Monthly Archives: December 2009

Delhi launches SDI portal

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Delhi Spatial Data Infrastructure portal that provides detailed information on the capital’s overground and underground utilities has been launched on 27 November 2009.The underground utilities comprising water, sewer, telephones, power lines etc have been mapped for the first time using … Continue reading →

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The Future of Energy Storage: Printable, Moldable Batteries Made From Paper

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Simply coating a sheet of paper with ink made of carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires makes a highly conductive storage device, said Yi Cui, assistant professor of materials science and engineering.Scientists have made batteries and supercapacitors with little more than … Continue reading →

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Balancing Protein Intake, Not Cutting Calories, May Be Key to Long Life

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Getting the correct balance of proteins in our diet may be more important for healthy ageing than reducing calories, new research funded by the Wellcome Trust and Research into Ageing suggests. read it here in detail

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Hawaiian Hot Spot

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

For geologists Hawai has long been a puzzle. Plate tectonic theory readily explains the existence of volcanoes at boundaries where plates split apart or collide, but mid-plate volcanoes such as those that built the Hawaiian island chain have been harder … Continue reading →