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Tata Chemicals unveils least-cost water purifier
07 Dec 2009
The replaceable filter-based product, which is based on low-cost natural ingredients, delivers safe drinking water at Rs30 per month for a family of five.
LED lamps more energy efficient than incandescent bulbs: study
02 Dec 2009
A new study by the German lighting company Osram has finally provided clear evidence that LED bulbs beats incandescent lights that produce more heat and less light per unit of energy they consume.
Road train project could take the sweat and tears out of driving
14 Nov 2009
Researchers working on the European Commision's Safe Road Trains for the Environment project are working on a novel road transport project acn make it possible for the harried drivers continue on their journey, even while enjoying a nap. By Vivek Dev
Pfizer to slash R&D facilities post Wyeth merger
11 Nov 2009
Rolls-Royce in research partnership to develop new materials for cleaner, more efficient gas turbines
07 Nov 2009
Technology imports to take the automatic route
05 Nov 2009
Monsanto opens biotech research center in China
04 Nov 2009
Approval of Bt brinjal mindless and deadly, say protesters
23 Oct 2009
The approval given to the genetically modified Bt brinjal by the genetic engineering approval committee has raised a storm of protest from farmers and environmental groups
Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement
23 Oct 2009
Australian-American-British trio share Nobel for medicine
05 Oct 2009
Elizabeth H Blackburn, Carol W Greider and Jack W Szostak have jointly won the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work on `how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
Honda develops new personal mobility device
25 Sep 2009
Pursuing the concept of "harmony with people" Honda has developed a new personal mobility technology and unveiled U3-X, a compact experimental device
GM ties up with Reva for electric car production
24 Sep 2009
Wockhardt is top Indian pharma patentee; bags government award
24 Sep 2009
Wockhardt has received a total of 70 patents, 15 from the Indian and 55 from the American and European patent offices
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