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How white can paper be? IANS - Fri, Oct 23
London, Oct 23 (IANS) Whiteness is a basic property of paper. How does it arise, and how do you measure whiteness? How difficult can it really be to produce good colour prints?
Eye in sky can spot disasters in a jiffy IANS - Fri, Oct 23
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) An omniscient eye in the sky can spot natural and man-made disasters, give advance warning about forest fires, water contamination or an oil slick.
Way to increase freshness of fruits, vegetables IANS - Thu, Oct 22
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) An innovative method developed by an American professor can help fruits and vegetables retain their freshness.
Bionic 'eye' restores partial vision in woman IANS - Thu, Oct 22
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) A bionic eye implant partially restored vision in a 50-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with a progressive blinding disease when she was 13 years old.
Blame iron in red wine for fishy aftertaste IANS - Thu, Oct 22
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) The presence of iron in red wine creates a fishy aftertaste when it is consumed with fish, says a new study.
After the Moon, India eyeing human space flight IANS - Thu, Oct 22
United Nations, Oct 22 (IANS) After the success of its first Chandrayaan moon mission, India is now looking at exploration of outer space using planetary missions including a human space flight programme, a UN panel was told.
Arrested NASA scientist worked on Chandrayaan-1 IANS - Tue, Oct 20
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) A senior NASA scientist who has been arrested in the US for alleged espionage was one of the main investigators of an American scientific instrument that flew aboard India's lunar craft Chandrayaan-1.
Kandhamal youths to get vocational training, courtesy IGNOU IANS - Sun, Oct 18
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) After making headlines for communal disharmony for years, Orissa's Kandhamal district is set to smile - Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will provide vocational education and placement to youths from poor families of this tribal district, beginning January.
India to launch two satellites to study climate change IANS - Sun, Oct 18
Bangalore, Oct 18 (IANS) India will soon join a select space club by launching two dedicated satellites in polar orbit to study climate change through atmospheric research and detection of greenhouse gases, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair said Sunday.
Indian student languishes in US jail, alleges abuse IANS - Sat, Oct 17
Chicago, Oct 17 (IANS) Vikram Buddhi, a former doctoral student at Purdue University, has been languishing in a US prison for the last 31 months on charges of threatening former president George W. Bush and other Republicans. He says he is innocent and has complained to his lawyer of being taunted and beaten by inmates in a Chicago jail.
Mobile handset sales up 6.7 percent IANS - Fri, Oct 9
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Mobile handset sales in India recorded a 6.7 percent increase to 100.9 million in the year ended June 30, as compared to 94.6 million the year before, according to an IT market intelligence firm.
Now, snakes and ladders game on iPhones IANS - Wed, Oct 7
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 7 (IANS) A company based out of Technopark in this Kerala capital has developed the snakes and ladders board game for iPhones and iTouch.
Software for better data on immunisation: Azad IANS - Sun, Oct 4
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is not happy with data on the outcome of immunisation drives and his ministry is developing a software which will keep a thorough record of all such health campaigns.
GE extends multi-million dollar deal with Satyam IANS - Thu, Sep 24
Hyderabad, Sep 24 (IANS) General Electric (GE) has extended its multi-million dollar contract with India's leading consulting and IT services provider Mahindra Satyam for the next three years, the company said Thursday.
Tata Docomo, Samsung launch Android phone IANS - Wed, Sep 23
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Tata Docomo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices, in association with Korean handset maker Samsung Mobile, Wednesday launched India's first Android-powered mobile phone.