Warning signals

Short-lived independence

Scientists may have had their first glance of a rare state of matter -- a quark-gluon plasma

Creating impressions

Chipping in for smoothness

Researchers discover ways to facilitate flawless flow of information through chips of the future

Ten years hence

Computers that shop for you, satellites that prevent accidents and creams that actually remove wrinkles -- these are some of the technological …

Mobile fax-machines

Big, bigger

Original breakthrough

Comfort above the clouds

Three new inventions by nasa are sure to make life a little easier in space

Firm coat

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On your palms

Better customer service, more convenience for the salesperson and on-the-spot deals are now possible with the help of palmtop computers

Archaeology goes hi-tech

Scholars need not touch ancient finds to study and store them, as computers take over the arduous task

Oily trap for a quark

If caught, it could spell trouble for the Standard Model of particle physics; although success has eluded most scientists, a group of relentless …

Atomic measurement

Coppering the net

Fibre optic cables,, though touted as 21st century's big hope, can still be given a run by the copper wires in the race for providing ultra-fast …

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Passwords passe

Even for adroit forgers, goings will become hard as a new fingerprint recognition system may replace passwords in the near future

Space rope trick

An experiment to tap the power of outer cosmos fails as the link cable breaks

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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 …

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 …

Flying blind

X-ray vision

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