June 5, 2005

World Effrontery Day?

Weld-on

Advancements in laser techniques have made underwater welding possible

The best guide

Intuition appears to be more important than conscious reasoning to make shrewd decisions

Cool solution

Liquid air can now be used as a refrigerant, without worries about safety hazards

Reading handwriting

Smart glasses

You can scribble on this computer

Cyclone hits the floor

Paint it black

A new paint will soon warn us of damage to buildings and cars

Ice talk

Small wonders

These tiny robots could soon be manufacturing your laptop

Need for an overhaul

Scientific research and organisation must be completely re-oriented to a more balanced development of the planet.

Old is gold

Miniature biosphere

Switch on the window, please

Windows that change from clear to dark and back at the flick of a switch are set to make air-conditioning systems redundant in buildings, thereby …

Extendable wheelchair

New gene promises kidney stone cure

Scientists have isolated a gene that can break down oxalic acid, the primary culprit that damages tissue and leaves the victim gasping in pain

Preserving movies

Disk quest

A journey to discover

Forget me not

Real vision

Researchers delve into the mystery of how the hand percieves what the eye cannot

New isotopes on the block

A German heavy ion laboratory discovers new isotopes and also sights nickel 78, which has uses in nuclear as well as astrophysics

Understanding transition

Birth of a molecule

The first human-made three dimensional molecule, christened 'dendrimer: could give a fillip to industries like cosmetics, computer chips and gene …