Graphene continues to make it s name in the world of science with the developments in areas that were not possible before. One such recent Image Credits: Alivisatos, Lee and Zettl research groups, LBNL development is the application of graphene to analyze objects immersed in liquid using a ‘graphene sandwitch’. The development eases the inspection of objects using electron microscopy which... 

Researchers at University of Manchester have yet discovered another amazing property of the 2010 Noble Prize Winning material, the Graphene, the thinnest and the strongest known material on earth. This time, researchers have found that graphene doesn’t allow anything to pass through it except the water. Thus, we have found our water filter for the future. According to a report published in magazine... 

Scientists have found a new molecule present in earth’s atmosphere, which is helping reduce global warming and thus is working to bring the planet’s temperature down. The findings have been presented in a research paper published in Science. The paper has been published by University of Manchester, University of Bristol and Sandia National Laboratories. The molecules were earlier on believed... 

The first four days of the new year 2012 have seen four new exoplanets added to the list of these heavenly bodies known to mankind. All of them are called “Hot Jupiters”. They are large hot planets orbitting a nearby star. They are all in line with earth and make the star dim when they pass in front of it. The news was tweeted by @Exoplanetapp as follows: Only 4 days into 2012 and already... 

This infographic from space.com provides information about other planets that resemble our earth in many aspects. There are more planets adding to the list of those which are near to earth in size Source:LiveScience  Read More →

Sony has unveiled the prototype of a unique battery at Eco-Products 2011 exhibition. This amazing battery concept gets its energy from shredded paper. And it is inspired by the insects which eat wood, the termites. Much like termites which digest wood and convert it to energy, Sony used the shredded paper which could be converted to glucose sugar. They achieved this using enzyme called “cellulase”... 

Scientists have found that world’s 2nd most abundant mineral’s constituent, Iron Oxide FeO changes its properties totally to convert to a different substance in deep earth region. Iron Oxide is a constituent of 2nd most abundant mineral found on earth Intense conditions like high temperature and pressure squeeze the basic particles like electrons so close that altogether a new compound... 

Kepler spacecraft of NASA which searches for new planets has found an alien world in a habitable zone of star which can allow for life and water Artist's conception of a planet supporting life to exist. The Kepler also discovered 1000 new planets, bringing the count of discovered planets outside our solar system to 2326 found using this spacecraft. This number has been achieved in 16 months of... 

Astronomers at University of California have discovered two of the biggest black holes ever seen having mass billions of times greater than sun. They are located in the middle of galaxies million light years away from earth. They have masses about 10 billion times greater than sun. Previous biggest blackhole known had a mass 6.3 times mass of sun. One of the black hole’s location has been identified... 

At Michigan University USA, Professor Khalil Najafi is working with a doctoral student Erkan Aktakka to find method by which insects can harvest energy from surroundings to run cameras and microphones mounted over them which will help reveal the hazards of the environment they are in and are not safe for human beings. The project aims to build systems that harvest energy at their own and allow them...