Russia to launch two European satellites
By ians • Oct 7th, 2009Moscow, Oct 6, Russia will launch two European satellites Nov 2 from the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia, a report said Tuesday.
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Pregnant women who ignore asthma pass it on to kids
By ians • Oct 7th, 2009Toronto, Oct 6, Women who avoid treating asthma during pregnancy are likely to transmit the condition to their offspring, say results from a study that examined more than 8,000 families in Canada.
Kao, Willard and Boyle win Nobel Physics Prize
By ians • Oct 6th, 2009Stockholm, Oct 6, Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith have won this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics for discoveries of importance for the internet and the digital camera, it was announced in Stockholm Tuesday.
Ramadorai steps down as Tata Consultancy chief
By ians • Oct 6th, 2009Mumbai, Oct 6,S. Ramadorai Tuesday stepped down as the chief executive and managing director of software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
Kao, Boyle and Smith jointly awarded Nobel for Physics
By DPA • Oct 6th, 2009Stockholm, Oct 6, Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith have won this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics, it was announced in Stockholm Tuesday.
Gene transfer can help ailing heart heal itself
By ians • Oct 6th, 2009Washington, Oct 6, In a major breakthrough, scientists jump-started a failing heart by transferring a gene, which could help the heart heal itself.
Touching your toes could help gauge arterial stiffness
By ians • Oct 6th, 2009Washington, Oct 6,How far you can reach beyond your toes from a sitting position may show how stiff your arteries really are.
New software can recreate criminal faces efficiently
By ians • Oct 6th, 2009London, Oct 6, Criminals are going to have a really tough time hiding their faces, thanks to a new software that can recreate their faces.
New technique may clean contaminated soil quickly
By ians • Oct 6th, 2009Sydney, Oct 6,Scientists in Denmark have found a powerful new technique to rid soil of toxic heavy metals faster and more efficiently than current methods.
Misuse of aspirin may have made 1918 flu pandemic worse
By ians • Oct 5th, 2009Washington, Oct 5,Aspirin could have been responsible for the steep death toll in the 1918 flu pandemic, says a new study.