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Researchers close to unveiling invisible man
The realm of science fiction and fantasy has moved a step closer to reality after scientists engineered a material that can bend visible light around objects - a breakthrough that can humans and objects invisible. ANI
Boozy tree shrews can drink humans under the table!
A boozy night might leave you with the most excruciating hangover the next morning, but this doesnt hold true for one of our distant mammalian cousins- the tree shrews. ANI
Ancient tablet ignites debate on Christs death and resurrection
Theres a stir in biblical and archaeological circles because of a three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew, which suggests that the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ was not unique but part of a recognized Jewish tradition at the time. ANI
DuPont Gives Grants to Young Professors Developing Novel Science of Company Interest
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Harry Potters invisibility cloak comes closer to reality
Your dream of having a Harry Potter invisibility cloak could soon turn into a reality, thanks to physicists at the University of California at Berkeley, US, who have reported the development of the first 3D material able to bend light in the opposite direction to natural materials. ANI
Faster, supersensitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging developed
Researchers at the Department of Energys Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have developed a potential new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which is much faster and thousands of times more sensitive than the standard MRI. The researchers call their invention Hyper-CEST (hyperpolarized xenon chemical-exchange saturation transfer). ANI
Heres why water droplets on a rose dont fall off
Chemists at the Tsinghua University in Beijing have found the physical basis for the roses ability to grip water droplets in place, even when the flower is upside down. ANI
Insomniacs, normal sleepers define sleep quality in similar ways
Researchers have shown that there is a likeness in the meaning of sleep quality between insomniacs and normal sleepers, by finding that both insomnia patients and normal sleepers define sleep quality by tiredness upon waking and throughout the day, feeling rested and restored upon waking, and the number of awakenings they experienced in the night. ANI
Great red spot on Jupiter is not a storm as earlier believed
Researchers, using spacecraft observations, have shed new light on the great red spot on Jupiter, showing how the spot - which is inaccurately described as a storm - is actually far calmer than other parts of the planets atmosphere. ANI
Dinosaurs too had teenage pregnancies
A new study by researchers at Ohio University and University of California at Berkeley has found that dinosaurs reached sexual maturity long before they were fully grown, becoming pregnant in their early adolescence. ANI
IIT alumnus technique may help harness bodys heat to recharge cell-phones
An Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) alumnus has developed a technology that may make it possible to create personal power-jackets which may harness heat from the human body to recharge cell-phones and other electronic devices. ANI
New biochip technology may eliminate animal testing
Researchers have developed a new biochip technology, which could soon put a stop to the use of animals for testing in the chemical and cosmetics industries. ANI
Advanced equipments likely to shed new light on dark energy
A new study has shed light on the expected advances in the knowledge of dark energy that can be expected in the coming decade from a series of planned space missions. ANI
Fin whales can swallow ocean soup enough to fill a school bus
Scientists have discovered that while lunging towards krill and fish with an open mouth, a single fin whale can engulf up to 2,900 cubit feet of the ocean soup, which is almost equal to a large school bus. ANI
Social hierarchy in herd influences elephants movement during scarcity
The social hierarchy among elephants dictates their movement when food resources are scarce, a new study by scientists from the US, Kenya and the UK, has revealed. ANI
Researchers link 9/11 stress to low birth weight babies in New York
A new study has held the stress caused by the 9/11 disaster responsible for an increase in low birth weight babies born in and around New York in the months after the tragedy. ANI
Brain region responsible for perceiving sound space identified
Scientists have identified a region in the brain that is responsible for perceiving sound space i.e. the location of sounds. ANI
Heres why some odours are pleasant, some repellent
Scientists have found that the reason behind some odours being pleasant while others are repellent lies in a substances molecular structure. ANI
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