century-old IISc is a basic research institute, but that has not deterredits researchers from getting into the product line.An RTI inquiryhas revealed that IISc has secured patents for products as diverse as hand-heldtea leaf harvester, portable washing machines for rural areas and time-sensitivering tones in communication devices.IISc researchers have secured 54Indian patents and 10 foreign patents...
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Yes, taking your shoes off indoors is more than justgood manners -- it's actually healthier and cleaner, a studyhas claimed.Researchers have carried out the study and found that60 per cent of dust comes from outside - though some particlesget blown in by wind or arrive by other means, the most commonmethod through the front door is on the soles of shoes.But it is more than just an added chore for whoeverdoes...
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Researchers suggest that musical sensibility can significantly help people to become better teachers as well as researchers.Lead researcher Liora Bresler, University of Illinois professor of education, says that the inherently performative and improvisatory aspects of teaching, along with the temporal, polyphonic aspects of scholarly research, compares favourably with musicianship.She added that knowing...
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Researchers suggest that musical sensibility can significantly help people to become better teachers as well as researchers.Lead researcher Liora Bresler, University of Illinois professor of education, says that the inherently performative and improvisatory aspects of teaching, along with the temporal, polyphonic aspects of scholarly research, compares favourably with musicianship.She added that knowing...
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Hamburg - Contrary to conventional thought, the "placebo effect" may be effective in reducing chronic pain, German researchers report in the journal Science.The placebo effect is often put down as merely psychological. The unconscious mind believes it is getting real help and rallies, even though the placebo itself does not contain anything helpful.Now, German researchers report that when it comes...
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Researchers at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) have developed a novel system to identify common patterns in versions of songs, which will help to quantify the similarity of musical pieces.According to the researchers, the technique could be applied to analyse time series of data in other fields, such as economy, biology or astronomy."What we propose is a measure to quantify cross recurrences between...
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Wondering how blind people appear to fearlessly navigate busy sidewalks or roads with just a cane? Well, UCLA researchers claim to have found the answer for you.They have found that blindness causes structural changes that could help brain reorganize itself functionally in order to adapt to a loss in sensory input.Lead researcher Natasha Lepore, a postgraduate researcher at UCLA''s Laboratory of Neuro...
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Indian researchers have said that yoga which comprises of breathing exercises, stretching, meditation and over all relaxation, can be extremely good for the heart.The researchers at IIT-Roorkie in Uttarakhand found that the heart rate variability, which is a significant consideration for a healthy heart, was higher among those who practiced yoga rather than non-practitioners.The researchers conducted...
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stands at attention before receiving the Silver Star at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2005.Do women feel more pain than men? For years, researchers have puzzled over that question, and more often than not, have answered the question yes.So one might expect a study of pain among women in the military to reach a similar conclusion. Not quite, researchers in New Haven found.In a review of the records...
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wondered why young children ask so many "why" questions? Well, a new research says children are motivated by a desire for explanation.The study, by researchers at the University of Michigan, appears in the November/December 2009 issue of the journal Child Development.The researchers carried out two studies of 2- to 5-year-olds, focusing on their "how" and "why" questions, as well as their requests...
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