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Brazilian beetle may hold secrets for Next Gen ultrafast optical computers

Washington, May 20 : Scientists endeavouring to realise ultrafast optical computers have now turned to a beetle from Brazil, named Lamprocyphus augustus, for inspiration.

Low-cost carbon filter removes 90pct of CO2 from smokestack gases

Low-cost carbon filter removes 90pct of CO2 from smokestack gases

Wastage of food means wastage of water

Washington, May 20 : A new report by the Stockholm International Water Institute has determined that the wastage of food means wastage of a large amount of water.

Treefrogs make ‘behavioral decision’ on where to lay their eggs

Washington, May 20 : Like all vertebrates, when frogs reproduce, they either lay their eggs in water or on land – with one exception.

India's Educomp Solutions Acquires 51% In US-Based Learning.com For $24.5 Mln

India-based Educomp Solutions Limited has acquired 51 percent in Educomp Solutions U.S.-b

Creationism teaching still highly prevalent in US schools

London, May 20: US courts might have ordered ban on teaching creationism in schools, but still one in eight high-school biology teachers teach it as valid science, according to a survey.

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