ATIP Indian Science & Technology Digest 2003: Part 1 (April)

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(http://www.atip.org/INDIANEWS/200304.pdf)

This digest summarizes S&T-related material created by ATIP during April 2003. Summaries occasionally reference a relevant website to assist readers in obtaining further information. For questions, please send email to IndiaST@atip.or.jp. The exchange rate used for this issue is 47.36 Rupees against the U.S. dollar.

Summary

NETWORK MONITORING TOOL PERFORMS ONLINE FILTERING
Computer scientists at the IIT, in Kanpur, develop a network-monitoring tool for online filtering of information packets across the Internet and intranets. It may be used to filter packets on the basis of IP addresses, port numbers, email ids, URLs, or text string searches.

HOME-GROWN OPTICAL-TWEEZER TECHNOLOGY EXTRUDES NANOWIRES
By studying the mechanics of biological membranes, Bangalore researchers demonstrate a possible new route for the synthesis of nanowires and nanofluidic networks, with potential applications in nanometer scale fluid dynamics and nanobioelectronics.

INDIA'S SIMPUTER AIMS FOR RETAIL MARKET
India's Simputer, the low-cost alternative to the computer, is expanding its target market base, entering the retail urban market with a handheld that offers text to speech capabilities in multiple languages, wireless web-browsing and email, as well as plays MP3 files.

PROJECT SEEKS GENETIC SIGNATURES OF HYDROGEN PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS
A public-funded research center in New Delhi mines genomic databases to identify novel bacteria that have the potential to produce hydrogen. The use of genomic signatures is expected to accelerate the search for efficient hydrogen-producing bacteria.

MIT QUITS MEDIA LAB ASIA
Despite its short life span, the MIT Media Lab and Department of Technology (DIT) alliance launched many projects run by academic institutions, mainly the IITs. Possible reasons for the end of MIT's involvement in Media Lab Asia (MLA) are examined and projects are outlined, including one that has stretched the 802.11 protocol for wireless networks which extend up to 100 km.

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