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Canada To Offer India Technologies for Shale Gas Exploration

“The premier of Province of Alberta, Canada is expected to offer Indian upstream companies like ONGC state-of-art

fracking technologies, to develop the vast potential of shale in this country,” said Dr Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, during the Petrotech 2014 event held in Greater Noida from January 12-15, 2014. In exchange, Indian national oil & gas companies are expected to increase their investments and presence in the Canadian hydrocarbon sector. A term contract for Canadian crude is under finalization by Indian Oil Corporation. Canada-India Business Council Daily News Wed. Jan 15, 2014.

Probiotic clinical trial for Autism

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is diagnosed when individuals exhibit characteristic behaviors that include repetitive actions, decreased social interactions and impaired communication. Curiously, many individuals with ASD also suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) issues, such as abdominal cramps and constipation. Using the co-occurrence of brain and gut problems in ASD as their guide, researchers are investigating a new therapy. R&D Daily Dec 07,2013

Recharge your Smartphone less in the future?

Transistors, the workhorses of the electronics world, are plagued by leakage current. This results in unnecessary energy losses, which is why smartphones and laptops, for example, have to be recharged so often. Researchers have recently shown that this leakage current can be radically reduced by "squeezing" the transistor with a piezoelectric material. Using this approach, they have surpassed the theoretical limit for leakage current. R&D Daily Dec. 06,2013

New energy conversion principle could double engine efficiency

Professor Ken Naitoh of Waseda Univ.'s Faculty of Science and Engineering has discovered a new compressive combustion principle that could yield engines with a much higher level of thermal efficiency: up to 60% or more in applications including automobiles, power generation and aircraft R&D Daily Nov 27, 2013 NOVEMBER3
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Blueprint for semi artificial photovoltaics

 R&D Daily November 21 2013 In leaves, two proteins are responsible for photosynthesis, and they perform the conversion of carbon dioxide into oxygen and biomass very efficiently. Scientists have now harnessed this capability by embedding these proteins into complex molecules developed in the laboratory. Their bio-based solar cell creates electron current instead of biomass.

Insulin without the needle

A new nanotechnology-based technique for regulating blood sugar in diabetics may give patients the ability to release insulin painlessly using a small ultrasound device, allowing them to go days between injections-rather than using needles to give themselves multiple insulin injections each day. The technique was developed by researchers at North Carolina State Univ. and the Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. R&D DAILY November 21

Uncovering hidden structures in massive data collections

Computer scientists at Princeton Univ. have developed a method that offers a solution to massive data overload. Using a mathematical method that calculates the likelihood of a pattern repeating throughout a subset of data, the researchers have been able to cut dramatically the time needed to find patterns in large collections of information such as social networks. R&D Daily 10/29/2013 I think someone at U. Waterloo is doing something like this too.