Now, charge your mobile phone with water

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4   Researchers in Sweden have developed a new technique where you can charge your devices...

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Tropical forests more resilient to global warming

The work suggests that the risk of climate-induced damage to tropical forests will be relatively small. Tropical forests are less likely to lose biomass — plants and plant material — in response to greenhouse gas emissions over the 21st century than previously thought, a new study has claimed. An international research team led by Dr Chris Huntingford from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology...

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Indian American Eesha Khare invents wondrous 20-sec charger, Google eyes bid

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge your cellphone in less than 20 seconds.  Eesha Khare, from Saratoga, California, was awarded the Young Scientist...

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Consumers not responsible for meter theft, tampering, PSERC

Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has given relief to consumers. In case a meter was installed outside the premises of a consumer, he would not be held responsible for damage or theft to the apparatus or tampering with the seal.  'Supply code' regulations have been amended after it came to notice that although the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) had installed...

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