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NASA
debunks Rama bridge theory
Washington: NASA poured cold water on claims by
Hindu news services that the US agency's spaceborne cameras had
discovered the remains of the mythical bridge built by Rama across
the Palk Strait.
Segway
Available to Public!
Kamen auctions Segways at Amazon
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consumers to own a Segway Human Transporter (HT). The first-ever
consumer models of the Segway HT are now available in an exclusive
Amazon.com auction. The Segway HT is the first self-balancing,
electric-powered personal transportation machine. Don't miss this
historic chance to bring home one of three customized "FIRST
Edition" Segways.
Thalassaemia
in India
Thalassaemia is a common inherited disorder, for which no
cure has yet been found. It is estimated that in India there are
over 100,000 cases of major thalassaemia and nearly 30 million
carriers of the thalassaemia gene. The disease is more prevalent in
certain communities like Sindhis, Punjabis, Gujaratis, Bengalis,
Gaurs and Saraswats.
Early
visual exposure influences myopia
Myopia or shortsightedness is one of the most common
refractive errors. Apart from being genetically determined,
increasing body of evidence shows that a child’s early exposure to
visual media may have a major role to play in the onset of myopia.
Instructional
Technology Development Consortium
An excellent resource for educators to harness the power of
information technology in the classroom. this site shows how to
integrate the use of the internet into their classrooms in the
curriculum areas of Math, Science, History, Social Science and
Language Arts. Lesson Plans are rich in Internet resources and
provide step by step guidance to the teacher. Webquests take lesson
plans one step further, providing not only directions to the
teacher, but a stand-alone project that students can read and
follow. Internet resources are embedded within the webquests.
Underestimation
of Whooping Cough Deaths
Research
from the Public Health Laboratory Service and the Office of National
Statistics (ONS), published in Archives of Disease in Childhood this
week looks as the underestimation of deaths from whooping cough (pertussis)
in England. This was a
joint study to improve the quality of mortality statistics for this
vaccine preventable disease.
Teenagers
and Third Agers meet at the Public Health Laboratory Service for
National Science Week
Teenagers from St James’ School in Colindale will
be joining up with mature students from the University of the Third
Age (U3A) for a visit to the Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS)
in Colindale next week to mark National Science Week.
WHO announce the isolation of a new strain of influenza virus-
A (H1N2), and the vaccine composition for next winter
A WHO
meeting held in Geneva this week to review the global influenza
situation and decide
the flu vaccine composition for the Northern Hemisphere for winter
2002/03, has announced the isolation of a new strain of the
influenza A virus – A(H1N2), based on information from the WHO
global influenza surveillance programme and PHLS surveillance of
influenza in England and Wales.
Natural
Selection Pivotal In Molecular Evolution
Researchers have demonstrated that natural selection plays a much
larger role in molecular evolution than thought, showing that about
25 percent of genes are evolving rapidly in response to competitive
pressures.
Abstract
Engravings Show Modern Behavior Emerged Earlier Than Previously
Thought
People were able to think abstractly, and accordingly behave as
modern humans much earlier than previously thought, according to a
paper appearing in this week's issue of Science. Christopher
Henshilwood, adjunct professor at the State University of New York,
Stony Brook, and the Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town and his
team found abstract representations of two pieces of ochre, two and
three inches long.
Microbes
Survive 50 Kilometers Inside The Earth
Finding opens new doors for looking for life much deeper inside
planetary bodies than previously considered
Scientists
Use Seals as "Underwater Eyes"
By employing one underwater species to "spy" on two others
through novel use of technology, Antarctic researchers have gained
new insights into two little-known fish species. The team expanded
their knowledge base by equipping Weddell seals to follow the fish
and record their behavior.
In
Search Of Extra Dimensions
Our understanding of reality - that is, a world where events happen
over time within a three-dimensional space - may be turned on its
head by the year 2005
Pondering
a Climate Conundrum in Antarctica
Antarctica overall has cooled measurably during the last 35 years -
despite a global average increase in air temperature of 0.06 degrees
Celsius during the 20th century - making it unique among the Earth's
continental landmasses, according to a paper published today in the
online version of Nature.
Hawkings' day out
MUMBAI: Stephen Hawking grins impishly when we show
him his caricature by R. K. Laxman. ``I'm happy to be a cartoon,''
he replies moments later through a voice synthesiser. ``I feel as
though I'm in The Simpsons,'' he adds, alluding to his
brief appearance as a character in the popular TV toon show.
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The
string that pulled Hawking to India
Which is the newest feather
that British physicist Stephen Hawking has added to his much-decorated
cap? The celebrated theorist and best-selling author of A Brief History
of Time, confined to a wheelchair mounted with a computer and voice
synthesiser -- the result of being ravaged by the nerve-crippling,
muscle-wasting Lou Gehring's disease -- is among the first three
recipients of the Sarojini Damodaran fellowship awarded by the Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). |
Stephen
Hawking keeps date with Mumbai
MUMBAI: The planet's most intelligent living being is just another human like
the rest of us. And the fact that Stephen Hawking is a quadriplegic has not
stopped the renowned physicist from furthering the cause of quantum physics --
even if it means travelling to Mumbai.
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The Nobel
Prize in Physics, 2000
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in
Physics for 2000
"for basic work on information and communication
technology"
Zhores
I. Alferov, A.F. Ioffe
Physico-Technical Institute, St.
Petersburg, Russia, and
Herbert
Kroemer, University of California at Santa Barbara, California,
USA,
"for
developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and
opto-electronics"
and
one half to
Jack
S. Kilby, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas, USA
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2000
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to
award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2000 jointly
to
Alan J. Heeger
- University of
California at Santa Barbara, USA,
Alan G.
MacDiarmid - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
USA,
Hideki Shirakawa
- University of
Tsukuba, Japan
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The Nobel Prize in
Economics 2000
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
has decided that the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in
Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2000 will be shared between
Jim Heckman
- University of Chicago.
DANIEL
L. MCFADDEN -
University of California, Berkeley, USA.
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A
revolution
in
robotic
evolution
In
what’s being hailed as a first step to bridge the gap between the
cyber-world and the real world, researchers programmed a computer to sift
through hundreds of generations’ worth of virtual progeny — then actually
construct the contraptions that proved best able to crawl. What’s more,
they’re offering a screensaver program that allows you to do it,
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‘Breakthrough’
optical
chip
OTTAWA, —
Mitel Corp. said it has scored a key technical breakthrough
and produced working prototypes of a chip that could cut costs and
dramatically boost the performance of fiber-optic
networks.
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Can
supercomputer
predict
‘Perfect
Storm’
?
Hoping
to prevent maritime tragedies such as that depicted in “The Perfect
Storm,” the Department of Defense has armed itself with the world’s
fourth-most-powerful supercomputer in hopes of improving oceanic
forecasts for the Navy and commercial
shippers. |
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Food-eating
robot
is
born
Man really is in
danger of being swallowed up by technology after U.S. scientists
announced they had designed a robot that runs on
food. |
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Micro-motors
powered
by
DNA
In an
experiment that could help set the stage for future generations of
miniaturized computers, DNA molecules have been engineered to serve as
both the moving parts and the fuel for machines measuring mere billionths
of a meter long. |
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Molecular
memory
for
computers
Researchers say they have developed microscopic chemical
switches that could form the basis of tiny, fast and
cheap computers that will “do things we cannot even
imagine now.” |
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Some
technologies developed by Indian research institution
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