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Pregnancy timing and the baby’s health 11 Jul 2013 | 05:52 pm
Findings of a US study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggest a significant link between the pregnancy date and the eventual health of the newborn. According to the s...
First Robot Fish with Autonomous 3-D Movment created in Asia 30 Jun 2013 | 11:09 pm
A Robot Fish has been developed by National University of Singapore’s researchers from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. This robot fish, which basically is an AUV (Autonomous Under...
WiSee Lets Users Control Home Devices Using Gestures Alone 10 Jun 2013 | 05:00 pm
Ever had a moment when you needed to turn something on or off, but did not want to from the comfort of your couch or chair. Many thought it was great when remote controls were invented because it mean...
How the Brain Can Increase Lifespan 13 May 2013 | 03:20 pm
Aging is one of the few things that human beings can not control. The signs of advancing age are always clear; graying hair, wrinkles and maybe lower energy levels. If a research conducted by the Albe...
Morephone – A revolutionary smartphone 30 Apr 2013 | 05:13 pm
MorePhone is a brand new type of smartphone, which has many features. One of these includes the fact that the shape-changing phone folds / curls up upon the user receiving a call (including video call...
Bamboo Family Tree mystery finally solved after 5 millenniums 16 Apr 2013 | 05:23 pm
For over 5 millenniums, scholars have studied the bamboo plant: its growth patterns, its peculiar flowering cycles, how it interacts with other plants in its environment, its usage and potentials. The...
The Predictability of Evolution 2 Apr 2013 | 04:07 pm
Ever since Charles Darwin put forth his theory of evolution,there have been numerous debates on the subject from both religious and scientific angles. While religion heavily relies on facts documented...
New Scientific Perspectives on Genetically modified Animals 19 Mar 2013 | 11:40 am
Japanese researchers of the Riken Research Institute, Japan, created a mouse from a dead cell frozen for 16 years. The bio-tech research meets a new important and innovative goal thanks to a group of ...
Epigenetics Reveals Environmental Adaptability Of Plants In Different Parts Of The World 11 Mar 2013 | 02:34 pm
Scientists working for the Salk Biological Studies Institute have succeeded in identifying diverse epigenomic patterns that actually help plants to adapt themselves to different environments. This cou...
Genes are the Key to Coral Conservation 1 Mar 2013 | 02:32 pm
Corals can be coralled to be tougher ocean tenants if their genes are altered to withstand tougher sea conditions. In a study published on Biomed Central’s BMC Genetics, it is revealed that water temp...