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"Frank": World’s first complete bionic man

October 22, 2013

What is Frank (Frankenstein) ? Researchers from Zurich (Switzerland) have revealed the world’s first walking, talking bionic man called Frank, short for Frankenstein Researchers have engineered the world’s first robot human or Bionic man made entirely of prosthetic parts. It can walk, ..

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New Li-Fi Technology developed by Chinese researchers

October 21, 2013

Researchers from Fudan University, Shanghai have developed a new cheaper way of getting connected to the internet through light bulbs instead of radio frequencies. The new technology is dubbed as Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) and an alternative to currently popular Wi-Fi ..

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India’s largest Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower unveiled at Mumbai Airport

October 21, 2013

India’s largest 84-meter tall Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower of India was inaugurated outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.  It is spread over an area of 2800 square meter area and is also equipped with state-of-the-art technology such as ..

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Latest telecom subscriber database released by TRAI

October 17, 2013

India’s telecom subscriber base expanded marginally to reach 90.44 crore in July 2013, as per latest telecom subscription data from TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India). Total number of subscribers: 904.46 million Net addition: 1.37 million subscribers during July Subscriber ..

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Chemistry Nobel 2013 to Levitt, Karplus and Warshel

October 11, 2013

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2013 will be shared by Michael Levitt, a British and US citizen, US-Austrian Martin Karplus and US-Israeli Arieh Warshel. As per Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences who announces the names for the awards, the Nobel Laureates in ..

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Nobel physics Prize 2013 goes to Englert and Higgs

October 11, 2013

The Nobel Prize in physics has been announced to be given to physicists Francois Englert of Belgium and Peter Higgs of Britain for their theoretical discoveries on how subatomic particles acquire mass. What is the special contribution of Englert and ..

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Prithvi-II missile test fired successfully from Odisha

October 11, 2013

India successfully test-fired its indigenously built nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350km from a test range at Chandipur, Odisha. The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the total launch activities were carried out by the specially formed ..

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Diesel exhaust disrupt honeybees’ ability to locate flowers

October 8, 2013

As per a latest research by a team of researchers at University of Southampton, exposure to common air pollutants found in diesel exhaust pollution can affect the ability of honeybees to recognize floral odors. Using floral odors, the honeybees locate, ..

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Acidification and overexploitation pushing marine life to mass extinction: IPSO

October 5, 2013

As per a report released by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) the increasing acidification of the oceans due to excessive absorption of carbon dioxide released mainly from burning fossil fuels and overfishing is exposing marine ..

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"TomTato": Plant which produces potato and tomato unveiled in UK

October 2, 2013

A plant that produces both tomatoes and potatoes was launched in the UK market. The plant named The TomTato has been developed by the horticultural mail order company Thompson & Morgan. TomTato has the capability of growing over 500 sweet cherry tomatoes ..

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