The Australian team behind the technology wireless LAN was recognized was their work, on the same date that the organization’s annual report reveals the magnitude of the invention’s worth.
Headed by electrical engineer Dr John O’Sullivan, the researchers were awarded the CSIRO chairman’s Medal at a ceremony in Melbourne.
Wireless LAN, also known as WiFi or IEEE 802.11, forms the backbone of wireless networks around the world, and is used in an estimated 800 million devices including computers, printers and mobile phones. Read more…
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What does a laser clinic mean to a layman?
It is the latest technology in treating various things. It helps in treating birth-marks, wrinkles, pigmentation, stretch marks, weight loss etc. I must say it is the most advanced way of treatment.
Which are the most sought after laser treatments in India?
Permanent hair removal, skin rejuvenation and weight loss are the three most sought after treatments in India. And people from all walks of life and of all the ages are coming forward to take laser treatment. Basically, the craze is to look Read more…
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X-Ray machine beats the Apollo 10 space capsule and Stephenson’s rocket
- Out of nearly 50,000 votes cast, one in five people named X-rays for having made the greatest impact on the past, present and future.
- Ten of the most significant objects in science, engineering, technology and medicine were selected for the poll, which was conducted as part of the Science Museum’s events to mark its centenary.
- The first three positions were filled by medical inventions or discoveries, the X-ray machine being followed by the discoveries of penicillin and the DNA double helix structure. Read more…
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When was it conceived?
Robert A.Heinlein in his 1942 short story ‘Waldo’, wrote about a mechanical genius, who used a technology by which he could move his hands and fingers to remotely control microsurgeries from both outside as well as inside the body.
When did it become Popular?
1966 sci-fi movie Fantastic Voyage (whose remake is scheduled for release next year) by Richard Fleischer. In this story, a submarine is shrunk to a ‘micrometer’ in length and injected into a person’s body in order to repair a clot. Read more…
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What is an Urban Heat Island?
An urban heat island (UHI) is a metropolitan area that is warmer then its surroundings. A heavily urbanized or built up area has a lot of material that traps heat. This creates a UHI.
How is UHI defined?
The UHI value of a particular site is the difference between its temperature at a given time and the minimum Read more…
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Humans aren’t the species that strive for efficiency when communicating with a new study finding dolphins do it too.
It’s the first evidence that another species follows one of the basic rules that defines all human languages: the law of brevity.
The work which is just one step in a larger attempt to understand the evolution of communication, also suggests that human might not be as special as we like to think we are. Read more…
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Researches have found specific nerve cells responsible for itchiness, a discovery that could lead to better treatments for skin conditions.
Experiments on mice show they have nerve cells that convey only an itch sensation – contradicting common wisdom that itch and pain are closely related.
Reporting in the journal Science, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis and Peking Read more…
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When it was first conceived?
While the term ‘robot’ was first coined by Czech writer Karel Capek in 1920 in his play ‘R.U.R. or Rossum’s Universal Robots’, the first time someone started to talk about the technology of robots was in 1941 when American science fiction writer Isaac Asimov coined the term ‘robotics’.
When did it become popular?
Written in 1950, Issac Asimov’s seminal book – I, Robot – had 9 short stories and is sort of a fictional history of robotics (including the Three Laws of Robotics). Started being seen as cute and cool with the 
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Testing Positive
The advocates of the atomic Energy Commission position: the hydrogen bomb test was a 4 kiloton success, based on radiochemical sampling of the shafts after the tests and ground motion and displacement simulation.
Testing Negative
Those who believe what DRDO’s instrumentation and seismic stations worldwide concluded: the hydrogen bomb test was a small bang of about 25 kilotons. But seismic data is the least accurate way to measure such events. Read more…
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The growth of the Internet has offered greater flexibility for us all, but it also brings new risks that must be guarded against. One of the scams perpetrated by fraudsters that is prevalent on the internet is ‘phishing’.
What is Phishing?
Phishing is a type of Internet fraud that is designed to steal sensitive information from you – such as your PINs, usernames and passwords. The fraudster then uses this information to access your account. Read more…
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