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Atom smasher set for record collisions

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:41:21 +0530

The world’s largest atom smasher was ready to start a new era of science on Tuesday, but problems delayed scientists seeking to collide the first beams of protons to learn

Google exits China: Has this made any difference?

Varun Dutt — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:20:09 +0530

The battle between China and Google dominated the headlines this week after Google decided to stop censoring its search results on items concerning the Falun Gong, Tiananmen Square massacre, and

Mixing in some carbon

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:18:26 +0530

It seems like alchemy: a Silicon Valley start-up says it has found a way to capture the carbon dioxide emissions from coal and gas power plants and lock them into

Memory probing using optogenetics

Purnendu Ghosh — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:14:41 +0530

Memory allows us to revisit the past and preserves the present for future reference. Research suggests that the best place to look for memories in the brain is in

Govt to set up national centre for animation

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:24:26 +0530

Government is planning to set up a national centre for animation, gaming and visual effects to meet shortage of skilled professionals in the field.
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Diabetics vulnerable to kidney disease

Meenakshi Dwivedi — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:02:09 +0530

The common factors that cause kidney disease are hypertension, diabetes, stones, urinary infections, drugs, smoking and obesity.

Of cookies & internet privacy

Varun Dutt — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:59:03 +0530

A great deal of controversy has arisen in recent months over use of cookies for commercial purposes.

Art of creating a good, strong password

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:53:46 +0530

A report released by security experts Imperva earlier this month revealing the world’s ten worst passwords is quite an eye-opener. Is it possible that many of us might be

In cancer fight, teens don't fit in

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:50:20 +0530

Simone Weinstein’s ordeal with cancer started in the most banal way: she was tired. She had a hard time getting up in the morning and did not even

Financial edu must in age of complex products: FM

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:25:11 +0530

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said financial understanding has assumed greater importance in the wake of the global crisis, which was triggered by complex products that people invested in without