New technologies to detect concealed arms and drugs

An artificial mouth to show how essential aroma is in relishing food

Cyberspace technology has hit Hollywood. While actors are shooting at sites in Hollywood, the back- drop is being built inside the memories of computers in London. Lawntnower Man 2: lobe's

Martin Cooper of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside in the UK has developed a laser technique to deans off the dirt from sculptures without damaging them (New Scientist, Vol

Datasonix has introduced a mobile, tape storage product for laptops which offers a host of new features. The product, called Pereos, which uses technology Aeveloped by Sony for its digital tape

Dorvial Michel, a scientist at Compagnie Industrielle de Tubes et Lamps Electriques Citel, a French company, has devised a lightning arrester. The device has an external metal casing containing a

A new solar dryer developed by a team of scientists headed by K K V Nair from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Bombay, has made it easier to dry agricultural products. Unlike the

Two UK-based companies, Thorn EMI Electronics and McLennan Marine, have developed a night surveillance system that can enable the coastguards to spot a 20 metre boat at a range of 7.5 kin or a

A new instrument to detect tiny polluting particles that vehicles emit

Modern designers of interior climate control can learn a thing or two from traditional windtowers and windtunnels