Flameless combustion could reduce polluting emissions/1/2008 2:48:00 PM IST
Washington, April 1 (ANI): Researchers in the Middle East have determined that using flameless combustion to build industrial gas turbines for power generation, would produce almost no polluting emissions.
Hydrogen storage in nanoparticles would allow usage in mobile applications4/1/2008 2:48:00 PM IST
Washington, April 1 (ANI): A Dutch chemist has demonstrated that hydrogen can be efficiently stored in nanoparticles, which allows hydrogen storage to be more easily used in mobile applications.
War is bound to exact a heavy toll on civilian mental health4/1/2008 2:26:00 PM IST
London, April 1 (ANI): A new research has determined that the health effects of war are not limited to battlefield injuries, and are also bound to exact a heavy toll on civilian mental health.
What may be needed to transform human arms into wings4/1/2008 2:26:00 PM IST
London, April 1 (ANI): A reconstructive surgeon at the University of Wisconsin in Madison has come up with an explanation as to what may be required to transform human arms into wings.
Researchers discover how plants counter attack pathogens4/1/2008 2:26:00 PM IST
Washington, April 1 (ANI): A new research has helped to discover how plants counter attack pathogens, which could potentially lead to crops with enhanced disease resistance.
Some biofuels might cause severe environmental impacts4/1/2008 2:26:00 PM IST
Washington, April 1 (ANI): A new study has determined that though biofuels are widely considered as a source of renewable energy, some of them might cause severe environmental impacts and reduce biodiversity unless principles and standards for production are developed and implemented.
Scientists discover how HIV hides itself in our cells4/1/2008 1:39:00 PM IST
Washington, April 1 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Michigan, USA, have taken a major step forward in the fight against AIDS, by discovering how Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which causes the disease, can hide itself in our cells and evade the attention of our normal defences.
New mini cooler may help your electronics work better4/1/2008 1:39:00 PM IST
Washington, April 1 (ANI): As an important step towards the development of highly effective micro-coolers, an Indian-origin researcher at the University of Twente has created a cooler for electronic products which is about three times smaller than conventional coolers, yet has a higher cooling output.
Mountains on neutron stars could trigger gravitational waves4/1/2008 1:39:00 PM IST
London, April 1 (ANI): A new computer simulation has suggested that neutron stars can boast of topographical features such as plateaus or mountains, which could ripple the surrounding fabric of space, producing gravitational waves.
Kids, not ghosts behind the 'poltergeist phenomena'4/1/2008 1:09:00 PM IST
London, Apr 1 (ANI): The site of a vase flying off a shelf by itself and crashing 12 feet across the room can strike fear of ghost in anyone's heart. But according to two physicists, such kind of an activity, called as poltergeist phenomena, may have nothing to offer in the way of ghost evidence.
How lowly female honeybees can be reborn as pampered queens4/1/2008 1:09:00 PM IST
London, Apr 1 (ANI): The miserable and toiling life of the lowly female Cape honeybees can be reincarnated as royalty, at least that's what a new research suggests.
Flexible colour monitors and heads-up displays in car windshields may soon be a reality4/1/2008 1:09:00 PM IST
Washington, April 1 (ANI): E-paper, flexible colour monitors, and heads-up displays in car windshields may soon be a reality, for engineers have already made the first active matrix display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits.
Now, a Facebook tool to spy on your spouse via your mobile phone4/1/2008 1:09:00 PM IST
London, Apr 1 (ANI): The frantic Where r u? text message has been shown the door, thanks to this revolutionary Facebook tool that gives suspicious partners an electronic map showing the location of their spouse.
Chloroform sheds light on 150-year-old general anaesthesia puzzle4/1/2008 1:09:00 PM IST
Washington, April 1 (ANI): Chloroform, one of the earliest general anaesthetics to be used in medical science, has shed light on how these anaesthetics actually work - an enigma that's baffled doctors for over 150 years.
3,000-year-old ivory carving depicts whaling scene4/1/2008 1:09:00 PM IST
London, April 1 (ANI): Archaeologists working in the Russian Arctic have unearthed a remarkably detailed 3,000-year-old ivory carving that depicts groups of hunters engaged in whaling, which pushes back direct evidence for whaling by about 1,000 years.
Now, specially designed soils to fight global warming4/1/2008 12:40:00 PM IST
Washington, April 1 (ANI): A research team from Newcastle University in UK has aimed to design soils that can remove carbon from the atmosphere, permanently and cost-effectively.
