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Researchers discover ‘mini-neural computer’ in the brain

October 30, 2013

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that dendrites, the branch-like projections of neurons, act as mini-neural computers by actively processing information to multiply the brain’s computing power. They have shown that dendrites, which were ..

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z8_GND_5296: New galaxy 'most distant' yet discovered

October 26, 2013

Scientists have discovered the most distant galaxy yet which is located at about 30 billion light-years away. It was detected using the Hubble Space Telescope. The distant galaxy has been named z8_GND_5296. How did the astronomers calculated the distance of ..

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Speed of the superfast trains to be enhanced to 160-200 kmph: Indian Railways

October 25, 2013

The Railway Board announced that the Indian Railways decided to increase the speed of the superfast trains to 160-200 kmph. The current superfast trains of India- Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and Durontos will get an increase in the speed. Besides this, the ..

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Day set for India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) 'Mangalyan'

October 25, 2013

As per the announcement by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India’s first mission to Mars –Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will be launched on November 5, 2013 from Sriharikota space station. About India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) ‘Mangalyan’: The Mars Orbiter Mission ..

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First known tilted planetary system discovered by NASA

October 24, 2013

The US space agency NASA’s Kepler space telescope discovered the first known tilted planetary system in the Space which is angled 45 degrees to the line of sight from Earth. The planetary system features two inner planets and one outer ..

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"Frank": World’s first complete bionic man

October 22, 2013

What is Frank (Frankenstein) ? Researchers from Zurich (Switzerland) have revealed the world’s first walking, talking bionic man called Frank, short for Frankenstein Researchers have engineered the world’s first robot human or Bionic man made entirely of prosthetic parts. It can walk, ..

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New Li-Fi Technology developed by Chinese researchers

October 21, 2013

Researchers from Fudan University, Shanghai have developed a new cheaper way of getting connected to the internet through light bulbs instead of radio frequencies. The new technology is dubbed as Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) and an alternative to currently popular Wi-Fi ..

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India’s largest Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower unveiled at Mumbai Airport

October 21, 2013

India’s largest 84-meter tall Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower of India was inaugurated outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.  It is spread over an area of 2800 square meter area and is also equipped with state-of-the-art technology such as ..

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Latest telecom subscriber database released by TRAI

October 17, 2013

India’s telecom subscriber base expanded marginally to reach 90.44 crore in July 2013, as per latest telecom subscription data from TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India). Total number of subscribers: 904.46 million Net addition: 1.37 million subscribers during July Subscriber ..

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Chemistry Nobel 2013 to Levitt, Karplus and Warshel

October 11, 2013

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2013 will be shared by Michael Levitt, a British and US citizen, US-Austrian Martin Karplus and US-Israeli Arieh Warshel. As per Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences who announces the names for the awards, the Nobel Laureates in ..

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