New eco-friendly aluminum-water rocket propellant promising for future space missionsWASHINGTON - Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and “nanoscale aluminum” powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants and could be manufactured on the moon, Mars and other water-bearing bodies. Scientists create artificial nerve cell connections with plastic beadsWASHINGTON - In a breakthrough study, scientists have successfully created nerve cell connections with the help of artificial substances, a major advance, which the researchers say, will help make nerve cell repair possible. Four Indian sites in 2010 Watch Map Monuments FundWASHINGTON - Four Indian monuments are among the sites listed in the 2010 Watch Map Monuments Fund. Soon, blast off into space via gigantic air gun!LONDON - If physicist John Hunter has its way, then Jules Verne’s fictional gigantic gun that could be used to launch people into space, would soon be a reality. Normal TV can give HD-type quality by just imagining!LONDON - Want to enjoy the advantages of a super-sharp high-definition (HD) screen without buying a new TV? Well, then just imagine you are watching one. Asteroid to miss Earth in 2036, but could be on collision course in 2068WASHINGTON - There is some good news and some bad news for doomsday pundits, in the sense that the chances of asteroid Apophis colliding with Earth in 2036 has been recuded, but a new impact possibility of the same asteroid has come up in the year 2068. Dirty stars make good solar system hostsWASHINGTON - Using new computer simulations, scientists have suggested that dirty stars that are full of dust and gas make good solar system hosts. Just like birds, alligators remain loyal to their partners for yearsWASHINGTON - A decade long study on alligators has finally led to the conclusion that the they are as loyal to their mating partners as birds. World’s first thermal images of Moon’s dark side unveiledLONDON - The world’s first thermal images of the dark side of the moon have been unveiled. According to a report in the Telegraph, the pictures were captured by a specialist thermal camera as part of a NASA mission to search for the presence of water on the moon. Birds choose mates with same ‘market value’LONDON - Birds prefer to choose a mate who appears to be as attractive as themselves and has the same “market value”, reveals a new study. The Pill ‘turns women off macho men’WASHINGTON - It gives women control over their sex lives. But now it seems the contraceptive pill is changing women’s taste in men. A new study says females who take the Pill are less likely to find masculine men appealing. IIT summit set to open with a bang in ChicagoTORONTO - The seventh annual Pan-Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Global Conference is set to open with a bang in Chicago Friday. More than 100 arrested in US, Egypt phishing schemeLOS ANGELES - Authorities in the US and Egypt have arrested about 100 individuals in an international phishing scheme, the FBI said Wednesday. Obama hosts White House party where the stars (and the moon and Jupiter) are the real starsWASHINGTON — Call it a star party with real star power. Argentine astronomer calculated orbits of Halley’s Comet and Saturn’s outermost moonBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pedro Elias Zadunaisky, an Argentine astronomer and mathematician whose calculations helped determine the orbit of Saturn’s outermost moon, Phoebe, as well as Halley’s Comet, died Wednesday. He was 91. Young people in 4-H do better in science and are more likely to pursue it, Tufts study findsBOSTON — American universities have an ally in their efforts to educate more students in science, technology and engineering and keep the nation competitive in the global economy, a Tufts University study released Wednesday shows. Feds designate southwest Alaska shoreline as protected habitat for threatened sea ottersANCHORAGE, Alaska — Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were given an important recovery tool. Crash course in geology: Water-seeking probe to smack into moon as world watchesWASHINGTON — NASA will throw a one-two punch at the big old moon Friday and the whole world will have ringside seats for the lunar dust-up. NASA downgrades threat of 885-foot asteroid striking Earth in 2036LOS ANGELES — Earth can breathe a sigh of relief. Nobel for Ramakrishnan: Gujarat’s MSU celebratesVADODARA - As Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with two others Wednesday, the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) in this Gujarat city - where he did graduation in physics - reacted with pride and joy. Do not define good work by awards: Nobel laureate RamakrishnanLONDON - Indian-origin scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishan Wednesday said that he is “honoured” to share 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry but added that it’s a “mistake to define good work by awards”. President congratulates RamakrishnanNEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Wednesday congratulated Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, the Indian-born scientist who has shared this year’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry with two other researchers. French nature lovers discover huge dino footprints in sauropod stomping groundPARIS — Now that’s one big foot. Ramakrishnan, Steitz, Yonath win Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Rooks upstage chimps in understanding physicsLONDON - Rooks are cleverer than chimpanzees when it comes to understand the basic laws of physics, according to a new study. Indian-origin scientist, two others win Nobel Prize for Chemistry (Second Lead, Changing Dateline)LONDON - Indian-origin scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year with Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath, it was announced in Stockholm Wednesday. Air pollution likely to trigger appendicitis in adultsTORONTO - Air pollution may also trigger appendicitis in adults, warns a new study. The study, conducted by researchers at the Universities of Calgary, Toronto and Health Canada, looked at 5,191 adults hospitalised in Calgary. Chemical in sperm offers new weapon to fight ageingLONDON - Graz University scientists in Austria say that compound found in human sperm, known as spermidine, may prove the next weapon in the fight against ageing. TV: Iran foreign minister says US may have role in disappearance of nuclear scientistTEHRAN, Iran — Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of involvement in the disappearance of one of its nuclear scientists during a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, raising a new mystery at a time when the West is trying to determine the extent of Iran’s nuclear program. Human activities can worsen ‘blue haze’, says researcherWASHINGTON - Human activities can worsen “blue haze”-a common occurrence that appears over heavily forested areas around the world due to natural emissions of chemicals-to the point of affecting the world’s weather and even cause potential climate problems, says a Texas A and M University researcher. |
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LONDON - Indian-born scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year with Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath, it was announced in Stockholm Wednesday.
