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Soon, solar curtains to adorn your home

Washington, June 23: Researchers at MIT have created designs for flexible photovoltaic materials, known as solar textiles, that can also be draped as curtains, which may change the way buildings re

Scientists device new way limit gene transfer to specific tissues in animals

Washington, June 23 : American scientists have devised a technique to limit gene transfer and expression to specific tissues in animals.

MIT students develop solar cooker fit for Tibetans

Washington, June 23: A team of students from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the US has made a portable solar cooker, designed especially for use in Tibet.

Ancient lake sediments help scientists trace 7,000 yrs of mining and metal use in China

Washington, June 23: By using ancient sediments taken from a Chinese lake, scientists have been able to trace the 7,000-year-old history of mining and metal use in central China from the Bronze age

Scientists develop world’s smallest wire

Canberra, June 23 : A team of Australian scientists have succeeded in making the world’s smallest wire - a silicon-coated wire just a few atoms wide, laying the groundwork for the next generation o

4000-year-old ancestral tombs discovered in China

New Delhi, June 23 : Archaeologists have discovered five 4000-year-old ancestral tombs with skulls and human remains, as well as pottery and animal bodies, from Shanghai city in China.

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