Ants form living rafts to avoid drowning
April 27th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) Ants, with their pint-sized brains, avoid mass drownings by clinging to one another forming live rafts.The remarkable survival strategy belongs to South American fire ants, whose ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Scientists smarten wool to shake off wrinkles
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) Your woollen garments could soon be wrinkle-free, anti-shrinkage and dyeable.
New research could invest wool with a 'brain,' placing it among other "smart" fabrics that shake off wrinkles, ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
How to make natural ‘wonder fabric’ - wool - more wonderful
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): Chinese researchers have developed a new coating that may improve natural wonders of wool - making the so-called 'wonder fabric' more wonderful.Wool is already regarded as the "wonder ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
