phase in late 2007 early 2008.
The phrase 'Termination shock' is theorized to be ... Read more...
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