No to Israel's nuclear technology Gulf News | Israel, which has more than two hundred atomic warheads, is planning to develop "civilian nuclear plants for energy." There is no surprise here. The project will be supervised by France, which helped Israel in the 1950s develop atomic weapons. | The surprise though, or perhaps what is ir...
Researchers get plastic to act totally metal Ars Technica | Plastics became ubiquitous during the 20th century. They were hot topics of industrial and academic research, and saw innumerable consumer applications. While plastics can have a wide variety of mechanical properties, they are almost universally good insulators, both of heat and electricity. But a...
TNEB to adopt latest design, technology for INO tunnelling The Hindu | Staff Reporter | Will ensure minimal damage to flora and fauna, says official | MADURAI: The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) will adopt the latest design and technology and use sophisticated equipment while tunnelling for the proposed Rs.900-cr...
Hospital in Dinidugl to use nano-technology The Hindu | K. Raju | To sterilise its operation theatres | DINDIGUL: For the first time, Dindigul headquarter hospital will use nano-technology to sterilise its operation theatres to use it continuously without long break. | To begin with, a special air disin...
Call for crystal growth as a subject of study The Hindu | Special Correspondent | 14th National Seminar on Crystal Growth organised | - Photo : D.Gopalakrishnan | G. Viswanathan, VIT Chancellor presenting an award on behalf of the Indian Association of Crystal Growth (IACG) to G. Bhagavannarayana, head of...
Concern over rise in space debris The Hindu | Special Correspondent | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:The 28 {+t} {+h} meeting of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) is in session here, with scientists from the space agencies of various space-faring nations attending it. | Inaugurat...
Pioneer in packaging of microsystems The Hindu | Mini Muringatheri | Rao R. Tummala | Thrissur: Small has always been beautiful for Rao R. Tummala, an electronic packaging technologist of international repute. | Shrinking size, high performance and convergence of functions of electronic gadgets a...
Polyethylene that conducts heat, insulates from electricity The Hindu | Cooling effect: The polyethylene fibre's heat drawing property may find application in electronics. | High thermal conductivity combined with electrical insulation capability could make polyethylene fibres useful for dissipating heat in many applic...
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China's Exports Rise 46% The New York Times | BEIJING —China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer demand from ...
Turkey and I.M.F. End Talks on Stand-By Loan The New York Times | ISTANBUL — Turkey said on Wednesday it was no longer holding talks with the International Monetary Fund on a stand-by loan because it did not need emergency funds, but it l...
Researchers get plastic to act totally metal Ars Technica | Plastics became ubiquitous during the 20th century. They were hot topics of industrial and academic research, and saw innumerable consumer applications. While plastics can have a...
Multitouch PCs Are Here. Will Gorilla Arm Follow? The New York Times | Blame “Minority Report.” Pogue's Posts | The latest in technology from the Times's David Pogue, with a new look. Go to Pogue's Posts ยป | Or maybe the iPhone. Either way, multitouch computing is white-hot these days. There was just some...
Need to know: Melrose profits ... Jongleurs launch ... Laird results ... The Times | View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap | Economics | Industrial production: Official figures showed that industrial production fell by 0.4 per cent in January, after rising by 0.5 per cent during December. Economists had expected a 0.3 per...
Cherie Blair is right - technology sets us women free London Evening Standard A poignant passage in Andrew Rawnsley's Labour biography concerns Cherie Blair's rinsing by Alastair Campbell and his partner Fiona Millar for not coming clean over her property deals with Peter Foster, the conman boyfriend of her stylist, Carole Caplin. | Campbell stands furiously over Cherie and her computer, demanding to see all her emails. Mill...
Being top dog at UW a steppingstone for future politicians Seattle Times | Sitting in the student activity center at the University of Washington, talking to Timothy Mensing, current student body president, I ask only slightly in jest, "What are you running for?" You know, after college. | The question is not as far-fetched as it might seem. | As president of the Associated Students of the University of Washington, Mens...