2016 | TechieTonics

Protective Protein Guarding DNA Makes Tardigrades Indestructible: An Offbeat Genetic Constitution

September 22, 2016September 22, 2016 Neha Shukla

Tardigrades are water dwelling, eight legged microscopic organisms, also known as the water bears, are one of the most resilient organism (extremophile) known to survive in the most inhospitable conditions on earth and even in the space. They are found to thrive in extremely low temperature (as just above the absolute zero), in high temperatures (i.e above the boiling point of water), high pressure and can even withstand high radiation.

Male Widow Spiders Inseminate Young Females And Avoid Being Cannibalized: Spidery Sex Life

September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 Neha Shukla

Sexual cannibalism is very common in some species like the male coin spiders. Black widow and Redback female spiders are famous for slaying their partners soon after mating. The male widow spiders that are considerably smaller in size, are often seen voluntarily offering themselves to be eaten, with a hope that the female will give birth to his offspring. Sometimes, the males reaching out females are mistaken for prey and are killed even before copulation occurs.

Molecules That Could Delay Aging Discovered: Achieving Healthy Longevity

September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 Neha Shukla

With ageing come problems like sagging skin, brittle bones, hearing loss, deteriorating mind and many other issues. Aging is an inevitable process however, science has helped in prolonging this certainty.

3D Bioprinting Would Help Bones Regenerate Without Using Grafts: Printing Prosthetics

September 8, 2016May 29, 2020 Neha Shukla

Dublin based research team has successfully developed a procedure of 3D bioprinting to design new cartilage templates in the shape of missing bones. This bioprinted template will be implanted in the body to regenerate new bones to fix major injuries and bone defects. Traditionally, such injuries and bone defects require some form of bone grafts that are painful and invasive and often have complications of its own.

Robot for Marine Salvage at Dubai (w/Video): Robotic Beach Lifeguard Technology

September 7, 2016June 7, 2020 Neha Shukla

Emily – a remote controlled robotic lifeguard will be soon deployed at Dubai’s beaches for rescue missions. Boat shaped Emily is the latest technology used by the Dubai Municipality for ensuring safety of the beachgoers.

Plastic based Clothing that Cools the Wearer (w/Video): Nanoporous Polyethylene Textile

September 6, 2016September 5, 2016 Neha Shukla

With summer getting more unbearable each year, scientists finally have come up with new clothing material that helps to keep the body cool naturally. Thus, reducing the need for air conditioners and saving considerable energy.

Scottish Energy Tidal Turbine Power Company Supplies Electricity to the National Grid: Renewable Power (w/Video)

September 5, 2016September 5, 2016 Neha Shukla

Technology advancement in harnessing renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind has reached a long way. However, tapping marine energy efficiently and reliably at the same time has always remained a challenging task.

Evolutionary Edge for Male-Male Pairing: Homosexual Termite

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 Neha Shukla

According to a latest research conducted at Kyoto University, lone male termites that do not happen to find a female mate often end up forming homosexual pair. Such pairing gives male Japanese termites better chances of survival. Just like a couple they are seen making nests and sharing resources.

Polarized Vision does not Beat Camouflage: Marine Visual Detection Model

August 24, 2016August 24, 2016 Neha Shukla

Animal camouflage is a very common technique. And when it comes to an open sea, things ought to look slightly difficult. However, for fishes like herring, mackerel, and sardines this is not the case. These fishes have a smart camouflage technique, the shimmering silver scales, that can even beat the super sight.

Regeneration of Eye’s Outermost Layer via Hydrogel Films: Corneal Transplantation

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016 Neha Shukla

In a breakthrough study, a team of scientists from the Melbourne University has achieved success in growing cornea cells in the laboratory. Scientists have successfully implanted laboratory grown cornea cells in the eyes of sheep. They are expecting to begin clinical trials in humans soon.

Muscles Powered Biohybrid Devices: Robotics with Tissue Engineering

August 22, 2016August 21, 2016 Pooja Kashyap

Let’s picture the word, “Robot”, immediately, we get a glimpse of self operating machines, with nuts-and-bolts as building blocks. These machines are permeating all sections of our society. Machine human relationship has crossed the realms of science fiction. In fact, machine learning has become one of the most interesting and sought-after science, sprouting artificial intelligence (AI).

New Building Material From Waste Plastic: RePlast The Future Of Plastics

August 17, 2016August 17, 2016 Neha Shukla

Plastic waste management is one of the major problems worldwide. Plastics production utilizes valuable fossil feedstock and has a notable carbon impact. They are not only hard to decompose but are also occupying our landfills and entering the oceans.

Ushering An Era of Quantum Computers with Built-in Optics: The Qubit Technology

August 10, 2016June 1, 2020 Pooja Kashyap

Quantum computers are hypothetical devices with higher computational power than a traditional computer. The classical system involves bits as the smallest unit of data, that is represented by 0 or 1, while quantum computers are made up of quantum bits, also known as qubits. Unlike the conventional computer, where a bit has to be either 0 or 1, quantum mechanics grants a qubit to be in both the states at the same time. A qubit would be represented as 0 and 1 simultaneously, a hallmark which is rudimentary to quantum…

Io’s Atmosphere Is Daily Collapsing And Repairing: The Jupiter System

August 8, 2016 Pooja Kashyap

Documenting atmospheric changes in eclipse on Io, the innermost of the four Galilean moons of the planet Jupiter, has always been a challenging job. The darkness caused by planet’s shadow makes it impossible to observe atmosphere on its moon.

Book Review: The Eternal Nazi by Nicholas Kulish and Souad Mekhennet

August 6, 2016June 29, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

The Eternal Nazi: From Mauthausen to Cairo, the Relentless Pursuit of SS Doctor Aribert Heim is written by Nicholas Kulish and Souad Mekhennet. It is a semi biographical sketch of SS officer Aribert Heim, a medical doctor by profession and an able ice hockey player. He was serving at Mauthausen during 1941. People who survived the concentration camp reported that he used to take pleasure in operating healthy people without giving them anesthesia. Plus, he decorated his table with skulls of victims and offered the same as gifts to his…