Washington: Peering through thick walls is no longer science fiction but stark reality, thanks to a new cutting edge technology developed by scientists. MIT's Lincoln Lab researchers Gregory Charvat and John Peabody have built a system that can see through walls from some distance away, giving an instantaneous picture of the activity on the other side. Their device is an unassuming array of antenna arranged in two rows - eight...
12:59 PM, Oct 20, 2011
London: Believe it or not, babies as young as 15 months have a basic sense of what's fair, says a new study. In the study, researchers at University of Washington found that children could notice the difference between the equal and unequal distribution of food or drink and reacted with surprise to perceived unfairness. That altruistic awareness and concern for others was also linked to their willingness to share a...
12:11 PM, Oct 08, 2011
London: Scientists have found a way to switch off your sense of right and wrong - by using magnets. When special kinds of magnets are held up to a person's head they can skew the neural centre responsible for morality, tests showed. A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) first asked a group of volunteers to rate actions on a scale from one (morally forbidden) to seven (permissible),...
07:34 AM, Jan 27, 2011
London: British scientists have discovered a 'rogue gene' which helps cancer spread around the body and say blocking it with the right kind of drugs could stop many types of the disease in their tracks. Researchers from the University of East Anglia said their findings could lead within a decade to the development of new medicines to halt a critical late stage of the disease known as metastasis, when cancer...
05:42 PM, Jan 25, 2011
Chicago: US researchers are closing in on tests that can detect biological signs of Alzheimer's disease, an advance that would improve diagnosis and help in the search for treatments for the mind-robbing disease. A team at Eli Lilly and Co's newly acquired Avid Radiopharmaceuticals said on Tuesday its imaging agent was highly accurate as detecting a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease in a late-stage clinical trial. And a study led...
10:51 AM, Jan 19, 2011
Watch the special show Infosys Prize 2010, looking to inspire home-grown researchers in India. ...
05:48 PM, Jan 16, 2011
With Australia's score at 35/2 rain struck for the first time in the tri-series opener between the hosts and India, and even after the covers were taken off, they were back again and it took nearly three hours for the drizzle to stop completely. The clash was reduced to 32 overs-a-side contest which the home team went on to win by 65 runs after finishing their innings at 216/5. India...
11:10 PM, Apr 19, 2008
Vadodara: India discard Yusuf Pathan risk missing the remaining Ranji Trophy season as the Baroda allrounder has suffered a hair-line fracture in his knee. Yusuf, who is vice captain of Baroda, suffered the injury during the last Ranji match against Haryana while attempting a catch off the bowling of his younger brother Irfan. Baroda Cricket Association Secretary Snehal Parikh said that Yusuf, an explosive batsman and a spinner, has been...
03:07 PM, Mar 25, 2008
Bulawayo: Pakistan fought back to be 116-1 in reply to Zimbabwe's 412 on Friday, including an unbeaten 163 by opener Tino Mawoyo on the second day of their one-off Test at Queens Sports Club. Pakistan lost Taufeeq Umar early when he was trapped lbw by Kayle Jarvis on 4, but opener Mohammad Hafeez was 79 not out in an attacking innings in which he punished Zimbabwe's inconsistent bowling, especially from...
01:28 PM, Feb 26, 2008
Having a paracetamol with coffee can cause liver problems, says study. ...
08:52 AM, Oct 04, 2007
Depression is linked to the relationship shared with a sibling. Gastric bypass surgery patients get drunk faster. ...
11:34 PM, Jun 18, 2007
The age-old practice of yoga may turn out to be the panacea for stressed out professionals, says study. ...
11:12 AM, Feb 09, 2007
Researchers have discovered slender-billed vultures and scores of other endangered birds in Cambodia. ...
11:58 AM, Feb 08, 2007
A team that cloned Dolly the sheep have made a genetically engineered chicken that produces cancer drugs in its eggs. ...
10:55 AM, Jan 15, 2007
Proteins floating in patients’ spinal fluid can help identify Alzheimer's in preliminary testing, say researchers. ...
08:55 PM, Dec 12, 2006
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