Now, a quicker, cheaper SARS virus detectorWASHINGTON - Scientists at the University of Southern California have developed a quicker and cheaper breed of electronic detectors for viruses like SARS and other biological materials, which may prove very helpful in the battle against epidemics. India’s fast nuclear reactors to be redesigned to cut costs (First of a two-part series)CHENNAI - Scientists and engineers at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) are hoping to save around Rs.5 billion (Rs.500 crore or $104 million) by modifying the design of four fast reactors on the anvil for nuclear power plants. Lights out for the traditional bulb in BritainLONDON - The traditional light bulb is finally being switched off for the last time in Britain. A voluntary withdrawal scheme of the government is now in motion and use of the bulb will be banned from 2012. |