Climate change and human hunting caused woolly mammoth extinction4/1/2008 12:40:00 PM IST
Washington, April 1 (ANI): A new paper has used climate models and fossil distribution to establish that the woolly mammoth went extinct primarily because of loss of habitat due to changes in temperature, while human hunting acted as the final straw.
Best sex lasts from three to 13 minutes4/1/2008 11:47:00 AM IST
Washington, April 1 (ANI): Great sex doesn't require long steamy nights of passion, for a new US survey has found that all you need for some good sex is three to 13 minutes.
Astronomers discover two peanut-shaped star systems4/1/2008 11:47:00 AM IST
Washington, April 1 (ANI): Astronomers have spotted two new star systems, which are the first of its kind, sharing stellar material to form the shape of a peanut.
Aberdeen Maritime Museum exhibits Atlantic Ocean's ugliest, most frightening creatures3/31/2008 5:10:00 PM IST
London, March 31 (ANI): Aberdeen Maritime Museum is putting stunning pictures of some of the most frightening-looking creatures and specimens collected from the volcanic mountain range in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on display.
Now, miniscule TV sets for your doll-houses3/31/2008 5:10:00 PM IST
London, Mar 31 (ANI): Kids will now be able to install working television sets in the sitting rooms of their doll-houses, thanks to a miniature enthusiast who has developed such miniscule TV sets.
Brit cell phone users in the grip of 'nomo-phobia'3/31/2008 4:22:00 PM IST
London, March 31 (ANI): A survey has revealed that 20 per cent of cellular phone users in Britain consider being out of mobile phone contact to be as stressful as moving house or breaking up with a partner.
Researchers achieve 3-D imaging of magnetic fields for first time3/31/2008 3:54:00 PM IST
Washington, March 31 (ANI): Researchers have succeeded, for the first time, in a direct, three-dimensional visualisation of magnetic fields inside solid, non-transparent materials.
San Francisco may soon boast of the greenest buildings3/31/2008 3:54:00 PM IST
London, March 31 (ANI): The city of San Francisco may soon boast of the greenest buildings in the US, with the local government planning the toughest environmental construction standards in the country.
Cellulose might be the 'paper trail' in search for life on other planets3/31/2008 3:26:00 PM IST
Washington, March 31 (ANI): The discovery of cellulose microfibers in ancient salt deposits has pushed back the earliest direct evidence of biological material on Earth by about 200 million years, and suggesting scientists looking for evidence of life on Mars or other planets, cellulose might be the 'paper trail'.
New chip to speed up detection of livestock viruses3/31/2008 3:26:00 PM IST
Washington, March 31 (ANI): Scientists have developed a screening chip that would be help to speed up detection of some of the worst livestock viruses like bird flu and foot-and-mouth disease.
Environment threatening laughing gas is being released by bacteria3/31/2008 2:23:00 PM IST
Washington, March 31 (ANI): Scientists have said that nitrous oxide, which is popularly known as laughing gas, is being released in the environment by a number of species of bacteria.
Bowel cancer risk governed by your race and country3/31/2008 1:39:00 PM IST
London, March 31 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have shown that chances of getting cancer depends on an individual's country, by finding that genes linked to the deadly disease do not affect all races the same way.
Scientists shed light on 'the wallpaper problem'3/31/2008 1:39:00 PM IST
London, March 31 (ANI): You must have wondered several times as to why a sheet of wallpaper refuses to tear neatly off the wall, or why people often find it difficult to peel the tape off the roll in a straight line. Well, an international team of researchers perhaps knows the answer.
Antarctic tourism threatening region's ecosystems, warn campaigners3/31/2008 12:59:00 PM IST
London, March 31 (ANI): Environmental campaigners have called for greater restrictions on shipping around Antarctica in order to prevent damage to its unique ecosystems.
New geological age similar to 65 million year old mass extinction event3/31/2008 11:57:00 AM IST
Canberra, March 31 (ANI): A leading environmental scientist has suggested that an unprecedented climatic change is creating a new geological age, which is similar to the mass extinction event which wiped out the dinosaurs and other species 65 million years ago.
Ancient clay tablet helps unravel 5,000-year-old asteroid mystery3/31/2008 11:27:00 AM IST
London, March 31 (ANI): British scientists have deciphered a mysterious ancient clay tablet, which they believe has helped them to solve a riddle over a giant asteroid impact more than 5,000 years ago.According to a report in the Telegraph, the circular clay tablet was discovered 150 years ago by Sir Austen Henry Layard, a leading Victorian archaeologist, in the remains of the royal palace at Nineveh, capital of ancient Assyria, in what is now Iraq.
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