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Spectacular images of the sun
AN INTERNATIONAL mission to study the sun has returned new, detailed images of the solar atmosphere that scientists say will change the way they understand Earth's nearest star. NASA has recently released images that show the sun's magnetic ...


Another stem cell fraud surfaces
The research papers contained duplicated images
Nanotubes reduce heat in electronics
THE CHIPS inside an electronic device give off heat as a byproduct of power consumption when the object is on or being used. To reduce high temperatures, heat sinks — finned devices made of conductive metal such as aluminium or copper ...
Bacteria can cut PCB contamination
The microbes replace the chlorine atoms with hydrogen

It might take a few years to degrade PCBs using the microbes
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`i-Pod, therefore I am'
Apple sells the 100 millionth unit of its iconic music player this week

Agriculture

FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Reducing cultivation price, with a fern that's nice to rice
It can be used as a good substitute for urea for paddy crops


Infestations in tissue culture banana nursery
TISSUE CULTURE banana plantlets are prone to several fungi, bacteria and nematodes during primary and secondary hardening processes at nursery stage. Therefore high level of care should be taken during nursery stage to exploit the ...
FARM QUERIES
High yielding coconuts
How many coconut trees can be grown in an acre for high yielding coconuts and is there any varieties in coconut trees for high yield? K. PICHUMANI
Chennai Number of trees to be planted in an acre will be around 35 when the distance ...
FARM QUERIES
Fruiting in citrus
In fact, the number of flowers borne on trees is almost 20 to 30 times the number of fruits borne on them. Only good flowers that get pollinated and fertilised properly become fruits. However, for increasing flowering in citrus trees, beehives ...

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