Dipstick

Paper strip for blood type test  

Electrifying tale

Power transmission will be done more smoothly in the future with the help of a new electronic device, the thyristor-controlled series compensator.…

Syringe safety

Clinical safety comes of age with the devising of a new equipment to dispose of all infected "sharps"

On the dot

A magnetically guided neurosurgical technique called magnetic stereotaxis could enable the performance of delicate brain surgery without …

Combination of rays

For the first time, scientists have combined two complementary imaging techniques to peep inside the human body. Though still in the infant stage,…

Pie in the sky

A towering structure, proposed for generating eco-friendly power in the Netherlands, has run into trouble with engineers and energy experts who …

Fading prospects

With dangers of nuclear pollution looming large over the world, there is an imminent need for an open debate on pushing nuclear option as an …

`Remote sensing is being used to predict crop-growing seasons'

Satellite technology is not just being used to monitor and predict climate change events. Its applications are now also accurately estimating crop-…

Better cells

Trapping solar energy in space

Can solar power ever become a major source of energy?

Geologists get new tool to manage multiple data

Nanoparticles make bone implant long lasting

Low-volt chip for longer cell phone battery life

One of the world's largest radio telescope being set up near Pune will look for incontrovertible evidence for the Big Bang theory on the origin …

Ballooning network

Mobile phone technology is all set to rely upon balloons

Deeper Blue's next move

IBM announces commercial applications of supercomputers like Deeper Blue

Rescuing PCs

NET WORK

Handy accountant

Now, a wrist-watch that keeps track of your expenditure

Chipping in with gallium

Gallium, a viable alternative to silicon, will soon be produced in India

Candid camera

Tantulum tantalises!

Tantulum, a metal that does not corrode, is sought for its incredible property

Faster relay

Traffic jam up there

Orbiting space junk poses a serious threat to future space exploration

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