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An atom thick balloon created using graphene
The research could lead to development of a variety of new technologies

San Francisco’s ’green building’ projects
A view of the solar panels at the California Academy of Sciences building in San Francisco. The design is one of ten pilot ‘green building’ projects of the city’s Department of the Environment. ...

Greenland’s Ilulissat glacier melting rapidly
Greenland’s Ilulissat glacier is the most active in the northern hemisphere, producing 10 per cent of Greenland’s icebergs. The effects of global warming in the Arctic are painfully visible as the ice melts at an alarming rate. ...

Transport technology products on display
Alstom’s new AGV high speed train is on display at the Innotrans International Trade Fair for Transport Technology in Berlin. Some 1,600 exhibitors from 40 countries are presenting transport industry ...

Species thought to be extinct discovered
A hairy-nosed otter, thought to be extinct in the world in the 90s, is seen in Vietnam’s Ca Mau province. Researchers said they have found two hairy-nosed otters, listed as the world’s rarest species, in the province. ...

One of VLT’s optical telescopes in Chile
The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) project has four 8-metre telescopes in Chile. ESO operates the observatory in the Atacama desert on behalf of its 13 member States. ...

Cadaver preservation process using plastics
The head of a cadaver, preserved by replacing fluids and fat with plastics. It is displayed as part of the ‘Our Body: The Universe Within’ exhibition at the Mid-America Science Museum in Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. ...


FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Fishes come true for an entrepreneur in Bihar
The farmer has sold about Rs. 30 lakh worth of fish seeds in a few months
Information Technology


IT TRENDS
‘I want my data back’ It trends
Just over a year ago, the devastating cyclone ‘Gonu’ struck the coast of Oman, bringing torrential waters into its capital, Muscat, and flooding many computer installations. For weeks after that episode, it was round-the-clock ...


Agriculture

Management of false smut infestation in paddy
False smut of rice, once considered as a minor disease, has now become a serious disease in Tamil Nadu and also other rice growing states of India. For the past three years, the disease incidence has been reported in many places in an ...

Native seed varieties
I am interested in details on some native paddy seed varieties. From where can I get information on them? ShantilalRajasthanYou can contact Mr. M.G.S. Shankar at No 9, Valampuri amman koil ...


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