Hanuman is back as hero!

Hanuman has replaced Mickey, Donald duck and Tom & Jerry as heroes of in Hindu homes. Thanks to the new cute cartoon which has become very popular in Bharat.

Scientists Use Viruses to Build Batteries

Genes inside the viruses are used to create an electrode for a high-density lithium-ion battery.

James Niccolai, IDG News Service

Friday, April 07, 2006

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have figured out a way to use viruses to build ultrathin lithium-ion batteries that pack three times the normal energy level for their weight and size, they said this week.

Who is the father of computing - Turing or Panin!?

Difference Engines: Move Over Mr. Turing

An Indian postage stamp depicting Panini

Proving the old adage that a good idea has many fathers, some scholars believe that one of the fathers of computing is Panini, an ancient Sanskrit grammarian who, according to commonly accepted estimates, lived in the fifth century B.C.

Today is π day and Albert Einstein's birthday!

Today is Albert Einstein’s birthday and it is celebrated as Pi(π) Day. Today is March 14 and this is written as 3-14 in the American date format. And as any science student will know that, value of π (Pi) is 3.14. It is usually celebrated at 1:59 PM (in recognition of the six-digit approximation: 3.14159)

World's fastest and coolest server available for FREE for 60 day-trial!

Sun recently released a new server which has already become hot. It is the Sun Fire T2000 or codenamed as NIAGARA