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New method to monitor early sign of oxidative stress that triggers cancer
Washington, Sept 12 (ANI): Scientists from University of Michigan have developed a new method to monitor early sign of oxidative stress that triggers cancer spread.
Lead researcher Kate Carroll suggests that being able to monitor a marker of oxidative stress that is associated with the activation of tumor cell growth pathways, particularly at an early stage, [...]
Oldest-known fiber materials used by humans date back to 34,000 years
Washington, September 11 (ANI): A team of archaeologists and paleobiologists has discovered flax fibers that are more than 34,000 years old, making them the oldest fibers known to have been used by humans.
The fibers were discovered during systematic excavations in [...]
Poor batting, not absence of spin cost Australia the Ashes: Hilditch
Melbourne, Aug 25 (ANI): Chairman of Australian selectors, Andrew Hilditch, has rejected criticism for not playing spinner Nathan Hauritz in the fifth Ashes Test, and said that Australia lost the Test because they got 160 in the first innings.
Hilditch admitted that his panel was “gutted” by Australia’s 2-1 Ashes loss to England.
He said the Australian [...]
Indian origin scientist’s supercomputer can perform 28.16 trillion calculations per second
Washington, August 22 (ANI): A scientist of Indian origin has created a new supercomputer, called Cystorm, which can carry out 28.16 trillion calculations per second.
Cystorm, a Sun Microsystems machine, was developed by Srinivas Aluru from the Iowa State University.
The 3,200 computer processor cores that power Cystorm makes it perform 28.16 trillion calculations per [...]
New X-ray technique reveals buried image in N. C. Wyeth’s painting
Washington, August 20 (ANI): A new X-ray imaging technique has for the first time in a century revealed unprecedented details of a painting hidden beneath another painting by famed American illustrator Newell Convers Wyeth, who is regarded as the greatest American illustrator of the 20th century.
While making a [...]
‘Bullet fingerprinting’ technique improves recovery rate of prints
Washington, July 13 (ANI): A team of scientists has developed ‘Bullet fingerprinting’ technology, which is a simple but effective method to visualize fingerprints even after the print itself has been removed.
The technology has been developed by Dr John Bond, from Northamptonshire Police Scientific Support Unit and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Leicester’s [...]
Brit MP questions UK Govt. for spending money on Musharraf’s security
London, July 10 (ANI): A British parliamentarian of Pakistani origin has tabled a bill in the House of Lords against security being provided by Scotland Yard to former president Pervez Musharraf.
Lord Nazir Ahmed confirmed that five to [...]
Ice-free summers in ancient Arctic may help predict future trends
Washington, July 10 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have obtained evidence for ice-free summers with intermittent winter sea ice in the Arctic Ocean during the Late Cretaceous period, which should help predict how the Arctic is likely to respond to future global warming.
The Late Cretaceous, the period between 100 and 65 million years ago [...]
20 cholesterol-regulating genes identified
Washington, July 8 (ANI): Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the University of Heidelberg, Germany, have identified 20 genes that play a vital role in maintaining cholesterol balance.
The researchers believe that the newly identified genes may help uncover the mechanisms that regulate cholesterol levels, and lead to new treatments for cholesterol-related [...]
Warne says the side that uses the new ball well will be the Ashes winner
Las Vegas, July 4 (ANI): Who uses the new ball better – Australia or England – will determine the winner of the 2009 Ashes series, believes former leg-spinner Shane Warne.
“They have to take early wickets because they are going [...]
Keeper Matt Prior has grown into England’s ‘Mr. Cool’
London, July 3 (ANI): Wicketkeeper Matt Prior believes his conversion from wannabe sledger to England’s Mr. Cool can help secure Ashes glory this summer.
The wicketkeeper-batsman copped some serious stick for his motor mouth antics when he first broke into the Test team in 2007, reports The Sun.
But having spent 2008 out of the side, [...]
People jubilant over inscription of Bhagavad-Gita on gold pendant
Kolkata, May 21 (ANI): The devout are happy that they can now wear in neck a golden pendant scripted with the Bhagavad-Gita.
All the eighteen chapters including 700 shlokas or holy verses have been inscribed in 24 carat gold on a one centimetre square gold pendant.
Tanishq is marketing the product available in different designs. It [...]
Scientists report major breakthrough in lithium battery technology
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Scientists have laid the groundwork for a lithium battery that can store and deliver more than three times the power of conventional lithium ion batteries.
Research work into this technology is being done by an NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) funded lab at the University Of Waterloo, [...]
Scientists reveal secrets of graphene’s extraordinary properties
Washington, May 15 (ANI): In a new analysis, scientists have directly measured the unusual energy spectrum of graphene, which adds new detail to help explain the extraordinary properties of the material.
The analysis was done by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Graphene’s exotic behaviors present intriguing [...]
Cancer-stricken Farrah Fawcett yearns for privacy
New York, May 12 (ANI): American actress Farrah Fawcett, who calls herself to be a very private person, says that she would prefer that her battle with cancer was not made public.
Fawcett, 62, who yearns for privacy, spoke to Los Angeles Times reporter Charles Ornstein about her terminal condition, and the ordeal of constantly being [...]
No more babies for Octomom
New York, May 8 (ANI): Nadya Suleman’s child-birthing days are done because she’s having half her uterus removed this weekend.
After making history following birth of 14 kids, the 33-year-old told RadarOnline.com that she will be having the operation after docs found benign fibroids growing in her uterus.
The procedure makes it near impossible to ever [...]
Physicists create world’s smallest incandescent lamp
Washington, May 7 (ANI): A team from the UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) Department of Physics and Astronomy has created the world’s smallest incandescent lamp.
The team that developed the lamp was led by Chris Regan, a member of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, and includes Yuwei Fan, Scott Singer and Ray Bergstrom.
The UCLA [...]
Scientists develop microscope capable of ’super-resolution’ video imaging
Washington, May 5 (ANI): A team of scientists at the University of Georgia (UGA), US, has developed a microscope that is capable of live imaging at double the resolution of fluorescence microscopy using structured illumination.
The fluorescence microscope has allowed a generation of scientists to study the properties of proteins inside cells.
Yet, as human [...]
“Sails” to guide satellites and used rockets back to Earth
London, May 4 (ANI): Soon, satellites and spent rocket stages could deploy “sails” to guide them back to Earth much faster than they would otherwise fall out of the sky.
With space becoming ever more crowded, there is a need to remove redundant objects that could pose a collision threat to operational missions.
According to a report [...]
Stress gives reef fish wonky ears
Sydney, April 28 (ANI): A new Australian study has suggested that reef fish, which are stressing about environmental changes, are creating irregular offspring that have wonky ears.
According to a report by ABC News, the study shows a clear link between mothers producing the stress hormone cortisol, [...]
