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Scientists develop 'skin' for robots
Rome, May 25 : European scientists have engineered artificial skins and sensor technologies to augment "sensitivity" in robots, says a study....
Full Story'Scientists, engineers must join hands to meet 'grand challenge' of clean water supply'
Washington, May 23 : Scientists and engineers together must initiate a major new effort to educate the public and decision makers on a crisis in providing Earth's people with clean water that looms ahead in the 21st century....
Full StoryCulprit behind magnetic field misbehavior in solar flares identified
Washington, May 23 : When a solar flare filled with charged particles erupts from the Sun, its magnetic fields sometime break a widely accepted rule of physics....
Full StoryFlexible solar cells and displays may be possible with transparent electrode
Washington, May 23 : A new type of transparent electrode that might find uses in solar cells, flexible displays for computers and consumer electronics and future "optoelectronic" circuits for sensors and information processing has been created....
Full StoryNew oral diarrhea vaccine shows promising results in phase I-study
Washington, May 23 : A novel oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea vaccine has been developed in Sweden and a clinical phase I-study of this vaccine has now been successfully completed....
Full StoryFish larvae's visual system plays key role in hunting prey
Washington, May 23 : For most animal species, moving objects play a major role in the processing of sensory impressions in the brain, as they often signal the presence of a welcome prey or an imminent threat....
Full StoryManufacturing one pair of sneakers emits 30 pounds of carbon dioxide
Washington, May 23 : A typical pair of running shoes generates 30 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to keeping a 100-watt light bulb on for one week, a new MIT-led lifecycle assessment has revealed....
Full StorySmallest known plant-eating dinosaur found in Canada
Washington, May 23 : A team of paleontologists from the University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, Cleveland Museum of Natural History and University of Calgary have identified a new dinosaur, the smallest plant-eating dinosaur species known from Canada....
Full StorySchizophrenia symptoms eliminated in animal model
Washington, May 23 : Overexpression of a gene associated with schizophrenia causes classic symptoms of the disorder that are reversed when gene expression returns to normal, scientists have shown in mice models....
Full StoryAsteroid piece from Mars up for auction
Washington, May 23 : A piece of asteroid that fell on earth after its impact on Mars is up for grabs....
Full StoryColliding young galaxies create 'missing link' mega-galaxy
Washington, May 23 : Two hungry young galaxies that collided 11 billion years ago are rapidly forming a massive galaxy about 10 times the size of the Milky Way, a UC Irvine-led research has revealed....
Full StoryHerschel observatory finds mega merger of galaxies
Washington, May 23 : A massive and rare merging of two galaxies has been spotted in images taken by the Herschel space observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important NASA participation....
Full StoryAppin Security emerging as support structure to reduce information security deficit
New Delhi, May 22 : The shift away from paper records and the overt dependence on computers to boost proficiency has created new challenges for both the government and private companies, as they defend intellectual property, scrutinise fraud, and guard their reputations from external threats....
Full Story'Star Trek Into Darkness' screenwriter regrets Alice Eve's underwear scene
New York, May 22 : 'Star Trek Into Darkness' screenwriter Damon Lindelof has apologized for the "gratuitous" scene that showed Alice Eve stripping down to her underwear....
Full StoryEarly life exposure to traffic-related air pollution linked to hyperactivity
Washington, May 22 : A new research found that early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution was significantly associated with higher hyperactivity scores at age 7....
Full Story14 closely related crocodiles existed around 5mn years ago
Washington, May 22 : An international team of scientists have revealed that a total of 14 different crocodile species existed and at least seven of them occupied the same area at the same time about five million years ago....
Full StoryNew evidence supports theory of cosmic impact 12,800 years ago
Washington, May 22 : Emerging evidence continues to point to a major cosmic impact 12,800 years ago as the primary cause for the tragic loss of nearly all of the remarkable large animals that had survived the stresses of many ice age periods, including mammoths, mastodons, giant ground sloths, American camel and horse, and saber- toothed cats....
Full StoryCoronal mass ejection collisions can be super-elastic
Washington, May 22 : A study has confirmed that collisions of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), emissions of magnetized ionized gas from the Sun, can be super-elastic....
