Cancer dealt a shock
Australian researchers believe a "trivial" amount of electricity - equivalent to putting your tongue on a battery - could be used to destroy liver cancer tumors otherwise considered inoperable.Early
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Civic body to raise electricity, not stink, from waste in Pune
The Pune Municipal Corporation plans to use their daily collection of nearly 400 to 450 metric tonnes of garbage to produce electricity.A simple enough technology that has got the nod from the
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Team of Japan scientists finds spintronics aids chip efficacy
Researchers at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, have demonstrated a way to manipulate the magnetic properties of a transistor-like device with an electric field, similar to the way a computer
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Generators add to pollution
Left without electricity for the better part of the day, Delhi had no choice but to fall back on the all-polluting generators that contribute to both air and noise pollution. And with power supply to
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General Motors to produce hybrid electric SUVs by 2004
General Motors Corporation (GM) has developed a hybrid gasoline-electric drive system that the company says will be included in a sport utility vehicle (SUV) by 2004. The "ParadiGM" system combines a
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General Motors to produce hybrid electric SUVs by 2004
General Motors Corporation (GM) has developed a hybrid gasoline-electric drive system that the company says will be included in a sport utility vehicle (SUV) by 2004. The "ParadiGM" system combines a
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General Motors to produce hybrid electric SUVs by 2004
General Motors Corporation (GM) has developed a hybrid gasoline-electric drive system that the company says will be included in a sport utility vehicle (SUV) by 2004. The "ParadiGM" system combines a
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New chip does its tricks with mirrors
Texas Instruments Inc.'s digital light processor, a novel chip that uses microscopic mirrors instead of electrical circuits, is nearly ready for prime time. The first big-screen television sets
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Bhel supplies eco-friendly vehicles
In an important step towards protecting the ecosystem of zoologial parks from toxic vehicular emission, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (Bhel), has supplied five eco-friendly battery powered road
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Recycling could hit retailers
A proposed European Union directive on recycling electrical goods could cost UK retailers $830m a year, according to a cross-industry association. The objective of the directive is to reduce the
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Notices to 30 power units on fly ash
Notices have been issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, to Ahmedabad electricity company, DVC's Bokaro thermal power station and Tamil Nadu's Ennore power station, to dispose of ash
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'Scrubber sludge' finds a potent market
Some U.S. electric utilities are spinning gold out the gunk they once spewed in the air. To comply with the 1970 Clean Air Act, power companies have been "scrubbing" the smoke coming out of their
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Late winter blizzard hammers New England, Canada
A late winter storm, though not as devastating as forecast, still packed a powerful punch on Tuesday, hammering New England communities with heavy, wet snow that downed trees and toppled electrical
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IPL sets up pollution-free tunnel kiln
India Potteries Ltd (IPL), an exporter and manufacturer of porcelain electrical insulators has joined a select band of Indian outfits by installing a pollution free oil-fired ceramic fibre-lined
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Smoke from chimney affects residents
The electric crematorium is part of the Besant Nagar landscape, but this essential community facility is also a cause for resentment among many residents. Those living on the 1st Main Road, 3rd, 4th
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Radiation laws bring cut in Vatican radio
The Vatican, in a last-ditch effort to stop Italy from cutting off electricity to its radio station over a dispute about electromagnetic radiation, said today that it would reduce transmissions after
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Tiger falls prey to poachers
Poachers continue to pose a serious threat to the survival of tigers in Madhya Pradesh and this grim facet was highlighted recently when a tiger was poached using a high-tension electricity
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SIL debuts electric, CNG, LPG 3 wheelers
The public sector three-wheeler major scooters India Ltd (SIL) launched the latest versions of country's first electric three-wheeler Vikram EV at the Auto Expo.
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EMC closes down unit on PCB orders
Electrical Manufacturing Company (EMC) has closed down operations at the Beliaghata unit near here from last Saturday on pollution control grounds. This follows a notice received from the West Bengal
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Quake bits Philippines
A strong earthquake struck Guam early on Saturday cutting electricity across the island but there were no causalities or serious damage, officials and residents in the US Pacific territory said.