'Magic knee'- Poor nations to benefit from Jamaican prosthetic invention The Gleaner | Although only 25 years old, Joel Sadler has pioneered a major development recognised by TIME magazine as being among its 50 best inventions of 2009. | Sadler, a lecturer in mechanical engineering at Stanford University in California, developed an a...
Gender bias keeps women away from science: Study DNA India | New Delhi: Former Harvard head Larry Summers had once angered feminists across the globe by suggesting that women may not have an innate ability to handle science and math. The theory has many takers in India too, reports the national task force fo...
New BSNL service a boon for high-definition TV users The Hindu | Special Correspondent | Facility provides multi-play services iControl for customers | New 'Fibre to the Home' technology will replace traditional copper line from exchange to the home | This launch promises to bring India on the same technological...
Another techie at Wipro Technologies commits suicide The Times Of India BANGALORE: A day after a woman employee of Wipro Technologies allegedly committed suicide, another sofware engineer of the firm was found dead at his residence here this morning, police said. | The deceased, identified as Prince Singla (27), a native...
Global warming and green technology: Is China eating America's lunch? The Examiner | U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham recently was quoted as saying, "Every day that we delay trying to find a price for carbon is a day that China uses to dominate the green economy." It was featured in a blog post on Joe Romm's Climate Progress, so you know something's wrong here. (Simple rule of thumb: Romm's never right. In fact, ...
India awaits go-ahead on first GM crop despite scientists' warnings The Times | India will decide tomorrow whether to approve its first genetically modified (GM) food crop. It is a move that supporters argue will help to avert a global food crisis but which critics say is being rushed through recklessly. | The new vegetable, an aubergine - or brinjal in Hindi - contains a toxic gene that poisons insect pests and will boost y...
