Indian-origin scientist designs nano-sized batteries
A team of scientists at Rice University led by an Indian origin scientist Pulickel M. Ajayan has packaged lithium ion batteries, which power mobiles and smartphones, into a single nanowire. The breakthrough could be a valuable power source for new generations of nanoelectronics.
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Indian researchers at University of South Alabama find possible pancreatic cancer cure
Mobile, AL. Indian-American Researchers at the University of South Alabama are the first to demonstrate the effectiveness of an active ingredient in Magnolia officinalis/grandiflora on pancreatic cancer cells, according to a publication in the Public Library of Science (PLoS) on June 24, 2011.
Read More07/26/11
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Indian-American Researcher outlines math framework to convert ‘junk’ energy into useful power
A University at Buffalo-led research team has developed a mathematical framework that could one day form the basis of technologies that turn road vibrations, airport runway noise and other "junk" energy into useful power.
07/24/11
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Vinay Kashyap creates model to study 1000 times brighter aurorae of Jupiter
A team, co-led by an Indian-American scientist Vinay Kashyap, has created a model that shows aurorae on distant 'hot Jupiters' could be 100-1000 times brighter than the displays we see on Earth.
Read More07/24/11
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Dr. Atul Gupta Pioneers “Human GPS” 3-D Radiology, Offering Women Alternatives to Hysterectomies
(Paoli, Pa.) - A radiologic technology, which functions like a ‘human GPS system,’ and provides more precise results while using less radiation, is being used to treat patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids exclusively at Paoli Hospital. Dr. Atul Gupta, director of interventional radiology, is treating patients as part of a first-ever clinical trial.
Read More07/12/11
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India displays It’s Biotechnology Strengths through India Pavilion at BIO 2011
Washington DC: The Indian biotechnology industry will display its advancement and latest technology at an international convention in Washington this week.
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Saliva test can reveal silent virus that steals babies’ hearing - Suresh Boppana
Birmingham, AL -- Although cytomegalovirus infection is a known cause of birth defects, including permanent hearing loss, most CMV infections in infants are not identified early, when interventions can lessen the effects of hearing loss.
Now, Indian-American Suresh Boppana, M.D., and Karen Fowler, Dr.P.H., from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and colleagues from other academic medical centers report that a polymerase chain-reaction (PCR)-based saliva test can identify CMV in newborns with greater than 97 percent accuracy.
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06/03/11
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Debut of the first practical ‘artificial leaf’ : Tata funds research
"A practical artificial leaf has been one of the Holy Grails of science for decades," said Daniel Nocera, Ph.D., who led the research team. "We believe we have done it. The artificial leaf shows particular promise as an inexpensive source of electricity for homes of the poor in developing countries. Our goal is to make each home its own power station," he said. "One can envision villages in India and Africa not long from now purchasing an affordable basic power system based on this technology."
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First implantable artificial kidney ‘created’ by Indian American Shuvo Roy
In what's being hailed as a major scientific breakthrough, an Indian-origin researcher-led team claims to have created the world's first implantable "artificial kidney", no larger than a coffee cup. Shuvo Roy and colleagues at University of California have developed the artificial kidney which they say not only filters toxins out of bloodstream, but also uses human kidney cells to perform other vital functions like regulating blood pressure and producing vitamin D.
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