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Arsenic problems and related-health hazards are looming large in various parts of the world, especially the poor countries – where the habitants struggle hard to earn a part of their daily meal – how can they afford to spend their money behind purifying..

With the water crisis taking a horrifying shape across the world, people thriving on the driest populated continent suffering from water-borne diseases need to use water wisely. And, to help them do it, here is one of the tech solutions Australian…

Suspecting your child with malaria? But, fearing the painful shots he is not allowing with the tests? Here is a simple solution recently discovered by a new study. It is a simple examination of the eyes that can diagnose cerebral malaria in children!.

Technologies collectively known as Concentrating Photovoltaics will make solar energy much cheaper than it is today.

This is due to the advancements in solar cells, which absorb sun’s light and convert it into electricity.

The traditional means.

Wash your clothes in your washing machine without worrying about electricity bills! It does not consume electric power for its operation – it is pedal powered. This is the second such washing machine being spotted by ecofriend. A person can wash…

(Pix: VERRAZANO NARROWS: Under one proposal, the mile-wide channel would be the site of a raisable storm-surge barrier that would rival the Netherlands’ ‘eighth wonder of the world,’ which keeps North Sea storm surges at bay.)

With the sea levels…

Japanese researchers are up in their arms in the making of surprising and innovative machines. Here is another such creation – a motor that is powered by bacteria! This newly designed motor could be used to power micro-pumps on semiconductor chips,…

With “eco-friendly” rapidly getting into the product buzzwords, it seems couples are making attempts to green-up aspects of their nuptials. Holding a traditional Indian marriage ceremony, Patrick Koppula and Bhavna Shamasunder want to minimize…

To help combat global warming, Illinois is planning to build a pipeline for carrying greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from planned clean coal plants to aging oilfields, as greenhouse gas carbon dioxide can be captured at power plants, then pumping it…

Light-sensing cells to help restore visual functions! Called photoreceptors, light-sensing cells successfully transplanted directly into the eyes of mice, have restored their visual function.

Developed at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye…