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RhoDIS: DNA-based tool to probe poaching

May 28, 2014

Assam government is considering introducing RhoDIS (Rhino DNA Indexing System), a DNA-based forensic tool to probe and prosecute suspects involved cases of rhino poaching. The tool will be used in the collection of each individual rhino’s unique DNA profile and ..

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TGCN: Newly created graphene-type material

May 27, 2014

Scientists have created a new material- ‘Triazine-based Graphitic Carbon Nitride‘ (TGCN) similar to Graphene, which has the potential to improve transistors used in electronic devices. Though TGCN was predicted theoretically in 1996, but this is the first time that it ..

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Olive Ridley Conservation programme restarted after nearly 25 years

May 25, 2014

The wildlife flank of the Forest Department has re-started the Olive Ridley conservation after nearly 25 years by setting up a hatchery at Besant Nagar in Chennai. The department set up the hatchery in January 2014 near the broken bridge ..

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WHO concerned about MERS virus

May 25, 2014

The WHO’s Emergency Committee for MERS-CoV has raised concerns about the sharp surge in the number of ‘Middle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus’(MERS-CoV) cases since March 2014. The sharp increase has been seen particularly in Saudi Arabia and in the United ..

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Gujarat's 'Rani ki Vav' to be replicated digitally in UK

May 25, 2014

Gujarat’s famous archeological monument “Rani ki Vav (The Queen’s Stepwell)” is among five international heritage sites to be recreated digitally using latest technology in Scotland, UK. The Scottish Ten — an ambitious five-year-project aims to create accurate digital models of Scotland’s ..

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Scientists create Nano-diamonds which last only for seconds

May 25, 2014

Researchers at Rice University in the US accidentally created microscopic diamonds from coal which exist only for some seconds.  Scientists witnessed this intriguing effect while working on ways to chemically reduce carbon from anthracite coal and make it soluble. They ..

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Researchers unravel why olive oil reduces blood pressure

May 21, 2014

Scientists have discovered why olive oil reduces blood pressure. As per a new research, consuming unsaturated fats, like those in olive oil, along with leafy greens and other vegetables forms a certain kind of fatty acid that lowers blood pressure. These ..

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SpaceX 'Dragon' capsule leaves space station, heads back to Earth

May 20, 2014

US private firm SpaceX’s unmanned Dragon capsule undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), to return to Earth. The capsule is carrying more than 1,580 kilograms of science samples and NASA’s old equipment. NASA depends on SpaceX and other private ..

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'Photon-Photon Collider Experiment': Researchers develop technique to turn light into matter

May 20, 2014

Scientists in the UK have discovered how to turn light into matter. Until now, it was not practically shown what was theorized by scientists G Breit and John A Wheeler in 1934- the simplest technique of turning light into matter ..

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Google rankings can influence Elections: Study

May 16, 2014

As per a new study conducted in India during the just concluded Lok Sabha Elections 2014, Google rankings can dramatically swing ill-informed voters leading to influence the election outcome. The study done by Robert Epstein, a former editor of Psychology ..

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