Indian-origin scientist, two others win Nobel Prize for Chemistry (Second Lead, Changing Dateline)October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Indian-origin scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year with Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E.
Scientists uncover origin of Merkel cellsSeptember 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists claim to have unravelled the mystery surrounding the developmental origin of specialized skin cells involved in touch sensation. Merkel cells are neuroendocrine cells that reside in the vertebrate epidermis, passing mechanical stimuli on to sensory neurons.
ISRO superstitious before rocket launch?September 23rd, 2009 SRIHARIKOTA - Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) do not just rely on scientific calculations before a rocket launch - they also seek divine help. Prior to every launch, the scientists make a visit to Tirupathi to have a 'darshan' of Lord Balaji seeking his blessings by placing a replica of the rocket to be launched.
First one trillion cases of ancient maths problem solvedSeptember 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Mathematicians from North America, Europe, Australia, and South America have resolved the first one trillion cases of an ancient mathematics problem. The numbers involved are so enormous that if their digits were written out by hand they would stretch to the moon and back.
New supercomputer may find answers to some of Earth's problemsJuly 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Reports indicate that the newest supercomputer, which can perform more than 160 trillion calculations per second, is ready to take on problems in areas such as climate science, hydrogen storage and molecular chemistry. The 21.4 million dollar Chinook supercomputer, built by HP, is almost 15 times faster than its predecessor, and has now been commissioned for use by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the (US) Department of Energy.
Supercomputer being described as world's most powerful becomes operationalJuly 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - What is being expected to prove the most powerful computer of its kind in the world became operational at the University of Florida this week. The supercomputer has been named by its designers 'Novo-G'.
World's most powerful supercomputer becomes operationalJuly 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The world's fastest and most powerful supercomputer, named Novo-G, has become operational at the University of Florida. Novo-G gets the first part of its name from the Latin term for make anew, change, alter and the second from G for genesis.
Variations in Earth's magnetic field maybe due to ebb and flow of world's oceansJune 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new research by scientists in the US has linked variations in the Earth's magnetic field with the ebb and flow of the world's oceans. The origin and mechanism of the Earth's magnetic field are amongst the biggest unsolved questions in the earth sciences.
Scientists map waves in Earth's radiation beltJune 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists at NASA have mapped chorus waves, a type of electromagnetic emission generated by electrons in Earth's radiation belt. Chorus waves play an important role in both accelerating and removing the energetic radiation belt electrons that can disrupt satellite electronics and disturb communications with ground-based operators.
Indian-origin girls bag first, third spots in Scripps National Spelling BeeMay 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Kansas-based, Indian-origin girl Kavya Shivashankar, 13, has become America's spelling champion by winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The budding neurosurgeon from Olathe took home more than 40,000 dollars in cash and prizes and the huge champion's trophy.
Self-cleaning walls and water-striding robots come closer to realityMay 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - What if scientists create self-cleaning walls and fabrics or even micro-scale robots that can walk on water? Well, researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Japan's RIKEN institute claim to have moved a step closer to realising such materials. The researchers have revealed that their work is based on a study of a property called super hydrophobia, which is behind how water beads up and rolls off flowers, caterpillars and some insects, and how insects like water striders are able to walk effortlessly on water.
95 million year old fossils reveal earlier origin for modern octopusMarch 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have found five specimens of 95 million year old fossils of Cretaceous octopuses, which reveals a much earlier origin for the modern octopus. The five specimens have been found by palaeontologists in Cretaceous rocks in Lebanon, which have astonishingly preserved the octopuses' eight arms with traces of muscles and those characteristic rows of suckers.
Steroid doping tests ignore vital ethnic differences, say scientistsMarch 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has suggested that steroid doping tests currently used in international sport are 'not fit for purpose' because they ignore vital ethnic differences in hormone activity. According to the World Anti-Doping Agency, testosterones, and other hormones that boost testosterone levels, are commonly used as illicit performance enhancers in a number of sports.
India-born US nuclear physicist Shiva Subramanya deadFebruary 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - India-born US nuclear physicist Shiva Subramanya is dead. He was 76, a family member said Friday.
Historic mission to quantify greenhouse gases in real timeJanuary 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - HIAPER, one of the most advanced existing research aircraft, will be embarking on a historic mission spanning the globe from pole to pole. The HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) mission will cover more than 38,400 kms as an international team of scientists makes a series of five flights over the next three years, sampling the atmosphere in some of the most inaccessible regions of the world.
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