Riding an asteroid: China's next goal in space
After sending a probe to Mars in 2020, China plans to explore three asteroids and land on one of them to conduct scientific research, according to a Chinese asteroid research expert. The "China's Space
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BT could well be a bed of thorns
SANGEETHA CHENGAPPA BENGALURU Over 40 CSIR funded developmental technologies with approximately Rs 50 crore in funding are currently languishing as there are no takers to commercialise and take them to market, either in India or abroad
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A trap to prevent mosquito breeding
Shastry V. Mallady The
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Firm offers patented machine to kill flu virus
P B JAYAKUMAR / Mumbai May 1, 2009, 1:30 IST With the global swine flu virus spread seemingly not under control, the Indian distributor of a recently started unique air purification system has approached the government with an invention claimed to stop the infection
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Students plan to obtain patent for eco-fridge
Tests confirmed that vegetables stored in it contain high levels of nutrients The best alternate: Students of Century Foundation Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Tirupur, with the eco-fridge developed by them.
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Megha-Tropiques in advanced stage of development
Bangalore: Megha-Tropiques, a satellite to study tropical weather and climate, is in an advanced stage of development and likely to be launched in December, according to C.B.S. Dutt, programme coordinator of the mission at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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Wave-Powered Monitor Is Moving Beyond Listening to Whales
By THAYER WALKER In 2005, two Silicon Valley engineers, Joe Rizzi and Roger Hine, began building a device that would allow them to listen to the calls of humpback whales off the coast of Mr. Rizzi
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New gizmo makes water out of thin air
London, Nov. 24: Worried about impending water shortages due to climate change? Stop worrying, researchers have created a gadget that can be used to create drinking or irrigation water from thin air.
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New nano paper that cleans oil spill
Researchers in the United States announced on Friday they had created a paper-like membrane made of nano-scale materials that could clean up oil pollution and other chemical spills. The substance can absorb up to 20 times its own weight in oil and be recycled again and again for future use, while the oil itself can also be recovered and used, they reported in the specialist journal Nature Nanotechnology.
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Linking up development
An initiative to link scientists in the poorest nations with colleagues around the world deserves support. (Editorial)