Home » Archives
Synthetic Genome to create a Bacterium cell
Written on 21 May, 2010 at 18:39 in science | viewed 431 times | 2 Comments
“Creation of a Bacterial cell Controlled only by a Chemically Synthesized Genome” Genomics: Synthetic Genome Brings New Life to Bacterium Elizabeth Pennisi For 15 years, J. Craig Venter has chased a dream: to build a genome from scratch and use it to make... (Continue reading)
“SixthSense” -integrating information with the real world
Written on 11 Apr, 2010 at 18:03 in science | viewed 137 times | 0 Comments
‘SixthSense’ is a wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world around us with digital information and lets us use natural hand gestures to interact with that information. “We’ve evolved over millions of years to sense the world around us. When... (Continue reading)
Scientists steal electricity from algae
Written on 27 Mar, 2010 at 23:12 in science | viewed 237 times | 0 Comments
It is reported that scientists from California and Korea have successfully stolen an electric current from algae for the first time, which could eventually create a new and environmentally friendly way to generate electricity.Creatures have been stealing energy from plants... (Continue reading)
India became the first country to have a ‘manoeuvrable´ supersonic cruise missile
India on Sunday became the first country to have a ‘manoeuvrable´ supersonic cruise missile when it successfully test-fired the vertical-launch version of 290-km range BrahMos from a warship in the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast. “The vertical-launch version of... (Continue reading)
Corot-9b:Astronomers discover new planet
A planet discovered 1,500 light years from Earth is remarkably similar to those in our own solar system, according to astronomers.The Jupiter-size world, called Corot-9b, is orbiting a distant star in our Milky Way every 95 days, reports dailymail.co.uk. Scientists... (Continue reading)
‘Desi Viagra’ likely to roll out of Kerala’s TBGRI
Written on 28 Feb, 2010 at 11:01 in science | viewed 108 times | 0 Comments
A plant-based ‘desi Viagra’ is likely to roll out of Kerala’s Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI) near here in under two years, says its director TBGRI director A. Subramonian, principal investigator of the project undertaken for the past three... (Continue reading)
British scientists discover the secret of ageing
Written on 18 Feb, 2010 at 17:47 in science | viewed 726 times | 0 Comments
The secret to ageing appears to have been solved by British scientists, bringing new hope to next step in fighting age related diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease. The international team of researchers based Newcastle University have reportedly unlocked... (Continue reading)
Researchers Discover Plant “Thermometer” Gene
Written on 7 Feb, 2010 at 0:07 in science | viewed 387 times | 0 Comments
It will help scientists to develop weatherproof crops Plants are extremely sensitive to temperature changes in their environment. They can even detect changes of as little as one degree Celsius. Just how they do so has puzzled scientists until now. New... (Continue reading)
World’s first prototype unbreakable pint glasses Unveiled
Written on 6 Feb, 2010 at 11:48 in science | viewed 16 times | 0 Comments
British Home Secretary Alan Johnson unveils the world’s first prototype unbreakable pint glass in central London, Britain 04 February 2010. Two revolutionary prototype pint glasses designed to reduce injuries caused by some 87,000 glass attacks each year were unveiled by... (Continue reading)
