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Indian scientist wins top British research fellowship

Last Updated: Saturday, May 3, 2014, 18:02

An Indian scientist in Britain has been granted a prestigious fellowship worth 1,068,000 pounds (around $1.8 million) by a top British agency that funds research in engineering and the physical sciences.

Chernobyl`s birds adapting to low-levels of radiation

Last Updated: Saturday, May 3, 2014, 15:24

A new research has suggested that birds can adapt to the low-levels of radiation found near Chernobyl, where the catastrophic nuclear disaster took place in 1986.

Sonar signal `leaks` likely audible to some marine mammals

Last Updated: Saturday, May 3, 2014, 15:21

Scientists have found that killer whales and other marine mammals can hear sonar signals better than previously thought.

Indian-origin scientist researching on new Robotics technology

Last Updated: Saturday, May 3, 2014, 11:56

An Indian-origin scientist in the UK has bagged a 1.07 million pounds funding grant to work on a pioneering technology of creating an ultra-flexible tactile skin for robotics and prosthetics.

CO2 levels during April were highest in 800,000 years

Last Updated: Saturday, May 3, 2014, 11:45

Researchers have said that the average level of carbon dioxide has, for the first time, topped 400 parts per million for a full month in April.

Artificial Intelligence could be the `worst thing ever for humanity`: Stephen Hawking

Last Updated: Saturday, May 3, 2014, 10:24

Stephen Hawking has said that the short-term impact of Artificial Intelligence depends on who controls it but the long-term impact depends on whether it can be controlled at all.

New element with atomic number 117 added to the periodic table

Last Updated: Saturday, May 3, 2014, 10:21

Researchers at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, an accelerator laboratory located in Darm-stadt, Germany, have obtained evidence for the artificial creation of element 117.

New sonar image sparks existence of Loch Ness monster

Last Updated: Friday, May 2, 2014, 21:34

A new sonar image of a large mysterious object beneath the surface of Loch Ness has sparked fresh speculation about the existence of the mythical Nessie the monster.

`Too many regulations turn scientists away from research`

Last Updated: Friday, May 2, 2014, 21:23

Increasing administrative workload because of excessive regulations are driving the focus of scientists away from their research work and also leading to waste of taxpayers` money, a significant report says.

LIX, world`s smallest 3D-printing pen to hit the market soon

Last Updated: Friday, May 2, 2014, 17:35

Wonder if you can draw a doodle in the air without using paper? Yes, you can with the LIX, a 3D-printing pen, which is also the smallest 3D pen in the world.