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Solar populism: a free solar home lighting scheme for people

As elections approach, political parties in India are promising the sky to woo voters. Populism is the flavour of the day. It is not even 'Buy 2 Get 1 free.' It is 'Buy Nothing, Spend Votes, Get Everything free', at least in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The Telugu Desam Party...

opinion by Chaitanya S | 31 wks ago | updated 31 wks ago
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Low cost solar energy: thanks to organic solar cells

Cost has been the main factor inhibiting large scale use of solar energy, an abundant and clean form of energy. A large portion of this cost goes for solar panels that contain photovoltaic cells necessary for converting the sun’s energy into a usable form...

opinion by Chaitanya S | 31 wks ago | updated 31 wks ago
575 views | 14 recommendations | 4 comments

Playing video games may help sharpen your vision

Watching TV and playing video games for too long is considered bad for your vision. But according to a team of researchers, spending time playing video games might actually sharpen your vision. Contrast is that property of human vision that allows an individual to distinguish...

opinion by Chaitanya S | 33 wks ago | updated 33 wks ago
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Lower atmospheric dust content behind Atlantic temperature rise?

A study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin at Madison suggests that the recent increase in surface temperature in the Atlantic Ocean has more to do with temporary variations in aerosol content in the atmosphere than due to climate change. Climate scientists...

opinion by Chaitanya S | 34 wks ago
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Climate change: weather linked to increased West Nile virus cases

Climate scientists have all along warned that increasing global temperatures caused due to the current phase of climatic change can lead to increased incidence of infectious disease. A study by a group of American scientists has added to the scientific evidence for this. The...

opinion by Chaitanya S | 34 wks ago
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Cold fusion is back: scientists report evidence

Scientists at the US Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) in San Diego, California, reported scientific evidence supporting the existence of cold fusion at a meeting of the American Chemical Society at Salt Lake City in Utah, United States, on Monday.The...

opinion by Chaitanya S | 34 wks ago
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Intelligence has strong genetic basis: study

Is intelligence determined by genes or by the environment? This is one of the most important debates in Psychology. A study by a team of scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has led credence to the theory that intelligence has a strong genetic basis....

opinion by Chaitanya S | 34 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago
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