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Unprecedented teamwork to tame a new killer virus 
Hope for `sun proofing' solar cellsSCIENTISTS AT the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University's Microelectronics Research Centre (MRC) may have solved a mystery that has plagued the research community for more than 20 years: Why do solar cells degrade ... Nuclear fusion violating charge symmetry detected SCIENTISTS AT the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility in Bloomington have made the first unambiguous detection of a rare process, the fusion of two nuclei of heavy hydrogen to form a nucleus of helium and an uncharged pion. The pion is a ... Transgenic trees for paper industries Genetically modified wood with less lignin and more cellulose would be very cost-effective. 
How hunger signals work in the brainOBESE PEOPLE are not getting critical chemical signals to their brains that tell them to stop eating, findings from Saint Louis University suggest. The review of research was published in the journal Current Pharmaceutical Design. ... 
Quake resistant design, constructionSEVERITY OF ground shaking at a given location during an earthquake can be minor, moderate and strong. Relatively speaking, minor shaking occurs frequently, moderate shaking occasionally and strong shaking rarely. For instance, on average ... Mechanism that controls movement of organelles ORGANELLES ARE compartments and structures inside cells that perform varied and vital functions, including energy production, storage and transportation of substances and removal of waste products. Normal cellular function requires that ...
3D - or bust!It is 21 years since AutoCad, the world's first computerised design and drafting software was born. Anand Parthasarathy looks at the product design scene where 2D slowly but surely gives way to 3D.
A great theoretical physicistKARIAMANIKKAM SRINIVASA Krishnan was born on December 4, 1898 in the village Watrap (Tamil Nadu). After attending village school and completing matriculation examination in Hindu High School, Srivilliputtur College, Madurai (1914-1916) and then ...
Vermi-composting boosts profits in integrated dairy farmVERMI-COMPOSTING can be a highly profitable integration in a dairy farm. If done systematically, returns from the value-added dung and urine collected from the farm can be made more attractive than milk and milk products, according to Mr. K. ... Pop seeds in groundnut CALCIUM IS more important for groundnut; often lack of Calcium reduces the yield and quality more than any other element. The Calcium (Ca) requirement is very high especially for the gynophore development and also for pod filling. Early ovule ...
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