Debt-ridden Pak's race to build fourth nuke reactor for plutonium production questioned
Khushab Pakistan, May 18ANI: Pakistan, which already has 100 nuclear weapons, has been rapidly expanding its nuclear facility at Khushab for plutonium production, recent satellite images have revealed  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday May 19
Novel gene linked to aging hearts identified
Washington, May 18 ANI: Researchers have identified a gene, which may be responsible for aging process of the heart. This gene is located in the nucleus of muscle and brain cells. The investigation, by  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday May 19
Roots of memory impairment due to sleep deprivation identified
Washington, May 18 ANI: Everyone, from high-school students to surgeons, has known that pulling an all-nighter results in cognitive impairments. Now, researchers at Penn have identified the part of the brain and the neurochemical basis for sleep deprivation's effects on memory  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday May 19
Comet Hartley 2's nucleus 'is tumbling at a changing rotational rate'
Washington, May 17 ANI: A Planetary Science Institute researcher has for the first time observed that the nucleus of Comet Hartley 2 is tumbling at a changing rotational rate. These findings, as well  read more

Posted by aniin on Wednesday May 18
AQ Khan says he created Pak nuke program to save it from "Indian nuclear blackmail"
Washington, May 17ANI: Pakistan's nuke program was created to save it from "Indian nuclear blackmail", and the country is "forced to maintain this deterrence until its differences with India are resolved," Abdul Qadeer Khan, father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, has said  read more

Posted by aniin on Wednesday May 18
TEPCO to remove radioactive water at Fukushima nuke plant reactor
Tokyo, May 16 ANI: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has said that it will start transferring highly radioactive water at the No. 3 reactor to a waste-disposing facility on Tuesday  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday May 17
Japan's nuke plant facilities damaged by quake rather than tsunami: Report
Tokyo, May 15 ANI: Data taken at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suggest that plant's key facilities might have been damaged by the March 11 quake itself rather than tsunami-caused power loss that failed the reactor's cooling function, according to a utility source  read more

Posted by aniin on Monday May 16
TISS students protest against Jaitapur nuke project
Mumbai, May 11 ANI: Scores of students of the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences TISS are boycotting their convocation ceremony on Wednesday as a mark of protest against the proposed 9,900 MW nuclear power plant in Jaitapur  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday May 12
China to upgrade nuke safety standards after Japan disaster
Beijing, May 9 ANI: China's emergency procedures will be upgraded to ensure nuclear safety in the wake of the Japan nuclear crisis, said the country's nuclear safety chief. Liu Hua, the head of  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday May 10
Radiation levels drop at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuke reactor
Tokyo, May 8 ANI: Radiation levels have dropped inside the No.1 reactor building at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. Drop in the radiation levels is a development that would pave the way for workers to re-enter the site to stabilize the reactor  read more

Posted by aniin on Monday May 09
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