Technology - general
Indian scientists develop ILSS for fighter aircraft
04 Nov 2010
Indian defence scientists have developed an integrated life support system for fighter aircraft pilots that so far had beenthe preserve of a handful of nations
Research sheds light on impact of space weather
28 Oct 2010
MoEF nod for neutrino excavation in TN forest area
19 Oct 2010
The project, being jointly implemented by the atomic energy department and the TIFR, involves digging a 2-km deep hole through solid igneous rock to study sub-atomic particles. The environment ministry has cleared it subject to caveats.
Asteroid collision forensics
18 Oct 2010
Google develops self-driving cars
12 Oct 2010
Google researchers have developed 'unmanned' cars that can drive on public highways.
NASA approves Mars mission, MAVEN
11 Oct 2010
Rare melt key to 'Ring of Fire'
07 Oct 2010
The eruptions of volcanoes in the Ring of Fire are extremely violent because the molten rock contains a high proportion of water which, as superheated gas, provides the power for the explosive eruptions
Russian scientists win Physics Nobel for carbon breakthrough
05 Oct 2010
Andre Geim, and Konstantin Novoselov, 36, are currently professors at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom
Indian stock markets hit for six when Indian cricketers lose ODIs
05 Oct 2010
While a win by the Indian cricket team has no statistically significant upward impact on stock market returns, a loss generates a significant downward movement in the stock market, reveals new research
GM developing car keys to predict driver action
04 Sep 2010
Dr Martin Green, father of solar cell technology, awarded Eureka Prize
19 Aug 2010
Coincidenataly, Dr Green's name has become, unwittingly, synonymous with green power generation. His ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence at the University of New South Wales in Australia holds the world record for solar cell efficiency