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ANOPHELES GAMBIAE Shape and size matter in nanoparticles SCIENTISTS AT Northwestern University have created a nanoparticle with a new shape that could be useful to detect biological threats. The nanoprism, which resembles a tiny Dorito, exhibits unusual optical properties which helps to improve ... More TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE Boost to real-time voice, face recognition INTEL CORPORATION today announced that its researchers have developed an innovative transistor structure and new materials that represent a dramatic improvement in transistor speed, power efficiency and heat reduction. The technology ... More Clean fuel from water AN EFFICIENT way to extract hydrogen, the ultimate `green' fuel, from water has been found by Japanese scientists. They have developed a material that uses sunlight to break water molecules into their constituent elements of hydrogen and ... More Converting excess heat into electricity A SEMICONDUCTOR technology that could allow efficient, affordable production of electricity from a variety of energy sources has been invented by an MIT scientist. It does not use a turbine or similar generator. The researchers will present the ... More Shiny satellite STARSHINE-2, THE third in a programmed series of mirror-covered satellites built by students around the world, was launched from Space Shuttle Endeavor recently. Two similar satellites were placed in orbit (Starshine-1 in 1999, and Starshine-3 ... More
Is this the next signpost on the roadmap of personal computing or just a hurried hybrid of a laptop and a hand-held computer? Anand Parthasarathy reports on the formal unveiling of the ``Tablet PC'' a machine that you can buy only in mid-2002 . More
RESEARCHERS at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have developed a molecular nanogenerator that releases a cascade of atomic fragments known as alpha particles on the inside of cancer cells. These nanogenerators consist of a single ... More Decontamination treatment for anthrax IN RESPONSE to immediate threats of bio-terrorist attacks, University of Missouri-Columbia College of researchers Randy Curry and Kenneth McDonald have developed a process that kills a wide range of microbes on any surface, including anthrax ... More Surgical pen for atrial fibrillation THE UNIVERSITY of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) have evaluated an experimental surgical `pen' for treating the common cardiac rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation. The Medtronic Cardioblate{dbcomma} RF surgical ablation system allows surgeons ... More Detecting counterfeit drugs SCIENTISTS AT the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have adapted a low-tech device to test and detect counterfeit drugs. They report their results on a method to test malaria drugs at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society ... More Helping hormone A SUBSTANCE secreted by the adrenal glands might be helping some smokers live longer than others. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, a source of androgens and oestrogens, is thought to keep the heart and circulation healthy. Levels of DHEAS declne ... More
Management of ber fruit borerBER FRUIT borer complex consisting of ber fruit borer, meridarches scyrodes and ber fruit flies, carpomyia vesuviana. The ber fruit borer is small, dark insect brown in colour with fringed wings. Early instar larva is light ... More FARMERS NOTEBOOK 
High-yielding, white and long vegetable cowpeaScientists at the department of Olericulture at the College of Horticulture of the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), Vellanikkara, have developed an extra-long vegetable cowpea variety with extra-long pods, and the high yielding variety is ... More Root knot nematode in tomato ROOT KNOT nematode (RKN) is a serious malady in tomato. The functional root system is modified into galls and it impairs uptake of water and nutrients. Poor development of root system makes the plant highly susceptible to drought. In addition, ... More Growing eco-friendly cabbages CABBAGE IS grown under a protective shield of pesticides, often indiscriminately applied thus posing the threat of harmful residues. With a view to growing cabbage without the harmful residues of pesticides, an attempt was made at the farm land ... More Leaf curl: threat to Vigna production LEAF CURL caused by Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is posing a serious threat to Vigna species in Andhra Pradesh. Nearly a decade back i.e., during Kharif of 1990-91, low incidence of leaf curl was recorded on these crops in uplands of Guntur ... More Sustaining rice yield with green manure CONTINUOUS CULTIVATION of rice results in decline in soil health and rice yields. Moreover, monocropping of rice with chemical fertilizers will result in deterioration in soil structure such as formation of hardpan. It is a customary ... More Sulphur and biofertilizer for gingelly The total S requirement of a crop depends on the type of crop, in variety, yield level and sulphur status of the soil. Gingelly being an oil seed crop requires a more amount of sulphur as it plays vital role in oil synthesis, quality and amino ... More
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