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New `super-fast` silicon memory chip developed

New `super-fast` silicon memory chip developed

Washington, May 19 Researchers at UCL have developed the first purely silicon oxide-based ‘Resistive RAM’ memory chip that can operate in ambient conditions – opening up the possibility of new super-fast memory. Resistive RAM (or ‘ReRAM’) memory chips are based…

Pollution warms atmosphere by teaming up with thunderclouds

Pollution warms atmosphere by teaming up with thunderclouds

Washington, May 19 A new computational study has concluded that pollution is warming the atmosphere through summer thunderstorm clouds. How much the warming effect of these clouds offsets the cooling that other clouds provide is not yet clear. To find…

Umbilical cord blood test could predict how susceptible baby will be to colds

Umbilical cord blood test could predict how susceptible baby will be to colds

London, May 19 Testing a sample of their umbilical cord blood, doctors may now able to detect how strong babies’ immune system is at birth – and how likely they are to fall prey to colds in their first year….

Titan may have hidden `self-portrait` in grisly masterpiece

Titan may have hidden `self-portrait` in grisly masterpiece

London, May 19 Art historians have shed light on an intriguing new detail noticed in one of Titian’s grisliest paintings ever – The Martyrdom of St Lawrence. It is a macabre scene showing St Lawrence being slowly burnt to death…

Quantum computers come closer to reality

Quantum computers come closer to reality

Washington, May 19 Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. have taken one step towards creating quantum computers by developing an all-semiconductor quantum logic gate, a controlled-NOT (CNOT) gate. They achieved this breakthrough by coaxing nanodots…

Now, Twitter to determine presidential candidate’s popularity

Now, Twitter to determine presidential candidate’s popularity

Washington, May 19 Engineers have developed a Web-based application that can gauge the popularity of the 2012 presidential candidates. The goal of Twipolitico, developed by senior engineering students at the University of Cincinnati, isn’t just to find out who’s popular,…

Gadar Movement artifacts to be displayed at Stockton

Gadar Movement artifacts to be displayed at Stockton

New Delhi, May 19 The artifacts related to the ‘Gadar Movement’ would be on display at the Sikh Temple at Stockton, California to mark the centenary celebrations of the uprising in the second week of October. The printing machine that…

UP: Task force to conserve forests

UP: Task force to conserve forests

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 19 Authorities in Uttar Pradesh (UP) have constituted a task force to conserve forests and their resources. Speaking to mediapersons recently, Amarnath Singh, a member of the task force highlighted its significance. “There are lot of…