Magnetic trap
A new method for detecting fingerprints at the scene of crime is sure to give criminals some second thoughts
Flying gamble
Computers have played second fiddle to analogue techniques in safety-critical systems and though airlines are switching to fly-by-wire technology,…
The s- and d- of it
While the conflicting theories and functions to explain the phenomenon of high temperature superconductivity point to scientists' continuing …
A model in dispute
Fermilab's observations of large numbers of hard and violent collisions in an accelerator brings the revered Standard Model of particle physics …
Passwords passe
Even for adroit forgers, goings will become hard as a new fingerprint recognition system may replace passwords in the near future
Avant-garde antiques
The world is soon to herald the revived version of a flying machine called the airship which had been relegated to the annals of history. These …
On glue and gluon
Quantum Chromodynamics (QCI) ) is a difficult theory to calculate. The first reported discovery in this field of a particle bya computer arouses …
A Keck for the specks
The faintest and the most distant objects in the heavens no longer remain invincible with the introduction of the powerful Keck Telescope, the …
The cleanbacks
Good and yet affordable technology for cars without sooty exhaust pipes spewing fumes is close at hand. Their future now hinges on a suitable …
Mistake uncovers miracle
A newly developed electric scooter happens to be the product of ..an accident? Well, a Japanese scientist unexpectedly discovered what he claims …
The do-it-all drug
Melatonin, the soporofic wonder drug seems to have taken the US by storm. Though the drug promises a lot, it has its sceptics. Should consumers …
Tiny buzzer
A cordless telephone, about the size of a cigarette pack is Japan's sensational new entry to the world-wide mobile phone bazaar. It is now just a …
To quake or not to quake
Earthquakes occurring below oceans have been the subject of intense speculation of seismologists across the globe. Theories of the past have …
The never-ending itch
Giving priority to combating the threat of blindness in the world's 18 million onchocerciasis sufferers has overshadowed treatment and …
Another of the same kind
Geneva Observatory astronomers Study spectral lines in the visible spectrum and detect a planet thefirst to be observed outside our own planetary …
Blindsight?
What appear to be vestigial or redundant organs need not be so, as the Spalax ehrenberghi teaches us
Strings of innovation
Researchers are developing signal filters based on the principles of nanoguitars that may find diverse applications in telecommunications
Fresh 'n juicy
A low-cost cooling chamber increases the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables and prevents weight loss
Stars apart
X-ray emissions from a contracting mass of gas far away in the universe raises questions about the birth of the solar system
Light ahoy!
Bioluminescence throws light on replacing existing methods to detect microbial contamination by a faster and cheaper process
Makes more sense
Pharmaceutical companies are trying to develop drugs to combatfatal diseases by using the uptil now ignored part of DNWs structure
Quantum answer
Computing and trying to ensure that the system is errorless is an endless process, but the solution might be near
Vibrating signals
A new system will allow the hearing-impaired to respond to vibrations and alert them about incoming calls
Earthy ups and downs
New images of the earth's interior show that slabs of surface rock sink to the bottom of the core
Taming the tumours
Two new drugs being developed in the US show a lot of promise in halting the growth of tumours