Scientists develop ‘electronic nose’ that can sniff out toxins by changing colors
Washington, September 14 (ANI): A team of scientists has developed a sensor that works as an ‘electronic nose’ in sniffing out some known poisonous gases and toxins, simply by changing colors.
Support for the development and application of this electronic nose comes from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of [...]
World’s most advanced CT scanner to see through solids
Washington, September 11 (ANI): Researchers at The University of Nottingham, UK, have created the most advanced 3D X-ray micro Computed Tomography (CT) scanner in the world, which will help scientists from a wide variety of departments across the University [...]
Ex-Mossad head says ‘Netanyahu agreed to Golan pullout’
Jerusalem, Sep.10 (ANI): Former Mossad head Danny Yatom has claimed that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu agreed to withdraw Israeli troops from the entire Golan Heights during his first term in exchange for a peace deal with Syria [...]
Noisy roads up high BP risk
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): Individuals living near noisy roads are at greater risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a new study.
The study has been published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Environmental Health.
Theo Bodin worked with a team or researchers from Lund University Hospital, Sweden, to investigate the association between living close to [...]
Engineers design buildings that can stand plumb after violent quakes
Washington, September 3 (ANI): A team of engineers from the Stanford University has designed a new earthquake-resistant structural system for buildings, which will not only help a multi-story building hold itself together during a violent quake, but [...]
Scientists identify ‘tipping points’ at which sudden shifts to new conditions occur
Washington, September 3 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have identified ‘tipping points’ at which sudden shifts to new conditions occur in the world.
The research was done by Martin Scheffer of Wageningen University in The Netherlands and co-authors, including William Brock and Stephen Carpenter [...]
Here’s how exposure to diesel fumes causes cancer
Washington, September 3 (ANI): American scientists have for the first time shown how exposure to diesel fumes causes cancer.
Qinghua Sun, an assistant professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Ohio State University, says that diesel exhaust has the ability to induce the growth of new blood vessels that serve as a food supply for solid [...]
Carbon monoxide exposure may up heart problem risk for the elderly
Washington, Sep 1 (ANI): Carbon monoxide exposure has been found to elevate the risk of hospitalisation for the elderly with heart problems in an American study.
The nationwide study of 126 urban communities has shown that an increase in carbon monoxide of 1 part per million in the maximum daily one-hour exposure is linked [...]
Smoking mums-to-be putting future generations at increased health risk
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Mums-to-be who smoke are not only putting their unborn child at increased health risk but future generations also, according to a new study.
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) has found that the life-long effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy may occur through specific [...]
Lack of sunlight can cause ‘brain drain’ in depressed people
Washington, July 28 (ANI): Depressed people are less able to think clearly when there’s a short-term lack of sunlight, a new study has found.
Writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal Environmental Health, researchers used weather data from NASA satellites to measure sunlight exposure across the United States and linked this information to the prevalence of [...]
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Regulations for Admission to the Three-Year B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. (Honours, General and Major) and B. Mus. (Honours and General) Courses of Studies effective from the Academic Session 2009-2010.
Admission Qualifications:
1.A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) or its [...]
Walking or biking to work boosts fitness
Washington, July 14 (ANI): Walking or biking to work can boost fitness, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, say researchers.
“Active commuting was positively associated with fitness in men and women and inversely associated with body mass index, obesity, triglyceride levels, blood pressure and insulin level in men,” say Dr Penny Gordon-Larsen and colleagues at [...]
Strength training, aerobic exercise help reduce cardiovascular risks, pain
Washington, July 11 (ANI): Strength training helps lower heart disease and stroke risk factors, while all-around exercise reduces neck and shoulder pain, suggests a new study.
Lead researcher Dr. Mogens T. Pedersen, of the University of Copenhagen, says that strength training and all-around exercise are a valuable part of work site exercise programs that have multiple [...]
Seismic test of 7-story building will be world’s largest quake simulation on wood
Washington, July 10 (ANI): A team of researchers is all set to perform the largest earthquake simulation ever attempted on a wooden structure, with a seven-story building planned to be tested on the world’s largest shake table in Japan.
A multi-university team, led by Colorado State University, has placed a seven-story building – loaded with [...]
Nanomaterials can serve as effective tools for cleanup of contaminated sites
Washington, July 9 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that nanomaterials can serve as effective and economically viable tools for the cleanup of contaminated sites.
The research is detailed in new review article appearing in Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) co-authored by Dr. Todd Kuiken, a research associate for the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN).
It [...]
Cell phone towers can help predict the next big flood
Tel Aviv, July 7 (ANI): Researchers from Tel Aviv University, Israel, have said that they can predict the intensity of the next big flood by using common cell phone towers across the United States.
Their model, which analyzes cell phone signals, adds a critical component to weather forecasting never before available.
“By monitoring the specific and [...]
List of Engineering Colleges in Delhi ~ Engineering Colleges at Delhi ~ List of Engineering Colleges ~ Engineering Colleges Details
List of Engineering Colleges in Delhi ~ Engineering Colleges at Delhi ~ List of Engineering Colleges ~ Engineering Colleges Details
1 . College Name Amity School of engineering & technology
Address Amity Noida Campus Sector – 44 Noida – 201303 (U.P.)
Phone : 6569180,1800-11-00-00 (Toll-Free)
Website : www.amity.edu/aset/
Courses B.Tech in Electronic & [...]
List of Architecture Colleges in Delhi ~ Architecture Colleges at Delhi ~ Architecture Colleges Details
List of Architecture Colleges in Delhi ~ Architecture Colleges at Delhi ~ Architecture Colleges Details
1 . College Name Faculty Of Architecture
Address Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar NEW DELHI-110 025
Email : hod_arc@jmi.ernet.in, smakhtar@sancharnet.in
Phone : 011-26983169, 26981717,2472,2470
Courses Architecture.
2 . College Name Jagan Nath Institute Of Communication & [...]
Green neighbors unwittingly goad one to go green too
Washington, June 30 (ANI): Individuals are more likely to register for conservation programs if their neighbors do, says a new study.
The research, to be published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) this week, is the first to focus on the phenomenon of social norms in the context of China’s conservation [...]
Cyclists transform into mobile pollution sensors
London, June 30 (ANI): Pedestrians and cyclists in urban areas of the UK are being transformed into mobile pollution sensors, as part of a Government-backed scheme to monitor air quality.
According to a report by Sky News, researchers, led by a team at Imperial College London, will trial three new types of sensors on people, vehicles [...]



