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Mobile number portability
A market for new handsets with dual operation will open up and start flourishing
Brightest light to study cancer cells
Scientists use the beams of radiation to home in on the details of tiny structures

Another application is in studying the shape of molecules by bombarding them with x-rays


Secret codes of Europe's Galileo satellite cracked
It dawned on the team that they could pull the codes off the air with an antenna and a lot of signal processing Within one week the team developed a basic algorithm to extract the codes
New light on ion interaction may improve water quality
WATER — COLOURLESS, odourless and tasteless — may seem simple, but its interactions with minerals can be difficult to study. Ions, which range from nutrients such as calcium, to contaminants such as lead, are present in natural ...
Speaking Of Science

On the autonomy of scholarly institutions
Enough non-governmental sources of funding would let institutions stand on their own

Agriculture

FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Organic practices for increasing mango yield
Spraying panchagavya increases size and improves taste of the fruits
Pseudostem weevil menace in banana
The incidence is at peak during summer and monsoon
FARM QUERIES
Fruiting problem
Jackfruit tree in our garden is nearly ten years old. The tree started yielding fruits two years back. But when we cut open the fruit, instead of fleshy seeds only fibres were present. Is there any method for obtaining fleshy ...
FARM QUERIES
Monsoon menace
During monsoon some black coloured insects come out from the base of our coconut trees into our residence. The problem is acute during the rainy season. Is there any remedy to control these insects? Dr. M.R. ...

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