New laser technique may be used to detect microbial life forms in Martian iceOctober 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have said that an innovative new laser technique could be used to detect microbial life forms in Martian ice. According to scientists, the technique, called L.I.F.E.
New technique can fast-track better ionic liquids for biomass pre-treatmentsJuly 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new technique developed by scientists is able to fast-track better ionic liquids for biomass pre-treatments. The technique has been developed by researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a US Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Center, led by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
New analytical technique to recognize archaeological material and fake masterpiecesJuly 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Dutch researcher Laurens van der Maaten has developed a new analytical technique that enables the computer to recognize archaeological material and fake works of art. According to a report in www.physorg.com, the technique not only enables the computer to better interpret the content of photos and images, but also of data.
Hand-held devices that can detect presence of aerosols in air above oceansJune 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists is developing hand-held devices that can detect the presence of aerosols in air above oceans by measuring how light scatters as it strikes the particles. The portable photometers have been developed by Alexander Smirnov, an AERONET (Aerosol Robotic Network) project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, and his team.
Detecting sulphur in just one hair could help nab a terroristMay 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new study, scientists have come up with a method that could be used to nab terrorists, by detecting how proportions of isotopes in a chemical like sulphur vary throughout the length of a single hair. The mid-term objective is to be able to use these methods to track the geographical movements of people, including international crime suspects and victims.
Face protection effective in influenza preventionMay 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has suggested that face protection is a key infection control measure for influenza. Lawrence M. Wein, Ph.D., and Michael P.
New technique standardizes brightness of cosmology's best standard candlesMay 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have found a new technique that establishes the intrinsic brightness of Type Ia supernovae, which are considered the best standard candles for measuring cosmic distances, more accurately than ever before. The technique has been found by members of the international Nearby Supernova Factory (SNfactory), a collaboration between the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a consortium of French laboratories, and Yale University.
Snip of hair can nail criminal nowMay 13th, 2009 SYDNEY - A snip of human hair, recovered from a crime site, would now be enough to nail its perpetrator, thanks to a new technique developed by researchers. Called Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS), the portable tool has the advantage of being readily available and could be used for forensic analysis.
Atmospheric engineering scheme to fight global warming could diminish solar powerApril 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has determined that a widely discussed "atmospheric engineering" scheme intended to combat global warming could have unanticipated consequences in reducing the effectiveness of certain kinds of solar power around the Earth. In the study, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Daniel M.
New method to analyse sleep disorders developedApril 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from Israel and Germany say that it is possible to monitor sleep, and potentially diagnose sleep disorders, just by recording a person's heart rate. People suffering from disturbed sleep have an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, hypertension, obesity, depression, and accidents.
Scientists reveal new way to make narrower chip patternsApril 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An Indian-origin researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has come up with a new way for etching extremely narrow lines on a microchip by exposing it to certain wavelengths of light. Research engineer Rajesh Menon and his colleagues call the new technique absorbance modulation.
Clear sky visibility over land has decreased globally over past 30 yearsMarch 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new research has shown that as a result of increases in aerosols, or airborne pollution, clear sky visibility over land has decreased globally over the past 30 years, turning gray skies to blue. The research, by a University of Maryland-led team, has compiled the first decades-long database of aerosol measurements over land, making possible new research into how air pollution changes affect climate change.
Aerosol pollution impacting rainfall, climate changeFebruary 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - Pollution from aerosols is likely to have a greater impact on rainfall patterns and future climate change than previously thought, according to a leading atmospheric scientist. 'We have identified that the extensive pollution haze emanating from Asia may be re-shaping rainfall patterns in northern Australia but we wonder what impact natural and human-generated aerosols are having across the rest of the country,' said Leon Rotstayn of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
First cloned buffalo dies but Indian scientists happyFebruary 11th, 2009 KARNAL - Even though scientists at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) here received a setback Thursday after the country's first cloned buffalo calf died just five days after its birth, they are happy that the 'superior technology' they used for cloning was 'tested'. The female buffalo calf died at the NDRI centre here, 150 km from the national capital, Wednesday night, scientists said.
New technique to read people's mindsFebruary 9th, 2009 TORONTO - Canadian researchers have developed a new infra-red scanning technique to read people's thoughts. University of Toronto researchers, who have developed this optical brain imaging technique in collaboration with Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital here, say it will help decode thoughts of people with speech disability.
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