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Ankle Exoskeleton for increasing Walking Efficiency: Better Gas Mileage for Humans

April 2, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

For humans, walking and running is primarily done by ankle hence, it can be considered as the major power source. Researchers at the University of North Carolina and Carnegie Mellon University have built a device called ankle exoskeleton that could be used for stable and easier walking. The device has no batteries and is devoid of any motors and it aims towards lessening the energy cost of human walking. The weight of carbon-fiber device is around 500 grams, nearly as that of a normal loafer.

Wildlife can protect themselves from extinction: Study on Tiny Jewels

April 1, 2015 Neha Shukla

With an increase in human population and global warming, many species of flora and fauna around the globe have gone extinct while many others are at the verge of extinction. Researchers are conducting various studies to save critically endangered species through understanding their life cycle and mating behavior and mating them in the lab to increase the population.

Biomimicry: Bionic Ants for future’s factory workers

April 1, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

Biomimicry has always fascinated developers, every now and then they try mimicking nature into the human work force. This time, Festo, German technology firm, has come up with human hand sized robotic ants, which the developers envision might collaborate on factory production systems in the near future.

Graphene-based Light Bulbs hitting stores soon: A new era of LED Technology

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

LED light technology has again hit the spotlight but this time it is due to the wonder material, graphene. Consumers would soon be using graphene-based light bulbs. It is assumed that the dimmable bulb would help in reducing energy costs by ten percent and might come with a longer shelf life relatively. Although, it is expected that the cost might remain the same as is the conventional LED.

Combating Dental Microbial Infection with Coconut Oil: Oral Hygiene

March 20, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

Researchers at Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT), Ireland tested coconut oil samples on steptococcus mutans, the bacteria that is responsible for dental erosion, and noted that the oil inhibited the growth of the bacteria. Further observation also revealed that the oil was equally harmful to the yeast Candida albicans that leads to oral thrush.

Flying Cars a Reality by 2017: An Era of Self-driving, Self-flying Cars

March 18, 2015March 18, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

Slovakia-based Aeromobil is making a flying car dream come true by 2017. The company has already tested prototypes that have been successful in both driving and flying. The sporty two seater, called the flying roadster will be spreading its wings in the skies in mere two years from now.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line opens for service: Tokyo links with Kanazawa

March 15, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

East Japan Railway Co. in collaboration with West Japan Railway Co. have successfully brought about the bullet train services on Hokuriku Shinkansen Line connecting Tokyo with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan.

10 Photographs depicting Egyptian Tombs with colorful murals unseen for thousands of years

March 14, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

An American research team was able to surface an old tomb in the southern city of Luxor. The Tomb belonged to Amenhotep, protector of Amun’s temple, an Egyptian deity. As per the sources, the tomb dates back to the 18th century’s New Kingdom.

Ripples and not Rings in the Disk of the Milky Way: Galaxy’s Structure

March 12, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

As per the latest astronomical research, the galactic disk is molded into many concentric ripples, which makes our Milk Way more than 50% larger than currently estimated. According to the study led by Professor Heidi Jo Newberg at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, there exists a circle of stars which is protruding towards to the outside of the Milky Way. The conclusion has been drawn by re-visiting the data that was gathered from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey three years ago.

Chameleons change Color by altering Nanocrystal Patterns inside the Skin: Animal Behavior

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

It’s been quite some time now since researchers have been studying the reasons that causes the changing of colors among chameleons. The study concluded that floating nanocrystals constitutes one of the major ingredients present within a layer of skin cells. Generally, the micro crystals are uniformly situated all over the cell. Wavelength of the light that is being reflected from the cells is determined by the spacing within these nanocrystals.

Biomechanics of Mantises Jumping Technique might help build better Robots: Insect Aerobatics

March 6, 2015March 12, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

Praying mantises are known for gulping down their partners after mating but their other side resembles the gracefulness of Mikhail Baryshnikov especially when it comes to jumping.

Researchers develop 5G Wireless Technology: The Next G

March 3, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

Achieving 1Tbps wirelessly might not remain a farfetched dream now. Researchers at the University of Sydney have touched the threshold of 5th generation wireless systems of Terrabyte per second. Yes, you guessed it right, downloading 10 movies per second at an uber-speed of 1Tbps.

Solar Power Farms scorching Birds to Death: Solar facilities to Avian Extinction

February 24, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

During the testing of 110-megawatt Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project near Tonopah, Nevada, 130 birds were caught by fire mid-air. As per the experts glow of the farm’s tower might have been the reason that have led to the attraction for the birds, however, the owners of the project said that they would devise a way of reducing such fatalities in the future.

Mummified Monk encased in 1000-year-old statue: At a higher state of Meditation

February 23, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

What supposed to be 11th or 12th century sitting effigy of Buddha is not a statue but mummified remains of a monk. A CT scan and endoscopy performed by the Netherlands-based Drents Museum at the Meander Medical Centre in Amersfoort made the astonishing discovery. Speculation holds that the mummy could be of Liuquan, a mentor of Lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov. Born in 1852, Lama Itigilov was a monk following Tibetan Buddhist tradition and was famous for the lifelike state of his body. Another equally startling discovery was surfaced when the scan…

Homo chippiens: Mimicking Human Body using networks of Simulated Organs

February 20, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

In an attempt to create a ‘body on a chip’, scientists are working towards fabricating minute working organs of human body on a set of inter-related plastic chips. They have already developed fingertip-sized lungs, guts and livers on the chips. For instance, researchers at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute are revamping ‘bone marrow on a chip’ for studying the effect of radiation.