Full StoryClimate Change fuelled ancient human cultural innovation
Washington, May 22 : Rapid climate change during the Middle Stone Age, between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago, sparked surges in cultural innovation in early modern human populations, a new study has revealed....
Full StoryResearchers identify anti-cancer amino acid fragment
Los Angeles, May 22 : Scientists have identified an amino acid fragment that can be used to halt cancer spread, says a study....
Full StoryGrapefruit nanoparticles can deliver anti-cancer drug: Study
Washington, May 22 : Scientists have engineered nanoparticles derived from grapefruit lipids that could be used to deliver anti-cancer and other drugs to tumour cells, says a study....
Full StoryRobots learn to take proper handoff
Washington, May 21 : A humanoid robot can receive an object handed to it by a person with something approaching natural, human-like motion, thanks to a new method developed by scientists at Disney Research, Pittsburgh....
Full StoryCompound in Mediterranean diet makes cancer cells 'mortal'
Washington, May 21 : A compound abundant in the Mediterranean diet takes away cancer cells' "superpower" to escape death, a new research has suggested....
Full StoryFoldable electronics come closer to reality with inkjet-printed graphene
Washington, May 21 : Bendable tablet computer or an electronic newspaper that could fold to fit in a pocket may not be so far off....
Full StorySalamanders could hold key to human organ regeneration
Washington, May 21 : Scientists have found that salamanders' immune systems are key to their remarkable ability to regrow limbs, and could also underpin their ability to regenerate spinal cords, brain tissue and even parts of their hearts....
Full StoryNow, waterproof fabric that drains sweat
Washington, May 21 : Bioengineers at the University of California, Davis have invented waterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat, using microfluidic technology....
Full StoryClimate change after cosmic impact may have wiped out wooly mammoths
Washington, May 21 : A new research has found evidence of a major cosmic event near the end of the Ice Age, which resulted in a climate change that forced many species, including wooly mammoths, to die....
Full StoryVenus, Jupiter and Mercury will dance in spring twilight
Washington, May 21 : Three planets - Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury will present a spectacular sky show during the last week of May....
Full StorySea level change influenced tropical climate during last ice age
Washington, May 20 : A new study looks to the past to learn about the future of tropical climate change, and our ability to simulate it with numerical models....
Full StoryGlobal warming likely to be slower than earlier predicted
London, May 20 : Scientists have said that the recent downturn in the rate of global warming will lead to lower temperature rises in the short-term....
Full StoryEngineered bacteria use hydrogen, carbon dioxide to produce electricity
Washington, May 19 : Researchers including one of Indian origin have engineered a strain of electricity-producing bacteria that can grow using hydrogen gas as its sole electron donor and carbon dioxide as its sole source of carbon....
Full StoryBrain rewires itself after damage or injury
Los Angeles, May 18 : When the brain's primary "learning center" is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, say life scientists from UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and Australia who have pinpointed the regions of the brain involved in creating those alternate pathways — often far from the damaged site....
Full StoryMobile apps to monitor clean cookstoves adoption in India
New Delhi, May 17 : Qualcomm Incorporated has developed SootSwap, a mobile application for monitoring the adoption of clean cooking technologies, a company official said here Friday....
Full StoryElectrical stimulation in brain could help boost mental math abilities
Washington, May 17 : For people whose math abilities are not so good, a mild form of brain stimulation may help improve their proficiency....
Full StoryCarbon aerogel 'world's lightest material' made by scientists
Washington, May 17 : A team of scientists in China has produced the lightest material ever made....
Full StoryNow, a robot bartender that takes orders via smartphone
Washington, May 17 : Scientists have created a cocktail-making robot that can be controlled by smartphones....
Full StoryNow, 'artificial forest' for solar water splitting
Washington, May 17 : An important advance in the race to develop carbon-neutral renewable energy sources has been achieved....
Full StoryAnother gene key to morning wake-up call identified
Washington, May 17 : A gene involved in neurodegenerative disease also plays a critical role in the proper function of the circadian clock, according to Northwestern University scientists....
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NASA's asteroid sample return mission moves into development
Washington, May 17 : NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016....
