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Scientists discover why some people are mosquito magnets
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
It's impossible to hide from a female mosquito, she will hunt down any member of the human species by tracking our CO2 exhalations, body heat, and body odor. But some of us are distinct "mosquito magnets" who get more than our fair share of bites. Blood type, blood sugar level, consuming gar
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Study: Harnessing the fusion power of the sun and stars
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): PPPL researchers have found a way to build powerful magnets smaller than before, aiding the design and construction of machines that could help the world harness the power of the sun to create electricity without producing greenhouse gases that contribute to c
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Researchers find new refining technique to make cheaper superconductors
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 19 (ANI): Superconductors may eventually replace bulk magnets in equipment like electric motors, MRI scanners, and CT scanners. But the problem is that conventional high-temperature superconductors require a long and complicated manufacturing process and are made up of
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Study: Robotics engineers pay attention to matters of the heart
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): A team of researchers suggested that new apparatus with magnets to remotely control guidewires through tiny, tortuous blood vessels can be used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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LGBTQ students targeted, face crackdown in China
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 29 (ANI): In a series of crackdowns that included big tech firms, entertainment stars, business magnets, China is now targeting the LGBTQ community.
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Magnets could offer better control of prosthetic limbs: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new strategy that could offer much more precise control of prosthetic limbs. After inserting small magnetic beads into muscle tissue, they can accurately measure the length of a muscle
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Scientists achieve atomic scale manipulation of magnets
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lancaster (UK), February 14 (ANI): An international team of scientists during recent research has been successful in manipulating magnets at the atomic level. This new discovery will be helpful in attaining fast and energy-efficient future data processing technologies.
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Technique uses magnets, light to control and reconfigure soft robots: Stud
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 4 (ANI): Researchers have developed a technique that allows them to remotely control the movement of robots, lock them into position for as long as needed and reconfigure them later into new shapes, with the help of light and magnetic fields.
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Magnets could be used to clean up oil spills
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 2 (ANI): An interdisciplinary research carried forward by a group of researchers have revealed that it could be possible to remove oil spills from the surface of the ocean by using magnets in future.
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MIT researchers build shape-shifting bots to treat humans
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Boston [Massachusetts], June 16 (ANI): Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a new kind of bots which change their form and can be manipulated using magnets.
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A secret to Elastigirl's powers: Magnets
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 20 (ANI): If Plastic Man, Elastigirl and Mr Fantastic were to take up arms against Magneto, they'd be at a serious disadvantage, according to the latest research from Christian Binek.
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Self-flipping magnets could improve digital information storage
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 22 (ANI): A team of researchers has made magnets flip like cats at room temperature, which could prove valuable as a new material for digital information processing and storage.
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