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Chance favours the prepared mind Optimum microstructure for materials revealed There is an optimum structure for any material that is a composite of two substances with differing properties. Sperms use heat sensors to find egg MUCH LIKE guided missiles that sense the heat of a plane's engine, sperm are guided to the fertilization site by temperature, reports a Weizmann Institute study published in the current issue of Nature Medicine. The site where the egg ... Eye's light-detection system found A RESEARCH team led by Johns Hopkins scientists found that a special, tiny group of cells at the back of the eye help tell the brain how much light there is, causing the pupil to get big or small. The findings, which appeared in the journal ... Can tough little bugs speed up computing? A MICROBE that thrives in one of the most inhospitable environments on Earth might just help engineers to build the first quantum computers. The highly organised building skills of a protein manufactured by the microbe, which lives in scalding, ... Realities of LPG converted automobiles WITH THE installation of dispensing stations for LPG emergence of vehicles fitted with safety-approved LPG-conversion kit by the manufacturers, the prospects of environmentally cleaner fuel replacing petrol is getting brighter. But this is the ... TIP-6, PART-B Quake resistant design, construction BEHAVIOUR OF a building during earthquakes depends critically on its shape, size and geometry, in addition to how the quake forces are carried to the ground. Hence, during the planning stage, architects and structural engineers must ensure ...
When SAN meets NASSafe storage of information is recognised as being challenging — which is why it is important to understand what is emerging from the `manthan' that is taking place in this IT niche. Anand Parthasarathy samples the emerging `amrut ham'.
High-yielding cardamom with bold capsulesSCIENTISTS AT the Cardamom Research Station at Pampadumpara in Idukki district of Kerala have developed an attractive cardamom variety with high yield potential. The new bold-capsuled variety is released for commercial cultivation by the Kerala ...
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