ATIP Indian Science & Technology Digest 2003: Part 2 (May)

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(http://www.atip.org/INDIANEWS/200305.pdf)

This digest summarizes S&T-related material created by ATIP during May 2003. Summaries occasionally reference a relevant website to assist readers in obtaining further information. The exchange rate used for this issue is 47.21 Rupees against the US dollar. For questions, please send email to IndiaST@atip.or.jp.

Summary

TABLETOP HIGH-ENERGY X-RAY PULSE GENERATOR
Indian physicists develop a new technique to significantly enhance laser-induced pulsed X-ray emissions from metals, which can serve as an alternative to large and expensive synchrotrons currently in use.

SETS: PUBLIC-PRIVATE INITIATIVE TO BOLSTER INFORMATION SECURITY
The Society for Electronic Transactions and Security (SETS) ropes in a new academic partner in a unique public-private initiative that is seeking to develop new information security products for the domestic and international markets, formulate policy, and promote information security technologies in India.

ORGANIC MOLECULES FOR DATA STORAGE
Scientists demonstrate how organic molecules may be used for data storage, with each bit of digital information stored in a single molecule.

BIOSYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES
A research group harvests gold nanoparticles from Thermomonospora, a microorganism that thrives in high temperatures, yielding nanoparticles with a sharp size control.

NEW INITIATIVES IN HYDROGEN ENERGY POLICY AND RESEARCH
Funding agencies plan to create a hydrogen energy board and a blueprint for action to move prototype laboratory-scale technologies towards demonstration projects.

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