National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has conducted a survey on Household Social Consumption: Education as part of 75th round of National Sample Survey (NSS). Prior to this, surveys on the same subject were carried out during 64th round (July 2007- June 2008) and 71st round …
english is perhaps the most widely understood language. Even computers can survive it without much difficulty, thanks to recent innovations like the speech recognition software packages. However, bored without anything to tease their problem-solving skills, some programmers at International Business Machines ( ibm ), usa , have taken on a …
one person's trash can become ano-ther's treasure. Two researchers in Tennessee, usa, have once again proved this universal truth. They have put together a serviceable supercomputer by combining several dozen old personal computers (pcs) containing the now-ancient Intel 486 processor - machines that the current generation of home computers would …
The most irritating problems the users of laptops face is the constant threat of batteries running out. But now, Japan's Seiko Epson has come up with a new windup computer. No more charging, the users now can simply "wind-up" their laptops like an alarm clock without having to worry about …
Accessing the Internet might just became as easy as turning on the light switch. Northern Telecom and Norweb Communications recently tested data transmission over electrical power lines. Using a protocol to suppress noise in the cables, a data transfer rate of about a megabit per second was achieved. However, there …
Car salespersons now have a new hi-tech gizmo to help them move used cars. Patented by the Bland Partnership of Bermuda, the system works on a hand-held personal computer (PC). The PC is programmed with a script, which the sales assistants follow when conversing with a customer. They then enter …
Net secrets The new year had not even begun and UK's Public Record Office (PRO) unveiled the classified records for 1967. A week is a long time in politics, as Harold Wilson, the then prime minister, had observed. Perhaps this is why the government keeps its secret for as long …
even when computers are increasingly being used as major diagnostic tools, the role of physicians has not diminished. Computers are especially helpful in cases when complex analytical procedures have to be performed with small samples. But physicians are still required to diagnose, analyse results in conjunction with clinical symptoms and …
The Comdex computer show at Las Vegas, USA, marked the end of the conventional 3-5 inch floppies when Sony and Panasonic unveiled their plans for rival high capacity drives and discs. Sony's High-Capacity 200-megabyte (MB) Floppy Disc has tracks just 9 micrometers wide and spins at 3600 revolutions per minute. …
the importance of computer models in improving our understanding of climate change and global warming has remained a controversial issue. By feeding data on temperature, winds, solar radiation, ocean currents and a host of other climatic factors into a model, scientists can simulate what could happen over time if emissions …
electronic commerce is the ultimate entrepreneurial vehicle, used by individuals the worldover, from artists in New Mexico to rug weavers in Morocco to basket makers in Botswana. Moreover, the Internet has created new avenues of communication for those who have encountered high entry barriers in traditional media. One of the …
Diamonds can be a computer's best friend, say researchers at the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA. They claim that diamond coating could allow computer disk-drives to hold nearly 20 times more data than the existing drives. Hard drives can store merely four gigabytes of data. But the …
it is a common belief that computers and telecoms have been playing a major role in accelerating economic growth. The mindboggling investment by companies in the us on computers and telecommunications further proves the necessity of information technology in recent times. Yet, if official figures are to be believed, the …
the computer software industry in India feels threatened by a bill in the us , which if enacted, would affect the country's software exports to the us . According to the National Association of Software and Service Companies ( nasscom ), the bill, seeking to amend the Immigration and Nationality …
computer processing speeds will increase at a faster rate than earlier thought. Intel Corporation, the us based company, has invented a way that would double disk-drive capacity every nine months or even faster. The breakthrough has gone beyond the observations made by Gorden Moore, a semiconductor engineer that chips tend …
British researchers have developed a technique that would enable computers to recognise the voice of users and work accordingly. Andrew Bangham of the School of Information Systems at the University of East Anglia says the system focuses on a specific area of interest and thus maintains the high resolution of …
many times patients complain that doctors order more tests or perform more expensive procedures than required. Now sophisticated new computer models will enable millions of patients to analyse their medical records and help them determine the cheapest and the most effective way of treatment. The largest us hospital company, Columbia/ …
• DENGUE DETECTION KIT: Casil Health Products Ltd, Ahmedabad in colla-boration with Pan Bio Pty Ltd, Australia has developed a rapid detection kit for the dreaded dengue fever . The detection kit confirms the presence of the dengue flave virus in only five minutes without the aid of any other …
liberal market economies invest heavily on techniques that influence people's minds and hearts, on strategies to persuade young people to take up smoking to ruin their health or get people to drink whisky or buy cars or fridges. But the more difficult task is finding ways and means to persuade …
an automated telephone directory inquiries service has been developed by British Technology ( bt ), uk , that can speak with callers and read different accents for better communication. Developers claim the new system could be ready for use as a new national directory inquiries service within three years. The …
the information superhighway has brought with it the need for fast and reliable communication channels. The old telephone cables cannot supply the bandwidth required for applications like multimedia or video conferencing. Optical fibres have truly revolutionised communications in the last few years. But there are potholes on this information highway. …
