Seven researchers working for Mitsubishi in Japan have found a way of making machinery, vehicles and aircrafts operate more silently (New Scientist, Vol 147, No 1997). When air flows through a

THE struggle for existence may finally be over for the tribals and poor landless families in Karnataka who depend on forest land for their livelihood. The state government will soon regularise

'Plastic electronics', which behave like semiconductors, could become cheap, flexible alternatives to silicon-based electronics for certain products, according to Dutch scientists. These substitute

CONSERVATIONISTs have for long emphasised the need for the participation of indigenous communities in biodiversity conservation efforts (Down To Earth, Vol 4, No 15). A us $83 million World Bank

Anyone engaged in espionage in Israel would be well advised not to swallow any incriminating evidence. The ministry of defence in Haifais in the process of patenting a video camera for use inside the

THE Chinese are in an unenviable position. On one hand, they have large reserves of cheap coal, enough to meet the rising demands of energy consumption. On the other, they have to contend with the

A new and healthier version of rice promises to produce and provide more for Asia's teeming millions

EIGHT years of sustained excavations has located the lost city of Urkesh in what is now northeastern Syria near the Turkish border, The find was reported recently by Giorgio Buccellati, director

Fennel now plays a new role as a pest controller

Golfers and green activists have struck upon the novel idea of turning rubbish dumps into golf courses. In land-starved Hong Kong, concerned authorities are eager to redevelop four of its 13 old

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