Boston blast probe focuses on pressure cooker bombs Washington, April 17: Investigators looking for clues to the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured another 176 would try to reconstruct the bombs said to be made of pressure cookers filled with nails and ball bearings.Fragments of nails, ...
Indian envoy's car comes under attack in Bangladesh Dhaka, Apr 12: Unidentified miscreants today hurled three crude bombs apparently targeting a parked car being used by Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh during a visit to southwestern Khulna district, injuring three people including his driver. "The High Commissioner (...
Parcel bomb sent to Italian daily's office Turin, April 10: Media outlets in Italy have been put on high alert after a parcel bomb was sent to the offices of leading Italian newspaper La Stampa in the northern city of Turin.The device was live but failed to explode ...
NYPD gets radiation detectors to search bombs New York, July 4 (ANI): The US Department of Homeland Security has given three state-of-the-art radiation detectors to the New York Police Department to patrol city streets in search of dirty bombs and other nuclear threats....
Taliban bombs girls' school in South Waziristan Peshawar, June 25 (ANI): In what may be seen as a show of defiance against the military which has launched a major offensive against the Tehreek-e-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in the region, the Taliban has blown up a girls' school in South Waziristan....
Nuke bombs don't win wars, neither strengthen economies: Pak defence analyst Lahore, June 1 (ANI): Nuclear bombs do not win wars nor do they strengthen any country economically, Pakistani defence analyst Dr Farrukh Saleem has said....
'Laser within a laser' could take out bombs and explosive-laden vehicles Washington, April 27 (ANI): Reports indicate that the US Army is working on developing a laser within a laser that could blow up roadside bombs and explosive-laden vehicles from a distance....
Soon, microwaves that could defuse bombs London, Apr 17 (ANI): US researchers are designing a laser-guided microwave blaster to destroy explosives....
'Bionic nose' to sniff out cancer, bombs and impure water Washington, March 31 (ANI): Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Israel have developed a device, dubbed a 'bionic nose', which can be used to detect microscopic signs of cancer, bombs and impure water....
New sensor detects bombs by sniffing out explosive vapors Washington, March 14 (ANI): A group of scientists have discovered a new way to sensitively detect explosives based on the physical properties of their vapors....
"Denaturing" plutonium in nuclear bombs makes them unsuitable for warfare Washington, March 12 (ANI): Washington, March 5 (ANI): In a move which would be taken positively by advocates of world peace, a team of engineers has developed a technique to "denature" plutonium created in large nuclear reactors, making it unsuitable for use in nuclear ar...
Plant virus provides tiny 'smart bombs' to blast cancer cells Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): In a major step towards better chemotherapy treatments, scientists have created tiny "smart bombs" by modifying a common plant virus, which can deliver drugs only to specific cells inside the human body without affecting surrounding tissue. ...