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September 26, 2012

Flame Virus

Fame Virus recently targeted Middle East. It is one of the most sophisticated pieces of malicious software yet discovered. It has 20 times as much code as the...

September 26, 2012

El Gordo

A picture released by the European Southern Observatory shows a newly discovered galaxy cluster that has been nicknamed El Gordo — the ‘big’ or ‘fat one’ in Spanish....

September 26, 2012

Bacillus F

Bacillius F is the name of a hardy type of bacteria discovered in the permafrost of Siberia. It has been recently published in a science journal that Bacillius-F...

September 26, 2012

Murray Valley Encephalitis

Murray Valley encephalitis is a viral disease caused by Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV). The virus is endemic to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. The virus is...

September 26, 2012

C- Band Polarimetric Doppler Radar system

In January 2012, a modern gadget was installed in New Delhi to provide accurate weather information to the people within a very short span of time. The gadget...

September 26, 2012

Active Denial System

Active Denial System (ADS) / Heat Ray Active Denial System (ADS) or Heat Ray is a directed energy weapons in development, which uses a millimetre wave beam to...

September 26, 2012

Bionic Eye

Bionic Eye, technically known as "visual prosthesis" is an experimental visual device to restore vision in those suffering from partial or total blindness. It has been successfully tried...

September 26, 2012

Willow Glass

Scientists have developed a new type of flexible ultra-thin glass that can be wrapped around the electronic devices such as the mobile phone. Called the ‘Willow Glass’, the...

September 26, 2012

MarsOne

MarsOne is a project was a Dutch firm which plans to colonize Mars by 2023. The firm plans to send four astronauts to the Red Planet to start...

September 26, 2012

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