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Satellite data help pinpoint glaciers' role in sea level rise
Washington, May 17 : A new study of glaciers worldwide using observations from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise....
Full StoryGoogle becomes sophisticated 'virtual world of the real' with Global Truth
Washington, May 17 : Google through a new project called Ground Truth is becoming an ever more sophisticated virtual mirror of the real world....
Full StoryLow IQ linked to genetic risk for schizophrenia
Washington, May 17 : Reduced IQ may be linked to the risk for developing schizophrenia, a new study suggests....
Full StorySpace was too good not to share it, says Canadian astronaut
London, May 17 : Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has said that he his life in space was "too good" to not share on social media....
Full StoryOne-third of sea-level rise comes from melting mountain glaciers
Washington, May 17 : An international group of researchers has confirmed that melting of glaciers caused about one third of the observed sea-level rise, while the ice sheets and thermal expansion of sea water account for one third each....
Full StoryAncient 'scissor-handed' creature named after Johnny Depp
Washington, May 17 : A scientist has named an ancient extinct creature with 'scissor hand-like' claws, which he discovered in fossil records, in honour of his favourite movie star Johnny Depp....
Full StoryWorld's biggest ice sheets likely more stable than thought
Washington, May 17 : A research team has argued that high ancient shorelines do not necessarily reflect ice sheet collapse millions of years ago....
Full StoryNew method proposed to fill missing piece of Einstein's theory
Washington, May 17 : A new device proposed by scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno and Stanford University that would detect elusive gravity waves from the other end of the cosmos, may open a new window into the nature of the universe....
Full StoryNASA's Kepler space telescope could soon be shut down permanently
Washington, May 17 : The Kepler space telescope - NASA's primary instrument for detecting planets beyond our solar system -- had suffered a critical failure and could soon be shut down permanently, the agency's officials announced Wednesday, May 15....
Full StoryNASA satellite data reveals glaciers' role in sea level rise
Washington, May 17 : Observations from two NASA satellites have helped scientists resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers worldwide are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise....
Full StoryNASA's 9-year-old Mars rover breaks 40-year-old record
Washington, May 17 : NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has broken the record for the farthest total distance driven by any NASA vehicle on another world....
Full StoryNASA's asteroid mission passes confirmation review
Washington, May 17 : The Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx), the NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid, passed a confirmation review Wednesday called Key Decision Point (KDP)-C....
Full StorySun shoots solar flares into space
Washington, May 17 : The sun has put on a spectacular light show in recent days, firing off solar flares and coronal mass ejections that have sent particles from the sun hurtling into space at speeds of over 2,000 km per second....
Full StoryOldest evidence of split between Old World monkeys and apes uncovered
Washington, May 16 : Discovery of two fossils from the East African Rift has provided new information about the evolution of primates, according to a study....
Full Story2.7-billion-year-old water may hold clues to life on Earth and Mars
Washington, May 16 : A team of scientists from UK and Canada has discovered ancient pockets of water, which have been isolated deep underground for billions of years and contain abundant chemicals known to support life....
Full StoryNASA detects faulty wheel in Kepler telescope
London, May 16 : The planet-hunting space telescope Kepler has been hobbled by a broken wheel, NASA scientists have revealed....
Full StoryNASA engineers perform first part of Webb Telescope's eye surgery
Washington, May 16 : Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., completed one of the most delicate performances of their lives and meticulously implanted part of the eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope....
Full StoryMars bombarded by over 200 space rocks per year: NASA
Washington, May 16 : Scientists have estimated that Mars is bombarded by more than 200 small asteroids or bits of comets per year forming craters at least 3.9 meters across, US space agency NASA said....
Full StorySun erupted with three X-class flares in 24 hours
Washington, May 15 : NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of three X-class flares that the sun emitted in under 24 hours on May 12-13, 2013....
Full StoryDangerous bacterium can counteract 'coffee ring effect'
Washington, May 15 : When a coffee stain dries, its edges become noticeably darker and thicker, while the middle of the stain remains almost unsoiled....
Full StoryNASA finds new astronomical tool to trace evolution of cosmic carbon
Washington, May 15 : Scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center could be able to systematically investigate the molecular evolution of cosmic carbon....
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